JUNE1 – 3 Detroit Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix

1 – 3 Mount Clemens Art! Macomb

1 – 3 New Hudson Lyon Township Kite Festival

2 Port Huron Blue Water Sturgeon Festival

2 – 3 Farmington Art on the Grand

6 – 10 Davison Festival of Flags

7 – 10 Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival

7 – 10 Owosso Curwood Festival

7 – 9 Center Line Center Line Independence Festival

7 – 10 Roseville Roseville Rosefest

8 – 10 Flat Rock Summer Blast

8 – 10 Hart National Asparagus Festival

8 – 17 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival

9 – 10 Port Huron Art on the River

9 – 10 Statewide Free Fishing Weekend

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Dear Friends,

There are so many fantastic festivals, fairs and events happening right here in Michigan! These fun-filled activities are perfect opportunities to take part in the variety of experiences our state has to offer. This guide provides an overview of events throughout the Great Lakes State to keep you entertained all summer long.

Did you know tourism is Michigan’s third-largest industry? Spending time as a tourist in your home state is a wonderful way to help our state’s economy while creating new memories and traditions with your loved ones.

This is just a small sampling of the many unique events across our state. You can access additional information and more activities at Michigan.org. I hope this information helps you plan your family’s next outdoor adventure!

Travel safely and best wishes for a beautiful Pure Michigan summer.

JUNE continued13 – 16 Hamburg Hamburg Family Fun Fest

14 – 17 Detroit Detroit Music Weekend

14 – 17 Sebewaing Michigan Sugar Festival

16 Lathrup Village Michigan First Summer In The Village

16 – 17 Gaylord Wings Over Northern Michigan Air Show

16 – 17 Marshall Turkeyville Civil War Reenactment

19 – 24 Livonia Livonia Spree 68

20 – 24 New Baltimore Bay-Rama Fishfly Festival

22 – 23 Auburn Hills Auburn Hills Downtown Summerfest

22 – 24 Howell Michigan Challenge Balloonfest

23 – 24 Northville Arts and Acts/Art in the Sun

23 – 24 St. Clair Annual St. Clair Art Fair

27 Rochester Hills Festival of the Hills

28 – JUL 4 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival

29 Sault Ste. Marie Engineers Day

29 – JUL 4 Manistee Manistee National Forest Festival

30 – JUL 7 Traverse City National Cherry Festival

JULY5 – 8 Auburn Auburn Cornfest

6 – 7 Muskegon Lakeshore Art Festival

6 – 15 Davisburg Oakland County Fair

10 – 14 Gaylord Alpenfest

10 – 14 Manchester Manchester Community Fair

12 – 15 Ira Family Fun & Perch Festival

12 – 15 Harbor Beach Maritime Festival

12 – 15 Woodhaven Uncle Sam Jam

13 – 14 Saline Saline Celtic Festival

13 – 15 Marlette Dog Days of Summer Festival

13 – 15 Sterling Heights American Polish Festival

14 – 15 East Tawas Tawas Bay Summerfest

16 – 21 Goodells St. Clair County 4-H Fair

JULY continued18 – 21 Baldwin Baldwin Troutarama

18 – 21 Fremont National Baby Food Festival

18 – 21 Sparta Sparta Town & Country Days

18 – 22 Indian River Indian River Summerfest

19 – 22 Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Street Art Fair

19 – 22 Farmington Farmington Founders Festival

19 – 22 Mayville Sunflower Festival

19 – 22 Pigeon Pigeon Summerfest

19 – 22 Southfield Southfield Festival of Hope

20 – 21 Cadillac Cadillac Festival of the Arts

20 – 21 Columbiaville Columbiaville Days Festival

20 – 22 Jackson Jackson Hot Air Jubilee

20 – 22 Marquette Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival

21 Harrisville Sunrise Side Wine & Food Festival

21 St. Ignace St. Ignace Fish Feast

21 – 22 Frankenmuth Cass River Colonial Encampment

21 – 22 Utica Appetite for Art

21 – 28 Charlevoix Charlevoix Venetian Festival

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You are never more than half an hour from a Michigan State Park, State Forest Campground,

State Recreation Area or State Trail System.

