Summertime is a time for festivals here in the Upper Peninsula, and with so many options, a Yooper may wonder where to begin. Well here at TV6, we've got you covered.
If you missed the July 4th International Food Fest in Lower Harbor or the U.P.-defining Pasty Festival, don't worry. Those festivity favorites are just the tip of the summer outdoor event iceberg.
Whatever end of the U.P. you are traveling to this season, you are bound to find a festival underway. So what are the ones you just cannot miss? We asked our Facebook fans.
Joy Bender Hadley suggests the Hiawatha Music Festival. She said it helps the local economy and it's a big family event and tradition. The song celebration kicks off July 22 this year, wrapping up on the 24th.
Going to be in the Western U.P.? Jessi Stolberg Verville suggests you slap on your cowboy boots and hit up the Championship Rodeo concert in Iron River at the Iron County Fair Grounds.
And if the Copper Country is on your calendar this weekend, check out the Strawberry Festival in Chassell. There will be plenty of fruit and festivities to go around. But act quickly, the festival ends tomorrow evening!
Haven't planned your Labor Day getaway just yet? Our friends in Ontonagon are holding their Labor Day Festival.
Or if you feel like celebrating early, the Seafood Fest is just a week before the holiday and has lots of delicious eats.
And, of course, there are plenty of other festivals for you to enjoy throughout the summer season; we just couldn't pack them all into one story. Below, we've provided a list of other events we found. If we missed any, please leave a comment on our website or post it on our Facebook page for everyone to check out.
Fiber Arts & Fashion Design Artwork Exhibit
Arts &Theater
Location: Reflection Gallery, Hancock
Website: keweenawnow.blogspot.com/2011/04/finlandia-student-alumni-fiber-art.html <http://keweenawnow.blogspot.com/2011/04/finlandia-student-alumni-fiber-art.html>
Email: FinlandiaReflectionGallery@gmail.com
Phone: 906-487-7376
June 10 - July 10, 2011
Fiber Arts Show
Shows & Events
Location: Gallery 325, Baraga
Email: sidnawbooks@yahoo.com <mailto:sidnawbooks@yahoo.com>
Phone: 906-355-2578
June 20 - August 19, 2011
Living History Role-Playing Program
Recreation
9:30 a.m. to 04:30 p.m.
Phone: (906) 289-4467
June 25 - September 3, 2011
Saturday Night at the Sutler's
Recreation
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
July 3 - 9, 2011
Negaunee Pioneer Days
Annual Events
Location: Negaunee
Website: www.negauneeirontown.com <http://www.negauneeirontown.com>
July 6 - 10, 2011
Lake Superior Theatre presents: Guys On Ice
Arts &Theater
7:30 p.m.
Location: Lake Superior Theatre, Marquette
Website: www.lakesuperiortheatre.com <http://www.lakesuperiortheatre.com>
Phone: 906-227-7625
July 7 - 8, 2011
Adam Cates & the Big House Band
Music
6:30 p.m.
Location: Ishpeming Armory, Ishpeming
Website: parachurchministries.com/adam%20cates.htm <http://parachurchministries.com/adam%20cates.htm>
Phone: 906-236-1107
July 7 - 9, 2011
8th Annual Veterans Motorcycle Rally
Annual Events
Location: Brady Park, Sault Ste. Marie
Website: www.saultstemarie.com/8th-annual-veterans-motorcycle-rally-75/ <http://www.saultstemarie.com/8th-annual-veterans-motorcycle-rally-75/>
July 8, 2011
PMMF presents: PMMF String Octet
Music
7:30 p.m.
Location: Grace United Methodist Church, Houghton
Website: www.pmmf.org <http://www.pmmf.org>
Email: festival@pmmf.org <mailto:festival@pmmf.org>
Phone: 906-482-1542
July 8, 2011
Fab Friday!
Shows & Events
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: Downtown St. Ignace
Website: www.stignace.com <http://www.stignace.com>
Email: info@stignace.com <mailto:info@stignace.com>
Phone: 800-338-6660
July 8 - 9, 2011
Strawberry Festival
Location: Chassell
Phone: 906-487-6708
July 8 - 10, 2011
Crystal Falls Lions Club Bass Festival
Annual Events
Location: Crystal Falls
Email: info@iron.org <mailto:info@iron.org>
Phone: 906-265-3822
July 9, 2011
Wells Lions Club Racing Program
Shows & Events
Location: UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba
Website: www.wlrseries.com <http://www.wlrseries.com>
Phone: 906-786-4388
July 9, 2011
Fire on the Bay Fireworks
Annual Events
Location: Squaw Beach, Big Bay
Email: frontdesk@marquettecountry.org <mailto:frontdesk@marquettecountry.org>
Phone: 800-544-4321
July 9, 2011
Frozen Acres Cattle co.
