Your guide to annual events, festivals and attractions

Celebrate art and culture in the heart of Downriver.

How often do you get to hear music from all around the world? Don't miss this annual festival.

Pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Celebrate the King with Elvis impersonators and superfans alike.

More than 100 years strong, it's the oldest active motor sports trophy — and as good an excuse as any to spend a sunny day downing a few beers.

Your summer is not complete until you stroll the streets of downtown Ann Arbor to browse contemporary fine art and crafts.

Three nights of barbecue, live music, a beer tent and, oh, yes, whiskey by the barrel.

Celebrating Michigan's craft beer movement for the summer months, this festival takes place at Riverside Park in Depot Town.

Grab the lawn chairs and stake out your plot of grass along Woodward for this weekend event featuring classic cars and cruisers.

Spanning several city blocks downtown, this hip celebration of jazz features fireworks, jam sessions, and more.

The name says it all — local artists, musicians, and restaurants from metro Detroit give Royal Oak a taste of what they're all about.

Witness the music of jazz and blues collide with the tastes of barbecue in downtown Brighton.

The Ren Fest has it all — jousting, musicians, costumes, and turkey drumsticks — every weekend from August until October. Huzzah!

One historic block of the old "student ghetto" is cordoned off and given over to people hawking art, T-shirts, books, beer, and music.

Every September, the city of Rochester transforms the 30-acre Rochester Park into one of the nation's top fine-art fairs with over 290 exhibiting artists from across the country.

Head to everyone's favorite funky stretch of Nine Mile Road for an immersion in metro Detroit's eclectic art scene.

Celebrate the art of doing-it-yourself with live music, food, and vendor booths hawking all manner of unique items.

Hop on over to Eastern Market to sample the finest craft brews our great state has to offer and dig into some delicious Detroit eats, all while treating your ears to music provided by local musicians.

Noel Night is a great opportunity to get some gift shopping done, plus you can catch Christmas carolers, ice sculptors, horse-drawn carriages, and more.