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Looking for a Local Day Trip? Here's a Guide to Brighton

Our neighbors at Brighton Patch provided this things-to-do guide for Brighton.

 

We wrote this little daytrip guide to Brighton for a summer series called Patch Passport. The other Patch sites in Michigan — from Fenton to Dexter and two dozen in between — have done the same. 

All summer long, we'll offer up a weekly daytrip guide to another southeast Michigan destination.

But to start, here's what you helped us come up with for our own daytrip guide. Have more suggestions? Add them in the comments.

Explore downtown

Downtown Brighton is thriving. For the first time in several years, people can walk down Main Street and see businesses in just about every storefront.

Parking is free and plentiful, most businesses have back entrances leading to and from parking lots for convenience.

For more about Brighton's downtown, visit the Downtown Brighton page on Patch.

How about lunch?

When you resurface from the short stroll, walk a few steps to one of the most-often-recommended downtown dining suggestions: The Yum Yum Tree. Try one of their delicious sandwiches with some ice cream for dessert!

Not in the mood for a sandwhich? There are more than a dozen downtown restaurants. Browse menus and read reviews in our Patch directory.  

Shopping, touring

After lunch, keep heading down sidewalk until you come to Mill Pond Park.

The Mill Pond is one of downtown Brighton's greatests assets. Walk the tridge along the pond and stop to feed the ducks, if you wish. If you have the kids with you, don't forget to swing by the Imagination Station playground, next to the pond. Then head back onto Main Street for some more shopping.

Check out some of our more unique shops like The Artisan's Bench, Wildernest, Sassafrass Gifts, Art in Bloom, The Parent Teacher Tech Center and Pawsitively Spoiled.

Where to have dinner?

Here are the restaurants that consistently receive thumbs up from Patch readers; click on the links for in-depth reviews and more:

Other options, depending on how late you stay, include Burrough's Tavern, Stout Irish Pub, Bagger Dave's, and Champ's Pub.

Festival Season

There's nothing downtown Brighton loves more than a good party with good friends, great music and better food. Here's the summer festival schedule:

  • July 13-14: Americana Music Festival & Summerfest Sales - Summerfest features great sales and deals offered by downtown businesses while music includes local and national talent.
  • Aug. 3-5: Fine Art & Acoustic Music Festival - Visit one of the most prestigious juried art festivals, featuring approximately 100-125 artists that will line Main Street.
  • Sept. 7-8: Smokin' Jazz & Barbecue Blues Festival -  Visit Main Street and enjoy the taste of ribs infused and mounted with the tastiest and tangiest of barbecue sauce while listening to the sassy sounds of blues and jazz from musicians that trek to Brighton from across the country.

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  • Yum Yum Tree

    Yum Yum Tree

    140 W Main St, Brighton, MI
  • Mill Pond Park

    Mill Pond Park

    W Main St & E Grand River Ave, Brighton, MI
  • Brighton Imagination Station

    Brighton Imagination Station

    200 N 1st St, Brighton, MI
  • The Artisan's Bench

    The Artisan's Bench

    307 W Main St, Brighton, MI
  • Wildernest

    Wildernest

    205 W Main St, Brighton, MI

  • Sassafrass Gifts

    108 W Main St, Brighton, MI
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