This week, we’ve got local markets for every occasion, from Mother’s Day to Cinco de Mayo. Plus, new art exhibits, live DJ sets from your favorite WDET hosts and an immersive Star Wars cantina experience. Read on to learn more.

Shop around

On Saturday, May 3, Swanky Lady Couture is partnering with Wayne County Community College to present an early Mother’s Day Market. There will be a flower bouquet bar, a permanent jewelry station, professional family portraits and more to inspire Mother’s Day gift ideas. Food trucks will be available on-site. Admission is free and the event goes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit their Eventbrite page.

Also on Saturday, May 3, Batch Brewing is hosting a “Derby de Mayo” celebration featuring a Mexican market, lucha libre wrestling, and themed food and cocktail specials for both Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby. The market will highlight local vendors selling everything from jewelry to juices from noon to 6 p.m., then wrestling is scheduled for 7–9 p.m. Food trucks from Taqueria El Rey and La Sultana will be on-site starting at noon and guests can watch the derby in the taproom. For more information, visit Batch Brewing Company on Facebook.

The 7th Annual Urban Arts & Eatery Expo returns to Eastern Market on Sunday, May 4 from 2–6 p.m. Visitors can enjoy beverages and street food from around the world while exploring over 60 local vendors offering unique and handmade goods. Early bird tickets are $3 online. For more information, visit urbanartsexpo.com.

See a show

On Saturday, May 3, Spot Lite Detroit is throwing a 39th Birthday Bash & Fundraiser for the Heidelberg Project, one of the longest-running outdoor art installations in the city. Starting at 7 p.m., there will be live DJ sets from Kenjiro, Liz Warner (host of Alternate Take Thursdays at 8 p.m. on WDET), Shigeto (host of The New Music Show Saturdays at 8 p.m. on WDET), Turtle Bugg and Waajeed (host of The Boulevard Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on WDET). Tickets are $23 online. For more information, visit ra.co.

From Wednesday, May 7 through Sunday, May 11, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn is hosting the 18th Annual Arab Film Festival, featuring the best critically-acclaimed and award-winning films of the Arab and Arab American world. Genres include drama, comedy and documentary, in both short-form and feature lengths. Each film is subtitled in English and can be watched either in-person at the museum or virtually. Tickets can be purchased separately for each screening, or passes are available for the full festival. For more information, visit aanmfilmfest25.eventive.org.

Explore an exhibit

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History’s newest exhibition, “Luminosity: A Detroit Arts Gathering,” celebrates 60 years of The Wright with over 60 artworks from present-day Detroit artists, long-departed masters and the museum’s archive. Spanning painting, sculpture, photography and more, “Luminosity” illuminates Detroit’s creative spirit through shared histories, personal reflections and bold artistic exploration. The exhibit is on display now through March 2026. For more information, visit thewright.org.

One of MOCAD’s newest exhibitions, “Code Switch: Distributing Blackness, Reprogramming Internet Art,” explores the relationship between Black cultural production and the legacy of computation as a mode of creative inspiration. The exhibition builds on an archival timeline of radical visions from Black makers and thinkers and brings together an intergenerational roster of contemporary artists to unpack the correlation between body and machine, informed further by the “age of the internet.” The exhibition opens on Friday, May 2 and will be on display through August 10. For more information, visit mocadetroit.org.

Detroit Historical Museum’s newest exhibition is “Heroes vs. Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story.” Opening on Saturday, May 3, the exhibition highlights Detroit’s contributions to the world of comic books and the generations of local creatives and fans that brought the world of comics to a wider audience and created fandom as we know it today. For more information, visit detroithistorical.org.

The DIA is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with special programming throughout the month of May. In collaboration with AAPI community groups and professional artists, the museum will showcase a dynamic mix of traditional and contemporary dance, music, visual art and more. This year’s celebration includes elements from Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Mongolian, Taiwanese and Vietnamese cultures. To see their full list of events and learn more, visit dia.org.