To find a facility suitable for your recreation needs, visit the Department of Natural Resources website:

www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails

MICHIGANPARKS, CAMPGROUNDS & TRAILS

DIANA FARRINGTONYour State Representative

(517) 373-7768 • DianaFarrington@house.mi.gov

www.RepFarrington.com

JULY continued21 – 29 Grayling AuSable River Festival

24 – 28 Imlay City Eastern Michigan State Fair

26 – 28 Chelsea Sounds & Sights Festival

26 – 28 Holton Holton Days

26 – 28 Sterling Heights Sterlingfest Art & Music Fair

26 – 29 Munger Munger Potato Festival

26 – 29 Walloon Lake Northern Michigan Antique-Flywheelers

26 – 29 Yale Yale Bologna Festival

27 – 29 Flint Flint Jazz Festival

27 – AUG 5 Grand Haven Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival

28 – 29 Farwell Farwell Annual Lumberjack Festival

28 – 29 Melvindale Melvindale Street Fair

28 – 29 West Bloomfield Orchard Lake Fine Art Show

31 – AUG 5 Rogers City Nautical City Festival

AUGUST1 – 4 Croswell Croswell Agricultural Society Fair

2 – 5 Boyne Falls Boyne Falls Polish Festival

2 – 5 Hudson US-127 National Yard Sale

2 – 5 Mackinaw City Rendezvous in Mackinaw

3 – 4 Bath Bath Days Festival

3 – 4 Croswell Croswell Swinging Bridge Festival

3 – 4 Lansing Lansing Jazzfest

3 – 4 Livonia Annual Highland Games

3 – 4 Mackinaw City Mackinaw Area Historic Festival

3 – 5 Bay Port Bay Port Fish Sandwich Festival

3 – 5 Brighton Fine Arts & Acoustic Music Festival

3 – 5 Coloma Coloma Glad-Peach Festival

AUGUST continued3 – 5 Ludington Michigan Lighthouse Festival

3 – 5 Marine City Maritime Days

3 – 5 Marion Marion Old Fashioned Days

3 – 5 Northville Buy Michigan Now Festival

4 East Tawas Tawas Uncork’d

4 Frankenmuth Michigan Honey Festival

4 Goodrich Good Times in Goodrich

4 Harrietta Harrietta Blueberry Festival

4 Oxford Oxford Lone Ranger Festival

4 – 5 East Jordan East Jordan Portside Art Fair

4 – 5 Lexington Lexington Fine Art Street Fair

5 – 11 Traverse City Northwestern Michigan Fair

7 – 11 Ludington Western Michigan Fair

8 – 12 Millington Old-Fashioned Summer Festival

9 – 12 Alanson Alanson Riverfest

9 – 12 Monroe River Raisin Jazz Festival

9 – 12 South Haven National Blueberry Festival

9 – 12 Stanton Stanton Old Fashioned Days

10 – 11 Sparta Sparta Celtic Festival

10 – 12 Milford Milford Memories Summer Festival

10 – 12 St. Johns St. Johns Mint Festival

10 – 19 Caseville Cheeseburger In Caseville

11 Novi The Main Event Novi

11 – 12 Shelby Twp. Shelby Township Art Fair

13 – 19 Armada Armada Fair

13 – 19 Escanaba Upper Peninsula State Fair

15 – 19 Allegan Michigan Fiber Festival

16 – 18 Dewitt Dewitt Ox Roast

16 – 18 Mendon Mendon Riverfest

16 – 19 Buckley Buckley Old Engine Show

16 – 19 Greenville Danish Festival

17 – 19 Howell Howell Melon Festival

17 – 19 Lapeer Lapeer Days Festival

17 – 19 Paradise Wild Blueberry Festival

18 – 19 Grand Rapids GRandJazzFest

18 – SEP 30 Holly Michigan Renaissance Festival

24 – 25 Metamora Metamora Days & Hot Air Balloon Festival

24 – 26 Hastings Hastings Summerfest

25 – 26 Chesterfield Chesterfield Arts & Music Festival

25 – 26 Jackson Jackson Civil War Muster

30 – SEP 3 Novi Michigan State Fair

30 – SEP 3 Romeo Romeo Peach Festival

31 – SEP 3 Fairgrove Michigan Bean Festival

31 – SEP 3 Detroit Detroit Jazz Festival

31 – SEP 3 Royal Oak Arts, Beats & Eats

SEPTEMBER1 Lexington Thumbfest 2018

1 – 2 Algonac Algonac Art Fair

1 – 2 East Lansing Lamafest

1 – 2 Harrisville Arts & Crafts Harmony Weekend

1 – 2 New Baltimore Art on the Bay

1 – 2 Port Austin Art in the Park

1 – 2 Tawas City Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show

3 Big Rapids Labor Day Arts & Crafts Festival

3 Mackinaw City Labor Day Bridge Walk

5 – 9 Charlotte Charlotte Frontier Days Festival

22 – 23 Clinton Twp. Festival of the Senses

22 – 23 Midland Michigan Antique Festival

27 – 30 Niles Four Flags Area Apple Festival

28 – 30 Atlanta 34th Annual Atlanta Elk Festival

28 – 30 Clinton Clinton Fall Festival

28 – 30 Harbor Springs Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

29 Flushing Harvest Fest

OCTOBER4 – 7 Caro Tuscola County Pumpkin Festival

5 Cedar Springs Red Flannel Festival

6 Highland Highland Fall Festival

6 – 7 Davisburg Michigan Antique Festival

6 – 7 Huron Township Huron Township Apple Festival

7 Waterford 32nd Annual Harvest Happening

13 Garden City Annual Garden City Chili Cook Off

13 – 14 Dimondale Michigan International Alpaca Fest

13 – 14 Tecumseh 25th Annual Appleumpkin Festival

27 Jackson Buy Michigan Now Fall Fest

SEPTEMBER continued6 – 9 Lake City Festival of the Pines

6 – 9 Richmond Richmond Good Old Days Festival

7 – 8 Brighton Smokin’ Jazz & Barbecue Blues

7 – 9 Paw Paw Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival

7 – 9 Plymouth Plymouth Community Fall Festival

7 – 9 Posen Posen Potato Festival

7 – 9 Rochester Art & Apples Festival

8 Owosso Artwalk Owosso

8 – 9 Gagetown Fall Family Days

13 – 15 Roscommon Michigan Firemen’s Memorial Festival

13 – 16 Muskegon Michigan Irish Music Festival

13 – 16 Troy Troy Family Daze Festival

14 – 15 Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival

14 – 16 Flat Rock Flat Rock Riverfest

14 – 16 Grand Haven Grand Haven Salmon Festival

14 – 16 Howard City Howard City Harvest Festival

15 Coldwater Applefest and Craft Show

15 Monroe Rally on the River Raisin

15 Rochester Goodison Good Tyme Festival

15 – 16 Brownstown Pte. Mouillee Waterfowl Festival

15 – 16 Lowell Fallasburg Arts Festival

19 – OCT 7 Grand Rapids Artprize 10

21 – 22 Adrian Artilicious Fine Arts Fair

21 – 22 Albion Festival of the Forks

21 – 23 Oscoda Annual Paul Bunyan Days

21 – 23 Romulus Romulus Pumpkin Festival

22 Ortonville Septemberfest

22 Sparta Michigan Apple Fest

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JULY continued21 – 29 Grayling AuSable River Festival

