Editing Bay City, Michigan (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Bay City Fireworks Festival.jpg|thumb|right|Bay City's Firework Festival – 2005]]
Bay City is well known in Mid-Michigan for its numerous festivals and celebrations which take place during the summer months. Among them are the River Roar, [[Stanislaus Kostka|St. Stan]]'s Polish Festival, the [[Bay City Fireworks Festival]], and the River of Time living history reenactment. Many of these events take place along one or more banks of the [[Saginaw River]], often in Wenonah Park on the east bank or the larger Veterans Memorial Park on the west bank.

The Bay County Historical Museum, located on Washington Avenue, is the designated repository for the records of the Patrol Craft Sailors Association and also contains numerous displays on local and regional history. Over the past several years, the museum has expanded significantly. It is housed in the former armory building on Washington Avenue, adjacent to the historic City Hall.

The Bay City Players, a volunteer-based community theatre, is the oldest continuously running community theater in Michigan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.baycityarea.com/members/member/bay-city-players-1264 | title=Bay City Players }}</ref>

The [[Bay County Library System]] includes two public libraries located in Bay City, the Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library and Sage Public Library.

The official Bay City flag is blue with the city logo on it. It has been changed from the original design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flagspot.net/flags/us-mibcy.html|title=Bay City, Michigan (U.S.)|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>

The [[Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Festival]] is held annually in September. The festival features a mix of independent films with live indie music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2015/08/see_which_feature-length_films.html|title=See the list of feature films screening at 2015 Hell's Half Mile fest in Bay City|work=MLive.com|date=August 14, 2015|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>

===Sites of interest===
* [[Appledore Tall Ships]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baysailbaycity.org/|title=Appledore Tall Ships - BaySail|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Studio 23/The Arts Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.studio23baycity.org/|title=Studio 23/The Arts Center|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>
* [[State Theatre (Bay City, Michigan)|State Theatre]]
* [[Delta College Planetarium & Learning Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delta.edu/planet/|title=Welcome to the Delta College Planetarium|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Bay County Civic Arena]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.co.bay.mi.us/bay/home.nsf/Public/Bay_County_Civic_Arena.htm |title=Bay County Civic Arena |website=www.co.bay.mi.us |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020402222709/http://www.co.bay.mi.us/bay/home.nsf/Public/Bay_County_Civic_Arena.htm |archive-date=April 2, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[The Bay County Historical Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bchsmuseum.org/|title=Bay County Historical Society|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Bay City State Recreation Area]]
* [[Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum]] (US Navy)