Feel the force

Calling all Star Wars fans! For five days only, Space Dive 313 has transformed Tangent Gallery in Detroit into a fully-immersive intergalactic cantina. Guests are required to arrive in full costume in order to maintain the Detroitooine experience. Tickets are $60 and still available for Friday, May 2, Sunday, May 4 (May the fourth be with you), Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10. The bar is open from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. For more information, visit Space Dive on Facebook.

This week, we’ve got art experiences centered around students, cover concerts honoring some of Detroit’s biggest stars and unbeatable bargains from produce to paperbacks.

Plus, some eco-friendly entertainment for your belated Earth Day celebrations. Read on to learn more.

Art experiences

The Detroit Institute of Arts’ 88th Annual Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Art Exhibition is open online and in-person now through May 25. This annual exhibition is the longest standing continuous relationship the DIA has with an educational organization and features imaginative works created by DPSCD students in grades K–12, ranging from paintings, prints, drawings and photography to ceramics, video, jewelry and more. The exhibition is on view on the first floor in the Wayne and Joan Webber Education wing and is free with museum admission, which is always free for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. For more information, visit dia.org.

On Friday, April 25 from 5–8:30 p.m., teens ages 13–19 are invited to the DIA to join renowned Detroit artist Tiff Massey for a jewelry-making workshop. Participants will explore Tiff Massey’s “7 Mile + Livernois” exhibit, take part in a wire-wrapping activity and engage in conversation with the artist herself. All supplies and dinner are provided. This event is free with general admission, but registration is required. For more information, visit dia.org.

Cranbrook Academy of Art’s 2025 Graduate Degree Exhibition is also on display now through Sunday, May 4 in Cranbrook Art Museum’s Upper Galleries. Featuring innovative works from the next generation of architects, artists and designers, the Degree Exhibition showcases pieces that are the culmination of two years of studio work from a diverse group of graduates as they launch their careers. For more information, visit cranbrookartmuseum.org.

Cover concerts

This weekend, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra presents the latest concert in their PNC Pops series, “Women Rock!” In this special show, the DSO and guests will perform rock hits by Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Pat Benatar and more. Tickets start at $20 at performances are scheduled for Friday, April 25, Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27. For more information, visit dso.org.

On Saturday, April 26, The Loving Touch in Ferndale is hosting Detroit x Detroit XIII. This annual celebration of Detroit music features local artists performing 3-song cover sets of other local artists, ranging from The Supremes to The White Stripes. Highlights include Skonie & The kLOUDs as Marvin Gaye, Vaega as Mike Posner and Lauren Blackford as Madonna. Tickets are $10 and doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, visit detxdet.com.

Unbeatable bargains

Hey Y’all Detroit, a local organization that provides resources for disenfranchised communities, is back with their first Free Farmers Market of the season on Sunday, April 27. Community members can pick up free produce at Rosemont-Acacia Park in Detroit between 12:30–2:30 p.m. For more information, visit @heyyalldetroit on Instagram.

Bookstock, metro Detroit’s largest used book and media sale, returns to Laurel Park Place in Livonia this weekend for its 21st year. From Sunday, April 27 through Sunday, May 4, visitors can shop for over 300,000 pre-sorted gently-used books, records, DVDs and more. Proceeds benefit Detroit-area education and literacy programs, and all leftover books are donated to local nonprofits and charities. The shop is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, visit bookstockmi.org.

More Earth Day celebrations

On Saturday, April 26, the Detroit Parks Coalition is holding a Belle Isle Earth Day Spring Cleanup, where participants can pick up litter at their own leisure while exploring the park. At the end of the cleanup, participants will weigh the litter they collected and document the impact they made on Belle Isle and along the Detroit River. The cleanup goes from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and starts and ends at the Belle Isle Aquarium. For more information, visit detroitparkscoalition.com.

Then on Sunday, April 27, People for Palmer Park is hosting an Earth Day celebration that puts some creativity into spring cleaning. During “Art in the Trees,” participants can search for Aziza fairy doors as they pick up trash, enjoy art installations and live musical performances throughout the park’s old growth forest, and even create some eco-friendly art of their own. Light refreshments will be served, and participants are encouraged to bring their own trash bags, tools and gloves if they have them. The event goes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is free. For more information, visit their Eventbrite page.