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Celebrate a Tasty Treat at Mackinac Island's Fudge Festival

August 2025

Fudge! This wonderful, sweet, silky creation is known on Mackinac Island. And so it’s time to celebrate. The Mackinac Island Fudge Festival celebrates this delight with music and activities. Plus fudge!

Here's what happened in 2024:

Activities Which Occur Over Multiple Days

Daily

  • 9am-4pm – Fire the cannon at Fort Mackinac. Sign-up at the Tourism Bureau Booth. Must be 13 or older to sign-up.
  • 9am-5pm – Be an honorary fudge maker with this hands on experience. Sign up at the Tourism Bureau Booth.
  • 9am-5pm – 15 foot coloring mural at Windemere Point- 7894 Main St.
  • 12-5pm Friday and 10am-5pm Saturday & Sunday – Fudge Quest. Follow the clues then claim your prize at the Tourism Bureau Booth.

Saturday & Sunday

  • 12:30-1pm – Fudge Tasting Blindfold Challenge at Murray Hotel- 7260 Main St. First 10 correct guesses win 1/2 pound of fudge. 

Friday

  • 6:30-8:30pm – West Michigan Bootscooters Dancing in the Street by the Stuart House Museum- 7342 Market St.

Saturday

  • 11am – Photo opp with Michigan Sugar Queen and court at Original Murdick’s Fudge Shop- 7363 Main St.
  • 12pm – May’s Candy Shop reveals the Fudge Festival Flavor of the Year. Free samples. Michigan Sugar Queen and court will be attendance for photos.
  • 2pm – Photo opp with Michigan Sugar Queen and court at Murray Hotel.
  • 2:30pm – Photo opp with Michigan Sugar Queen and court at Ryba’s Fudge Shop- 7314 Main St.
  • 3pm Photo opp with Michigan Sugar Queen and court at Sanders- 7330 Main St.
  • 3:30pm – Photo opp with Michigan Sugar Queen and court at Joann’s Fudge Shop- 7309 Main St.
  • 4pm – Photo opp with Michigan Sugar Queen and court at Kilwin’s – 7416 Main St.
  • 8pm – Movie and ice cream at Fort Mackinac- 7127 Huron Rd. Ice cream, games, and kid’s quarters begin at 8pm. Showing of Willy Wonka at 9pm.

Sunday

  • 12pm – Fudge-O-Lympics at Windemere Point. Watch local fudge shop owners/staff compete in fudge-themed “Minute-to-Win-It” style games.
  • 1-3pm – Slow Bike Race and Sugar Sack Relays at Windemere Point. Free event.

Stay tuned for information on the 2025 Mackinac Island Fudge Festival!

Experience Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island was originally a fort built to protect nearby territories, but now it is filled with beauty and lots of things to do. Read the stories below or go to the Mackinac Island destination page.

For more information on the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival, please contact the event organizer:

Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau

7274 Main Street, Mackinac Island, MI, 49757

(906) 847-3783

mackinacisland.org

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