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Michigan Festivals and Events Association presents:
July Event Listings
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Traverse City, MI June 29 – July 6, 2019
Remember the sights, sounds, and smells of a summer celebration in your hometown when you were a kid? It probably had music shows, sporting events, marching bands, pie-eating contests and a midway.
The National Cherry Fesitval‘s 120 events include all of the above and more! Free air shows over the Bay, colorful parades, music shows, and lots of luscious cherries prepared every way you can imagine will be found all week long on Traverse City’s beautiful Lake Michigan shores.
Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival
Battle Creek, MI July 3-7
Family Fun in the air and everywhere at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival, July 3 – July 7, 2019! This summer’s event will have 50+ Hot-Air Balloons, Carnival, Food Vendors, Crafters, Flea Market, 1/2 Mile Drag Racing, Music, Air Show, US Air Force Thunderbirds, Fireworks! All activities take place at the W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI.
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Lake City, MI July 3-7
Grand Parade, Car Raffle, Ox Roast, Fireworks, Free Professional Entertainment nightly, 10K, 5K, and 2K Run, Children’s Parade, Carnival, Vendors and Crafts, and Beach Volleyball Tournament.
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Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration
Thompsonville, MI July 3rd
Bring the entire family and join us as we convert Crystal Mountain into “Main Street USA” and celebrate our country’s independence in good old fashioned red, white and blue style!
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Bay City, MI July 4-6
People travel from all over the United States to witness our amazing fireworks display. When you make the trip, you are sure to be treated to magnificent displays each of the first two nights that set the stage for our magnificent grand finale on the third evening. Our grand finale is sure to send shivers down your spine and reinvigorate your pride in our great nation. We hope that you join us as we celebrate out nation’s independence and give thanks to those who have so bravely served to protect out freedoms.
The Bay City Fireworks are more than just amazing pyrotechnic displays, so we hope that you take advantage of all the fun activities that make this event a destination for so many people from across the nation. During the day you can bring your family down and enjoy Skerbeck Family Carnival while eating for the evening’s firework displays. We also have dozens of vendors selling their wares right at the entrance to the carnival, and on the opposite side of the river, Wenonah Park offers great local and regional entertainment on the bandshell stage right up until the fireworks begin. Preview on the 4th.
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Corunna 4th of July Celebration
Corunna, MI July 4th
Family day celebration with something for everyone!! Pancake breakfast begins at 8am and the Parade starts at 11am. Other activities include car show, tractor show, animal acts, craft show, petting zoo, watermelon eating contest, Inflatables for the kids, Bingo, clowns, concessions, mini golf and much, much more!! Visit our web site at www.corunna4th.org for complete details regarding our event.
The Corunna Historical Village will also be open to the public on July 4th.
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Mackinaw City July 4th Celebration
Mackinaw City, MI July 4th
Celebrate the 4th of July with a fun-filled day for the entire family beginning with games for kids & adults at 1:30 p.m. on the Marina lawn.
At 9:00 p.m. in the Conkling Heritage park, the Straits Area Concert Band will be performing a patriotic concert that will lead up to the fireworks at dusk (around 10:00 p.m.)
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Michigan Rib Fest
Royal Oak, MI July 4-7
Michigan Rib Fest is family-friendly, featuring loads of fun for all ages at the Kids Zone – including bounce houses, face painting, and so much more! Guests will enjoy hours of action-packed entertainment with monster truck rides and lawn games.
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Cadillac, MI July 5-7
Friday features “Kids Day” including pizza party and splash dance. “Red, White and Brew” Michigan Wine and Beer tasting and movie in the park, carnival rides and games all weekend! Fireworks over Lake Cadillac on Sunday night. Live entertainment and loads of family fun awaits you!
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Muskegon, MI July 5-6
The Lakeshore Art Festival is a unique blend, fine art, handmade crafts, music, food, and fun in the beautiful Downtown Muskegon. The Lakeshore Art Festival features hundreds of fine artists and crafters, a Children’s Lane, a food area including an Artisan Food Market, and street performers. Join us the first Friday and Saturday in July to celebrate art, culture, shopping, entertainment, and food!
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Davisburg, MI July 5-14
The 2019 Oakland County Fair will be held July 5 to July 14, 2019. Big Rock Amusements will provide the midway. Fireworks kickoff the fair on July 5. Check our web for the full ten day fun event line up.
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Sault Tribe Summer Gathering Pow-Wow
Sault Ste. Marie, MI July 5-7
The Pow-Wow, or Jiigtamok, has historical, social and spiritual value to Native American’s. Some trace the word powwow back to Anishinaabemowin, the language of the Anishinaabe. Early European-Americans used the word to mean a council or meeting. Powwows, or celebrations, as they were called, were originally held in the spring to celebrate the new beginning of life. Individuals participate in traditional dance and song, visit with family and friends, make new acquaintances, and trade arts and crafts.
