Weekly Events

Sundays, June 20-August 15, Vespers Concert, John Hall Auditorium, Bay View, 8 p.m., 231-347-6225.
Mondays, late June-August, Community Band Concert, 8 p.m., on the waterfront, Harbor Springs, 231-523-7999.
Tuesdays, in July, Colonial Cooking Class, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, 6-8 p.m., 231-439-4100.
Tuesdays & Fridays, Concerts in the Park, 12 p.m., July and August, Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey, 231-347-4150.
Wednesdays, June 23-August 25, Michigan Governor’s Summer Residence Tours, Mackinac Island, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 231-436-4100.
Wednesdays, June 16-August 11, Festival Concert, Voorhies Hall, Bay View, 231-347-6225.
Wednesdays, mid July-September, Farmers Market, downtown Harbor Springs, 8 a.m.-12 p.m., 231-526-7999.
Wednesdays & Thursdays, June 22-July 28, Knee High Naturalist for 3-6 year olds, Thorne Swift Nature Preserve and Spring Lake Park, 10-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m., Little Traverse Conservancy, 231-347-0991.
Thursdays, June 24-July 29, Junior Naturalist programs (7-10 year olds), 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at various preserves, Little Traverse Conservancy, 231-347-0991.
Thursdays, June 24-September 2, Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
Fridays, mid June-fall, Farmer’s Market, downtown Petoskey, 8:30-1 p.m., 231-347-4150.
Fridays, Concerts in the Park, 7 p.m., Pennsylvania Park, Petoskey, 231-347-4150.
Saturdays, mid June-mid October, Farmer’s Market, Downtown Harbor Springs, 8 a.m.-12 p.m., 231-526-7999.
Saturdays, June 26-October 2, Good Hart Market Day, 2-5 p.m., 231-526-7661.

May

22-Sept. 2 North of the Bridge, the works of roughly 30 artists living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, 231-347-4337.
28-30 Sidewalk Sales, Village of Bay Harbor, 231-439-2000.
29-31 46th Annual Memorial Weekend Pageant, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, 231-436-4100.
31 Memorial Day Parade, Harbor Springs, 10 a.m., 231-526-7999.

June

2 Great Lakes Coastal Plants Walk, join Tip of the Mitt Join Watershed Council staff on a walking tour of Wilderness State Park’s remarkable shoreline, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 231-347-1181.
4 Downtown Petoskey Spring Social Open House, 6-9 p.m., 231-347-4150.
5 Harbor Springs Cycling Classic, begins at Birchwood Inn, 9:30 a.m., 231-526-2151.
5 Diamond Rio Performs, Odawa Casino, Petoskey, 8 p.m., 877-4-GAMING.
8 Vic Foerster, author, Coffee @ 10, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, 347-4337.
10 The First Tee Annual Golf Fundraiser, Arthur Hills Course, Boyne Highlands, 12:30 p.m., 231-838-7174.
11 Kayak to Oden Island, Little Traverse Conservancy, 2-5 p.m., 231-347-0991.
11-20 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, 877-847-0086.
12 Walloon Lake Antique Tractor & Truck Pull, Antique Tractors pulling weight scales in different weight classes, 231-347-4267.
17 Gallery Walk, downtown Petoskey, 6-9 p.m., 231-347-4150.
18-19 14th Annual Antiques on the Bay Vintage & Antique Car Show, St. Ignace, 906-643-8087.
18-20 8th Annual In-Water Boat Show, Bay Harbor, 231-439-2000.
18-21 Petoskey Youth Soccer annual tournament in soccer fields around Petoskey, 231-348-2947.
19 8th Annual Charlevoix/Emmet Co. Pink Ribbon Ride, Boyne City’s Veteran’s Park, 231-536-7066.
22 Martha Fieber, textile artist, Coffee @ 10, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, 231-347-4337.
23 Pigeon River Canoe & Kayak Tour, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 10 a.m-1 p.m., 231-347-1181.
23 Crescendo: A Benefit for the GLCO, Nub’s Nob, 6-9 p.m., 231-487-0010.
24 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
24 Chasin’ Steel performs, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, 7:30 p.m., 231-347-4337.
24-26 35th Annual St. Ignace Car Show Weekend, 906-643-8087.
24-27 Vintage Car and Boat Festival, Village of Bay Harbor, 231-439-2000.
25 5th Annual Waterfront Wine Festival, Harbor Springs, 5-8 p.m., 231-526-7999.
25-27 Wolverine Lumberjack Festival.
26 Kid’s Day, Colonial Michilimackinac, Harbor Springs, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 231-436-4100.
26-27 12th Annual Summer Solstice Art Show, downtown Charlevoix, 231-547-2101.

