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Events Calendar
The Traverse City area hosts a wide variety of festivals throughout the year. By far our largest annual event is the National Cherry Festival, held in early July in downtown Traverse City. Other major celebrations throughout the year are listed below, with links to the official sites if available.
For information and online purchase of ticketed events in the Traverse City area go to My North Tickets.
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May 25, 2013
31st Annual Bayshore MarathonMay 25, 2013
Antrim County Petoskey Stone FestivalMay 29 - Jun 2, 2013
Leelanau Bird FestJun 8, 2013
Annual Leland Wine & Food FestivalJun 9, 2013
Traverse Colantha Walker Dairy FestivalJun 14 - 16, 2013
Cherry Capital Classic Dog ShowJun 15, 2013
Glen Arbor BBQ & Brew FestivalJun 21, 2013
Divas Uncorked!Jun 23, 2013
Suttons Bay Summer Solstice Art WalkJun 23, 2013
Old Town Arts & Crafts FairJun 25, 2013
Brandi Carlile with special guests The Lone BellowJul 1, 2013
The Avett BrothersJul 3 - 28, 2013
Horse Shows by the BayJul 4, 2013
Traverse City 4th of July FireworksJul 17, 2013
Steve Miller BandJul 20, 2013
Wine on the Water FestivalJul 27, 2013
51st Annual Traverse Bay Outdoor Art FairJul 31 - Aug 5, 2013
Elk Rapids Harbor DaysAug 3 - 11, 2013
Northwestern Michigan FairSep 7 - 8, 2013
Annual Harvest StompedeOct 26, 2013
Zombie RunNov 2 - 3, 2013
Toast the SeasonGlen Arbor BBQ & Brew Festival
Local restaurateurs and Northern Michigan breweries will show off their best as Glen Arbor kicks off the summer season with the annual BBQ & Brew Festival in the heart of downtown!
Participating restaurants include Art’s Tavern, Cherry Republic, Blu and Western Avenue Grill. You can wash all that great barbeque down with beer selections from Short’s, Bell’s, Schmohz, North Peak, Jolly Pumpkin, Founders, Cheboygan and Right Brain and more! There will also be non-alcoholic choices from Great Lakes Tea & Spice, Bay Lavender, Cherry Republic and Northwoods Soda.
Live music by Erratixz will get you moving on the dance floor with hits from the ‘70’s, 80’s, 90’s and today.
Admission is $15 per person, which includes four tickets to use toward the purchase of any food or beverage.