Are you looking for free fun with your kids? There are tons of fun FREE Ann Arbor Events for Kids ranging from story times to crafts to outdoor events.
In addition to the calendar events, remember that local playgrounds are free. (Our Playground Profiles only include parks with no admission fee).
Check out the following Free Ann Arbor Events for Kids & Families.
Upcoming Events
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🆓 | May 18, 2026
11:00am-2:00pm |
Open Lab: Sewing Machines, Silhouette Cutters, Heat Press
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 18, 2026
12:00pm-1:30pm |
Intuitive Art: Watercolor
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 18, 2026
3:00pm-4:00pm |
Beat Production
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 18, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Visual Arts Council
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | May 18, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm |
Birds
at Windemere Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 18, 2026
4:30pm-6:00pm |
Youth Now Climate Action
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 18, 2026
5:00pm-7:00pm |
Riso Lab
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 18, 2026
6:30pm-7:45pm |
Emerging Writers Monthly Meetup
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | May 19, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Spring Story Time: Bees
at Windemere Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 19, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Baby Playgroup
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 19, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 19, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 19, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Future Corps HS
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 19, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Podcasting - That's What You Missed
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 19, 2026
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Art as Power: Aesthetics and Expression During the Holocaust
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 20, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | May 20, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | May 20, 2026
10:00am-3:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Chelsea State Bank, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 20, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 20, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 20, 2026
11:00am-2:00pm |
AADL at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | May 20, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 20, 2026
3:00pm-4:00pm |
Open Art for Teens
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 20, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Little Jams
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 20, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Musical Theater
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 20, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Unbound Poetry Workshop
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | May 20, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm |
Teen Books and Bites
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 20, 2026
5:30pm-7:30pm |
Block Printing Workshop
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 20, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Harvest Y5 & K Building Walkthrough
at Harvest Elementary School, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 20, 2026
6:00pm-7:30pm |
KYLYN Festival | Jogakbo Fabric Workshop
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 20, 2026
6:30pm-8:00pm |
What is a Doula?
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 20, 2026
7:00pm-8:30pm |
Racial Justice Reading Group (Washtenaw Faces Race)
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 21, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 21, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 21, 2026
1:00pm-1:45pm |
Young Scientists!
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 21, 2026
2:00pm-6:00pm |
Pittsfield Township Farmers Market
at Pittsfield Township Offices, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓🎟 | May 21, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
B-Side
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 21, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Beat Production
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 21, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Consent Matterz
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 21, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Game On
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 21, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm |
Drop-In Makerspace
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 21, 2026
5:45pm-7:35pm |
Read to Bambi the Library Dog
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 21, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm |
AADL Welcomes: Diabetes 101: Bad Things in Good Foods: How Diet and Hidden Chemicals Impact Our Health with Caswell Diabetes Institute
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 21, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Heritage Building Walkthrough
at Heritage School, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 21, 2026
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Kids Book Club (Grades 3-5)
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 21, 2026
6:30pm-8:30pm |
Ypsilanti Euchre Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 22, 2026
10:00am-10:30am |
Music and Movement with Dancer's Edge:
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 22, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 22, 2026
10:30am |
Storytime Fridays
at Courageous Books, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 22, 2026
10:30am |
Storytime Fridays
at Courageous Books, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 22, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 22, 2026
1:00pm-1:30pm |
Preschool Storytime
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 22, 2026
3:00pm-6:00pm |
Dixboro Farmers Market
at Dixboro Farmers Market, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 22, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Riot Youth
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 22, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Youth Owned Record Label
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 22, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Concert | OUT Ensemble: Seasons of Change
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 22, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm |
The Music of James Taylor with Nick Veine
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 23, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | May 23, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Palmer Commons, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 23, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Dexter Farmers Market
at Dexter Farmers Market, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 23, 2026
8:00am-9:30am |
Lillie parkrun
at Lillie Park, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | May 23, 2026
8:00am-12:00pm |
Saline Famers Market
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 23, 2026
9:00am-2:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | May 23, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | May 23, 2026
10:30am-12:30pm |
Dungeons & Dragons Drop in for Teens
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 23, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 23, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Storytime
at Schuler Books (Nicola’s Books), Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓🎟 | May 23, 2026
11:00am-12:30pm |
YpsiWrites Writers Room & Drop-In Consulting
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 23, 2026
12:00pm-2:00pm |
Drop-in Euchre Open Play
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 23, 2026
12:00pm-1:30pm |
Papercut Horses with Lyla Wang
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 23, 2026
12:00pm-4:00pm |
U-M Medical History Exhibit
at Museum on Main Street, Ann Arbor Michigan This free exhibit celebrates the Medical School's 175th anniversary, and the 100th anniversary of the "Old Main" hospital that was U-M's flagship for more than 60 years. It runs on weekends through August 30. Kids and grownups can explore artifacts including 1800s surgical kits, a 1910s wheelchair, early scientific equipment...Read More |
| 💙🆓 | May 23, 2026
1:00pm-4:00pm |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 23, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Garden Planting
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 23, 2026
3:00pm-4:30pm |
Punk Embroidery
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 23, 2026
3:00pm-5:00pm |
Typewriter Tryout
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | May 24, 2026
8:30am-11:00am |
Sprout Love - Summer 5K
at Dexter High School, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 24, 2026
11:00am-11:45am |
Dancing Babies with Momo Kajiwara
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 24, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Ojibway Storytime
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 24, 2026
12:00pm-3:00pm |
Dyeing the Rainbow
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 24, 2026
12:00pm-4:00pm |
U-M Medical History Exhibit
at Museum on Main Street, Ann Arbor Michigan This free exhibit celebrates the Medical School's 175th anniversary, and the 100th anniversary of the "Old Main" hospital that was U-M's flagship for more than 60 years. It runs on weekends through August 30. Kids and grownups can explore artifacts including 1800s surgical kits, a 1910s wheelchair, early scientific equipment...Read More |
| 💙🆓 | May 24, 2026
1:00pm-4:00pm |
Mario Kart Tournament
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 24, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Sticker Scenes
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 25, 2026
10:00am |
Dexter Memorial Day Parade
at Monument Park, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 25, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 25, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 25, 2026
3:00pm-4:00pm |
Beat Production
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 25, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Visual Arts Council
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | May 26, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Spring Story Time: Spiders
at Creal Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 26, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Baby Playgroup
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 26, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 26, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 26, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Future Corps HS
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | May 26, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Podcasting - That's What You Missed
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | May 26, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm |
Butterflies
at Windemere Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 26, 2026
6:00pm-7:30pm |
A2ZERO Sustainability Forum | Building Social Resilience
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | May 26, 2026
6:00pm-7:30pm |
Sewing Lab | Rolled Hems
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 27, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | May 27, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | May 27, 2026
10:00am-3:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Chelsea State Bank, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | May 27, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
