FestiFools 2026: Back ot the Foolture

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NOTE THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED

Date(s): Sunday, April 12, 2026
Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Venue: Main Street Area
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Event Description

20 years ago, FestiFools exploded onto Ann Arbor’s Main Street with enormous kinetic papier-mâché sculptures created by a joyous collaboration of students and community members. Time sure flies when you’re having (Foolish) fun!

Come help celebrate “Back to the FOOLture”, where they’ll reconstruct our past, present, and FOOLture with bizarro, street-sized Puppets created and animated by U-M students and community members! Make a crazy costume, bring an old pan to bang on, or just come as you are, to help celebrate the 20th Annual FestiFools Spectacle on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor! This not-2-B-missed one-hour only event starts at 4pm sharp!

Fool Moon - Giant orange puppet interacts with crowd - photo provided by FestiFools Team

Volunteers still wanted to help out at FestiFools and FoolMoon:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FADA823A0F8C43-58015387-festifools#/

If you want to help animate a puppet or make some noise in the parade with the “Buckettes”, meet them at the Palio parking lot on the corner of Washington and William at 3pm on April 12th! Sign up here so they know they can count on you:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FADA823A0F8C43-58015387-festifools#/

Donation Giving link: https://giving.umich.edu/basket/fund/386297

For more information on FestiFools & FoolMoon 2026, visit Facebook at ‘FestiFools Studio’ : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552054502529

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	Date/Time	Event
💙🆓🎟	March 1 10:00am-4:00pm	Fool U! FoolMoon Luminary Making Workshops at Hathaway’s Hideaway, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓🎟	March 8 10:00am-4:00pm	Fool U! FoolMoon Luminary Making Workshops at Hathaway’s Hideaway, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓🎟	March 15 10:00am-4:00pm	Fool U! FoolMoon Luminary Making Workshops at Hathaway’s Hideaway, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓🎟	March 22 10:00am-4:00pm	Fool U! FoolMoon Luminary Making Workshops at Hathaway’s Hideaway, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓🎟	March 29 10:00am-4:00pm	Fool U! FoolMoon Luminary Making Workshops at Hathaway’s Hideaway, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓	April 10 7:30pm-11:30pm	FoolMoon 2026: Fools of a Feather at Main Street Area, Ann Arbor MI
💙🆓	April 12 4:00pm-5:00pm	FestiFools 2026: Back ot the Foolture at Main Street Area, Ann Arbor MI

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