Summer Fun In Ann Arbor:
Welcome to a summer festival of constant fun and ongoing entertainment in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The 2013 summer months in Ann Arbor run from May to September, with indoor and outdoor performing arts. The festival encompasses street parties, varied dance ensembles, film series, visual arts, family events, exhibitions and music everywhere. There are ticketed events and open space free events ongoing from downtown Ann Arbor to the University of Michigan. The Ann Arbor Summer Festival features local, national and international artists from all genres of art and entertainment.
Summer Festival Line-Up:
This year’s summer festival will feature renowned acts, such as Britain’s Django Django, the Capitol Steps, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Preservation Hall Jazz Band with New Orleans Bingo, Garrison Keillor, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. for the kids, the amazing Montreal circus troupe of Les 7 doigts de la main performs as well as the 3D Kid Zone:Rocks and Robots demonstrations. No, entertainment is not over yet, join tourists and residents at the Ann Arbor Art Fair. We’ll see you Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. To 6:00 p.m., and Wednesdays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. under the starry night sky. The 2013 Summer Art Fair is located on Main, Liberty and State Streets with artist booths, live entertainment and plenty of art demonstrations, maybe even including you!
For more information about Ann Arbor’s Summer Festival, visit their website: click here.
Reading Is Fun In Ann Arbor:
The books are coming, the book geeks are coming! Meet avid book readers at Ann Arbor’s summer book fair which is held every May. 2013 marked the 35th annual Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair which was held in the Ballroom of the Michigan Union on South State Street and will held at this location in 2014. Readers and writers attend this event by the thousands because it features noted authors who read and discuss their works. Children are enthralled with Disney, animated characters, and children’s book authors reading to them, as well as entertaining them with arts and crafts. During the Antiquarian Book Fair, many antiquarians showcase first editions, original manuscripts and literary collectibles.
For more information about book events in Ann Arbor, visit this website: click here.
Ann Arbor Art Fair:
Yes, there is still more Ann Arbor summer fun. Join everyone for the four event, Ann Arbor Art Fair which runs from July, 17th to the 20th. The first art fair is held around the clock tower of the University of Michigan and features 200 artists who not only paint and draw, but become their own art pieces with interesting performances. The second art fair location is downtown on Main Street with jewelry artisans, sculptures, ceramic artistry, photography, glass works, fiber wear, activities for the children and lots of food and drinks for those humid summer evenings. The State Street Art Fair is an award winning display of local, regional, and international artistic talent. The fourth art fair is Ann Arbor’s South University location where traditional, modern, avant-garde and next generation art forms come together for an amazing display of talent.
For more information about the Ann Arbor Art Fair, visit their website: click here.
Come One, Come All:
Ann Arbor is the place to be this summer for non-stop entertainment for the whole family. There are no strangers at the summer festival, only smiling faces. Eat, drink and be gloriously giddy at the myriad of events that take place all summer long. If you want to join in this excitement every year, make sure you have the right house to call Ann Arbor home!