1. Enjoy the rides, livestock and food at the Michigan State Fair.
2. Explore Arts, Beats & Eats.
3. Go to the last Summer Drive-In of the season.
4. See canoe races and a Polish Day Parade at the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival.
5. Check out sculptures, woodworking, glass work and more at Art On The Bay.
6. Get your groove on with the Detroit Jazz Festival.
7. Attend the closing reception for Essay’d VI, a writing project about Detroit artists.
8. Take a bite out of the Michigan Peach Festival.
9. Spend some time at the last weekend of Greektown at Sundown.
10. Hear the sounds of New Orleans at The Dirty Bourbon River Show.Holiday bonus: The annual Labor Day parade begins at 9 a.m. Monday at Michigan and Trumbull in Corktown and will proceed to Cobo Center.

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