Photos Courtesy of Flintside
Hosted by the nonprofit organization Friends of the Alley and presented by Communities First, Inc., this free summertime festival was enjoyed by several thousand people celebrating the season! Attendees enjoyed a variety of unique vendors, performances by more than a dozen live bands and festival fare provided by more than 50 food trucks. FOTA’s mission is to “beautify and activate” Downtown Flint’s alleys by creating “inviting, inclusive” and “pedestrian friendly spaces.”

Eric the Cosplay Guy, left, and Lorna Lewis, right, dress in costume to promote Fett’s Toy Depot as hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Grand Rapids band Low Phase performs as hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Caleb Robinson + Reaching perform as hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Caleb Robinson + Reaching perform as hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Hundreds of people gather in downtown Flint’s Buckham Alley for Alley Fest, an annual event hosted by nonprofit Friends of the Alley featuring live music, food and vendors, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.