Also at the Sloan Museum: "20th Century Gallery: Flint and the American Dream" - Flint's dramatic history as the birthplace of GM comes to life at the Sloan Museum! Take a fascinating journey through Flint from the birth of the auto industry to the present. Over 600 artifacts and photographs including rare antique cars, period clothing, commercial goods and more.
"Portrait Figures in Minature: The Pierson Doll Collection" -
After 17 years of storage, Carol Churchill 
Pierson's historical Doll Collection is back on display. This display shows 120 figures in their historical settings, the First Ladies as well as the Japanese Dolls that inspired Ms. Pierson who had a mission: using dolls to teach history and traditions.
Explore Flint’s history in the confectionary business with "The Sweet Side." This small exhibit begins with Flint’s tasty past, leading into the chocolate-making process, and explores the influence in our everyday lives as part of our culture.
Discounted overnight packages are available to the Flint Institute of Arts through the "Overnight Pure FunPaks" web site or contact our Tourism Department at 1-877-FLINT-MI or locally at (810) 232-3261 for more information.
FLINT'S
PARADE OF FESTIVALS
2010 LINE-UP
Friday, May 28
"Memorial Day Festival" in downtown Flint
Saturday and Sunday, June 12 & 13
"Flint Art Fair" on the grounds of the Flint Cultural Center Campus
Wednesday - Sunday, June 16-20
"Juneteenth Celebration" at RIverbank Park in downtown Flint
Saturday and Sunday, June 26 & 27
"Sloan Museum Summer Auto Fair" on the grounds of the Flint Cultural Center Campus
Friday and Saturday, July 16 & 17
"Flint Story Tellers Festival" on the grounds of the Flint Pulbic Library in downtown Flint
Saturday and Sunday, July 31 and August 1
"Flint Folk Music Festival" at Flint's Kearsley Park Pavilion
Friday - Sunday, August 6-8
"Flint Jazz Festival" at Riverbank Park in downtown Flint
Tuesday - Saturday, August 17-21
"Back to the Bricks" Car Show in downtown Flint
Saturday, August 21
"Historic Carriage Town Home Fair" Carriage Town
in downtown Flint
Thursday - Saturday, August 26-28
"Crim Festival of Races" in downtown Flint
Thursday - Saturday, September 9-11
"Flint Festival of Quilts" throughout the Flint area
Friday and Saturday, September 24-25
"4th Annual Bikes on the Bricks" Motorcycle show
in downtown Flint
(Please contact the Flint CVB at (810) 232-8900 with any questions on the above mentioned festivals/events)
"Whaley Historical House Museum" - Located on historic Kearsley Street in Flint's Cultural 
Center and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Historical Whaley House Museum offers a glimpse of Flint's past during the 1800s. Built by R.J. and Mary Whaley in 1885, the museum exhibits hundreds of family and Victorian era furnishings and artifacts. The Museum represents an era when Flint began the transition from a small lumbering community to one of the world's largest automotive industrial centers. Listen to the entertaining stories about the Whaley family and discover how they shaped their community and their important role in the creation of General Motors.
Discounted overnight packages are available to the Whaley Historical House Museum through the "Overnight Pure FunPaks" web site or contact our Tourism Department at 1-877-FLINT-MI or locally at (810) 232-3261 for more information.
Looking for more area events? Check out the new county-wide events calendar: geneseefun.com.
