It's not one fair, but four simultaneous fairs

• The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair is located in the streets surrounding Burton Carillon Tower at North University.
• The State Street Area Art Fair is located on State Street, North University, East Liberty, and Maynard.
• The Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair has two locations, on State Street (between Angell Hall and the Michigan Union) and Main Street.
• Ann Arbor’s South University Art Fair fills out the entire South University Avenue area.

Hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 21 through Friday, July 23; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 24. For visitor information call 1-800-888-9487 or visit the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Traveling to the Fairs by shuttle Air-conditioned park-and-ride shuttles run from four different locations:

• The Maple Village Shopping Center at Jackson and Maple Roads, just off M-14. Parking is free, and the round trip cost is $4. This shuttle route is a new addition to the Ann Arbor Art Fairs.
• AATA's TheRide will continue to pick up passengers from Pioneer High School, at 601 W. Stadium Blvd., and Briarwood Mall (near Sears) on State and Eisenhower. Parking is free, and the shuttle fare is $1.50 each way for adults, $.75 for K-12 students and AATA Fare Deal cardholders; and seniors, A-Ride cardholders and children five and younger ride free. The Main Street route will drop riders off in downtown Ann Arbor, at Main and William, while the South University route will drop off passengers at the South University and State Street shuttle bus stop.
• University of Michigan Commuter Buses will get passengers from the North Campus Research Complex (formerly the Pfizer campus at Plymouth Road and Huron Parkway), lot NC-90, using entrance at Huron Parkway at Baxter Rd. Parking costs $5, while the shuttle is free.
• Shuttle service hours are Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Shuttles run every 10-15 minutes.

Traveling to the Fairs, non-shuttle edition City parking structures will have all-day rates, and U-M parking decks will have evening and weekend parking. Rates are $10 per day, $5 after 5 p.m. Of course, organizations and private entrepreneurs will offer parking throughout the central city at varying rates.

Special parking hint The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority has a system for keeping track of available parking spaces in all the downtown parking structures. Use it online or by phone at 734-761-9477.

Bus detours: Regular Ann Arbor Transportation Authority bus schedules will be affected by the fairs. Full details on the AATA website.

The coolest new way to fair-hop Two newly renovated, air-conditioned A2 Art Trolleys, presented by VisitAnnArbor.org, will travel a loop between all four art fairs (with eight stops) and run from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Trolley rides cost $1 per person per day (riders will get wristbands), and children 12 and under ride free.

Weather The Ann Arbor Art Fairs are known for heat and, often, a nasty thunderstorm or two. Keep on top of conditions and forecasts with the AnnArbor.com weather page.

There really is an app for that A free iPhone application is now available via Apple’s iTunes store. It was developed by Southfield-based jacAPPS and includes an interactive map of the Fairs (with geo-location, so users can see their current location in relationship to specific artists), with information about local businesses; AAAF events; the trolley; food; information booths; music stages; parking; and a comprehensive list of artists, with sample images of their work.

Food and drink A variety of food options are available at the fairs' food courts, located at on Liberty Street west of Main; on Ingalls Mall outside the Michigan League; and at the Michigan Union, South State Street at South University Avenue. The Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., will again be serving bratwurst, draft beer and more — and provides a nice spot to cool off.

In addition, many restaurants will be serving outside their establishments. For the kids The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair will host the Art Activity Zone, with hands-on projects for adults and children, at the north end of the Ingalls Mall Lawn; and The State Street Area Art Fair will host the Art Activity Zone on Maynard and Jefferson. Let them entertain you Stages with continuous entertainment are located at the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, under the tent on the Ingalls Mall Lawn; Ann Arbor’s South University Art Fair will host the 107.1 Main Stage, at Church and Willard; and the The Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair’s performance stage will be on Liberty, between Main and Ashley. Art-in-the-making Artist demonstrations take place throughout the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair and Ann Arbor’s South University Art Fair. And look for the emerging artists areas in the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor’s South University Art Fair and the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair.

Visit AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com will have our Community Space at 301 East Liberty Street open for extended hours during the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. We’ll be open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday.

The AnnArbor.com Restaurant Guide is fully-researched, locally-sourced, and complete. Art Fair visitors can find information, reviews, deals, coupons, and more, all in one easily organized place. We welcome visitors to our Community Space to experience AnnArbor.com, including browsing restaurants on our public terminals. Our public computers will be outfitted with printers, giving visitors the ability to instantly print valuable coupons.

AnnArbor.com offers free newsletters to keep the community informed on a variety of topics such as news headlines, entertainment, parenting and business news as well as deals from local businesses. Visitors are encouraged to stop by AnnArbor.com, during the Art Fairs, and sign up for free newsletters and to receive a free gift with a free newsletter registration (while supplies last).

We’ll also have a special gift for those who sign up for a new subscription to the AnnArbor.com print newspaper.

Getting around the Ann Arbor Art Fairs:
View 2010 Ann Arbor Art Fairs in a larger map

Alternately, the official art fairs map is available as a PDF.

The officials art fairs guide is also available as a PDF.

Jenn McKee is the entertainment digital journalist for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at jennmckee@annarbor.com or 734-623-2546, and follow her on Twitter @jennmckee.