Full musical lineup announced for annual festival DEARBORN – Martina McBride and Chance the Rapper will headline this year’s Homecoming, as the city announced the festival entertainment lineup. Now in its 45th year, the annual festival will take place Aug. 7 to 9 at Ford Field Park, 22051 Cherry Hill Road. Country icon Martina McBride will perform at 8:45 p.m. Aug. 8, and Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper will perform at 8:45 p.m. Aug. 9. The festival lineup also features country … [Read more...] about Martina McBride, Chance the Rapper to headline Dearborn Homecoming Festival 2026
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Third Eye Blind, The War and Treaty to headline 2025 Dearborn Homecoming
DEARBORN — The city announced the musical lineup for its annual Homecoming festival. Headliners are the multi-platinum rock band Third Eye Blind and Grammy-nominated country outfit The War and Treaty. The annual weekend festival will take place Aug. 1 through Aug. 3 at Ford Field Park, 22051 Cherry Hill Road. Headlining performances will be: • The War and Treaty, 8:45 p.m. Aug. 2. • Third Eye Blind, 8:45 p.m. Aug. 3. The festival lineup also features nationally renowned indie rockers Tigers … [Read more...] about Third Eye Blind, The War and Treaty to headline 2025 Dearborn Homecoming
Paint Out in the Park brings color to Dearborn Homecoming
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Fifty-four artists from southeast Michigan added color to the city’s annual Homecoming Festival during the Paint Out in the Park event at the top of the hill at Ford Field. The event, Aug. 2 to 4, coordinated by local artists Sunshine Durant and Sasha Corder, a mother-daughter team, dealt with rain the first day, but were enjoying sunshine the second day of the three-day festival. Corder said Paint Out in the Park started in Wyandotte for a few years … [Read more...] about Paint Out in the Park brings color to Dearborn Homecoming
Discounted carnival wristbands to go on sale for 2024 Dearborn Homecoming Festival during July 15 flash sale
DEARBORN – Live music, carnival rides, games, food, and more will return to Ford Field Park the 43rd annual Dearborn Homecoming Festival which runs Aug. 2 to 4. Carnival wristbands, which are required for rides in the Wade Shows carnival area, will be sold at a discounted rate during a one-day flash sale July 15. Carnival wristbands will be available for $20 on the day of the flash sale, which runs from 6 a.m. to midnight. All wristbands must be purchased online through Thursday, Aug. 1 at InnovativeTicketing.com. … [Read more...] about Discounted carnival wristbands to go on sale for 2024 Dearborn Homecoming Festival during July 15 flash sale
Headline performers announced for 2023 Dearborn Homecoming Festival
Tenille Arts, Natasha Bedingfield and the Jody Raffoul Band to perform DEARBORN – Canadian rockers Jody Raffoul Band, chart-topping pop artist Natasha Bedingfield and country musician Tenille Arts will be the headline artists at the city’s Homecoming festival Aug. 4 to 6 at Ford Field Park. The Jody Raffoul Band, veterans of city-sponsored events — including July 1 at the Camp Dearborn 75th anniversary celebration — will take to the festival Main Stage at 8:45 p.m. Aug. 4; Natasha Bedingfield will perform at 9 p.m. … [Read more...] about Headline performers announced for 2023 Dearborn Homecoming Festival
Dearborn Homecoming festival returns after 2-year hiatus
Dearborn's 41st Homecoming festival returns after a two-year hiatus, Aug. 5-7 at The Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. Festival hours are noon to 11 p.m. each day. While the location is changing, plans for this year’s festival will preserve the amenities and attractions residents have come to love and remember. Homecoming 2022 will see the return of event staples such as the carnival, main stage musical performances, two days of fireworks, Elderfest, reunion tents, and a variety of vendors, … [Read more...] about Dearborn Homecoming festival returns after 2-year hiatus
In comeback year, Dearborn Homecoming shatters sponsorship records
More than 30 local sponsors have provided $126,000 in sponsorship to bring back community event, now in its 41st year DEARBORN — The Dearborn Homecoming festival is not only making a comeback after a two-year hiatus, but local sponsors have stepped up in a big way. Mayor Abdullah Hammoud announced July 20 that the annual festival has raised more in sponsorship funds than any festival in city history. The $126,000 raised to date is nearly $40K more than the 2018 festival, and $33K more than the total funds raised in 2019 — the … [Read more...] about In comeback year, Dearborn Homecoming shatters sponsorship records
Free Fishing Derby ‘catches on’ at Dearborn Homecoming
DEARBORN – Children ages 12 and under are invited to participate in a free Fishing Derby at this year’s Dearborn Homecoming. Located at Ford Field Pond on the south side of the Rouge River near Monroe Street and Morley Avenue, the Fishing Derby will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. Aug. 4. The free event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Dearborn with fishing rods and supplies provided by Eppinger Manufacturing Co. of Dearborn. This is the 14th year that the club has organized and sponsored the Fishing Derby for children and … [Read more...] about Free Fishing Derby ‘catches on’ at Dearborn Homecoming
Dearborn Homecoming Aug. 3-5: Here’s all the deets
Overview of activities, food, performances, logistics at annual celebration The 39th Dearborn Homecoming festival runs Aug. 3 to 5 at Ford Field Park, 22051 Cherry Hill Road, and includes carnival rides, food, musical performances including headliner The Australian Bee Gees Show – A Tribute to the Bee Gees, free family activities, and fireworks on Saturday and Sunday night. Admission to the festival is free and hours are generally 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., although some activities may start earlier. To learn more about the … [Read more...] about Dearborn Homecoming Aug. 3-5: Here’s all the deets
Festival food without the guilt
Whether visitors are hungry to help, hungry to learn or just plain hungry, Dearborn Homecoming will have a number of nonprofit groups raising support for their work in the community through food, beverage and other sales, and raising awareness for their causes through information and activities. All the food and beverages offered outside of the carnival area benefit nonprofit groups. Organizations also promote their causes with activities in the Community Tent and other areas throughout the festival. “Homecoming is a great … [Read more...] about Festival food without the guilt