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Concert of Colors 2025

Nicole Amine May 21, 2025

<< All Events Concert of Colors 2025 The Concert of Colors returns this summer for its 34th annual free global...

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A kid riding a bike that powers a blender at an Earth Day event
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The Metro Events Guide: Earth Day celebrations, Punk Rock Prom + more

Sophia Jozwiak April 17, 2025

This week, we’ve got tons of opportunities for you to get outside and get your hands dirty in celebration of...

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Urban Art Orchestra performs onstage
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The Metro Events Guide: Live music, art showcases and more to do in Detroit this weekend

Sophia Jozwiak February 20, 2025

This week, we’ve got live performances from some incredible musicians spanning across genres. Plus, unique art showcases, cultural celebrations and...

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Guests peruse the Belle Isle Art Fair as a musician plays a xylophone.
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The Metro Events Guide: Outdoor festivals, comedy shows and cat videos

Sophia Jozwiak August 1, 2024

Welcome to August! We’ve got several outdoor festivals this weekend so you can take full advantage of the late summer...

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Jack White performs at the Michigan Central grand reopening concert on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: New Jack White, Concert of Colors performers + more

Rob Reinhart July 22, 2024

On this episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, hear tracks from the new Jack White album, released only on vinyl...

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The Metro Events Guide: Celebrating Detroit’s diverse musical communities

Sophia Jozwiak July 18, 2024

This week, the celebration of Detroit’s diverse musical communities continues, from jazz to rock to Afropop.Plus, celebrating some public radio...

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WDET "This Island Earth" host Ismael Ahmed posing with members of Mokoomba inside the WDET studios.
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The Metro: Concert of Colors festival wants ‘peace, love and understanding’

Sydney Waelchli July 18, 2024

Summer in Detroit is the time and place where dancing in public is very welcomed when live music is involved....

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Concert of Colors Deputy Director Ralph Valdez, Ryan Patrick Hooper and Don Was.
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  • In The Groove

In The Groove: Concert of Colors highlights with Don Was and Makoomba; new music from Clairo, GUM + more

Ryan Patrick Hooper July 17, 2024

One of my favorite weekends of the year — Concert of Colors — is coming up this weekend. It’s completely...

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A group of children perform a traditional latin dance
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The Metro Events Guide: International celebrations to check out in Detroit this week

Sophia Jozwiak July 12, 2024

This week, we’re celebrating arts and culture from around the world, starting with the African World Festival and leading up...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces a a $30.8 million grant from the Biden administration to replace 25 old diesel DDOT buses with new clean energy models.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s new clean energy buses, Concert of Colors and more

Hernz Laguerre July 12, 2024

Today on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover a new federal grant awarded to the Detroit Department of Transportation to make...

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Thornetta Davis and her band perform at Concert of Colors on July 21, 2023, in Detroit, Mich.
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Detroit Evening Report: 31st annual Concert of Colors happening now in Detroit

Sascha Raiyn July 21, 2023

The annual Concert of Colors started this week and culminates in a weekend full of performances from local, national and...

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Don Was in the WDET studio.
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Detroit Today: Concert of Colors festival is a love letter to Detroit’s diversity

Detroit Today July 20, 2023

Originally founded by WDET’s own Ishmael Ahmed, host of This Island Earth, the Concert of Colors music festival offers a...

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