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Cocktail R&D Night

Cocktail R&D Night

November 4 at 9pm +22

Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Northside • $

Help shape Lowertown's menu by road-testing an experimental cocktail and sharing your two cents. Every Wednesday brings a new $10 creation alongside rotating Last Call spirit specials.

Wine Down Thursday

Wine Down Thursday

November 5 at 11pm +14

YORK Food and Drink · Bryant Pattengill East • $

Unwind with the YORK Wine Team every Thursday for a guided tasting at this beloved Ann Arbor hangout. It's a relaxed way to explore new bottles and meet fellow wine lovers in a space locals can't stop raving about.

The Bends

The Bends

November 10 at 7pm

The Blind Pig · Old Fourth Ward • $

Catch The Bends at a storied little room where countless famous acts cut their teeth. Expect a lively crowd, good drinks, and that up-close energy only a tiny club delivers.

Pop-up Wine Tasting

Pop-up Wine Tasting

Vinology Restaurant & Event Space · Old West Side • $20

Sip through eight spring-ready pours — floral reds, crisp rosés, and chilled whites — while grazing on charcuterie and snagging a complimentary tote. It's a relaxed, social evening that feels like a mini escape into wine country without leaving Ann Arbor.

Sunday Drag Brunch

Sunday Drag Brunch

Uplift Ann Arbor · Old West Side • $$

Ann Arbor's queer gathering spot where everyone's welcome. Expect drag brunches, trivia nights, RuPaul watch parties, and a bar designed with accessibility in mind—movable tables and a lowered counter section.

Midnight Madness Market

Midnight Madness Market

December 5

Bløm Mead + Cider · Old Fourth Ward • $

The mead here completely changes expectations: dry, carbonated, and sessionable at 4 to 6 percent ABV, not heavy or cloying. Sip Michigan-made ciders and aperitivos while playing board games in a warm, community-minded downtown taproom.

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Wed, Nov 4 · 4:00 PM

R&D Wednesday

Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Northside

$

Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM

Lowertown Euchre Night

Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Old Fourth Ward

$

Wed, Nov 4 · 5:00 PM

Weekly Board Game Night

Bløm Mead + Cider · Ann Arbor

$

Wed, Nov 4 · 3:00 PM

Best Happy Hour

Good Time Charley's · Burns Park

$$

Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM

Pub Trivia

Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub · Old West Side

$$

Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM

Free Live Trivia

Bløm Mead + Cider · Ann Arbor

Free

Thu, Nov 5 · 4:00 PM

Thursday Happy Hour

Bløm Mead + Cider · Old Fourth Ward

$

Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM

Free Live Trivia at Bløm

Bløm Mead + Cider · Ann Arbor

Free

Fri, Nov 6 · 4:30 PM

Friday Night Flights

Everyday Wines · Kerrytown

Fri, Nov 6 · 4:30 PM

Friday Night Flights Weekly Tasting

Everyday Wines · Kerrytown

Sun, Nov 8 · 8:00 AM

Summer Sundays

Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Northside

$

Tue, Mar 16 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Lowertown Bar & Cafe · Old Fourth Ward

$

Monday Night Football Watch Party: Cowboys vs Eagles

Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub · Old West Side

$$

Live Jazz

Weber's Restaurant · Lakewood

$$

Too Turnt Tony and Drink Noca

Alley Bar · Old West Side

$

Live Music

The Habitat · Lakewood

$$

Jazz Ensemble

The Earle Restaurant · Old West Side

$$

Free Live Music

North Star Lounge · Kerrytown

Cold truth pop-up

Bløm Mead + Cider · Ann Arbor

$

Whiskey Wednesday

The Circ Bar · Old Fourth Ward

$$

Homecoming weekend celebration

Conor O'Neill's Irish Pub · Old West Side

$$

Black Friday Bourbon County Bottle Release and Tap Event

The Grotto - Watering Hole · Old Fourth Ward

$

The Cellar

Old Fourth Ward

$$

The Habitat

Lakewood

$$

Blue Front Ann Arbor

Burns Park

Heidelberg Restaurant & Bar

Old Fourth Ward

$10

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company

Old Fourth Ward

$$

The Hidden King

The Hidden King - Neighborhood Bar · Old Fourth Ward

$

Casa Dominick's

Burns Park

$$

University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex, Building 18 Entrance

Northside

Grange Kitchen & Bar

Old West Side

$$$

Study Hall Lounge

Burns Park

Everyday Wines

Old Fourth Ward

Havana Underground Speakeasy & Cigar Lounge

Old Fourth Ward

$$

AC Hotel Ann Arbor Downtown

Old Fourth Ward

Ann Arbor Distilling Company

Ann Arbor Distilling Company · Old Fourth Ward

$

The Annex

Burns Park

RAPPOURT

Logan

$$

Bar 327 Braun Court

Kerrytown

$$

Ground Control Wines

Bryant Pattengill East

Tippins Market

Ann Arbor

DeAngelis Cantina del Vino Winery

Ann Arbor

E Liberty St

Ann Arbor

Real Seafood Company Ann Arbor

Old Fourth Ward

$$

Suite 103

Dicken

The Keene Theater

Burns Park

The B-side

Ann Arbor

James L. Crawford Elks Lodge

Old Fourth Ward

Babs' Underground

Old Fourth Ward

$$

Peridot

Peridot · Old Fourth Ward

$$

Hunã

Old Fourth Ward

$$

Red Hawk Bar & Grill

Ann Arbor

$$

North Star Lounge

Old Fourth Ward

Alley Bar

Old Fourth Ward

$

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