As part of its centennial celebration this year, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is hosting a free three-day ‘Family Fun Days’ festival that will feature performances, art and science activities, a 3-on-3 youth basketball tournament, and more on June 5-7 on the campus of the Flint Cultural Center.
On June 5 from 5-8 p.m., the Flint Institute of Arts, Sloan Museum of Discovery, and Longway Planetarium have free admission, with food trucks and cafes on the FCC campus offering food for purchase as people explore each facility. Live performances will be on stage outside of the FIA from 6-8 p.m.
The “main event” festivities are from noon-6 p.m. on June 6, and include:
- A free community lunch from 12:30-2:30 p.m. (while supplies last)
- A campus-wide scavenger hunt with big prizes
- Gaming truck and bounce house
- Live music and entertainment
- A 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Flint Cultural Center Academy, with play beginning at 9 a.m. (registration required by May 31, with priority given to Flint residents
- Activities hosted by the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint Institute of Music, Gloria Coles Flint Public Library, Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium
- Tours of the historic Applewood Estate from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
The basketball tournament is hosted in partnership with Moneyball Sportswear and is open to male and female players ages 11-18, with four age divisions: 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18. Registration is free, and every participant will receive a reversible jersey. Championship finals begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 7. A full schedule of events is available online.
“We couldn’t think of a better way to mark our centennial than to celebrate our hometown of Flint — its people, its spirit and its future,” said Ridgway White, president and CEO of the Mott Foundation, in a news release. “This is our way of saying thank you to the community we’ve worked alongside for a century. We hope everyone comes out, brings their families and makes some great memories.”
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