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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🆓 | August 14, 2026
5:30pm-8:00pm |
Live from Tolan Square
at Tolan Square, Milan Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | August 14, 2026
6:00pm-8:00pm |
Teen STEAM Cafe
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 14, 2026
6:30pm-9:00pm |
Dexter Summer Music Series
at Monument Park, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 14, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
John E. Lawrence Summer Jazz Concert Series
at Ford Lake Park, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 15, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 15, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Palmer Commons, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 15, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Dexter Farmers Market
at Dexter Farmers Market, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 15, 2026
8:00am-9:30am |
Lillie parkrun
at Lillie Park, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 15, 2026
8:00am-12:00pm |
Saline Famers Market
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 15, 2026
9:00am-2:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 15, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 15, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 15, 2026
12:00pm-3:00pm |
Party in the Parks
at West Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 15, 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 15, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Wee-Write
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 16, 2026
10:00am-2:00pm |
Whitmore Lake Farmers Market
at Northfield Community Park, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 16, 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 17, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 17, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | August 18, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Nature Storytime: Fruits, Berries, and Foraging
at Leslie Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 18, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Baby Playgroup
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 18, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 18, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 18, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 18, 2026
4:00pm-7:00pm |
Log Cabin Tour
at Parker Mill Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 19, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 19, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 19, 2026
10:00am-3:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Chelsea State Bank, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 19, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 19, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 19, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 19, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 19, 2026
1:30pm-3:00pm |
The STEAM Scene
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | August 19, 2026
7:00pm-8:30pm |
Racial Justice Reading Group (Washtenaw Faces Race)
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 20, 2026
10:30am-12:00pm |
Library Playdate: Open Play for ages 0-10
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 20, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 20, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 20, 2026
11:30am-12:30pm |
Sonic Lunch
at Liberty Plaza, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 20, 2026
1:30pm-3:00pm |
Sun and Sprouts: Garden Recipes
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 20, 2026
2:00pm-6:00pm |
Pittsfield Township Farmers Market
at Pittsfield Township Offices, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 20, 2026
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Westside Farmers Market
at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | August 20, 2026
4:00pm-7:00pm |
A2Zero Clothing Swap
at Ann Arbor City Hall, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 20, 2026
5:30pm-8:00pm |
Live from Tolan Square
at Tolan Square, Milan Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 20, 2026
5:00pm-8:00pm |
Live from Tolan Square
at Tolan Square, Milan Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | August 20, 2026
5:45pm-7:35pm |
Read to Bambi the Library Dog
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | August 20, 2026
6:30pm-8:30pm |
Ypsilanti Euchre Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 20, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Salty Summer Sounds
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 21, 2026
9:00am-10:00pm |
Manchester Community Fair
at Alumni Memorial Field, Manchester Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 21, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 21, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 21, 2026
1:00pm-1:30pm |
Preschool Storytime
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 21, 2026
3:00pm-6:00pm |
Dixboro Farmers Market
at Dixboro Farmers Market, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 21, 2026
5:30pm-8:00pm |
Live from Tolan Square
at Tolan Square, Milan Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 21, 2026
6:30pm-9:00pm |
Dexter Summer Music Series
at Monument Park, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 21, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
John E. Lawrence Summer Jazz Concert Series
at Ford Lake Park, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 22, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 22, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Palmer Commons, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 22, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Dexter Farmers Market
at Dexter Farmers Market, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 22, 2026
8:00am-9:30am |
Lillie parkrun
at Lillie Park, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 22, 2026
8:00am-12:00pm |
Saline Famers Market
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 22, 2026
9:00am-2:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 22, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 22, 2026
10:15am-12:00pm |
Dungeons & Dragons Drop in for Teens
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 22, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 22, 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 22, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Wee-Write
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 22, 2026
1:00pm-3:00pm |
Drop-In D&D: One Shot Adventures
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 23, 2026
9:00am-10:30am |
All-Girls Skate Instruction
at Ann Arbor Skate Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 23, 2026
10:00am-2:00pm |
Whitmore Lake Farmers Market
at Northfield Community Park, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 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 |
| 🆓 | August 24, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 24, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | August 25, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Nature Storytime: Decomposers
at White Oak Park, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 25, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm |
Baby Playgroup
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 25, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 25, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 25, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 26, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 26, 2026
9:00am-1:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 26, 2026
10:00am-3:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Chelsea State Bank, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 26, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 26, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 26, 2026
10:30am-11:00am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 26, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 27, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 27, 2026
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 27, 2026
11:30am-12:30pm |
Sonic Lunch
at Liberty Plaza, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 27, 2026
2:00pm-6:00pm |
Pittsfield Township Farmers Market
at Pittsfield Township Offices, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 27, 2026
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Westside Farmers Market
at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 27, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Salty Summer Sounds
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 28, 2026
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 28, 2026
10:30am-12:00pm |
Repair Clinic
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 28, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 28, 2026
1:00pm-1:30pm |
Preschool Storytime
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 28, 2026
3:00pm-6:00pm |
Dixboro Farmers Market
at Dixboro Farmers Market, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 28, 2026
5:30pm-8:00pm |
Live from Tolan Square
at Tolan Square, Milan Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 28, 2026
6:30pm-9:00pm |
Dexter Summer Music Series
at Monument Park, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | August 28, 2026
7:00pm-9:00pm |
John E. Lawrence Summer Jazz Concert Series
at Ford Lake Park, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | August 29, 2026
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | August 29, 2026
8:00am-1:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Palmer Commons, Chelsea Michigan |
