Things to do around Detroit this weekend

Looking for some summer fun in Detroit? From the Uncle Sam Jam to the Oakland County Fair and the Detroit Kite Festival at Belle Isle, metro Detroit has a lot to offer! One Detroit contributors Dave Wagner and Peter Whorf of 90.9 WRCJ shares what you can do around the Detroit area during the July 7 weekend and into next week on “One Detroit Weekend.”

List of upcoming events:

Cap off your Fourth of July weekend with the Uncle Sam Jam in Woodhaven July 6-9. The three-day festival will include live music each night plus fireworks on Friday, July 7.
Head to Gordon Park where you can participate in a yoga class at 5 p.m. followed by an art and meditation session and a Detroit Opera performance at 7 p.m. Massages will also be offered all throughout the evening.
Take in some jazz music at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge with the Ralphe Armstrong trio from 8-11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night.
Explore a time when the game of baseball was different by playing an original base ball game at the Henry Ford Museum. Games run on most weekends through Sept. 4.
One of the nation’s oldest fairs, the Oakland County Fair, returns to Davisburg July 7 through July 15. People can check out the big rock carnival, k-9s in flight, and there’s various competitions for kids and their pets.
Oakland, CA-based hip hop collective Souls of Mischief takes the stage for their “93 ‘Til Infinity” 30th tour starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at the Blind Pig.
Detroit-based rock band Rare Earth performs with Doop and The Inside Outlaws starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at the Majestic Theatre.
Join the Detroit Kite Festival July 9 at Belle Isle Cricket Field. The festival uplifts kite flying and creation as a platform for radical inclusion, communal play, shared healing, and the celebration of culture and history.