July

1 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
1 Fine Art Gallery Tour, Harbor Springs, 6-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 Musical Revue, “Razzle Dazzle,” Bay View’s Voorhies Hall, 8 p.m., 231-347-6225.
3 35th Annual Art Fair, Zorn Park, Harbor Springs, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 231-526-7999.
3 Fireworks at dusk, Bay Harbor, 231-439-2000.
3-10 National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, 800-968-3380.
3-4 Antiques at the Fairgrounds, Emmet County Fairgrounds, Petoskey, 231-564-1971.
4 July 4th celebrations in Harbor Springs: a run, parade, art fair, street vendors, fireworks, 231-526-7999.
4 Star Spangled Fourth, 1880s Independence Day, with 38-gun salutes honoring the states of the period, performances of patriotic music, and Victorian children’s game, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 231-436-4100.
4 An American Picnic, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 6:30 p.m., 231-439-4100.
5-8 The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) makes its annual stop at Boyne Highlands for the eighth consecutive year for the Coca Cola Junior Championship, 231-526-3000.
6 Save the Trees Fundraiser, Irish Boat Shop, Harbor Springs, 6-8:30 p.m., 231-344-1003.
7 27th Annual Women’s Club Art Fest, Nub’s Nob, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Nub’s Nob, 231-526-0291.
7 Haney Cove/Intermediate Lake Pontoon Tour, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 231-347-1181.
8 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
9-10 Boyne Thunder Poker Run fundraiser, 90-mile excursion, Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan, 231-582-9009.
9-11 Blissfest! Music and more, Festival Farm, Division Road, north of Harbor Springs.
10 Boyne Challenge Marathon Mountain Bike Race, Boyne Mountain, 800-GO-BOYNE.
10 King’s Men: British Garrisons of Mackinac, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 231-436-4100.
10 Joan Jett performs, Odawa Casino, Petoskey, 8 p.m., 800-4-GAMING.
10-11 Charlevoix Arts & Crafts Show, downtown Charlevoix, 231-547-2101.
10, 17, 21, 28, 31 Ghastly Mackinac, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 8:30-9:45 p.m., 231-436-4100.
13-14 Standard Flower Show Dancing with the Flowers, Community Reformed Church in Charlevoix, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 231-582-2739.
14 12th Annual Garden Walk Dancing with the Flowers, eight gardens of Charlevoix, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 231-547-2702.
15 D’Art for Art, annual Crooked Tree Arts Council fundraiser, Walstrom Boat Garage, Hoyt St., Harbor Springs, 6 p.m., 231-347-4337.
15 Colonial Kids’ Day, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, 231-439-4100.
15 Grand Mackinac Antiques Appraisal Show, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, 9 a.m.-10 p.m., 231-436-4100.
15 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
16-18 2 Busy 2 Cook Weekend, Learn Great Foods, Petoskey, 231-758-3407.
17 Native American Art Fair, Blackbird Museum, Harbor Springs, 231-526-7999.
17 Baynanza, The Bay Harbor Fundraiser of the Year, Bay Harbor Equestrian Club, 231-439-2000.
17 Art in the Park, Pennsylvania Park, downtown Petoskey, 231-247-4150.
17 17th Annual Car Show, Charlevoix, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 231-547-9013.
17-18 Whale of a Sale, water and marine garage sale, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, Irish Boat Shop Storage Building, Fairview St., Harbor Springs, 231-347-1181.
17-18 Emmet County Relay for Life, 24 hours long, Curtis Field, Petoskey, 231-348-5847.
18 Little Traverse Triathlon, all day, Harbor Springs, 231-526-7999.
18-24 Venetian Festival, Charlevoix, 231-547-3872.
20-21 The Michigander Bike Tour stops in Harbor Springs, 231-526-7999.
21 Douglas Lake Canoe & Kayak Tour, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 231-347-1181.
22-25 Walloon Lake Tractor, Engine & Craft Show, 3 miles north of Boyne Falls on U.S. 131, 231-439-3287
22 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
22-25 The Magic Flute, Bay View opera performance at Crooked Tree Arts Center, 231-347-6225.
23-25 Campeau’s Company Encampment, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, 231-439-4100.
24 Vintage Base Ball, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 7 p.m., 231-439-4100.
24 Sawyer Brown Performs, Odawa Casino, Petoskey, 8 p.m., 800-4-GAMING.
24-25 Fiber Arts Festival, Castle Farms, Charlevoix, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 231-237-0884.
29 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
29-Aug. 1 Melges 32 U.S. National championships racing as part of Little Traverse Yacht Club’s Regatta, 231-526-7919.
30-31 Sidewalk Sales, the granddaddy of them all, downtown Petoskey, 231-247-4150.
30-Aug. 1 Little Traverse Yacht Club’s 50th annual regatta, 231-526-7919.
30-Aug. 1 Michilimackinac Marines, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, 231-439-4100.
31-Aug. 1 Eastern Woodland American Indian Art Exhibit/Sale, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, 231-439-4100.

