Calling all freaks, geeks, and weirdos, the Dirtiest, Most Bizarre Art Show That is Not in An Alley, Ever returns to the Old Miami on Saturday, September 7, 2019!
This one day festival features an art fair with 30 of Detroit’s best outsider artists, live aerialists, pole dancers, freakshow performers, awesome BBQ, DJ’s, the Mz Dirtiest and Most Bizarre contest, live music and MORE!!! Held annually at the Old Miami the same weekend as that other art fair in the Cass Corridor, we present an alternative to sunglasses and shea butter vendors.
Cover charge is $2 before 6pm, $10 after. All military, past and present, admitted free with ID.
21+
This year’s lineup includes A Mayonnaise Graveyard, Hillbilly Knife Fight, SCREW, Busby Death Chair, Haf Life, Tiger Sex, and Lazy Ass Destroyer on the indoor stage! On the outdoor stage, we have Satori Circus, DJ Skeez, silks and aerials by Shadow’s Circus, Kelly Jean and the Motor City Dolls, Konrad Lee, Lounge Singer Extraordinaire, the musical stylings of F.A.R.T., Razor Ray Reyes, burlesque by Sophia Von Stardust, and Lady Pain’s flogging booth, all emceed by the one and only JIMMY DOOM! Plus, BBQ from Killer Grillz and much, much more!
Our annual Dirtiest and Most Bizarre KARAOKE CONTEST is back!! Drag Queens and Kings, Freaks, Weirdos and Exhibitionists all encouraged to compete for the title of Mz/Mr Dirtiest and Most Bizarre 2019! 300 bucks, booze, bbq and a FABULOUS crown to the winner!! 1 song, crowd response is the judge. Sign up the day of the show at the DJ Booth and bring your music on CD or thumb drive.
Call for Artists is open! If your art is outside the mainstream, submit now to vend. Booth fee is $100 for the day, which runs from noon to midnight, Saturday, September 7th. Artists may share booths but should submit a combined application.
Submit by sending up to five photos representative of the work you intend to sell, which may include a photo of your booth from previous art fairs, to notinanalley@gmail.com, along with a brief artist’s bio. We will review applications in batches every few weeks until the spots are filled, so there is an advantage to submitting early. (Artists submitting once we are full will be added to a waitlist.)