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Each summer the Cinemark Theater chain runs the Summer Movie Clubhouse at participating Cinemark theaters. The Cinemark on Carpenter Rd in Ypsilanti will be participating again in summer 2025. Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse Details Movie Tickets Tickets for each movie can be purchased for $1.75. In the past you could purchase a season pass for […]
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I’ve loved seeing outdoor movies since my first trip to the drive-in. There are lots of options for outdoor movies near Ann Arbor. Michigan summer nights are often cool making for great movie watching weather. However, being on the western edge of the time zone, darkness starts late. Check out our list of outdoor movies
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The Ann Arbor 4th of July Parade is back for its 35th Anniversary in 2025. As is traditional, the parade is at 10a on July 4th in Downtown Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor July 4 Parade 2025 The Ann Arbor Jaycees 4th of July Parade will follow its mostly traditional route. they yea Groups will stage
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Is your child interested in a summer swim team near Ann Arbor, but your family doesn’t have a pool or country club membership? No problem, we’ve got the list of local Ann Arbor swim teams that don’t require you to belong to a pool. We live in a neighborhood that has a small pool, so
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Visiting the Peony Garden at University of Michigan’s Nichols Arboretum has been an Ann Arbor spring tradition for nearly 100 years. The Arb Peony Garden was on my to-do list for several years before finally visiting in 2019. We’ve visited a few more times since then. Peak Bloom Season – 2025 May 7 – The
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This summer don’t miss Emagine Summer Kids Movie Series for summer 2025. A movie theater is a great place to spend a hot summer day or escape a rainy summer day. And a cheap movie makes it an even better choice. 2025 Emagine Summer Kids Movie Series Details Dates and Showtimes The Kids Summer Movie
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Get details on all of the great activities happening. as part of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s Top of the Park in our Family Guide. Ann Arbor Top of the Park 2025 includes movies, music, kids zone tents, food, Annex activities, retreat fitness classes, and more. Top of the Park 2025 starts on June 13,
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My daughter’s top priority at Huron River Day 2018 was to go boating. She also took the opportunity to try Stand Up Paddleboarding. She discovered she loves kayaking (and SUP). She has done it several more times since including 2019 Huron River Day. In summer 2024, it was her request for a last family weekend
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The Argo Park Kayak River Trip from to Gallup is now one of my daughter’s favorite summer activities. In summer 2018, we took our first family river trip before my daughter would be going with classmates. My daughter’s first kayaking experience was in still water at Gallup Park on Huron River Day which is on
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Each summer the Sonic Lunch series of lunchtime concerts are held on Thursdays. The Bank of Ann Arbor Sonic Lunch Concerts start on June 5th and run through August 28. The concerts are designed to bring together all of Ann Arbor from people on their lunch break to tourists, from senior citizens to children. Sonic Lunch
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