As we say so long to summer, today on the blog, I’m sharing ten fun things we did this summer in Detroit. We enjoyed the BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival, the Sidewalk Detroit Summer Festival, the African World Festival, hanging out in Downtown Detroit, and more!
Happy first day of fall!
Today, Zhen got a little weepy when I told her it’s the first day of fall and summer is now over.
“I’m not ready for summer to end,” she whispered wiping a fallen tear from her cheek.
I gave her a hug and I told her it was okay to be sad that the summer is ending. We had so much fun this summer so I completely understood why it was so hard for her to say goodbye to the summertime.
Despite some limitations because of taking safety precautions for COVID, we still found creative ways to enjoy our summer in Detroit.
We enjoyed visiting the BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival in the North End community of Detroit. The kids loved seeing all of the beautiful murals and dancing at the BLKOUT Walls Block Party.
We also loved our time at two of the Sidewalk Detroit summer festivals. Zhen even made a few new friends that she ended up seeing a few more times throughout the summer.
The African World Festival was another big favorite for the kids, and hanging out in Downtown Detroit to enjoy the city views, Buddy’s Pizza, and cold treats at the Detroit Ice Factory was a great way to enjoy our summer in the city.
To help cheer Zhen up, I reminded her of all the fun things she loves about the fall: apple picking, decorating pumpkins, Halloween, and her birthday! So she’s happy for the fall now, and I am, too!
What about you? Are you ready for the fall?
Here are a few cute photos I took of the kids this summer in Detroit.
SUMMER IN DETROIT: 10 THINGS WE DID FOR SUMMER 2021
- Arts & Scraps Summer Festival
- getting ice cream at The Custard Hut in Detroit
- Juneteenth celebration at Beacon Park in Downtown Detroit
- hanging out at Campus Martius and enjoying water ice at the Detroit Water Ice Factory
- lunch at Buddy’s Pizza in Downtown Detroit
- BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival and Block Party
- African World Festival
- Sidewalk Detroit summer festivals
- summer birthday party at a friend’s house
- Belle Isle Conservatory and outdoor garden
Thank you for following along this summer! I hope you’ll stick around to see what we’re up to this fall. xoxo
All photographs are courtesy of Jennifer Hamra for Good Life Detroit. This post was updated on February 14, 2022.
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