Recreation
1 p.m.
Location: Iron River
July 9 - 10, 2011
Run the Keweenaw
Outdoor
9 a.m.
Location: Copper Harbor
July 9 - 10, 2011
54th Annual International Frisbee Tournament
Shows & Events
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Calumet
Email: dkwalika@mtu.edu <mailto:dkwalika@mtu.edu>
Phone: 906-281-7625
July 9 - 10, 2011
U.P. Mudfest
Outdoor
Location: Three Fires, Harris
Phone: 906-399-8926
July 11, 2011
PMMF presents: PMMF String Octet
Music
7:30 p.m.
Location: Reynolds Recital Hall, Marquette
Website: www.pmmf.org <http://www.pmmf.org>
Email: festival@pmmf.org <mailto:festival@pmmf.org>
Phone: 906-482-1542
July 12, 2011
PMMF presents: Ameriikan Poijat
Music
7:30 p.m.
Location: Ironwood Theatre, Ironwood
Website: www.pmmf.org <http://www.pmmf.org>
Email: festival@pmmf.org <mailto:festival@pmmf.org>
Phone: 906-482-1542
July 12, 2011
PMMF presents: Lecture: Finnish American Music Journey
Music
5 p.m.
Location: Jutila Center, Hancock
Website: www.pmmf.org <http://www.pmmf.org>
Email: festival@pmmf.org <mailto:festival@pmmf.org>
Phone: 906-482-1542
July 13, 2011
PMMF presents: Symposium on Commissioning New Music
Music
4:59 p.m.
Location: Portage Lake United Church, Houghton
Website: www.pmmf.org <http://www.pmmf.org>
Email: festival@pmmf.org <mailto:festival@pmmf.org>
Phone: 906-482-1542
July 13, 2011
Music in the Park - Jim, Ray & Scott - Classic Rock
Music
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Erickson Park, Curtis
Email: info@ericksoncenter.org <mailto:info@ericksoncenter.org>
Phone: 906-586-9974
July 13 - 16, 2011
Festival Ironwood 2011
Festivals
Location: Ironwood
Email: upnorth49938@yahoo.com <mailto:upnorth49938@yahoo.com>
Phone: 906-932-4519
Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium
Outdoor
Location: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Grand Marais
Website: downwindsports.com/glsks/?p=538 <http://downwindsports.com/glsks/?p=538>
July 13 - 17, 2011
Rum Rebellion Days
Annual Events
Location: Iron River
July 14, 2011
PMMF presents: Lecture: History & Conditions of the Mining Industry in the Copper Country
Festivals
5 p.m.
Location: Jutila Center, Hancock
Website: www.pmmf.org <http://www.pmmf.org>
Email: festival@pmmf.org <mailto:festival@pmmf.org>
Phone: 906-482-1542
July 14, 2011
PMMF presents: Ameriikan Poijat
Music
7 p.m.
Location: Calumet Theatre, Calumet
Website: www.pmmf.org <http://www.pmmf.org>
Email: festival@pmmf.org <mailto:festival@pmmf.org>
Phone: 906-482-1542
July 15, 2011
PMMF presents: Rockland
Music
7:30 p.m.
Location: Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Houghton
Website: www.pmmf.org <http://www.pmmf.org>
July 15 - 17, 2011
Heaven Bound Music Festival
Music
Location: UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba
Phone: 906-399-5637
July 16, 2011
UPIR Racing
Outdoor
Location: UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba
Phone: 906-786-2192
July 16, 2011
15th Annual Crisp Point Lighthouse Conference & Picnic
Annual Events
Contact Information: Rick Brockway
Email: cplhs@sbcglobal.net <mailto:cplhs@sbcglobal.net>
Phone: (517) 230-6294
July 16, 2011
7th Annual Copper Country Humane Society Bash
Annual Events
12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Houghton
Email: teresa@pasty.net <mailto:teresa@pasty.net>
Phone: (906) 281-0492
July 16, 2011
Headwaters Polaris Annual ATV Rally
Annual Events
Location: Watersmeet
Phone: 906-358-8888
July 16, 2011
Little Lake Ride-In Bike Show
Annual Events
9 a.m.
Location: Little Lake
Website: www.upcruising.com <http://www.upcruising.com>
July 16, 2011
Tailings Disc Golf Tournament
Recreation
12 p.m.
Location: Iron River
Phone: 906-265-3822
July 16, 2011
PMMF presents: Lecture: Finnish Impact on the Cultural Landscape in North America
Festivals
7 a.m.
