Carefree Travel Guide 2024

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Grand Rapids 10 Festival of the Arts June 7-9 Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival June 14-16 Grand Rapids Polish Festival August 23-25 Jones 19 Michigan Maple Festival March 16-17 and 23-24 MichiganMapleFestival.com A festival celebrating everything about maple syrup. Two family-fun packed weekends full of amazing maple food, kid-friendly activities, and more: March 16-17 & 23-24, 2024 at Maple Row Sugarhouse. Kalamazoo 15 Canadiana Fest Fall 2024 Lowell 11 Fallasburg Arts Festival September 21-22 Mackinac Island 1 Mackinac Island Fudge Festival August 23-25 906.847.3783 • MackinacIsland.org/ Mackinac-Island-Fudge-Festival-2 The Mackinac Island Fudge Festival celebrates the Island’s most famous treat! Activities include fudge-making demonstrations, fudge inspired food and cocktails, family games, and more! Muskegon 7 Burning Foot Beer Festival August 24 Great Lakes Surf Festival August 10 Lakeshore Art Festival June 29-30 Michigan Irish Music Festival September 12-15 Unity Christian Music Festival August 7-10

Allegan 13 Allegan Antiques Market Last Sunday of Month - April thru Sept 616.805.3085 • AlleganAntiques.com Allegan Antiques Market, Michigan’s Finest Antique Show Featuring Hundreds of Quality Dealers in Every Field of Antiques and Collectibles. Battle Creek 14 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival July 3-7 Bellaire 4 37th Annual Rubber Ducky Festival August 16-17 Downtown Bellaire • BellaireChamber.org Featuring a ¼ mile race with 2,000 ducks, Parade, Live Music, Food Trucks, Craft Show, 5K, Kids Activities, and much more! 15th Annual Light Up The Night & Soup Cook Off December 7 Downtown Bellaire • BellaireChamber.org Featuring Santa, S’more Station, Movie, Parade, and Soup Cook Off Competition. Boyne City 2 Boyne City PirateFest August 8-10 Bridgman 18 Makers Trail Festival June 8 269.985.1111 • StJoeToday.com Kick off the summer season and celebrate SWMI Makers during the Makers Trail Festival on Saturday, June 8 from 1:00p-7:00p. Live music, craft beer, wine, spirits, cider, delicious food! Douglas 12 Lakeshore Harvest Ride September 14 LHRide.com The one Michigan bike tour that lets you see, touch, smell and taste the riches of this breathtaking region. Choose to begin the ride in Douglas or in South Haven, Michigan.

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Grand Haven 9 Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival July 26-August 4

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Paw Paw 16 Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival September 6-8

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