
Festivals & Events in Mackinaw City
While it may be the gateway to Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City offers it’s own set of awesome festivals and events.
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Hunting for Easter eggs is a part of spring that children love. Typically on Easter weekend in Northern Michigan communities, the hunt is on for the eggs. Don’t miss one of these Easter egg hunts or other fun, Easter-themed activities!

While it may be the gateway to Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City offers it’s own set of awesome festivals and events.

Each August, the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival celebrates this delight with music and activities throughout the weekend.

Shay Days is a celebration of inventor Ephraim Shay and his contributions to the Harbor Springs community.

With Lake Michigan on one side and Lake Huron on the other side, Mackinaw City is a true Great Lake’s spot with lots of things to do!

It’s just for kids–a fishing pond in Petoskey! Kids can throw a line in this one acre pond stocked with trout.

The elegantly restored Cheboygan Opera House is an acoustically superb, Victorian theatre that presents entertainment of many genres.

This 36 acre, 1.5 mile long Bear River Valley in Petoskey is truly spectacular and filled with natural beauty and things to do.

Get the sleds and the skates out, put on the cold weather clothes, and enjoy sledding and ice skating in Northern Michigan.

With miles of scenic trails terrain and local snowmobile clubs, Northern Michigan is the place to bring the snow sleds in the winter.