2026 schedules coming soon!
Music stages - 2025 schedule
Stage on Main: Summer Sounds
Featuring The Ark | With Support from Stage Sponsor, WEMU 89.1
Stop by and join one of the best street parties of the year!
The Stage on Main features one of the top music clubs in the world, The Ark, a non-profit organization presenting the best of traditional and contemporary live music in downtown Ann Arbor for over 300 nights each year. The stage is also brought to you with support from WEMU 89.1. We’re excited to bring live music each day of the fair to the Stage on Main - Summer Sounds and dance the evening away at the best street party of the year!
LOCATION: The corner of Main and William in the parking lot next to Palio restaurant.
Performance Schedule, 2026
Thursday | July 16, 2026
6-7pm - Schmaltz
7:30-8:30pm - Jill Jack Band
Friday | July 17, 2026
6-7pm - The Rupple Brothers
7:30-8:50pm - Bobby Alu
Saturday | July 18, 2026
6-8pm - Brain Plasticity Ukulele Collective and Blueshouse
Additional Entertainment
Neutral Zone Takeover
Neutral Zone will takeover the stage each day of the fair 10am-5pm with various performances and activations!
The Neutral Zone is a local nonprofit that is a transformative, youth-driven community where youth embrace their power, ignite their creativity, and launch their future to build equity, justice, and collective liberation.
For more details on these performers visit: https://www.theguild.org/fair/ann-arbor-art-fair/art-fair-stage/
The Fountain Stage
The Fountain Stage features continuous performances during the days of the Fair, July 16–18, 2026; creating an intimate and inviting sense of community and complementing the exceptional visual art at the Street Art Fair, The Original. The stage is located on Ingalls Mall, between E. Washington Street and N. University. See 2026 Performance information coming soon!
2026 Performance Schedule
thursday, july 16
11:00 - Warehouse Cloggers
12:00 - Dino Time
1:00 - Vicalely & The Non Music Majors
2:00 - Ani Mari
3:00 - Instrumental Resonance
4:00 - Railcar Graffiti
5:00 - Rochelle Clark
6:00 - Lucky 17
7:00 - Delta 88
Friday, july 17
11:00 - Lily Bowen
12:00 - Tom Alter
1:00 - Mike Ward
2:00 - John D. Lamb
3:00 - Ralph McKee Blues
4:00 - So Say We All
5:00 - Michelle Held
6:00 - Emily Rose
7:00 - Misty Lyn & The Big Beautiful
saturday, july 18
11:00 - Laura Frawley
12:00 - Mark Jewett
1:00 - Kevin Brown
2:00 - Lynne Frederickson
3:00 - Emily Slomovitz
4:00 - James Bourland
5:00 - Shannon Lee and the Silver Linings
6:00 - Annie Bacon & her OSHEN
Music on Maynard
LOCATION: On Maynard south of William
Music on Maynard at the State Street District Ann Arbor Art Fair brings an exciting lineup of local talent to downtown this July. The tentative schedule features jazz, blues, folk, Latin rhythms, tango, and more from beloved Southeast Michigan artists including Steve Somers (in multiple sets), Esteban and Friends, Laurel Federbush, Deep Steam, The Terraplanes, Hullabaloo, and community ensembles like the Washtenaw Community College Big Band and Ypsilanti Youth Orchestra Jazz Combo. Free and family-friendly, this stage is the perfect soundtrack for your Art Fair experience. Check the State Street District site for updates!
2026 performance schedule
THURSDAY, JULY 16
12:00 - Esteban and Friends (Latin, jazz and pop)
1:00 Gypsy Jazz Guitar Duo (Steve Somers and Richard Gross)
2:00 TBA
3:00 Laurel Federbush- Harp
4:00 Carla and Shawn Duo (keyboards, vocals, drums)
5:00 TBA
6:00 Marissa & Starter Packs with Paul Vornhagen on sax (jazz and pop band)
7:00 Steve Somers Organ Trio (jazz - blues)
FRIDAY, JULY 17
12:00 TBA
1:00 Terry Murphy (Irish Folk Songs)
2:00 The Somers Sisters (variety, jazz and original music)
3:00 Deep Steam (pop-rock band)
4:00 El Kronox (Tango Dancers)
5:00 Evening Star Trio with Tariq Gardner (jazz)
6:00 TBA
7:00 Washtenaw Community College Big Band (jazz)
SATURDAY, JULY 18
11:00 am The Nitpickers (Ypsi folk music)
12:00 Ypsilanti Youth Orchestra Jazz Combo
1:00 The Terraplanes (R & B and blues)
2:00 Mike Fageros (jazz organ trio)
3:00 TBA
4:00 Juke Joint Johnnies (with Billy Mack) Americana
5:00 Hullabaloo (ska, rock, jazz)
6:00 Steve Somers and Friends (jazz, blues, Motown)
Times and days are subject to changes.