Sept 2-5, 2011-  Detroit Jazz Fest,  Detroit, MI on the Riverfront.
www.detroitjazzfest.com  Held at Hart Plaza. Free Admission. Six stages.

Sept 2-5, 2011-  Arts, Beats & Eats Festival, Royal Oak, MI
www.artsbeatseats.com  Oakland County's Summer Festival, held every Labor Day Weekend.

Sept 1-5, 2011 - Michigan Peach Festival of Romeo, Romeo, MI
www.peachfestromeo.com  Lots to do for the entire family

Sept 9-11, 2011- Art & Apples Festival, Rochester, MI
 www.artandapples.com  Michigan's second largest juried fine arts festival and voted one of the Top 20 in the nation. 

***Sept 9-11, 2011 - Wheatland Music Festival, Remus, MI
http://www.wheatlandmusic.org/home.asp
Primitive Camping for the entire weekend. No fires. Traditonal and non-traditional music on several stages.

Sept 10, 2011-  Dally in the Alley, Detroit, MI
 www.dallyinthealley.com   A performing arts festival and street fair, rain date is the next day Sept 11th.

Sept 10, 2011- Annual 9-11 Memorial Run, Oxford, MI
www.911memorialrun.com  Motorcycle Charity Run. Held rain or shine, 

Sept 15-18, 2011- Troy Daze Festival 2011, Troy, MI.
www.troymi.gov/troydaze

Sept 16-18, 2011 - Paul Bunyan Festival & Great Lakes Chainsaw Carving Championship, Oscoda, MI
www.oscodachamber.com 
See chainsaw carvers, Lumberjack Show, Arts and Crafts Fair, Classic Car Show, Pony Rides, Kid's Games, Inflatables, Bunyan Games (Axe-throwing, Greased-Pole climb for cash, Timberjackshows, kid's relay races, etc.), Live Bands, Tug-O-War Challenge, Beer Tent, Food Vendors. This is a great time of year to be Up North.

Sept 16-18, 2011- Michigan Irish Music Festival, Muskegon, MI
www.michiganirish.org
Traditional Irish festival with a wide variety of music, pub tent, market place merchandise, authentic Irish food and beverages.

Sept 16-18, 2011- Northville Victorian Festival, Northville, MI
http://www.northville.org/Events_Calendar/Content/Victorian_Festival/ 
Period costumes, parade, free trackless train and horse and carriage rides, storytellers, magicians, musical entertainment, etc.

Sept 16-18, 2011- DIY Street Fair,  Ferndale, MI
diystreetfair.com
Celebrates do-it-yourself creative, innovative and entrepreneurial endeavors...It features a DIY Marketplace with over 100 artists, crafters, entrepreneurs and innovators as well as more than 40 live, original musical acts..

Sept 17, 18, 2011 - Heritage Harvest Days Festival
Dryden, MI, http://www.sevenponds.org/
Held at Seven Ponds Nature Center from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Antique vehicles, demonstrations, crafts, games, music, food, and more. Admission for the event is $6.00 for adults and $2.00 for children, festival volunteers and exhibitors are admitted for free.

Sept 21 to October 9, 2011- ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI
www.artprize.org
ArtPrize gives away the largest cash prize for an art competition--$250,000 to the winner, $484,000 total. Open to any artist in the world who can find space. Open to anybody in Grand Rapids. Public votes.

Sept 23-25, 2011- Clinton Fall Festival, Clinton, MI.
www.clintonfallfestival.com
Features a Grand Parade, over 250 Arts and Craft booths, Car Show exceeding 500 entries, raffle, etc..

Sept 23-25, 2011- American Sewing Expo, Novi, MI
www.americansewingexpo.com
Held at Suburban Collection Showplace.

Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2011 (on the weekend) Trenton Scarecrow Festival, Trenton, MI
www.scarecrowfestival.net
Features Carnival Rides, Scarecrow Contest, battle of the bands, scarecrow "Idol" compettiion, music entertainment, car show, tug-o-war competition, hot dog eating contest, pony rides, arts & crafts, etc.

***Early September- Steelhead Fishing, Oscoda, MI