Events at a Glance

September 2026

Events at a Glance

 

“Only in Ann Arbor” Event of the Month

Washtenaw Zero Waste Coalition’s “Trash Talk” is two days of ecologically-minded activities and tours, including a tour of Ann Arbor’s recycling facilities and one of the Michigan Stadium’s zero waste measures. 26 Sat. & 27 Sun.

 

Concert Music

classical, religious, cabaret

The Cleveland Orchestra, world-renowned symphony (University Musical Society), 25 Fri.

 

Vernacular Music 

pop, rock, jazz, & traditional 

The Jim White Trio, avant garde ensemble (Ann Arbor Funhouse), 2 Wed.

Rainbow Girls, Sonoma County Americana (The Ark), 11 Fri.

Tyreek McDole, Haitian American jazz vocalist (The Blue Llama), 11 Fri.

Great Honk Fest V., indie music fest in Olson Park, 13 Sun. 

Beth Hart, Grammy-nominated blues-rock singer-songwriter (Live Nation), 15 Tues. 

Chinese Football, upbeat Chinese indie pop-punk and math rock (The Blind Pig), 22 Tues.

Nicole Zuraitis Quartet, sultry-voiced NYC jazz vocalist & pianist (The Blue Llama), 23 Wed.

A2 Jazz Fest, showcase of local and regional jazz acts, Sept. 25 Fri.–27 Sun. 

“The SeAH Korean Art Song Gala” with world-renowned Korean soprano Sumi Jo (U-M Music School), 27 Sun.

Dan Tyminski Band, well-known bluegrass ensemble (The Ark), 27 Sun.

Pure Prairie League, pioneering Ohio country-rock band (The Ark), 29 Tues.

 

Theater, Opera, & Dance

“Bastard,” playwright Devin Scillian’s family comedy-drama (Purple Rose Theatre Company), Sept. 24 Thurs.–Dec. 20 Sun.

“The Upside Down World Circus” nonprofit political art circus (Bread & Puppet Theater), 30 Wed.

 

Comedy, Storytelling, & Performance Art

Storytelling Nights, top regional storytellers (The Ark), 8 Tues.

Josh Adams, nationally touring Detroit comedian (Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase), 25 Fri. & 26 Sat.

 

Festivals, Fairs, & Shows  

2026 Saline Community Fair, old-fashioned fair, Sept. 2 Wed.–6 Sun. 

Rumble of the Bumble, street festival featuring wrestling matches and street performers, 5 Sat.

21st Annual Oktoberfest (Saline Main Street), 18 Fri. & 19 Sat.

Michigan Folk School Folk Festival (Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation), 19 Sat.

Annual Ann Arbor Russian Festival (St. Vladimir Russian Orthodox Church), 19 Sat. & 20 Sun.

Annual Webster Fall Festival, country fair (Webster Township Historical Society), 26 Sat.

 

Family & Kids’ Stuff

“Monarch Migration Festival” butterfly release, games (Leslie Science and Nature Center), 13 Sun.

Ypsi Fall River Day (Ypsilanti Parks & Recreation Commission/Huron River Watershed Council), 20 Sun.

See our Kids Calendar for most kids events. 

 

Lectures, Readings, & Forums

Marlon James, award-winning author of The Disappearers (Literati), 3 Thurs.

“How to Disagree Better” governors Spencer Cox (R-Utah) and Michelle Lugan Grisham (D-New Mexico) (U-M Ford School of Public Policy), 14 Mon.

“Otherwhere,” renowned Detroit poet Carolyn Forché on her new anthology (Literati), 15 Tues.

“Your Vote Counts” with former Michigan governors John Engler (R) and James J. Blanchard (D) (U-M Ford School of Public Policy), 17 Thurs.

Bestselling mystery-romance writer Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham (Literati Bookstore), 17 Thurs.

“Values in Focus” NBC Sports reporter Andrea Joyce (U-M Delta Gamma), 23 Wed.

“Written in Offices But Lived in Communities: An Immigration System in Crisis” Guerline M. Jozef, cofounder of the Haitian Bridge Alliance (U-M Raoul Wallenberg Lecture), 29 Tues.

“25 Years After 9/11: Reflections on the U.S. War on Terror” journalist and author Peter Bergen (U-M Ford School of Public Policy), 30 Wed.

“Foraging a Better Future” James Beard Award-winning chef, forager, and writer Alexis N. Nelson (U-M School of Environment and Sustainability), 30 Wed.

 

Miscellaneous

“Swift Nights Out” (Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance), 11 Fri.–13 Sun.

Democracy Week, lectures, films, gatherings (University of Michigan), 11 Fri.–18 Fri.

“Home Run for the House” baseball field day (Ronald McDonald House, 13 Sun.

U-M Football vs. Texas–El Paso (Michigan Stadium), 19 Sat.

50th Anniversary Morris Celebration, traditional English dancing around town (Ann Arbor Morris), 27 Sun.

Climate Week, speeches, forums, fairs (University of Michigan), 27 Sun.–Oct. 3 Sat.