Flint Plug

🚗✨ It all comes down to today!
The “Back to the Bricks” Main Event takes over Downtown Flint this Saturday, August 16th.

Hundreds of classic rides, custom builds, live music, food trucks, and pure Vehicle City energy all lined up on the red bricks of Saginaw Street. 🔥

This is Flint history. This is Flint culture. This is Back to the Bricks 2025.

📍 Downtown Flint
🕘 All day, but the main event ends at 7 pm
🎶 Cars • Music • Food • Community

Flint built this auto game, and today we celebrate it the Flint way. Pull up, take some flicks, grab some eats, and vibe with the people. 💯

💧🎆 FLINT WATER FESTIVAL IS BACK — BIGGER. LOUDER. 🔌

🗓️ JULY 3–5
📍 Downtown Flint – Flat Lot (125 E. Kearsley)
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

🕓 Carnival Midway Hours 
• Thursday, July 3 | 2 PM – 10:30 PM
• Friday, July 4 | 12 PM – 11 PM
• Saturday, July 5 | 12 PM – 10:30 PM

🕖 Main Festival Schedule (Flat Lot) 
• Friday, July 4 | 7 PM – 10:30 PM
• 🎆 Fireworks Finale @ 10 PM

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🎡 CARNIVAL RIDES & PASSES

🎫 Entry (Ages 12+): $3
🎟️ Unlimited Ride Wristbands:
• Thursday: $22
• Friday & Saturday: $25
🎠 Some rides require individual tickets (prices vary)

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🎶 ENTERTAINMENT

✨ Live DJs & Local Artists
🎤 Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars Tribute Band)
🎧 Sounds by DJ Brian Larkin

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💦 WATER ACTIVITIES

🚿 Soak City Splash Zone
🌊 Giant Water Slide
🫧 Foam Party Pits
🎯 Dunk Tanks

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🍔 FOOD & COMMUNITY

🍴 Local Food Trucks & Street Eats
🏓 Pickleball Matches w/ Flint City Bucks
🎪 Family Games & Community Vendors
🎨 Art, music, and 810 culture all around

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🚨 Minors 17 & under must be with an adult (21+)
🤝 Presented by RICH Kids Inc. in partnership with Flint Institute of Music (FIM)

👇 Tag your crew & drop a 💧 if you’re showing up for the city this weekend!
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🎬 A Major Movie Is Filming in Flint! 🎬

1️⃣ EXTRAS NEEDED FOR MOVIE SCENE!
Be part of the crowd during the filming of the final fight scene for the boxing film Clay, happening right here in Flint at Dort Financial Center.

📅 Wednesday, June 11
🕑 2 PM – 7 PM
📍 Dort Financial Center
🎟️ Sign up now: https://bit.ly/m/ExtraFunnyEvent

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2️⃣ ENJOY A FREE COMEDY SHOW WHILE YOU’RE THERE!
All registered extras get to enjoy live stand-up comedy as part of the experience while filming takes place.

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📌 Flint Plug 🔌 is not affiliated with the film or casting team — just sharing opportunities happening in our city!

Let’s fill the building and show out for the 810!

Been locked in 🔒 behind the scenes.
Lining up the next wave of 🔥 food spots, 🎥 creators, and 💎 hometown gems to put the spotlight on.

If you’ve been rocking with Flint Plug since Day 1, just know I see you 👀.
The support means everything 🙏🏽.

I’m building this from the bricks up 🧱—
for the city, for the culture, and for the ones who don’t always get seen.

💬 Drop a business, artist, or person in the 810 that deserves more love.
Let’s plug them in 🔌.

What’s Happening This Weekend in the 810? 🔌

It’s up, this Memorial Sunday.

Good eats, good beats, and the city outside.

Beats x BBQ – 6th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Celebration

📍 Location: Tenacity Brewing, 119 N Grand Traverse St, Flint, MI
🗓️ Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: Starting at $13; free for kids under 12.

Get ready for an unforgettable day filled with:

• 🎧 Live DJ sets by B.Corder, DJ Hype, DJ Paradise, DJ E Nyce, and DJ KJ

• 🍗 Delicious eats from local vendors like 810 Smoke LLC, Slice of Flint, Taste Buds Flint, and more

• 🚘 Fun activities including gaming and a car show

• 🎶 An All R&B After Party featuring DJ Hype and DJ Woo Beatz at Soothing Tunes Room

Celebrate the community, music, and flavors that make Flint unique. Don’t miss out!

Tickets at www.beatsxbeers.com/beatsxbbq

Beats x Beers

What’s good, 810?! 🔌 Welcome to Flint Plug.

This is your new go-to spot for everything dope in and around Flint — the food, the flavor, the faces, the hustle, the events, and the culture that make this city MOVE.

We’re tapping in to highlight:
✨ Local gems & restaurants
💼 Black-owned businesses
🎨 Murals, makers & music
🗣️ Voices you NEED to hear

From Beecher to Grand Blanc and everywhere in between, this page is built for the ones who rep Flint with pride — the dreamers, the doers, and the ones who keep it real.

🔌 We’re plugged in.
🎥 We’re pulling up.
🔊 We’re putting on.

Follow the vibe. Tap in. Let’s show the world what Flint’s really about.

🗣️ Know somebody or somewhere we should highlight? Drop a comment or hit the DMs — we’re always looking for what’s next!