Whatsup Downtown Flint

WHAT IS PLACEMAKING?

"PLACEMAKING IS THE PROCESS OF SHAPING A PLACE,
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, AN INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SHAPE THAT PLACE."
-JERIN SAGE- DIRECTOR OF PLACEMAKING

HELP US SHAPE A DOWNTOWN FLINT FOR EVERYONE!

#SUPPORT #LOCAL #CREATIVE #COMMUNITY

CALENDAR

	July 2025
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7 The Outfit LIVE! The Outfit LIVE! July 7, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Churchill's Food and Spirits, 340 Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502, USA See more details •	8 Red, White & Bubbles Red, White & Bubbles July 8, 2025 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Brush Park, Flint FREE INTERACTIVE WALKING EXPERIENCES IN DOWNTOWN FLINT ALL AGES WELCOMED “Bursty in July” Red, White, and Bubbles July 1st Bursty's Bubble Birthday Bash Blast into July and celebrate Bursty the Bubble Fairy's second birthday with a bubble blasting good time July 8th Magical Murals Enjoy some of downtown's beautiful murals while playing with bubbles July 15th Fairy Poetry Fun Bursty bursts out some fairy poetry by various poets while adventuring the Downtown Flint area. July 22nd Floatin' in Flint Floating bubbles around some of Bursty's favorite spots downtown. July 29th Bubble Bonanza Burstin' outta July with a Bubble Blast Out! Who knows when we'll see Bursty again... See more details •	9	10 Pop Up Street cART Community Design & Build Pop Up Street cART Community Design & Build July 10, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Greater Flint Arts Council Join What’s Up Downtown Project Thursday evenings in the back parking lot of GFAC to discuss, design and build out new street cARTs for our resident driven popup programs! We are looking for new ways to equip and outfit our local creative community for fun, engaging and affordable activations in our Downtown and want to hear your ideas and needs! Free and all ages welcome! Art Literature Music Games Food/Drink Silent Disco Performance And so many more possibilities! Let’s create lighter, quicker and cheaper solutions for performing and popping out in public space! No registration required. See more details •	11 Art Walk Art Walk July 11, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come enjoy a walk around downtown through venues all over, start at Greater Flint Arts Council and pick up a map! See more details •	12	13
14 The Outfit LIVE! The Outfit LIVE! July 14, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Churchill's Food and Spirits, 340 Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502, USA See more details •	15 Red, White & Bubbles Red, White & Bubbles July 15, 2025 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Brush Park, Flint FREE INTERACTIVE WALKING EXPERIENCES IN DOWNTOWN FLINT ALL AGES WELCOMED “Bursty in July” Red, White, and Bubbles July 1st Bursty's Bubble Birthday Bash Blast into July and celebrate Bursty the Bubble Fairy's second birthday with a bubble blasting good time July 8th Magical Murals Enjoy some of downtown's beautiful murals while playing with bubbles July 15th Fairy Poetry Fun Bursty bursts out some fairy poetry by various poets while adventuring the Downtown Flint area. July 22nd Floatin' in Flint Floating bubbles around some of Bursty's favorite spots downtown. July 29th Bubble Bonanza Burstin' outta July with a Bubble Blast Out! Who knows when we'll see Bursty again... See more details •	16	17 Pop Up Street cART Community Design & Build Pop Up Street cART Community Design & Build July 17, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Greater Flint Arts Council Join What’s Up Downtown Project Thursday evenings in the back parking lot of GFAC to discuss, design and build out new street cARTs for our resident driven popup programs! We are looking for new ways to equip and outfit our local creative community for fun, engaging and affordable activations in our Downtown and want to hear your ideas and needs! Free and all ages welcome! Art Literature Music Games Food/Drink Silent Disco Performance And so many more possibilities! Let’s create lighter, quicker and cheaper solutions for performing and popping out in public space! No registration required. See more details •	18	19	20
21 The Outfit LIVE! The Outfit LIVE! July 21, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Churchill's Food and Spirits, 340 Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502, USA See more details •	22 Red, White & Bubbles Red, White & Bubbles July 22, 2025 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Brush Park, Flint FREE INTERACTIVE WALKING EXPERIENCES IN DOWNTOWN FLINT ALL AGES WELCOMED “Bursty in July” Red, White, and Bubbles July 1st Bursty's Bubble Birthday Bash Blast into July and celebrate Bursty the Bubble Fairy's second birthday with a bubble blasting good time July 8th Magical Murals Enjoy some of downtown's beautiful murals while playing with bubbles July 15th Fairy Poetry Fun Bursty bursts out some fairy poetry by various poets while adventuring the Downtown Flint area. July 22nd Floatin' in Flint Floating bubbles around some of Bursty's favorite spots downtown. July 29th Bubble Bonanza Burstin' outta July with a Bubble Blast Out! Who knows when we'll see Bursty again... See more details •	23	24 Pop Up Street cART Community Design & Build Pop Up Street cART Community Design & Build July 24, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Greater Flint Arts Council Join What’s Up Downtown Project Thursday evenings in the back parking lot of GFAC to discuss, design and build out new street cARTs for our resident driven popup programs! We are looking for new ways to equip and outfit our local creative community for fun, engaging and affordable activations in our Downtown and want to hear your ideas and needs! Free and all ages welcome! Art Literature Music Games Food/Drink Silent Disco Performance And so many more possibilities! Let’s create lighter, quicker and cheaper solutions for performing and popping out in public space! No registration required. See more details •	25	26	27
28 The Outfit LIVE! The Outfit LIVE! July 28, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Churchill's Food and Spirits, 340 Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502, USA See more details •	29 Red, White & Bubbles Red, White & Bubbles July 29, 2025 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Brush Park, Flint FREE INTERACTIVE WALKING EXPERIENCES IN DOWNTOWN FLINT ALL AGES WELCOMED “Bursty in July” Red, White, and Bubbles July 1st Bursty's Bubble Birthday Bash Blast into July and celebrate Bursty the Bubble Fairy's second birthday with a bubble blasting good time July 8th Magical Murals Enjoy some of downtown's beautiful murals while playing with bubbles July 15th Fairy Poetry Fun Bursty bursts out some fairy poetry by various poets while adventuring the Downtown Flint area. July 22nd Floatin' in Flint Floating bubbles around some of Bursty's favorite spots downtown. July 29th Bubble Bonanza Burstin' outta July with a Bubble Blast Out! Who knows when we'll see Bursty again... See more details •	30	31 Pop Up Street cART Community Design & Build Pop Up Street cART Community Design & Build July 31, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Greater Flint Arts Council Join What’s Up Downtown Project Thursday evenings in the back parking lot of GFAC to discuss, design and build out new street cARTs for our resident driven popup programs! We are looking for new ways to equip and outfit our local creative community for fun, engaging and affordable activations in our Downtown and want to hear your ideas and needs! Free and all ages welcome! Art Literature Music Games Food/Drink Silent Disco Performance And so many more possibilities! Let’s create lighter, quicker and cheaper solutions for performing and popping out in public space! No registration required. See more details •

