A2 Artoberfest moved to Main Street, with Edgefest and the market a few blocks away

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The fall art fair that usually winds through Kerrytown tried a new address this year. A2 Artoberfest set up on Main Street, from Washington Street down to William Street, on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, according to The Guild, the nonprofit that runs Ann Arbor’s art fairs.

MLive reported last month that the sixth annual fair was moving to Main Street from its earlier home along Ann Street and North Fourth Avenue. Hours were 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The Guild’s listing promised jury-selected artists, live entertainment, hands-on art activities with local partners, and the restaurants that already line those blocks.

Parking was the usual downtown puzzle. The Guild suggested the structure at Ann and Ashley streets or the one at Fourth Avenue and Washington Street, both a short walk from the fair.

An early start on Saturday filled the morning on its own. The Ann Arbor Farmers Market ran 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 315 Detroit St., according to the city. Kerrytown Concert House wrapped up Edgefest, its 30th annual festival of new and improvised music, which ran Wednesday through Saturday. The festival’s parade stepped off at noon Saturday in Kerrytown, and the concert house said anyone was welcome to join in, along with students from Scarlett Middle School who spend two days working with Edgefest artists.

From the market it is roughly a 10- to 15-minute walk southwest to Main Street, which made the whole day doable on foot. Sunday was quieter, with the art fair closing at 4 p.m.

Updated Oct. 12, 2026: These events took place Oct. 7-11. This guide was published before them, and its schedule language has been changed to the past tense.

Updated Oct. 13, 2026: The headline and summary were changed to the past tense for events that have already taken place.

Updated Oct. 13, 2026: The TownBuzz copy of the city’s calendar listing is no longer online. Sources now link to the city’s Ann Arbor Farmers Market page, which lists the same Saturday hours.

Sources:
The Guild, “A2 Artoberfest,” Oct. 10–11, 2026, https://www.theguild.org/fair/a2artoberfest/
MLive, “Ann Arbor’s A2 Artoberfest moving to Main Street for sixth annual art fair,” September 2026, https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/09/ann-arbors-a2-artoberfest-moving-to-main-street-for-sixth-annual-art-fair.html
Kerrytown Concert House, “Edgefest 30,” Oct. 7–10, 2026, https://kerrytownconcerthouse.com/event/edgefest-30-freedom-at-the-edge/
City of Ann Arbor, “Ann Arbor Farmers Market” (Saturday hours, May–December, 7 a.m.–3 p.m., 315 Detroit St.), https://www.a2gov.org/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-places/ann-arbor-farmers-market/
Photo: Chriswaco, “Downtown Ann Arbor, 2020-05-05,” May 5, 2020, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), cropped and color-corrected; derivative under the same ShareAlike license, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Ann_Arbor,_2020-05-05.jpg

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