24 – 28 Imlay City Eastern Michigan State Fair

26 – 28 Chelsea Sounds & Sights Festival

26 – 28 Holton Holton Days

26 – 28 Sterling Heights Sterlingfest Art & Music Fair

26 – 29 Munger Munger Potato Festival

26 – 29 Walloon Lake Northern Michigan Antique-Flywheelers

26 – 29 Yale Yale Bologna Festival

27 – 29 Flint Flint Jazz Festival

27 – AUG 5 Grand Haven Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival

28 – 29 Farwell Farwell Annual Lumberjack Festival

28 – 29 Melvindale Melvindale Street Fair

28 – 29 West Bloomfield Orchard Lake Fine Art Show

31 – AUG 5 Rogers City Nautical City Festival

AUGUST1 – 4 Croswell Croswell Agricultural Society Fair

2 – 5 Boyne Falls Boyne Falls Polish Festival

2 – 5 Hudson US-127 National Yard Sale

2 – 5 Mackinaw City Rendezvous in Mackinaw

3 – 4 Bath Bath Days Festival

3 – 4 Croswell Croswell Swinging Bridge Festival

3 – 4 Lansing Lansing Jazzfest

3 – 4 Livonia Annual Highland Games

3 – 4 Mackinaw City Mackinaw Area Historic Festival

3 – 5 Bay Port Bay Port Fish Sandwich Festival

3 – 5 Brighton Fine Arts & Acoustic Music Festival

3 – 5 Coloma Coloma Glad-Peach Festival

AUGUST continued3 – 5 Ludington Michigan Lighthouse Festival

3 – 5 Marine City Maritime Days

3 – 5 Marion Marion Old Fashioned Days

3 – 5 Northville Buy Michigan Now Festival

4 East Tawas Tawas Uncork’d

4 Frankenmuth Michigan Honey Festival

4 Goodrich Good Times in Goodrich

4 Harrietta Harrietta Blueberry Festival

4 Oxford Oxford Lone Ranger Festival

4 – 5 East Jordan East Jordan Portside Art Fair

4 – 5 Lexington Lexington Fine Art Street Fair

5 – 11 Traverse City Northwestern Michigan Fair

7 – 11 Ludington Western Michigan Fair

8 – 12 Millington Old-Fashioned Summer Festival

9 – 12 Alanson Alanson Riverfest

9 – 12 Monroe River Raisin Jazz Festival

9 – 12 South Haven National Blueberry Festival

9 – 12 Stanton Stanton Old Fashioned Days

10 – 11 Sparta Sparta Celtic Festival

10 – 12 Milford Milford Memories Summer Festival

10 – 12 St. Johns St. Johns Mint Festival

10 – 19 Caseville Cheeseburger In Caseville

11 Novi The Main Event Novi

11 – 12 Shelby Twp. Shelby Township Art Fair

13 – 19 Armada Armada Fair

13 – 19 Escanaba Upper Peninsula State Fair

15 – 19 Allegan Michigan Fiber Festival

16 – 18 Dewitt Dewitt Ox Roast

16 – 18 Mendon Mendon Riverfest

16 – 19 Buckley Buckley Old Engine Show

16 – 19 Greenville Danish Festival

17 – 19 Howell Howell Melon Festival

17 – 19 Lapeer Lapeer Days Festival

17 – 19 Paradise Wild Blueberry Festival

18 – 19 Grand Rapids GRandJazzFest

18 – SEP 30 Holly Michigan Renaissance Festival

24 – 25 Metamora Metamora Days & Hot Air Balloon Festival

24 – 26 Hastings Hastings Summerfest

25 – 26 Chesterfield Chesterfield Arts & Music Festival

25 – 26 Jackson Jackson Civil War Muster

30 – SEP 3 Novi Michigan State Fair

30 – SEP 3 Romeo Romeo Peach Festival

31 – SEP 3 Fairgrove Michigan Bean Festival

31 – SEP 3 Detroit Detroit Jazz Festival