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Gaylord, MI July 9-13
Alpenfest…A week of Swiss inspired merriment for the whole family. Stroll the Alpenstrasse, (Main Street) with over 90 arts and crafts exhibitors plus a carnival. Enjoy free entertainment nightly on our Alpenstage. Rejoice in the Burning of the Boogg and watch your troubles go up in smoke. Watch the Grand Parade Saturday at noon, and try franc-flipping and other Swiss inspired contests or savor the World’s Largest Coffee Break. After the parade there will be a car show! You can also stop by our art tent all week! – all in Gaylord’s Alpine Village.
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Parchment, MI July 10-14
The 2019 Kindleberger Summer Festival of the Performing Arts, Wed, July 10 – Sun, July 14, is five days of exceptional outdoor community theatre at The Stage at Kindleberger, a Festival Day of exciting family-friendly fun in and around Parchment’s beautiful Kindleberger Park, and NEW to the 2019 party is the Festival Friday Fun Night, happening Fri, July 12, 9PM-11PM in the lower park! Bring the family out for a night of music, food, cornhole tournament, and more!
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Wyandotte, MI July 10-13
The Wyandotte Street Art Fair, is now in its 58th year. There are approximately 300 artists and craftspeople participating. Twenty-five food and beverage concessions provide a wide variety of delicious cuisine to satisfy all visitors. Area merchants convert sidewalks into a giant outdoor market featuring once-a-year values of quality merchandise.
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19th Annual Harbor Beach Maritime Festival
Harbor Beach, MI July 11-14
The City of Harbor Beach will host its 19th Annual Maritime Festival July 11-14, 2019. The Festival celebrates the importance of the maritime industry to Harbor Beach’s past, present and future prosperity. It is a true Maritime Festival, held on the beach at The Judge James H. Lincoln Memorial Park.
The Festival features free live bands throughout the weekend, kid activities, jet ski races, bocce ball, corn hole and volleyball tournaments, and much more.
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Ionia Free FairIonia, MI July 11-20
A seasonal destination, featuring rides, an animal exhibit, a circus, concerts & tractor pulls.
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Livonia Music from the Heart “Thursdays”
Livonia, MI Jul 11- Aug 29
Thursday nights 7:00 – 9:00pm held on the campus of City Hall.
Kickoff concert will be held.
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Michigan Shakespeare Festival
Jackson, MI Jul 11- Aug 18
The 2019 festival of plays will be the Tempest, Measure for Measure, and Aphra Behn’s “The Rover”
The Michigan Shakespeare Festival is the official Shakespeare festival for the State of Michigan. The MSF holds a LORT (League of Resident Theatres) designation from the Actors’ Equity Association, one of only two such companies in Michigan. Come see lively, engaging, professional classical theater that is Pure Michigan. The Michigan Shakespeare Festival can now be seen in two locations. See our web site for more information.
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Party on McCarty – 80’s Night
Saginaw, MI July 11
Gates open at 5:00pm. Music starts at 5:30pm and ends around 10:00pm.
Bring your own chair or blanket to enjoy this free outdoor concert.
Food vendors, beer and wine, activities, and much more!
There is a $5-per-vehicle parking allowance that is donated to the Saginaw Township Soccer Association for facility and grounds maintenance and improvements.
For the safety and enjoyment of everyone, pets and outside food/drinks are prohibited.
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Uncle Sam JamWoodhaven, MI July 11-14
The 9th annual Uncle Sam Jam has become part of the Downriver Communities’ Independence Day Holiday Celebration. This event is held Thursday, July 11 through Sunday, July 14 and will take place at Civic Center Park in the City of Woodhaven, near 1-75 and West Rd.
The Uncle Sam Jam brings family fun to Woodhaven with Friday night fireworks, carnival rides and games, attractions, monster truck rides, petting zoo, camel rides and FREE concerts all weekend long! There is NO ADMISSION CHARGE to the event!
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Sterling Heights, MI July 12-14
We are pleased to announce our Annual American Polish Festival and Craft Show, July 12-14, 2019, on the grounds of The American Polish Century Club, 33204 Maple Lane, Sterling Heights, MI (14 Mile and Hoover). Our Festival will feature live band performances, Polish Dance Ensabmbles, Polish and American food, Polish and American Beer, refreshments, inflatables for the kids and the 2019 outdoor craft show. Visit our website at www.americanpolishfestival.com or email us at americanpolishfestival@yahoo.com with any questions.
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