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One Detroit Weekend | Things to do around Detroit this weekend: July 17, 2025

Contributors Cecelia Sharpe and Peter Whorf share events happening in and around Detroit.

07/18/2025

One Detroit

One Detroit Weekend | Things to do around Detroit this weekend: July 17, 2025

Clip: Season 10 Episode 3 | 2m 3s

Contributors Cecelia Sharpe and Peter Whorf share events happening in and around Detroit.

There’s a diverse lineup of events coming to the Detroit area this weekend, including the African World Festival, Festa Italiana and Little Asian Bites: Mini Night Market Five. Plus, summer festivals continue with the Detroit Festival of Books, the Festival of Chariots and the Farmington Founders Festival. See what’s coming up on “One Detroit Weekend.”

07/18/2025

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