31 – SEP 3 Royal Oak Arts, Beats & Eats

SEPTEMBER1 Lexington Thumbfest 2018

1 – 2 Algonac Algonac Art Fair

1 – 2 East Lansing Lamafest

1 – 2 Harrisville Arts & Crafts Harmony Weekend

1 – 2 New Baltimore Art on the Bay

1 – 2 Port Austin Art in the Park

1 – 2 Tawas City Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show

3 Big Rapids Labor Day Arts & Crafts Festival

3 Mackinaw City Labor Day Bridge Walk

5 – 9 Charlotte Charlotte Frontier Days Festival

22 – 23 Clinton Twp. Festival of the Senses

22 – 23 Midland Michigan Antique Festival

27 – 30 Niles Four Flags Area Apple Festival

28 – 30 Atlanta 34th Annual Atlanta Elk Festival

28 – 30 Clinton Clinton Fall Festival

28 – 30 Harbor Springs Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

29 Flushing Harvest Fest

OCTOBER4 – 7 Caro Tuscola County Pumpkin Festival

5 Cedar Springs Red Flannel Festival

6 Highland Highland Fall Festival

6 – 7 Davisburg Michigan Antique Festival

6 – 7 Huron Township Huron Township Apple Festival

7 Waterford 32nd Annual Harvest Happening

13 Garden City Annual Garden City Chili Cook Off

13 – 14 Dimondale Michigan International Alpaca Fest

13 – 14 Tecumseh 25th Annual Appleumpkin Festival

27 Jackson Buy Michigan Now Fall Fest

SEPTEMBER continued6 – 9 Lake City Festival of the Pines

6 – 9 Richmond Richmond Good Old Days Festival

7 – 8 Brighton Smokin’ Jazz & Barbecue Blues

7 – 9 Paw Paw Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival

7 – 9 Plymouth Plymouth Community Fall Festival

7 – 9 Posen Posen Potato Festival

7 – 9 Rochester Art & Apples Festival

8 Owosso Artwalk Owosso

8 – 9 Gagetown Fall Family Days

13 – 15 Roscommon Michigan Firemen’s Memorial Festival

13 – 16 Muskegon Michigan Irish Music Festival

13 – 16 Troy Troy Family Daze Festival

14 – 15 Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival

14 – 16 Flat Rock Flat Rock Riverfest

14 – 16 Grand Haven Grand Haven Salmon Festival

14 – 16 Howard City Howard City Harvest Festival

15 Coldwater Applefest and Craft Show

15 Monroe Rally on the River Raisin

15 Rochester Goodison Good Tyme Festival

15 – 16 Brownstown Pte. Mouillee Waterfowl Festival

15 – 16 Lowell Fallasburg Arts Festival

19 – OCT 7 Grand Rapids Artprize 10

21 – 22 Adrian Artilicious Fine Arts Fair

21 – 22 Albion Festival of the Forks

21 – 23 Oscoda Annual Paul Bunyan Days

21 – 23 Romulus Romulus Pumpkin Festival

22 Ortonville Septemberfest

22 Sparta Michigan Apple Fest

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIANA FARRINGTON(517) 373-7768 • DianaFarrington@house.mi.gov • www.RepFarrington.com

Shelby Township Farmers Market

49965 Van Dyke Ave.

Open Saturdays9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

(May – October)

Sterling Heights Farmers Market

Dodge Park, 40620 Utica Road

Open Thursdays3 – 8 p.m.

(June – September)

Event details are subject to change. Please check ahead for cancellations or date changes that may occur.