PARKING

ALL BUSINESS IS OPEN!

Downtown Construction will take place on S. Saginaw from March-August 2024 with road closures between Second St. and Kearsley St. Side roads may be affected.

*Parking areas are highlighted in BLUE.

A

Downtown Flat Lot

125 E Kearsley St.
$5 Flat Rate M-F 6:00am-5:00pm
Free – evenings & weekends

B

Rutherford Parking Garage

125 W Kearsley St.
$5 Flat Rate

C

Riverfront Parking Garage

302 Beach St, Flint, MI 48502
$5 Flat Rate

Metered parking

FREE CURBSIDE PARKING AFTER 5pm & WEEKENDS.

Downtown Saginaw St. (from Flint City Hall north to the Flint River and along side-streets from Buckham Alley to Brush Alley)
276 spaces (on-street parking is closed in construction zones)
Enforced 8 am to 5 pm, M-F (two hour limit)

ADA/HANDICAP SPACES ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL PARKING AREAS, LOTS AND RAMPS.

WHAT IS PLACEMAKING?"PLACEMAKING IS THE PROCESS OF SHAPING A PLACE, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, AN INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SHAPE THAT PLACE." -JERIN SAGE- DIRECTOR OF PLACEMAKINGHELP US SHAPE A DOWNTOWN FLINT FOR EVERYONE!#SUPPORT #LOCAL #CREATIVE #COMMUNITY