Looking for some summer fun in Detroit? From Concert of Colors, Michigan’s largest free diversity festival, to the Ann Arbor Art Fair and Soulful Saturday Riverfront Music Festival, metro Detroit has a lot to offer!  

One Detroit contributors Dave Wagner and Peter Whorf of 90.9 WRCJ share what you can do around the Detroit area during the July 21 weekend and into next week on “One Detroit Weekend.”

List of upcoming events: 

  • Visit the Concert of Colors, Michigan’s largest free music and diversity festival, through July 23. The festival brings international music to Detroit, as well as offering global foods and other fares.
  • Explore the streets of Ann Arbor July 20-22 for the Ann Arbor Art Fair. The annual art fair, spanning more than 30 blocks, will have hundreds of artists, artisans and vendors to check out. 
  • Spend a night listening to some jazz at the Dirty Dog Jazz Café July 21-22 with saxophonist, composer and music educator Jushua James’ group The Aston Neighborhood Pleasure Club. 
  • Hear some of the nation’s top R&B performers at the Soulful Saturday Riverfront Music Festival at Hart Plaza July 22-23, featuring R&B headliners and other interactive adult activities. 
  • Head over to the Fowlerville Family Fair July 24-29 for fair rides, harness racing, a rodeo, a demolition derby and some of those sweet treats we all know and love.  
  • Celebrate Black business and its connection to African American history in Detroit at Hot Sam’s Detroit’s Black Wall Street Sunday, July 23. The event will feature fashion, music and more.  
  • Step into history with a visit to the Lenawee County Fair July 23-29, Michigan’s longest-running fair since 1839. The fair provides an educational format to preserve agricultural heritage. 
  • Get ready for some heat — Reverend Horton Heat is coming to the Blind Pig on July 26 with The Delta Bombers. Doors open at 7 p.m. for this all-ages concert.

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