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Sign up now to get a jump start on planning your weekend! Our newsletter with weekend activity highlights goes out 12 hours before our weekend highlight article is published! We send a weekend newsletter each week, typically on Thursday night. When school is out of session, we also send a Sunday night newsletter highlighting the coming week.

For summer 2026 we are again highlighting our Free & Frugal Summer Fun in Ann Arbor.

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Frugal Fun Summer in Ann Arbor doesn’t have to empty your wallet — some of the best summer activities in Ann Arbor are totally free or quite frugal (under $5/person). Whether you’re planning the full summer, working around camps, looking for a cool spot to splash, or planning a fun afternoon with visiting grandparents, this guide to Free Summer Fun…

This year, we’re providing subscribers with a Summer Bucket List. The pre-filled Bucket List is available free for subscribers. We are also offering a blank template you can fill out, or a custom bucket list that you can purchase. Get more details.

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Sample Newsletters

The Weekly Newsletter is a curated newsletter that is sent out every Thursday night with the events for the upcoming weekend. The newsletter is hand-curated with our top event picks, activity ideas, and more. The newsletter is sent out 12 hours before the Weekend Roundup is posted on the website.

During the summer and school breaks, a second weekly newsletter is sent on Sunday with events for the upcoming week. This newsletter is also hand-curated with our top events picks, activity ideas, and more.

See a sample weekend roundup newsletters here:

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