June 2026
Events at a Glance
“Only in Ann Arbor” Event of the Month
Asian Night Market, a Midwestern version of a traditional Asian market, brings local food vendors and artisan crafts to Ann Arbor Farmers Market June 12.
Concert Music
classical, religious, cabaret
Mendelssohn’s Elijah, sing-along (UMS Choral Union Summer Sings), June 15
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival (Kerrytown Concert House), June 19 & 26
Make Music Day Organ Concert (Michigan Theater), June 21
Vernacular Music
pop, rock, jazz, & traditional
Edmar Castañeda, virtuoso jazz harpist (Blue Llama), June 4
Sonic Lunch, live music (Bank of Ann Arbor), every Thurs., June 4–Aug. 27
Matt Von Roderick, jazz trumpeter and vocalist (Blue Llama), June 5
The Wallflowers, led by singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan (Live Nation), June 9
Radney Foster & Kelly Willis, Americana singer-songwriters (The Ark), June 12
Girli, English pop-punk singer-songwriter and rapper (The Blind Pig), June 17
Tom McDermott, jazz pianist (Kerrytown Concert House), June 17
North Mississippi Allstars, groove-oriented Mississippi hill-country-style boogie-blues (The Ark), June 18
The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton, postpunk Americana (Ann Arbor Summer Fest), June 19
Haunt, California throwback 80s-style heavy metal (Ziggy’s), June 24
Theater, Opera, & Dance
“The Last Wide Open” musical love story (Theatre Nova), May 22–June 14
“Fiddler on the Roof” (Encore Musical Theatre Co.), June 4–July 19
“Love’s Labor’s Lost” Shakespeare in the Arb (U-M Residential College), June 4–28
“1776” historical musical (Ann Arbor Civic Theatre), June 11–14
“Emma’s Wedding(s)” comedy-drama (Purple Rose Theatre Company), June 25–Aug. 30
“Dancing in Summer” contemporary dance festival (Terpsichore Collective), June 26–28
Comedy, Storytelling, & Performance Art
Yes, Ann Improv Festival, improv troupes from 12 states, June 24–27
Irene Tu, L.A.-based observational comic (Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase), June 26 & 27
Festivals, Fairs, & Shows
2026 Ya’ssoo Greek Festival (St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church), June 5–7
Ann Arbor African American Downtown Festival, the 29th annual, June 6
“Top of the Park” live music & more (Ann Arbor Summer Festival), June 12–26
“32nd Annual Juneteenth” (Ann Arbor NAACP), June 13
“Westside Art Hop” open studios, June 13 & 14
Summer Beer Festival, 27th annual (Michigan Brewers Guild), June 13
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival 2026, graphic & comic artists (Ann Arbor District Library), June 13 & 14
Family & Kids’ Stuff
Annual Summer Carnival, games and rides (Ann Arbor Jaycees), June 25–28
“Big Play Day Arb Takeover” family-friendly activities (U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens), June 27
See our Kids Calendar for most kids events.
Lectures, Readings, & Forums
“The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government,” U-M law professor Barbara McQuade (AADL/Literati), June 7
“How to Stay Human in the Digital World,” tech writer Pamela Pavliscak (Literati), June 12
Jill Biden, the former first lady on her new memoir (Marquee Arts), June 16
Ira Glass, the Chicago radio personality (Ann Arbor Summer Festival), June 20
“Come Undone,” novelist and chef Eddie Huang, (Literati), June 25
Miscellaneous
A2Zero Week, climate-focused week of events (City of Ann Arbor), May 31–June 6
Ann Arbor Garden Walk, annual tour of private gardens (Ann Arbor Farm & Garden), June 13
Fly-in & Pancake Breakfast, breakfast & vintage planes (Experimental Aircraft Association), June 14
“Picnic & Time Capsule Opening” the capsule was buried in 1976 (Chelsea District Library), June 26
2026 Artistic Swimming Junior Olympic Championship (EMU), June 27–July 4