About THE Festival
The Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Fest is a loosely curated showcase of artists, writers and musicians living in Hamtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. The Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival takes place annually the second weekend in October.
Our goal is to activate the city’s indigenous talent and create a walkable, neighborhood-scale, art experience on porches, in houses, on sidewalks and storefronts.
Last Year's Events
Freeways & Sidestreets
“Freeways and Sidestreets” by The Hinterlands and partners around the globe is a five-act playful performance event taking place at Play House, along Conant Street and online, exploring the myriad of ways this tiny commercial corridor straddling Detroit and Hamtramck ties into and parallels places, communities, and imaginations around the globe.
The Grandmother Project
On the front porch it will begin with chanting and then the Grannies will have they say. Miss Irene and Miss Eulalie are sitting on the front steps. Having just hung their laundry, they decide to air their grievances with each other and take to fussing about their grandbabies. The bickering escalates and the audience is urged to weigh in.
The Grandmother Project
On the front porch it will begin with chanting and then the Grannies will have they say. Miss Irene and Miss Eulalie are sitting on the front steps. Having just hung their laundry, they decide to air their grievances with each other and take to fussing about their grandbabies. The bickering escalates and the audience is urged to weigh in.
The Grandmother Project
On the front porch it will begin with chanting and then the Grannies will have they say. Miss Irene and Miss Eulalie are sitting on the front steps. Having just hung their laundry, they decide to air their grievances with each other and take to fussing about their grandbabies. The bickering escalates and the audience is urged to weigh in.