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Michigan Festivals and Fairs

Critic's Choice: Michigan Fiber Festival

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May 19-21

GREAT LAKES KITE FESTIVAL

State Park | Grand Haven | 616-846-7501 or 800-622-4655 | www.mackite.com | Fri 1-9 PM, Sat 10 AM-10:30 PM, Sun 10:45 AM-5 PM |

May 20

ANNUAL MICHIGAN PARADE

Downtown and around the state capitol | Lansing | 517-323-2000 or 888-252-6746 | 11 AM |

May 20-26

MICHIGAN WEEK 2006

Events held statewide | 517-373-1586 | www.michigan.gov/michiganweek

June 1-3

BUDWEISER BLUES FESTIVAL

Jackson County Airport | Jackson | 517-796-9368 | www.slippeddiscproductions.com | Thu-Fri 6-11 PM, Sat noon-midnight |

June 2

CHILI COOK-OFF

Lansing Center | Lansing | 517-702-6730 | 5-9 PM | $5 “all you can eat” June 3-5

June 3-5

FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

Calder Plaza | Grand Rapids | 616-459-1300 | www.festivalofthearts.org | Fri noon-10 PM, Sat 10 AM-10 PM, Sun 10 AM-6 PM |

June 8-11

CEREAL FESTIVAL

Battle Creek | 269-962-2240 | www.cerealfest.com | Thu 1-7 PM, Fri 9 AM-3 PM, Sat 8 AM-10 PM, Sun 8 AM-6 PM |

June 8-11

WATERFRONT FILM FESTIVAL

Saugatuck | 269-857-8351 | www.waterfrontfilm.org | Thu 6 AM-11 PM, Fri-Sun 9 AM-10 PM | Individual tickets $8-$10, festival passes $55-$250

June 9-11

NATIONAL ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL

Shelby | 231-861-8110 | www.nationalasparagusfestival.org | Fri 11 AM-5:30 PM, Sat 8:30 AM-midnight, Sun 7:30 AM-noon |

June 9-11

THREE OAKS FLAG DAY FESTIVAL

Three Oaks | 269-469-5409 | www.harborcountry.org | Various times |

June 9-10

VICKSBURG OLD CAR FESTIVAL

Vicksburg | 269-649-1701 | www.vicksburgoldcarfestival.com | Fri 6-10 PM, Sat 7 AM-3:30 PM |

June 10-11

FEAST OF THE STRAWBERRY MOON

Harbor Island | Grand Haven | 616-842-0700 | www.grandhavenchamber.org | Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sun 9 AM-4 PM | $3, $12 per family

June 10

PT CRUISER CAR SHOW

Domaine Berrien Cellars | 398 E. Lemon Creek | Berrien Springs | 269-473-9463 | www.domaineberrien.com | noon-5 PM |

June 10-17

SPRING LAKE HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Downtown | Spring Lake | 616-842-1393 | www.slheritagefestival.com | Various times |

June 16-18

GIZZARD FEST

Downtown | Potterville and Lake Alliance | 517-645-2313 | www.gizzardfest.com | Fri 6 PM-midnight, Sat 7 AM-dusk, Sun 9 AM-7 PM |

June 16-18

HARBORFEST

Riverfront Park and downtown | South Haven | 800-764-2836 | www.shharborfest.com | Fri 5-10 PM, Sat 8 AM-10 PM, Sun 8 AM-3 PM |

June 16-18

LUDINGTON CARFERRY FESTIVAL

Waterfront Park | Ludington | 231-845-0324 or 800-542-4600 | www.ludington.org | Fri 5-9 PM, Sat 8 AM-10 PM, Sun 8 AM-4 PM |

June 16-18

RIVERBANK TRADITIONAL POWWOW

Adado Riverfront Park | Lansing | 517-393-7236 | Fri 6-10 PM, Sat 10 AM-dusk (grand entry 1 and 7 PM), Sun 10 AM-5 PM (grand entry noon) |

June 16-18

SUMMER SOLSTICE JAZZ FESTIVAL

Downtown | East Lansing | 517-319-6927 | www.cityofeastlansing.com | Fri-Sat 4:30-10:30 PM |

June 17-18

WHITE LAKE AREA ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL

Funnell Field | Whitehall | 800-879-9702 | www.whitelake.org | Sat 10 AM-5 PM, Sun 11 AM-4 PM |

