Friday was the first day of the 43rd annual Dearborn Homecoming Festival. The festival runs Aug. 2 through Aug. 4 at Ford Field Park.
“It’s a Dearborn tradition and its purpose is in its name. This is a homecoming for many a folks who might have left the city, graduated,” Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud explained.
WXYZ The mayor said tens of thousands of people are drawn to the three-day festival every year. He said many are coming back home from all across the country and all over the world.
The Kadaf family, who lives in Dearborn, said they’ve made this an annual family tradition.
“It kind of brings the community together from all different walks of life, different people that live in the area, people from outside of the area. It’s just a good time,” Jeahad Kadaf said.
His daughter, Yasmeen Kadaf, said, “I love it because I love doing all the rides and how they bring out new ones every year and getting to go with people.”
Aya Kadaf echoes her father’s sentiments in enjoying a sense of community.