Michigan's Best Fairs & Festivals

The annual Blueberry Festival in Downtown Marquette. Washington and Front streets will be bustling with sidewalk sales, food vendors, artists, demonstrations, pony rides, inflatable arcade games, and activities for children and families.

The Coloma Glad-Peach Festival is an annual celebration of the gladiolus flowers and peaches, which are both grown locally. The festival is held the first weekend in August, and provides three days of family friendly fun for all ages.

The Michigan Honey Festival is a fun, inexpensive, & informative weekend for everyone, young and old, non-beekeepers, “Newbee’s” & seasoned beekeepers alike. All our attendees, sponsors, vendors, and volunteers will walk away with something.

Montrose Blueberry Festival featuring two parades, a blueberry mud bog, blueberry pancake breakfast, a blueberry festival Road Race (both a 5k and 8k route), wine & cheese tasting night, movie night, road race expo and so much more!

Featuring a Grand Mint Parade, Arts & Crafts, Flea Market, Quilt Show, Business, Non Profit & Food Vendors, New Vehicle Show, Free Entertainment, Sports
Card/Coin Show, Photo Contest, Kids World, Pony & Train Rides, Mini Golf, Petting Zoo, Various Sports Tournaments & Avenue of Flags.

Howell Recreation is excited to present this year’s The Mini Howell Melon Festival! This more compact and cozy version of the festival will still include lots of community favorite events and more (without the traffic headache as Grand River will not be closed).

Each year during the third weekend in August we celebrate a part of our local heritage, wild blueberries. An art fair, entertainment, and wonderful local food are part of the festivities. The celebration also showcases informative programs of music, nature, and lore all featuring local history.

Romeo’s Michigan Peach Festival is held every Labor Day weekend, You will enjoy parades, bed races, craft shows, and much more. This is a fun event for the whole family.
The Romeo Peach Festival is a collection of fun independently organized events held each year on Labor Day Weekend.

Fairgrove Bean Festival is Labor Day Weekend. Michigan Bean Festival is dedicated in promoting Michigan dry bean industry.

The fair is a fun-filled learning environment and experience so that they can learn about and experience what agriculture is and how it is the basis of our very existence. Join us for our annual county fair featuring live animal exhibits, midway rides, grandstand events, food, antiques, and much more.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula State fair will be held in Escanaba at the Fair Grounds. Come and enjoy all the great events, entertainment and racing.

Enjoy seven days of family fun featuring monster trucks and derby races, entertainment tent, 4-H horse show, Midway Carnival, Grandstand events, food, and so much more.

The annual Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair at the Petoskey Fairgrounds kicks off for the public on Tuesday and runs through Sunday. The Grandstand at the Fair is where the BIG excitement takes place, Tuesday through Saturday night, every year!

Each summer ends with the Houghton County Fair in Hancock Michigan, the weekend before Labor Day weekend. It offers a great opportunity to come out and have a great time with friends and family with entertainment ranging from livestock shows, demolition and off road derby. Miss Houghton County Queen and youth talent show.

The annual Marquette Area Blues Fest will be held over Labor Day weekend at the beautiful Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette. The fest features three days of world class blues music, along with workshops, a dance floor, vendors, and a wide array of food and beverage choices!!

The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest features three entertainment venues with family activities and attractions. The Saturday night balloon glow is a must-see attraction at the Michigan Challenge.About 20 hot-air balloons will inflate on the launch field and glow their envelopes against the beautiful summer night sky.

A whole weekend of family fun! In Downtown to Zehnder Park! General Admission all weekend long. Multiple tent locations. Ice cold beer and hot German food. Live music from Polka to Rock, as well as German dance performances. NEW! Fireworks on Saturday night at 10pm. Main Street Parade on Sunday at 1pm.

The Annual Harborfest - A celebration of Southwestern Michigan's unique maritime history! This annual summer celebration is packed with free family fun. From top-notch free nightly entertainment along the waterfront to action-packed dragon boat races.

The Mackinac Island Lilac Festival is a 10-day celebration held each June. Festivities include the coronation of the Lilac Festival Queen, Lilac Festival 10K, horse-drawn carriage tours, numerous concerts, walking tours, Mackinac Island Dog and Pony Show, the Lilac Festival Grand Parade and so much more!

The Annual Mt. Pleasant Craft Beer Festival is hosted by the Mt. Pleasant Jaycees open to adults 21 years of age and older (valid driver’s license or state issued ID required). Are you a beer connoisseur? Then you will love the annual Mt. Pleasant Craft Beer Festival.

The festival is packed full with many events including carnival rides, air dogs, disc golf, beer tent, games and tournaments, car show, kayaking, live music and more. Fireworks will be shot Saturday night at dusk.