Name: Edgefest 30: Freedom at the Edge
Start: 2026-10-07
End: 2026-10-10

Night club and lounge with seating and a dancefloor. Pool table available to all guests along with food and drinks until 2am. Space available to book for public or private events.

Club Above

The Heidelberg Restaurant on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor has been serving fine German food since 1961, but is much more than a German restaurant – it’s actually three floors of dining, drinking, dancing, and entertainment!

On the main floor is the “Alpine Dining Room”. Enjoy casual pub style service in a classic beer hall setting. In the basement, the Rathskeller serves fine German lagers, wheat beers, American beer, liquor, and German wines. The upper floor, The Club Above, has nightly entertainment and complete bar.

Heidelberg Restaurant

Specializing and selling infamous TeaHaus tea, along with brewing accessories, and tea-related merchandise. Check website for cafe hours, as they vary depending on special events.

TeaHaus

WSG Gallery has been celebrating artists for over 21 years. WSG Gallery, in Ann Arbor, represents contemporary regional artists and features original fine art including photography, paintings, prints, drawings, mixed media and sculpture.

WSG Gallery, named after the original location on Washington Street, is artist owned and operated.

WSG Gallery

Ann Arbor Hands On Museum is a playground for the curious mind, a place that inspires people of all ages to discover the wonder of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEaM).

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

Ann Arbor's premiere distillery and tasting room serves craft cocktails featuring house-made spirits and fresh ingredients. Located a few blocks north of downtown in a historic grainery at 220 Felch Street, the distillery produces vodka, gin, whiskey and other spirits.

Open 4 PM to 10 PM Tuesday through Sunday, the this hotspot is quickly becoming known for its hand-crafted cocktails made with local ingredients from Ann Arbor area favorites - like olive brine from Zingerman’s and coffee from Mighty Good.

Highlights on the seasonal cocktail menu include the Seasonal Shrub, the Honey Bee and the Clover Club – all featuring fresh produce and the highest-quality ingredients.

Ann Arbor Distilling Company

Blom is driven by community. Their taproom serves as a space where you can sample meads and ciders, ask questions, sit down with a glass, or watch the fermentation process in action. Offerings change often with seasons because local fruits and spices are used.

They also have a projector for film screenings, board games, and an area for private events, performances, workshops, and gatherings.

Bløm Meadworks

With over a quarter of the city's population employed by the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is no doubt a university town. But head off campus and you'll find this to be one of the Great Lake State's most charming cities. On today's epic scavenger hunt of Ann Arbor, you'll explore the storied buildings, tranquil green spaces and public art both on and off campus. Along the way, you'll meet neighborly millionaires, professional organists and handsy curators. It's time to strap on those walking shoes, round up some friends and book your Ann Arbor scavenger hunt today!

ScavengerHunt.com: Ann Arbor Adventure

Ann Arbor’s oldest community theater group has been fostering a love of theater for over 95 years, presenting plays, musicals, and Junior Theatre productions. Workshops and volunteer opportunities also available. Season runs September through June. Please visit the website at a2ct.org for full schedule!

Ann Arbor Civic Theatre

Many organic ingredients make up their newly created recipes, made from scratch for you. This includes their unique whole wheat breads and yummy sauces. First Bite uses basic ingredients to create each recipe from scratch. Minimal cooking ensures that nutrients are optimally captured. They don’t use anything you can’t trust, such as artificial colors, additives, preservatives, GMO foods, excessive sodium, processed foods such as white flour, or refined sugars.

First Bite

The [Ann Arbor Sports Commission](https://www.annarbor.org/sports-commission/ "Ann Arbor Sports Commission") works diligently to improve the quality of life through sports for all of Washtenaw County. The [Ann Arbor area](https://www.annarbor.org/ "Ann Arbor area") attracts both sports enthusiasts and participants alike. Thanks to its [easy accessibility](https://www.annarbor.org/plan/getting-here-getting-around/ "easy accessibility"), [wide range of facilities](https://www.annarbor.org/sports-commission/facilities-venues/ "wide range of facilities") available and variety of [dining](https://www.annarbor.org/foodanddrink/ "dining") & [entertainment](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/ "entertainment") options, the Ann Arbor area is a favorite of sporting event organizations. The area has a rich sporting culture seeding in the history of two Division 1 athletic programs ([University of Michigan](https://www.annarbor.org/university-of-michigan/ "University of Michigan") and Eastern Michigan University) and several other small institutions. The Ann Arbor Sports was formed to attract amateur sporting events to the Ann Arbor region by assisting organizers every step of the way.

Ann Arbor is a dynamic mix of energy and charm—a bustling university town, a [foodie’s paradise](https://www.annarbor.org/foodanddrink/ "foodie's paradise"), and a cutting-edge tech hub, all wrapped in a [walkable downtown](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/downtown/ "walkable downtown") bursting with [world-class arts and culture](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/arts-culture/ "world-class arts and culture"). Located in Michigan’s southeast Lower Peninsula, Ann Arbor is the heartbeat of a vibrant network of [communities across Washtenaw County](https://www.annarbor.org/surrounding-destinations/ "communities across Washtenaw County"). With its creative spirit, diverse flavors, and unique neighborhoods, Ann Arbor shines as a exciting oasis.

Ann Arbor Sports Commission

Kerrytown Concert House proudly announces Edgefest 2026, its 30th annual four-day festival of new music, improvised and composed. This milestone year carries a theme as expansive as the art form itself: *Freedom at the Edge*.

With freedom as its unifying spirit, Edgefest 2026 gives space and support to a pluralistic and deeply inclusive mosaic of innovative artists and composers, local and international, young and emerging alongside seasoned and established, who will bring their music and collaborations into performance spaces and classrooms throughout the Ann Arbor area.

Edgefest presents world-class cutting-edge jazz, creative improvisation, and category-defying music too often overlooked in the commercial marketplace.

Edgefest 30: Freedom at the Edge

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