Utica Riverwalk Festival: What You Need to Know

The Utica Riverwalk Festival heads into a weekend full of events for families, outdoor enthusiasts, music lovers and more.

Here are some important facts and information about the festival:

Road closures

• Auburn from Utica to Cass will be closed from 5 p.m. Friday - 6 p.m. Sunday
• Cass between Summers and the alley behind the Lockerroom Saloon  5 p.m. Friday - 6 p.m. Sunday

• Carnival 3 p.m. - midnight
• Petting zoo 5-10 p.m.
• Kids bike parade: Children up to sixth grade can bring their decorated bicycles to Memorial Park for the 6 p.m. parade. The parade will proceed through the tunnel, over the bridge past senior housing and back to Memorial Park.
  
• Balloon launch 7 p.m.
• The Meldrum Brothers Band will play on from 8:30 - midnight on the main stage.
• Andy and the Pandys will play the community stage at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed at 9 p.m. by David Gerald.
  

• Carnival noon - midnight
• Old Mill Art and Crafts Show from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.  in Grant Park. The show will feature a crafts area, food court and the Detroit Institute of Arts. New artists with unique mediums including wood-working and jewelry from parrot feathers will be taking part in the event.
• Petting zoo noon - 10 p.m.
• Canoe races 4 p.m. on the Clinton River from Ryan road to Utica Library
• Rubber piggy race 4:30 p.m.
• Community stage entertainment

• 1 p.m.  Downtown 5
  
• 3:30 p.m.  Sympathy Orchestra
• 5 p.m.  Trey Simon
• 6 p.m. In Color
• 7:30 p.m. The Directive
• 9 p.m.  Rival Summers

• Noon Diablo IL’ Gatos
• 4:30 p.m. Joey Vee Band
• 8:30 p.m. Monkey Grinder Band

• Carnival noon - 8 p.m.
• Classic car show and parade in downtown Utica. Check-in from 10 - 11 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, 46146 Cass Ave. followed by parade at 11:15 a.m. to downtown 
• Old Mill Art and Crafts Show from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  in Grant Park. The show will feature a crafts area, food court and the Detroit Institute of Arts. New artists with unique mediums including wood-working and jewelry from parrot feathers will be taking part in the event.
• Petting zoo noon - 8 p.m.
• There will be a performance by a three-piece jazz ensemble from the Macomb Symphony Orchestra from 1- 3 p.m. in Memorial Park. Jammin' Jerry will play from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. during the car show.