W4 Country Community Calendar

Fridays May 6 to November 4 - First Fridays Ypsilanti

FIRST FRIDAYS YPSILANTI

FIRST FRIDAY MONTHLY – MAY 6th to NOVEMBER 4th – 5:00pm

First Fridays Ypsilanti hosts a monthly arts & culture walk each First Friday of the month from May through November. Visit businesses all over Ypsi for free workshops, events, activities, performances, and special shopping discounts at some locations. Visit the website about a week ahead for a full map of what’s happening around town, or pick a map up at many of the participating locations.

For more information, click here to check out the website!

Thursdays June 2 to August 25 - A2 Summer Streets

Thursdays June 16 to September 15 - Milan Third Thursdays

MILAN THIRD THURSDAYS

JUNE 16, JULY 21, AUGUST 18, & SEPTEMBER 15 – 5p to 8p

Every third Thursday from June though September, downtown Milan is the place to be!

This recurring event features live music, activities and events, street dining, pop-up markets, and special offers from area retailers.

To learn more about this event, click here to check out the website!

Thursday August 18 - Michigan Inventors Coalition Expo 2022

August 21 to August 28 - Chelsea Community Fair

CHELSEA COMMUNITY FAIR

CHELSEA COMMUNITY FAIRGROUNDS – 20501 OLD US-12 Hwy., CHELSEA, MI

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21st TO SUNDAY, AUGUST 28th

The Chelsea Community Fair is hosted at the Chelsea Fairgrounds, which is located just south of downtown Chelsea.

The annual fair is organized and run by the 27 member, totally volunteer, Chelsea Fair Board and takes place in mid to late-August.

All exhibits are open to the public from 10:00AM until 10:00PM on Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat.

Rides and concessions by North American Amusements every afternoon and evening starting at 3:00PM on Wednesday, 3:00PM on Wednesday and Thursday, Noon on Friday and 1:00PM on Saturday.

For more information and events, click here to check out the website!

Friday August 26 - Disc Golf Glow Nights

Saturday August 27 - I'm Possible 2022 Girls Tween Empowerment Event

I’M POSSIBLE 2022 GIRLS TWEEN EMPOWERMENT EVENT

7025 E. MICHIGAN AVE., SALINE, MI

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 3p-5p

We are thrilled to bring this years I’m Possible event to girls 9-12 years of age with motivational speaker, skin care specialist, health & wellness coach & empowering portraits plus swag for everyone. Limited seating available.

For more information, click here to check out the event website!

Saturday August 27 - Wicked Bizarre MI

WICKED BIZARRE MI 2022

36500 Ann Arbor Trail, Livonia

Saturday August 27th at 10am

***Michigans largest Halloween/horror/oddities craft, artist, vendor and everything in between!***
Food trucks, charity raffles, reptile rescue, hearses, the folks from ghostly grove, costumed characters and so much more!! We have just added 2 great entertainment acts, a stilt walker and fire performers!

Wicked Bizarre is a Halloween and Oddities fair featuring over 150 vendors, music, entertainment, food trucks. Free admision, open 10 am to 5 pm. Fun for the whole family!

For more information on this event, click here to check out the website or click here to check out the Facebook page!

Saturday August 27 - Red, White, and Blue BBQ

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE BBQ

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 11a-2p

TLC PROPERTY BETWEEN TOYOTA DUNDEE AND TLC OFFICE @ 102 CABELA BLVD E.

We’ve partnered with Dickey’s BBQ to bring you our first Red, White and Blue BBQ dinner to benefit the Dundee First Responders.

Tickets go on sale August 1, 2022!

Tickets can be purchased at:
– Dundee Township Fire Department
– Dundee Police Department
– Dickey’s BBQ
– TLC’s Dundee Office

For more information about this event visit www.tlccu.org/events and check out their Facebook Event page

Saturday September 10 - The Big Little Fair

THE BIG LITTLE FAIR

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 12p-4p

PRESENTED BY: BIG BROTHER BIG SISTERS

11 WEST MICHIGAN AVE., YPSILANTI

City wide event with various locations across Ypsilanti featuring interactive exhibits from affordable Washtenaw County summer camps and programs, circus, theater and dance performances, live music, food, art and more. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information on this event, click here to check out the website.

September 16 & 17 - Saline Oktoberfest

SALINE OKTOBERFEST

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

101 South Ann Arbor Street, Saline

Join us for the 17th Annual Oktoberfest in the Heart of Downtown Saline!

PROST people! Mark your calendars now for Oktoberfest Saline 2022 on September 16th and 17th and be sure to join us for this wunderbar community event in Downtown Saline!

For more information, click here to check out the website.

Sunday September 18 - Ride for New Hope

Friday September 23 - Disc Golf Glow Nights

Saturday October 22 - Purple Run Ann Arbor

PURPLE RUN – ANN ARBOR

DUDERSTADT CENTER – 2281 BONISTEEL BLVD., ANN ARBOR, MI

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 2022

REGISTRATION: 8a-9a

START TIME: 9a

A 5K Walk/Run Event to raise money for SafeHouse Center. The Purple Run Ann Arbor is a collaboration between University of Michigan Police Department, Ann Arbor Police Department and the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office. The 2022 run will be the 8th annual event, where proceeds benefit SafeHouse Center.

The Purple Run is an exciting collaboration between: the University of Michigan Police Department & the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office to highlight an epidemic that is present in our community. The proceeds raised in this annual even benefit SafeHouse Center an organization within Washtenaw County that works with domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. The Purple Run is much more than a fundraiser. Our goal is to raise awareness about Domestic Violence and to help the community recognize this issue affects all of us. There is strength in numbers and we are so excited that you want to join us and make a statement to survivors that there is support in our community.

Every 60 seconds, 20 people are victims of intimate partner violence.

Let’s work together to bring this number down!!

For more information, click here to check out the website or click here to check out their Facebook Page!

Sunday October 30 - Bay Creek Farm's Trunk or Treat

BAY CREEK FARM’S TRUNK OR TREAT

2348 W. SAMARIA ROAD, TEMPERANCE MI

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH 1p-5p

Bay Creek Farm is hosting their 3rd annual Trunk or Treat! This inclusive event is sensory and disability friendly, we are all treats and no tricks! Enjoy an afternoon of fall fun with bounce houses, face painting, food trucks, farm animals, crafts, local vendors, and of course lots of goodies.

Disability and sensory friendly Trunk or Treat! $5 entry per person. All proceeds benefit therapy programming and help to cover care for our amazing therapy animals!
Get ready for a while lot of fun
-safe one way trunk or treating
-food trucks
-bounce houses
-face painting
-costume contest
-photo booth
-shopping from local vendors
-farm animals
-local organizations and resources

For more information, click here to check out the website, click here for the Facebook Event Page, or click here to check their linktree.

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