Metro | Published July 23, 2024
1. Summer festivals
Various times and locations
Roseville
St. Pio Summer Festival includes steak and Polish dinners, live music and DJ, games and activities, bake sale, 50-50 and gift basket auction, and more, noon-10 p.m. July 27 and 12:30-7 p.m. July 28, St. Pio of Pietrelcina Catholic Church, 18720 13 Mile Road, stpioparish.org/events
Shelby Township
La Feria Mexican festival includes food trucks, 100-plus vendors and music, noon-6 p.m. July 28, Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave., packardprovinggrounds.org/event/la-feria-festival
Sterling Heights
Sterlingfest Art & Music Fair features more than 100 art vendors, family entertainment including music, juggling, animals and more, food trucks and restaurants, 5K run, midway and carnival rides, concerts on three stages, emoji scavenger hunt, and more, July 25-27, Dodge Park, 40620 Utica Road, see schedule at sterlingfest.info
Read more: Sterlingfest takes center stage this weekend
2. Fine art shows
July 27-28 • Rochester Hills and West Bloomfield
Rochester Hills
Fine Art at the Village features 70-plus artists, demonstrations, face painting, arts and crafts, book readings, and more, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. July 27 and noon-6 p.m. July 28, parking lot adjacent to Mitchell’s Fish Market (370 N. Adams Road) and Bravo! Italian Kitchen (286 N. Adams Road), fineartatthevillage.com
West Bloomfield
Orchard Lake Fine Art Show, stroll booths of nearly 130 nationally recognized artists, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 27 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 28, 6925 Daly Road, hotworks.org
Read more: The return of the Orchard Lake Fine Art Show
3. Pride Royal Oak
July 26-27 • Royal Oak
Food, music, vendors, live music on two stages, drag showcase, kids zone and more, 5 p.m. July 26 and noon July 27, Centennial Commons and Farmers Market in downtown Royal Oak, prideroyaloak.com
Read more: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ all-stars headline Pride Royal Oak 2024
4. Street/sidewalk sales
July 27 in Birmingham • July 27-28 in Grosse Pointe
Birmingham
Day on the Town includes deep discounts from 60-plus premium retailers, plus food trucks, chalk art displays, kids activities, giveaways and more, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 27, streets and sidewalks of downtown Birmingham, ALLINBirmingham.com/DOTT
Read more: Discounts, food trucks, more planned for Day On The Town
Grosse Pointe
Village Streetside Sale-ebration features discounts, local crafters and vendors, kids activities, on-street dining, and more, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. July 27 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 28, Kercheval Avenue between Cadieux and Neff roads, facebook.com/thevillagegrossepointe
Read more: It’s time to ‘Sale-ebrate’ in Grosse Pointe
5. Car shows
July 27 in Shelby Township • July 28 in Rochester
Shelby Township
Classic car show, also DJ, 50-50, food and refreshments, and voting for favorite vehicle, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. July 27, Pine Ridge Villas of Shelby Senior Living, 4200 W. Utica Road, rain date July 28, RSVP to (586) 739-5520, facebook.com/villasofshelby
Read more: Senior living facility to host classic car show for third year
Rochester
Italian Happening car and bike show, more than 150 vehicles expected, also food, music and trophies, noon-3 p.m. July 28, Rochester Municipal Park, 400 Sixth St., facebook.com/italianhappening
For more car shows and cruises in 2024, as well as features on local gearheads with unique vehicles, check out C & G's Car Buffs page.
Bonus: Plays
‘Twelfth Night’
Performance by Shakespeare Royal Oak, 7:30 p.m. July 25-27 and 3 p.m. July 28, also Aug. 1-4, Starr Jaycee Park, 1321 W. 13 Mile Road, shakespeareroyaloak.com
Read more: Shakespeare Royal Oak to present ‘Twelfth Night’
One Act Festival
Presented by Playwrights@Work (writers group at Birmingham Village Players), audience can watch four plays and provide feedback via comment sheets, then meet authors and cast, 8 p.m. July 26-27 and 2 p.m. July 28, 34660 Woodward Ave., birminghamvillageplayers.com
Michigan Stage
Performances produced by local nonprofit, shows include “Peerless” (7:30 p.m. July 25-26 and 3 p.m. July 27) and “Guys and Dolls” (7 p.m. July 26, 2 and 8 p.m. July 27, and 4 p.m. July 28), Seaholm High School, 2436 W. Lincoln St. in Birmingham, michiganstage.org
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