June 22-25

LINDEN SUMMER HAPPENING

Downtown | Linden | 810-735-9260 | www.lindensummerhappening.org | Thu 5:30-10 PM, Fri 11 AM-1 AM, Sat 8 AM-1 AM, Sun 10 AM-6 PM | $5 cover
charge for entertainment tent, all other events free

June 23-24

FESTIVAL OF THE MOON/ FESTIVAL OF THE SUN

Burchard Park | Lansing | 517-485-4283 | www.festivalofthesun.com | Fri 6-10 PM, Sat 2-10 PM | Fri $5, Sat $13 before June 23, $15 at the door

June 23-25

KALAMAZOO VALLEY ANTIQUE TRACTOR, ENGINE & MACHINERY SHOW

Gilmore Car Museum | 6865 Hickory | Hickory Corners | 269-671-5089 | www.gilmorecarmuseum.org | 9 AM-5 PM | $7, children under 11 free

June 24

ANNUAL SAND SCULPTURE CONTEST

Grand Haven City Beach | Grand Haven | 616-842-4910 | www.grandhavenchamber.org | 9 AM-noon | Participant fee $5 per individual, $10 family/group of five or less, spectators free

June 24-25

EATON RAPIDS DAM FESTIVAL

Miller Complex | 635 State | Eaton Rapids | 517-663-4712 | Sat 8 AM-dusk, Sun 8 AM-6 PM |

June 24-25

GRAND HAVEN ART FESTIVAL

Washington (between Harbor and 3rd) | Grand Haven | 616-842-4910 | www.grandhavenchamber.org | Sat-Sun 10 AM-5 PM |

June 24

LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE WINE FESTIVAL

Weko Beach | Bridgman | 773-353-2929 | 4-10 PM | $5

June 25

20TH ANNUAL LOG CABIN DAY

Statewide | 269-925-3836 | www.qtm.net/logcabincrafts/brochure | Various
times | Most admissions free

June 29-July 9

MUSKEGON SUMMER CELEBRATION

Heritage Landing (Muskegon Lake) | Muskegon | 231-722-6520 or 800-585-3737 | www.summercelebration. com | Thu 6/29, 5:30-11 PM; 6/30-7/9 noon-11 PM | $90 festival pass, $45 children 6-12

June 30-July 4

BATTLE CREEK FIELD OF FLIGHT AIR SHOW AND BALLOON FESTIVAL

W.K. Kellogg Airport | Battle Creek | 800-397-2240 | www.bcballoons.com | Fri noon-6:30 PM, Sat-Mon 6:30 AM-10:15 PM, Tue 10 AM-6:30 PM | Various admissions, children “four feet and under” free

July 1

GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND FIREWORKS DISPLAY

Downtown | Three Oaks | 269-756-3121 | www.harborcountry.org | Various times, fireworks at dusk |

July 1

INTERNATIONAL CHERRY PIT SPIT COMPETITION

Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm | 9351 E. Eureka Rd. | Eau Claire | 269-782-7101 or 877-863-3276 | www.treemendus-fruit.com | 10 AM-3 PM |

July 1

LAKESIDE ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL

Lakeside Park | Lakeside | 269-469-5059 | www.harborcountry.org | 10 AM-5 PM |

July 2

REDS, WHITES & BBQ!

Round Barn Winery | 10983 Hills Road Baroda | 800-716-9463 | www.roundbarnwinery.com | 2-8 PM | $5

July 6-8

KALAMAZOO BLUES FESTIVAL

Arcadia Festival Place | Kalamazoo | 269-381-6514 | www.kvba.org | Thu 5-10:30 PM, Fri 5 PM-12:30 AM, Sat noon-12:45 AM | $5-$12, children under 13 free

July 8-9

KRASL ART FAIR ON THE BLUFF

Lake Bluff Park | Saint Joseph | 269-983-0271 | www.krasl.org | Sat 10 AM-6 PM, Sun 10 AM-5 PM |

July 10-16

COMMON GROUND FESTIVAL

Adado Riverfront Park | Lansing | 517-267-1502 | www.commongroundfest.com | Mon-Fri 5:30-11 PM, Sat-Sun noon-11 PM | $25 when purchased before 7/1, $29 after; $79 seven-day pass if purchased before 7/1, $89 after; children 10 and under free

