Name: AAPEX 2026: Ann Arbor Stamp Club Annual Show
Start: 2026-11-06
End: 2026-11-07

WCC is a learner-centered, open-door college dedicated to student, community, and staff success. We offer a wide spectrum of community college services with an emphasis on premier technical and career educational programs. The College staff continuously learns to improve learning.

Washtenaw Community College

Enjoy an evening of varied musical selections by the Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra (YSO) under the direction of Adam Riccinto. The YSO makes a unique and significant cultural contribution to the Ypsilanti community. It has achieved the vision of its early founders, providing high quality musical experiences for its audience and musicians alike.

Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra

The College Theater, located on the beautiful Washtenaw Community College campus, is a tiered-seated theater ideally suited for small to medium sized live events. The theater can seat just under 100 people and has a retractable video projection screen and stage curtains. The theater is also equipped with theatrical lighting and audio capabilities.

WCC College Theater

Gallery One is dedicated to developing and presenting exhibitions that are enjoyable as well as educational and challenging. Free and open to the public, the exhibitions are created to be thought provoking while helping to make art accessible by relating it to different aspects of life.

Almost all of the exhibitions are accompanied by related workshops and lectures from artists and qualified experts.

Gallery One at Washtenaw Community College

The area's only year-round farmers market, The Farm Market at St. Joe's is held Wednesdays from 11:00am - 1:00pm held in the main hospital lobby at Saint Josephy Mercy Hospital. Produce comes from The Farm at St. Joe's, including 2 hoophouses (aka passive solar greenhouse) for year-round production.

Saint Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Farmers' Market

Quick service restaurant serving chicken and fish specialties and using fresh ingredients from local farmers' markets and has a Southern home taste. Offering entree and side specials daily. Catering and large orders are also available.

Mo P's Chicken & Fish

Cavanaugh Lake Park is a 2-acre park with pavilion and children's play area. There is no swimming in lake.

Other features include lakeside picnic areas, picnic shelter, running water, vault toilets, children's play area, beautiful sunsets, fishing possibilities. Cavanaugh Lake Park is not wheelchair accessible.

Cavanaugh Lake Park

Parker Mill is a 28-acre park featuring walking trails, a handicap-accessible wetland boardwalk, interpretive signs, picnic areas and restrooms. The Parker Mill Grist mill, a well-preserved example of a small-scale grist mill operation that was once common in Michigan, is functional and open for public tours on Sundays in the fall.

Although the mill is its defining feature, the park offers an extensive trail network that lets visitors explore the forested banks of Fleming Creek to its confluence with the Huron River.

Parker Mill Park

Serving authentic Japanese cuisine in a teppanki-style restaurant where customers are seated around a central grill watching the chef prepare their selections. Also offers tempura, udon, and soba. Sushi bar and private dining room.

Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse &Sushi Bar

Family owned and operated establishment serving fresh Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Cuisine inspired by Haifa. Catering Services also available.

Haifa Falafel

Creative Reuse Centers, like SCRAP, collect discarded materials from the public that can be reused and given new life. Many centers resell these items to the public for a bargain or donate them to teachers, organizations or other groups for further reuse.

A place for "creative recycling" in Ann Arbor, featuring a large assortment of unique materials that manufacturers and businesses would otherwise send to landfills.

SCRAP Creative Reuse

Offering authentic Chinese cuisine. Well known for its handmade dumplings and tasty noodles using high quality fresh ingredients.

Yee Siang Dumplings

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

AAPEX 2026, hosted by the Ann Arbor Stamp Club, at Morris Lawrence Building of Washtenaw Community College.

Stamp shows offer the philatelic community opportunities for buying, selling, and trading stamps, participating in educational and competitive exhibits, and connecting with other collectors and dealers.

These events are a central hub for both beginners and collectors to find new items for their collections, learn from experts through seminars and displays, and socialize with peers.

Friday November 6 (10 am-5 pm) and Saturday November 7 (10 am-4 pm).

- Free stamps for beginners!
- POSTCROSSING Meet-Up Saturday 11-2.

AAPEX 2026: Ann Arbor Stamp Club Annual Show

Flat Water is a Big Bear Tournaments ice hockey tournament in Ann Arbor, Michigan, running October 2–4, 2026. Sanctioned by USA Hockey, the event welcomes 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U teams at B, A and AA levels. Each team is guaranteed four games, with the final game serving as a championship or consolation contest, and game periods vary by age division.

Big Bear Tournaments Flat Water - Ann Arbor, MI

Our Mission: To host youth hockey tournaments throughout North America that provide competitive divisions to teams of all skill levels and create the best tournament experience at an exceptional value.

Big Bear Tournaments

The 9th Annual 5K Domestic Violence Awareness Run/Walk is an in-person community event at Frog Island Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Participants can run or walk alongside friends and family while raising awareness and showing support for people affected by domestic violence. This approximately three-and-a-half-hour event offers a meaningful way for the community to come together in support of survivors.&#x20;

9th Annual 5K Domestic Violence Awareness Run/Walk

E-Race the Stigma with the Trinity Health Probility Ann Arbor Marathon! Supporting local mental health charities, participants run through the vibrant streets of downtown Ann Arbor, then wind their way through the panoramic University of Michigan campus. The marathon, half-marathon, and 10K courses also encompass stretches along the Huron River and Gallup Park and through Nichols Arboretum before returning to campus and downtown.

Probility Ann Arbor Marathon

The 2026 Women in Sports: ElevateHER Summit, presented by Michigan Athletics, brings together student-athletes, alumni, community members, coaches and attendees for an evening focused on opportunity, leadership and the future of women in sports. Held October 15 at Crisler Center, the event features networking with current and former student-athletes and coaches beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed by a panel at 6 p.m. with Michigan alumnae and prominent sports-industry leaders including Andrea Joyce, Kate Johnson, Estee Portnoy, Casey E. Taylor and Li Li Leung. The summit offers storytelling, professional development, networking and mentorship.

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