August

1 Coastal Crawl, swim from Harbor Springs’s Zorn Park beach to Harbor Point and back, 231-330-8904.
4 & 7 Ghastly Mackinac, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 8:30-9:45 p.m., 231-436-4100.
4 Thumb Lake Canoe & Kayak Tour, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 231-347-1181.
5 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
5 An Evening with DuMouchelles, antiques appraisers, Harbor Springs History Museum, reception 5-6 p.m., lecture 6-7 p.m., 231-526-9771.
5-7 Wizard of Oz, Bay View’s John Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m., 231-347-6225.
5-8 Polish Festival, Boyne Falls, 231-582-6222.
6 Appraisal Day, bring your treasures, Harbor Springs History Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., call to reserve a time slot, 231-526-9771.
7 Bay Harbor Art Fair, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 231-439-2000.
7 Benefits Antiques Sale, Harbor Springs Historical Sale, Historic Shay House, Harbor Springs, 231-526-9771.
7-8 Antiques at the Fairgrounds, Petoskey, 231-564-1971.
12 Cars in the Park, Zorn Park, Harbor Springs, 5 p.m. til dusk. 231-526-7999.
12 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
13-15 Alanson Riverfest 2010.
13-15 International Ironworkers Festival, Mackinaw City, 989-737-5518.
14 52nd Annual Waterfront Art Fair, Charlevoix, 231-547-2675.
14-15 37th Annual Antique Auto Show and Flea Market, Boyne City, 231-582-6222.
14-15 18th Annual Odawa Homecoming Jiingtamok (pow wow), Ceremonial Grounds, Pleasantview Road, Harbor Springs, 231-242-1453.
19 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
20-21 Festival on the Bay, Petoskey waterfront, 231-347-4150.
24-29 Emmet County Fair, Petoskey, 231-347-1010.
25 Maple River Awe-Inspiring Canoe & Kayak Tour, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 231-347-1181.
26 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
28 Corvette Crossroads Auto Show, Mackinaw City, 231-436-5574.

September

2 Street Musique, downtown Harbor Springs, 7-9 p.m., 231-526-7999.
3-4 Boyne City Labor Day Car Show, 231-675-2552.
4-5 Royal Craft Show, Castle Farms, Charlevoix, 231-237-0884.
6 53rd Annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk, Mackinaw City, 7 a.m., 888-455-8100.
9-12 Bay Harbor Fishing Tournament, 231-439-2000.
10-11 Hopps of Fun, A Festival of Beer and Wine, Mackinaw City, 231-436-5030.
17-18 Antique & Classic Boat Society International Boat Show, Bay Harbor, 231-439-2000.
17-19 15th Annual Richard Crane Memorial Big Rig Truck Show, St. Ignace, 906-643-8087.
18 Harbor Springs Cycling Classic, begins at Birchwood Inn, 231-526-2151.
24-27 Buck Brannaman Clinic, Horsemanship 1 and Cattle Working/Ranch Roping, Bay Harbor Equestrian Club, 231-439-7100.
25 Taste of Harbor Springs, on the waterfront, 12-3 p.m., 231-526-7999.

October

8-9 Fort Fright, Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, 6:30-9:30 p.m.,231-439-4100.
8-10 Fall Bulb Sale, Charlevoix Garden Club, East Park at the Marina, Charlevoix, 231-547-0680.
8-10 Applefest! A weekend of apple celebrations, Charlevoix’s East Park, 231-547-2675.
16 Bay Harbor Harvest Festival, 1-4 p.m., 231-439-2000.
17 Grand Bridal Expo, Castle Farms, Charlevoix, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 231-237-0884.

November

28 Annual Christmas Tree Lighting, Harbor Springs. 231-526-7999.

December

11 Annual Holiday Open House, downtown Harbor Springs, 6-9 p.m., 526-7999.