TOWNIE STREET PARTY

ANN ARBOR, MI -- The street party typically held before the Ann Arbor Art Fair has been canceled for the third year in a row. The party, which is hosted by the Ann Arbor Art Fair, The Original, was last held in 2019. “We are delaying one more year due to COVID,” said Angela Kline, the executive director of the Ann Arbor Art Fair, The Original, in an email to MLive/The Ann Arbor News. The Townie Party typically offers live music, a youth art fair and a fundraising run called Dart for Art. The Ann Arbor Art Fair will run from Thursday, July 21, to Saturday, July 23, 2022.

Traditionally held as a way to kick off the annual Ann Arbor Art Fair, the party was first canceled in 2020.