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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🆓 | July 22, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Summer STEM
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 22, 2026
2:00pm-3:30pm |
The Mad Hatter's Totally Pretend Tea Party
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 22, 2026
3:00pm-4:00pm |
Paper Plate Flying Saucers
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 22, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Noise Permit Summer Workshop Series
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 22, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm |
Youth Chess Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 22, 2026
5:30pm-7:30pm |
Open Lab: Sewing Machines, Silhouette Cutters, Heat Press
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 22, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Noise Permit Table Talk: Conversations with Creatives
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 22, 2026
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Boobie Club with Wrapped in Love
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 22, 2026
6:30pm-8:30pm |
Michigan Notable Books: Rob Miller
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 22, 2026
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Preschool Playtime
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 22, 2026
7:30pm |
Ann Arbor Civic Band Concert
at Burns Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
9:00am-8:00pm |
4-H Youth Show
at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | July 23, 2026
9:30am-11:30am |
Rec on the Go
at Colony Park, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
10:00am-1:00pm |
Log Cabin Tour
at Parker Mill Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
10:30am-12:00pm |
Library Playdate: Open Play for ages 0-10
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 23, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Nature Play
at Bromley Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Read Sing Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | July 23, 2026
10:45am-11:45am |
Outdoor Explorers
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Drop-In Summer Story Times
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
11:30am-12:30pm |
Sonic Lunch
at Liberty Plaza, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Free Summer Lunches from FedUp Ministries!
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Free Summer Lunches from FedUp Ministries!
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Ocean Animal Crafts
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Paper Airplanes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm |
STEM Days
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | July 23, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
All Star Readers Book Club
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 23, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Overhead and Underfoot
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
2:00pm-6:00pm |
Pittsfield Township Farmers Market
at Pittsfield Township Offices, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Thursday Summer Art
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Westside Farmers Market
at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
5:00pm-7:00pm |
Riso Lab
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | July 23, 2026
5:30pm-7:30pm |
Read to the Library Dog
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Divergent: Teen Book Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 23, 2026
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Drawn Together Graphic Novel Book Club
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
6:30pm-8:30pm |
Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights
at Downtown Chelsea, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 23, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Salty Summer Sounds
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 23, 2026
7:30pm |
A Night with the Stars - Washtenaw Community Concert Band
at Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 24, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 💙🆓 | July 24, 2026
9:00am-8:00pm |
4-H Youth Show
at Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 24, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 24, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Family Fun Storytime
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 24, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Live Reptile Program with The Reptarium
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 24, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Outdoor Sensory Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 24, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
DIY Stamps
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 24, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 24, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Let's Move
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 24, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Lego at the Library
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 24, 2026
3:00pm-6:00pm |
Dixboro Farmers Market
at Dixboro Farmers Market, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 24, 2026
3:00pm-6:00pm |
Family Day in the Park
at West Willow Park, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 24, 2026
4:00pm-7:00pm |
Log Cabin Tour
at Parker Mill Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 24, 2026
5:30pm-8:00pm |
Live from Tolan Square
at Tolan Square, Milan Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 24, 2026
6:00pm-8:00pm |
Teen STEAM Cafe
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 24, 2026
6:30pm-9:00pm |
Dexter Summer Music Series
at Monument Park, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 25, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | July 25, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Palmer Commons, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 25, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Dexter Farmers Market
at Dexter Farmers Market, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 25, 2026
8:00am-9:30am |
Lillie parkrun
at Lillie Park, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | July 25, 2026
8:00am-12:00pm |
Saline Famers Market
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 25, 2026
9:00am-2:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | July 25, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 25, 2026
10:15am-12:00pm |
Dungeons & Dragons Drop in for Teens
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 25, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 25, 2026
11:00am-5:00pm |
Molly MotorMouth Book Signing
at Thistle & Bess, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 25, 2026
12:00pm-3:30pm |
Car Seat Safety with Washtenaw Sheriff's Department
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 25, 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 |
| 🆓🎟 | July 25, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Wee-Write
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 25, 2026
1:00pm-3:00pm |
Drop-In D&D: One Shot Adventures
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 25, 2026
1:00pm-4:00pm |
Splatoon 3: Hyper-Local Splatfest
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 25, 2026
2:00pm-3:30pm |
Repair Clinic
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 26, 2026
9:00am-10:30am |
All-Girls Skate Instruction
at Ann Arbor Skate Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 26, 2026
10:00am-2:00pm |
Whitmore Lake Farmers Market
at Northfield Community Park, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 26, 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 |
| 💙🆓 | July 26, 2026
1:00pm-4:00pm |
PokéBattle Sunday
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 26, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Simple Basket Weaving
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 26, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Sean Forbes: Deaf & Loud
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 27, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 🆓🎟 | July 27, 2026
9:30am-11:30am |
Rec on the Go
at Canterbury Park, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 27, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Downtown Storytime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 27, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Jumpstart Storytime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 27, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 27, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Drop-In Summer Story Times
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 27, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Sun Prints
at Ann Arbor Oaks Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 27, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Explore, Design, Create
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 27, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Paint with Dots
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 27, 2026
1:30pm-3:00pm |
Chef Camp with FedUp Ministries
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 27, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Kids Bingo for Books
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 27, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Michigan Lighthouses!
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 27, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Noise Permit Summer Workshop Series
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 27, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm |
The "Yes, And..." of Writing: Improvising Creativity Without the Spotlight with Lillian Li
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 27, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Summer Carillon Series
at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Tower, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 27, 2026
7:00pm-8:15pm |
Teen & Adult Banned Book Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 28, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 🆓🎟 | July 28, 2026
9:30am-11:30am |
Rec on the Go
at Brecon Park, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 28, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 28, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 28, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Nature Storytime: Trees
at Ann Arbor Oaks Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