July 13-16

VENETIAN FESTIVAL

Silver Beach | Saint Joseph | 269-983-7917 | www.venetian.org | Thu 1-11 PM, Fri noon-11:30 PM, Sat 10 AM-11:30 PM, Sun 8:30 AM-7 PM | Concert tickets $15-$45, but most other events free

July 18-22

NATIONAL BABY FOOD FESTIVAL

Main Street | Fremont | 231-924-0770 or 800-592-2229 | www.babyfoodfest.com | Various times |

July 19-22

ANN ARBOR SUMMER ART FAIR

Downtown | Ann Arbor | 734-662-3382 | www.michiganguild.org | Wed-Fri 10 AM-9 PM, Sat 10 AM-6 PM |

July 21-23

MUSKEGON AIR FAIR

Muskegon County Airport | Muskegon | 231-722-6520 | www.muskegonairfair.com | Fri 5:30-10 PM, Sat-Sun 10 AM-6 PM | $26

July 22

CELEBRATE WHITE LAKE

Goodrich Park | White Lake | 231-893-4585 | www.whitelake.org | 10 AM-5 PM |

July 28-August 6

GRAND HAVEN COAST GUARD FESTIVAL

Various downtown locations | Grand Haven | 888-207-2434 | www.ghcgfest.org | Various times | Charge for evening entertainment, most other events free

July 29

BEER, BRATS AND HONKY TONK

Saugatuck Center for the Arts | 400 Culver | Saugatuck | 269-857-2399 | www.sc4a.org | 4-7 PM | $5

July 29

FRUITLAND BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL

Fruitland Township Park | Whitehall | 231-766-3208 | www.whitelake.org | 8 AM-5 PM |

August 2-5

ABBOTT’S MAGIC 69TH ANNUAL GET TOGETHER

Downtown | Colon | 800-926-2442 | www.abbottmagic.com | 9 AM-10 PM | $5-$15, some events free

August 4-5

LANSING JAZZFEST

Old Town | Lansing | 517-371-4600 | www.jazzlansing.com | Fri 5 PM-midnight, Sat 2 PM-midnight |

August 5

RIVERFOLK MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL

Carr Park | Manchester | 877-748-3655 | www.riverfolkfestival.org | 11 AM-midnight | $12 in advance, $15 at the gate, children under 11 free

August 6

MINARD MILL BICYCLE TOUR AND WIENIE ROAST

All tours begin and end at R.W. Kidder Middle School | Rives Junction | Jackson | 517-750-7525 | www.cascadescyclingclub.org | Various routes and times | Advance registration by July 22, $15 per individual, $32 per family (one or two adults plus children ages 5-17); after July 22, $20 individual, $42 family, children under 5 free

August 8

CLOWN BAND CONCERT AND CORN ROAST

Historic White Pine Village | 1687 S. Lakeshore | Ludington | 231-843-4808 | www.historicwhitepinevillage.org | 4-9 PM | Various admission prices

August 8-13

MICHIGAN WOMYN’S MUSIC FESTIVAL

Ludington | 231-757-4766 | www.michfest.com | Women only (except for children) | Various prices

August 9-12

SUMMER FEST

Historic Downtown | Coopersville | 616-997-5164 | www.coopersville.com |
Various times, most evening entertainment begins 7 PM |

August 10-13

NATIONAL BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL

Downtown | South Haven | 800-764-2836 | www.blueberryfestival.com | Various times, most evening entertainment begins 7 PM |

August 11-12

CHALK THE BLOCK ON THE BLUFF

Downtown | Saint Joseph | 269-985-1111 | www.sjtoday.org | Fri 5-10 PM, Sat 10 AM-10 PM |

August 11-13

GREAT LAKES FOLK FESTIVAL

Michigan State University | East Lansing | 517-432-4533 | www.greatlakesfolkfest.net | Fri 6-10:30 PM, Sat noon-10:30 PM, Sun noon-6 PM |

August 11-13

SHIP & SHORE ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

Whittaker | New Buffalo | 269-469-5409 | www.newbuffalo.org | Fri 6 PM-midnight, Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-6 PM |

August 18-19

WHITE LAKE MARITIME FESTIVAL

Goodrich Park | White Lake | 800-879-9702 | www.whitelake.org | Fri 4PM-midnight, Sat 10 AM-midnight |

August 19-20

MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL

Allegan County Fairgrounds | Allegan 269-948-2497 | www.michiganfiberfestival.org | Sat 9 AM-6 PM, Sun 9 AM-4 PM | $4, $6 weekend pass, children 8 and under free [see Critic's Choice]

