Downtown Rochester will be abuzz this weekend with the annual Art & Apples Festival, hosted by Paint Creek Center for the Arts.

More than 250 artists will showcase their wares at Municipal Park. This is a juried art show. Ortonville resident and painter Kelly Ingleright-Telgenhoff won Best in Show in 2024.

An estimated 60,000 people are expected to attend the festival through the weekend.

Jazz artist Sheila Landis leads the live entertainment at the park’s central band shell on Friday afternoon, followed by the cover-friendly Weekend ComeBack band on Saturday evening and country singer Julianne Ankley on Sunday. Local musicians and dance groups fill in the entertainment schedule.

This family-friendly festival offers make-and-take art for children, hosted by Meijer Kids Art Zone;

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