Select events happening in the Detroit area. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See our online calendar for more ideas for things to do, or add your event: www.metrotimes.com/AddEvent.

26th Annual Summer Beer Festival You can sample dozens of local craft beers at this festival, the longest-running of the Michigan Brewers Guild’s. The event features live music from Jimmy Olson and Act Casual on Friday and Supercrunch and Keller & The Keels on Saturday. From 5-9 p.m. on Friday, July 25 and 3-10 p.m. on Saturday, July 26; Riverside Park, Ypsilanti; mibeer.com. Tickets are $55 advance, $65 doors for Friday and $60 advance, $70 doors on Saturday. Credit: Courtesy of Michigan Summer Beer Festival
Threads of Time: A Detroit Vintage Market This isn’t your typical antique shopping. Curated by the Peacock Room, this event brings vintage vendors together in the lobby of Detroit’s magnificent Fisher Building. Items for sale include clothing, accessories, and home decor from sellers like Dolly Rockers Vintage, Leah’s Closet, Mama Coo’s Boutique, Old Soul Vintage, The Velvet Tower, and more. Word is there will also be retro-style pin-up models and food from Common Pub and the High Chai Time Tea Cart. From 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, July 26 at the Fisher Building lobby, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit; eventbrite.com. No cover. Credit: Courtesy photo
3rd Annual Collard Green Cook-Off Billed as “a soulful celebration of Black culinary heritage,” this event sees local chefs cooking up more than 400 lbs. of locally sourced greens to be judged by the community and a panel of judges. May the best greens win! From 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, July 26; Chandler Park, 12831 Frankfort St., Detroit; internationalinstituteofcleangreens.com. No cover. Credit: Courtesy photo
A Musical Evening in the Garden with Slept Through A Blood Moon, Emily Rose, Ben Piper Urban farm Featherstone Garden is hosting a night of music at its downtown location featuring local acts Slept Through the Blood Moon, Emily Rose, and Ben Piper. Starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 26; Featherstone Garden, 600 Plum St., Detroit; featherstonegarden.com. No cover. Credit: Courtesy photo
Taco Showdown Here’s one for the taco lovers out there. At the 6th Annual Taco Showdown, attendees can sample tacos and margaritas from more than 15 local restaurants and vote for their favorites. The top five winners will go on to a panel of judges at 3:30 p.m. Tickets include three tacos and five margarita samples and a voting card. (Additional taco and drink tickets are also available for purchase.) The event will also feature Mexican-themed entertainment including lucha libre wrestling, music, DJs, dancers, and more. From 1-5 p.m. (starts at 11 a.m. for VIP) on Sunday, July 27; Eastern Market Shed 5, Detroit; tacoshowdown.com. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $30 for VIP. Credit: Courtesy photo
Kendis Gibson — Five Trips: An Investigative Journey into Mental Health, Psychedelic Healing, and Saving a Life Did you know that Detroit has a psychedelic mushroom church? In 2021 voters approved Proposal E, which decriminalized entheogenic plants and fungi in the city, and Detroit’s Per Ankh Entheogenic Church is a non-denominational house of worship that incorporates psilocybin mushrooms into its service. On Sunday, it will host Kendis Gibson, an Emmy-winning journalist whose memoir Five Trips details his personal journey using psilocybin to treat depression. From 5-8:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 27; Per Ankh Entheogenic Church, 15605 Woodrow Wilson St., Detroit; perankh1.org. Cover is a $25 donation. Credit: Courtesy photo
WWE Monday Night RAW WWE is bringing its flagship wrestling program to the Motor City. Monday’s matches include Roman Reigns, World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” Gunther, “Main Event” Jey Uso, World Tag Team Champions the New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), Rhea Ripley, Women’ Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch, and more. Starts at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 28; Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313presents.com. Tickets start at $64. Credit: Summerslam2022, Wikimedia Creative Commons

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Leyland “Lee” DeVito is the editor in chief of Detroit Metro Times since 2016. His writing has also been published in CREEM, VICE, In These Times, and New City.