August 23-September 4

MICHIGAN STATE FAIR

Michigan State Fairgrounds | Eight Mile and Woodward | Detroit | 313-369-8200 | www.michigan.gov | 10 AM-10 PM | $9, $4 children 2-11, children under 2 free

August 25-26

WE’RE MOVIN’ ON AFRIKAN-AMERICAN FESTIVAL

Haskell Community Park | Flint | 810-789-7324 | Noon-9:30 PM |

August 26-27

COOPER’S GLEN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Kalamazoo Nature Center | Kalamazoo | 269-381-1574 | www.naturecenter.org | Sat 9:30 AM-10 PM, Sun 9 AM-5 PM | $20, $35 for two-day pass, children 15 and under free

September 1-4

NEWAYGO LABOR DAY LOGGING FESTIVAL

Downtown | Newaygo | 231-652-3068 | www.explorenewaygo.com | Fri 11 AM-5 PM, Sat-Mon 10 AM-5 PM |

September 2-3

LAMA FEST

Michigan State University | East Lansing | 517-655-5988 | www.lamafest.com | Sat 8:30 AM-7 PM, Sun 8:30 AM-4 PM |

September 7-10

MICHIGAN FLYWHEELERS ANTIQUE ENGINE AND TRACTOR SHOW

Michigan Flywheelers Museum | 06285 68th | South Haven | 269-639-2010 | www.michiganflywheelers.org | Thu-Sat 8 AM-6 PM, Sun 8 AM-2 PM | $4, children under 13 free

September 15-16

GRAND HAVEN SALMON FESTIVAL

Downtown and waterfront | Grand Haven | 800-968-0894 | www.visitgrandhaven.com | Fri 5-11:30 PM, Sat 10 AM-midnight | Wine tasting and salmon cookoff $15, other events free

September 16-17

OLD TOWN BLUESFEST

Old Town | Lansing | 517-371-4600 | www.oldtownbluesfest.com | Fri 5 PM-midnight, Sat 2 PM-midnight |

September 23-24

AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Woldumar Nature Center | 5739 Old Lansing | Lansing | 517-322-0030 | www.woldumar.org | 10 AM-5:30 PM | $5

September 23-24

APPLE FEST

Central Riverside Park | Belding | 616-794-0060 | www.beldingchamber.com | Sat 9 AM-5 PM, Sun 11 AM-4 PM |

September 23

FREE MUSEUM LIVING HISTORY DAY

Michigan Maritime Museum | 260 Dychman | South Haven | 800-747-3810 | www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org | 10 AM-4 PM |

September 29-30

FALL FEST

North Mears Parking Lot | Whitehall | 800-879-9702 | www.whitelake.org | Fri 4 PM-midnight, Sat 10 AM-midnight | $3 door charge 8 PM-midnight, all other
times free

September 30

GRAND DUCK QUACKER DUCK RACE

Waterfront Stadium | Grand Haven | 616-846-2015 | www.visitgrandhaven.com | 11 AM-3 PM |

Critic's Choice

MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL

The Michigan Fiber Festival ain’t about Metamucil. Instead, think sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, rabbits, and a bit of silk, cotton, and flax. More than 100 vendors, most based on small farms in Michigan, will be selling fibers in all forms, from raw fleece to finished yarn. (A common sight at the fair is women walking back to their minivans carrying garbage bags full of roving— washed and carded wool ready to be spun.) The aforementioned animals are on display in barns, and in addition, this year the Icelandic Sheep Breeders of North America will hold their annual convention at the same time and place; the rare sheep, raised in isolation for more than a millennium, carry a doublecoated fleece that can grow 16 inches in a year. There’ll be free demonstrations all weekend of shepherding and sheep and goat shearing and workshops in carding, dyeing, locker hooking, knitting, crocheting, tatting, spinning, felting, and weaving; three-hour workshops start at $40. Drop-in miniworkshops are free. On Saturday night a buffet dinner will be followed by a fashion show; camping is available on-site for $18 a night, which includes two passes. Wed-Sun 8/16-8/20, Allegan County Fairgrounds, 150 Allegan County Fair Drive, Allegan, Michigan, 269-948-2497 or michiganfiberfestival.org; $4 (children under 8 free), weekend pass $6. —Vera Videnovich