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Enjoy The Most Colorful Spring Festival In Michigan At The Lake Orion Art And Flower Fair

Lake Orion Art & Flower Fair is a vibrant spring festival in Michigan featuring art, flowers, live music, and family-friendly activities.

Updated Mar 4, 2024

Written by 

Emily Tieman

Spring festivals in Michigan include the outstanding Lake Orion Art & Flower Fair. It's a chance to get outside and celebrate the beauty of the flowers. The downtown event takes place May 18 and 19, 2024, offering 100 art and flower vendors, arts and crafts, games for the children, and live artist demonstrations! The beer garden showcases some of your favorite live musical entertainment — Lake Orion style. This colorful spring festival is the perfect kickoff to the warmer months ahead.

The Lake Orion Art & Flower Fair is located in downtown Lake Orion, which is about a 45-minute drive north of Detroit.

Map highlighting Detroit, Michigan, with surrounding areas including parts of Wisconsin and Illinois.
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The outdoor fair is a celebration of spring and has been a popular community event for more than 20 years.

A vendor hands a bag to a customer at a market stall displaying various potted plants and planters.
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There is a colorful combination of flowers, plants, and artwork that is sure to catch your eye.

A colorful market stall with decorative signs and wind spinners, set up outdoors under a white tent.
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With more than 100 art, flower, jewelry, and food vendors on display, we always take home some beautiful treasures.

A vibrant market scene with people browsing a variety of potted plants and flowers under tents.
Lake Orion Art & Flower Fair/Facebook

Learn a craft and sign up for one of the DIY classes and activities while enjoying spring in Michigan.

A chalkboard sign for free DIY crafts and a welcome sign for a DIY class at the Orion Art Center, with chalk drawings on the ground.
Onion Art Center

This event is perfect for families as there are plenty of activities for children, including games and crafts.

A woman helps a young girl with a craft project under a tent, surrounded by art supplies and colorful decorations.
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Folks find this is one of the coolest things to do in Michigan in spring!

Lake Orion Art & Flower Fair is hosted by the Orion Art Center and is a huge fundraising event for the local art scene.

A bustling street market with vendors under white tents, people browsing, and colorful displays on a sunny day.
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Help out with the fundraising efforts and buy an original painting.

A display of colorful paintings on easels, featuring flowers and abstract designs, set up on a table under a tent.
Lake Orion Art & Flower Fair/Facebook

Michigan spring festivals are some of the best reasons to get outside, shop small, and enjoy a local community welcoming springtime.

A vibrant street market display featuring colorful hanging flower baskets and potted plants along the sidewalk.
Lake Orion Art & Flower Fair/Facebook

Spring festivals in Michigan are wonderful ways to celebrate the season. Discover more on the Lake Orion Art & Flower Fair website. Have you been to this delightful spring festival before? Let us know about your experience in the comments below. If you have a favorite event happening in Michigan, tell us about it by submitting a nomination form and we may write about it!

While you're in the mood for planting, learn some gardening tips from a pro on Masterclass.com. And mark your calendars to attend the annual Dragon On The Lake Festival festival in August.

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/michigan/dragon-festival-mi/

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