Name: 50th Ann Arbor Folk Festival
Start: 2027-01-29
End: 2027-01-30

The Earle offers a romantic setting with regional French and Italian cuisine and over a thousand wines. Piano bar during the week, with jazz on the weekends. The Earle is only open for happy hour and dinner.

The Earle

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea serves coffees, espresso drinks, elegant loose leaf teas, frozen Ice Dragons, desserts, and pastries. Wireless also available.

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea - Washington

An art glass studio, teaching a variety of mosiac classes ranging from stained glass mosiacs, mosiacs with Italian smalti and Dalle de Verre mosiacs. The studio also offers a stained glass and supply shop as well.

Glass Shack Studio

This gallery specializes in custom jewelry, engagement, wedding, and commitment rings; their extensive selection is sure to have something for every taste and style.

Abracadabra Jewelry/Gem Gallery

Amadeus is a cozy, old-style European restaurant with candlelight and live classical music. Featuring Polish, Hungarian, and Austrian traditional foods and spirits as well as vegetarian and seafood entrées.

Amadeus

An independent, quirky, fun, and hip general bookstore, aiming to have book clubs, author events, panels, discussions, singles dating nights.

Literati Bookstore

Sam's Clothing Store carries time-honored brands like Levi's and Columbia. They offer a great selection of jeans, shirts, hats and more, plus the greatest selection of Converse Chuck Taylor's in downtown Ann Arbor. Make sure to check out the area's largest pair of pants hanging on the back wall.

Sam's Clothing Store

Dear Golden is a curated vintage shop that brings hand-selected vintage garments from the 1920s through the 1980s to modern. For women who aspire to stand out from the crowd.

Dear Golden Vintage

A bistro-style farm-to-table restaurant with casual elegance. A very popular spot to stop for brunch!

Cafe Zola

Sottini's Sub Shop is a great place to choose from a variety of subs for a quick bite to eat!

Sottini's Sub Shop

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

The Ark and Bank of Ann Arbor are excited to present the 50th Ann Arbor Folk Fest at Hill Auditorium. The festival is The Ark’s largest annual fundraiser and delivers two extraordinary nights of soul-enriching music featuring longtime Folk Fest favorites, exciting new discoveries, and the artists who have made this beloved tradition such a special part of our community.

**Friday, January 29 @ 7:00 pm**

Trampled by Turtles  
Richard Thompson Band  
The War and Treaty  
Tray Wellington Band  
The Rebel Eves  
MC, Jeff Daniels

**Saturday, January 30 @ 7:00 pm**

Colin Hay  
Mavis Staples  
Tommy Emmanuel, CGP  
Vienna Teng  
DuPont Phillips  
MC, Jeff Daniels

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