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 28, 2026
3:30pm-4:30pm |
Pokemon Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 28, 2026
5:30pm-7:30pm |
Block Printing Workshop
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 28, 2026
6:30pm-7:00pm |
Pajama Storytime
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓🎟 | July 29, 2026
9:30am-11:30am |
Rec on the Go
at Tefft Park, Saline MI |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
10:00am-3:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Chelsea State Bank, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Read Sing Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 29, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Balloon-Powered Hovercraft
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 29, 2026
1:00pm-2:45pm |
Drop-In Movie & Popcorn for Kids - Zootopia 2
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 29, 2026
1:30pm-3:00pm |
The STEAM Scene
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Friendship Bracelets
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 29, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Painted Block Picture Holders
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 29, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Summer STEM
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 29, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Noise Permit Summer Workshop Series
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
4:30pm-5:30pm |
Youth Chess Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 29, 2026
5:30pm-7:00pm |
Summer Game Mixer
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 29, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Noise Permit Table Talk: Conversations with Creatives
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 29, 2026
6:30pm-7:00pm |
Family Fun Storytime
at Canterbury Park, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 29, 2026
6:30pm-7:30pm |
The Big Gay Read | Horror Movie Trivia
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 30, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 🆓🎟 | July 30, 2026
9:30am-11:30am |
Rec on the Go
at Colony Park, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 30, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
10:30am-12:00pm |
Library Playdate: Open Play for ages 0-10
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 30, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Nature Play
at Bromley Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 30, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Read Sing Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | July 30, 2026
10:45am-11:45am |
Outdoor Explorers
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 30, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Drop-In Summer Story Times
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 30, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
11:30am-12:30pm |
Sonic Lunch
at Liberty Plaza, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
12:00pm-12:45pm |
Family-Friendly Concert: It's Cool to Be Kind with Gincy
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Free Summer Lunches from FedUp Ministries!
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Free Summer Lunches from FedUp Ministries!
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
12:00pm-1:45pm |
Interactive Movie Experience: Frozen
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm |
STEM Days
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Drop-in Dinosaur Party
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 30, 2026
2:00pm-6:00pm |
Pittsfield Township Farmers Market
at Pittsfield Township Offices, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Thursday Summer Art
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 30, 2026
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Westside Farmers Market
at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
5:30pm-7:30pm |
Open Lab: Soldering, Electronics, Circuits
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Concert | AIM High Flyers
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 30, 2026
6:00pm-7:30pm |
Uno Tournament
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 30, 2026
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Classical Guitar with Peter Fletcher
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 30, 2026
6:30pm-8:30pm |
Sounds & Sights on Thursday Nights
at Downtown Chelsea, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 30, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Salty Summer Sounds
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 31, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 🆓 | July 31, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 31, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Family Fun Storytime
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Cotton Candy Science Show: Summer Reading Program Wrap-Up Event
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Outdoor Sensory Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 31, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Let's Move
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
2:00pm-3:45pm |
Drop-In Family Movie: The Wild Robot
at Saline District Library, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | July 31, 2026
3:00pm-6:00pm |
Dixboro Farmers Market
at Dixboro Farmers Market, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
3:00pm-4:00pm |
Glitter Pictures
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 31, 2026
5:00pm-6:00pm |
Wrapped in Love Teen Parent & Caregiver Meet Up – L.O.V.E.
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
5:30pm-8:00pm |
Live from Tolan Square
at Tolan Square, Milan Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
6:00pm-7:30pm |
The Big Gay Read | Community Craft Night
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
6:30pm-9:00pm |
Dexter Summer Music Series
at Monument Park, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
John E. Lawrence Summer Jazz Concert Series
at Ford Lake Park, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 31, 2026
8:00pm-10:00pm |
Movie in the Park - Zootopia 2
at Kensington Metropark, Milford Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 1, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 1, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Palmer Commons, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 1, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Dexter Farmers Market
at Dexter Farmers Market, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 1, 2026
8:00am-9:30am |
Lillie parkrun
at Lillie Park, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 1, 2026
8:00am-12:00pm |
Saline Famers Market
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 1, 2026
9:00am-2:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 1, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 1, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 1, 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 |
| 🆓🎟 | August 1, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Wee-Write
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 1, 2026
3:00pm-6:00pm |
Turntables & Tunes
at Hudson Mills Metropark, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 2, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
AADL's 21st Annual LEGO Contest - Entry Drop-Off
at Sheraton Hotel, Ann Arbor MI The 2026 Anual LEGO Contest by AADL will be held on Sunday, August 2 at the Sheraton Hotel across State St from Briarwood Mall. I love that it is on a Sunday now making drop-off easier for working parents. Drop your project off anytime between 9a-1p. Then return from 4-6p when...Read More |
| 🆓 | August 2, 2026
10:00am-2:00pm |
Whitmore Lake Farmers Market
at Northfield Community Park, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 2, 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 |
| 💙🆓 | August 2, 2026
4:00pm-6:30pm |
21sts Annual AADL LEGO Contest - Public Viewing
at Sheraton Hotel, Ann Arbor MI The 2026 Anual LEGO Contest by AADL will be held on Sunday, August 2 at the Sheraton Hotel across State St from Briarwood Mall. I love that it is on a Sunday now making drop-off easier for working parents. Drop your project off anytime between 9a-1p. Then return from 4-6p when...Read More |
| 🆓 | August 3, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 🆓 | August 3, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 3, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Downtown Storytime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 3, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Jumpstart Storytime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 3, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 3, 2026
1:30pm-3:00pm |
Chef Camp with FedUp Ministries
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 3, 2026
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Noise Permit Summer Workshop Series
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 3, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Summer Carillon Series
at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Tower, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 4, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 🆓 | August 4, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | August 4, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Nature Storytime: Mushrooms
at Hunt Park, Ann Arbor Mcihigan |
| 🆓 | August 4, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Baby Playgroup
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 4, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 4, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 4, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Free Summer Lunches from FedUp Ministries!
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 4, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Free Summer Lunches from FedUp Ministries!
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 4, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 5, 2026
All Day |
Free Summer Breakfasts & Lunches
|
| 🆓 | August 5, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
