JUNE 26, 2026 COMMUNITY EVENTS community EVENTS ANN ARBOR SUMMERFEST (A2SF) June 12-28. Tuesday through Saturday starting at 5 p.m., and Sunday starting at 4 p.m. Washington Street and Ingalls Mall, Ann Arbor. The June festival offers two concurrent series. The outdoor centerpiece at Top of the Park offers admission-free concerts, movies, open-air spectacles and unique family attractions held along a beautiful U-M campus green. The indoor, ticketed series features world-class music, dance, contemporary circus and comedy. www.a2sf.org CHEYENNE VICTORY DAY GATHERING + PROTEST Saturday, June 27, 2-6 p.m. Custer Monument, Elm and Monroe St., Monroe. 150th anniversary Battle of the Greasy Grass a.k.a Battle of the Little Big Horn. Renounce Manifest Destiny! Call for statue removal — the horse can stay but Custer's got to go! BREAKING CHAINS: RALLY AGAINST MASS INCARCERATION Saturday, June 27, 3-5 p.m. 7525 Cogswell Street, Romulus. Rally against ICE detention centers and Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility. Organized by the Coalition to Shut the Camps. BLACK PRIDE YPSI Y2K COOKOUT Saturday, June 27, 5-10 p.m. Growing Hope Marketplace Hall, 16 S. Washington St. Ypsi. Celebrate Pride Month with free food, games and beats curated by the amazingly talented DJ JOYCX and DJ TAYWAITS. JUNE CLOTHING SWAP Sunday, June 28, 4-8 p.m. Growing Hope Marketplace Hall, 16 S. Washington St. Ypsi Bring and take what you need! Clothing sorted by size, not gender. Masks required and provided. Donations accepted until 6 p.m. Hosted by Swap Ypsi. FIRST FRIDAYS YPSI Friday, July 3, 5-11p.m. Downtown, Depot Town, and in the West Cross Street districts of Ypsilanti. A self guided art and culture walk around the city of Ypsilanti! Art, shopping, food, music and fun! July theme: We the People of Ypsilanti. A2 JAYCEE'S ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY PARADE Saturday, July 4, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Due to construction downtown, the parade route begins at S. State and E. William St, running north on State, West on Liberty, South on 5th, East on William, and ends at William and Thompson. Lineup will be on S. State, S. Maynard, and N. Maynard. SUMMER WELLNESS IN MOTION Ann Arbor's free summer wellness series of pilates and yoga designed to introduce the community to the park through accessible, outdoor wellness experiences in Broadway Park West. Pilates in the Park Presented by Core Collective Saturdays | 8–9 a.m. June 13–August 29 Open Air Yoga Presented by Eclipse Yoga Select Sundays | 9–10 a.m. June 14–August 16 Classes are free and open to all experience levels. No registration is required. Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat, water, sunscreen, and anything needed to enjoy a morning outdoors. For more information, participants can visit lowertowna2. org/events-calendar/ Broadway Park West is currently accessible by foot and bicycle only while surrounding construction continues. The park can be accessed through the tunnel off Depot Street or via the new Broadway Bridge, which connects to the Border to Border (B2B) Trail. Visitors are encouraged to use public parking spaces surrounding the development and enter the park through one of these entry points. Submit an event to be featured in the next edition: submissions@groundcovernews. com GET TO KNOW YDL! WHERE TO FIND US: Online at ypsilibrary.org Call us at 734-482-4110. TO GET YOUR LIBRARY CARD: 1) Fill out the easy online form at ypsilibrary.org/library-cards. 2) Call 734-482-4110 3) Or stop by any YDL location! DON’T HAVE A DRIVER’S LICENSE? We can work with a variety of IDs to get you your card. Moving Together SENIORS: If you’re looking for a way to stay active, get connected and earn prizes this summer, YDL is the place for you! Thanks to a grant from Molina Healthcare, enjoy art and fitness classes and cornhole and BINGO. Pick up your activity sheet at any YDL branch. Learn more at ypsilibrary.org/movingtogether. FEATURED EVENT Car Seat Safety with Washtenaw Sheriff’s Department Saturdays | Jul 11 & 25 12-3:30pm | YDL-Whittaker Officer Toneka Smith will provide all instructional materials, equipment, and resources to ensure you know how to install your car seat safely. GROUNDCOVER NEWS 5
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