There are events, and there are events. This is a list of those events which are likely to fill the streets and hotels of Ann Arbor to the point where if you're planning something you'll have to plan around it. Think Michigan football [1], Art Fair, student move-in, graduation and similar sized events. This list also includes the one major seasonal event for each of the smaller towns in the area.
2012
- January 3: Football: Sugar Bowl, Michigan vs Virginia Tech (in New Orleans)
- April 26-29: University of Michigan commencement(s) [2]
- July 12-14: Saline Celtic Festival [3]
- July 18-21: Ann Arbor Art Fair
- July 19: Manchester Chicken Broil [4]
- August 4-5: Thunder Over Michigan air show [5]
- August 10-11: Dexter Daze [6]
- September 4: University of Michigan classes begin
- September 8: Football: Air Force
- Sept. 15: Football: Massachusetts
- Oct. 13: Football: Illinois (Homecoming)
- Oct. 20: Football: Michigan State
- Nov. 10: Football: Northwestern
- Nov. 17: Football: Iowa
- Nov. 24: Football: at Ohio State
- Dec. 1: Football: Big Ten Championship Game (TBD)