Location: Jutila Center, Hancock
Website: www.pmmf.org <http://www.pmmf.org>
Email: festival@pmmf.org <mailto:festival@pmmf.org>
Phone: 906-482-1542
July 16, 2011
36th Annual Canal Run
Outdoor
Location: Hancock
Website: www.hancockcanalrun.com <http://www.hancockcanalrun.com>
Phone: 906-482-8562
July 16, 2011
North Country 100 Bicycle Tour
Outdoor
7 a.m.
Location: Sunday Lake East Pavilion, Wakefield
Website: www.westernup.info <http://www.westernup.info>
Email: nc100@ioitwx.com <mailto:nc100@ioitwx.com>
Phone: 906-224-2222
July 16, 2011
U.P. Garden Tractor Pullers Competition
Outdoor
Location: Iron County Fairgrounds, Iron River
Website: www.upgtp.com <http://www.upgtp.com>
July 16 - 17, 2011
21st Annual Republic Fishing Derby
Recreation
Location: Republic
Email: ikey22000@hotmail.com <mailto:ikey22000@hotmail.com>
Phone: 906-376-2456
July 16 - 24, 2011
U.P. Bike Week
Annual Events
Location: Various Upper Peninsula Locations
Website: www.upcruising.com <http://www.upcruising.com>
July 17, 2011
PMMF presents: Rockland
Music
3 p.m.
Location: Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Houghton
Email: festival@pmmf.org <mailto:festival@pmmf.org>
Phone: 906-482-1542
July 22, 2011
U.P. Championship Rodeo Concert
Music
7 p.m.
Location: Iron County Fairgrounds, Iron River
Email: info@iron.org <mailto:info@iron.org>
Phone: 906-265-3822
July 22 - 23, 2011
Copper Peak Christian Music Festival
Festivals
Location: Copper Peak, Ironwood
Website: copperpeakmusicfestival.com <http://copperpeakmusicfestival.com>
Email: curt@bocproductions.net <mailto:curt@bocproductions.net>
Phone: (906) 667-0100
July 22 - 24, 2011
32nd Annual Hiawatha Music Festival
Music
Location: Tourist Park, Marquette
Website: www.hiawathamusic.org <http://www.hiawathamusic.org>
Phone: 906-228-8575
July 22 - 24, 2011
44th Annual U.P. Championship Rodeo
Annual Events
Location: Iron County Fairgrounds, Iron River
Website: upprorodeo.com <http://upprorodeo.com>
Contact Information: Bernadette Passamani
Email: bernie@ironriver.tv <mailto:bernie@ironriver.tv>
Phone: 906-284-0310
July 23, 2011
End of the Road Keweenaw Tour & Car Show
Shows & Events
Location: Copper Harbor
Phone: 906-337-3884
Email: andersonexc.39@att.net <mailto:andersonexc.39@att.net>
Phone: 906-293-5777
July 23 - 24, 2011
44th Annual U.P. Championship Rodeo
Annual Events
Location: Iron County Fairgrounds, Iron River
Website: www.upprorodeo.com <http://www.upprorodeo.com>
Email: info@iron.org <mailto:info@iron.org>
Phone: 906-265-3822
July 23 - 26, 2011
27th Annual Mike Burlingham Memorial Six Days of Michigan Motorcyle Ride
Annual Events
Location: Newberry KOA Kampground, Newberry
Website: www.cycleconservationclub.org <http://www.cycleconservationclub.org>
Phone: 517-416-0126
July 27, 2011
Music in the Park - Seven Bridges - Country & Rock
Music
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Erickson Park, Curtis
Email: info@ericksoncenter.org <mailto:info@ericksoncenter.org>
Phone: 906-586-9974
July 28 - 30, 2011
117th Annual Upper Peninsula Firefighters Tournament
Annual Events
Location: Calumet
Email: tpgasper@mtu.edu <mailto:tpgasper@mtu.edu>
Phone: 906-487-2841
July 29, 2011
Blueberry Fest
Annual Events
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Marquette
Phone: 906-228-9475
July 30, 2011
Flannel Jack Fest
Festivals
8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Location: Bayshore Park, Munising
Email: info@algercounty.org <mailto:info@algercounty.org>
Phone: 906-387-2138
July 30 - 31, 2011
Ferrous Frolics
Festivals
Location: Iron County Museum, Caspian
Website: www.ironcountymuseum.com <http://www.ironcountymuseum.com>
Phone: 906/265-2617
July 30 - 31, 2011
Outback Art Show
Arts &Theater
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Picnic Rocks, Marquette
Website: www.outbackartfair.com <http://www.outbackartfair.com>
Phone: 906/249-3920
July 30 - 31, 2011
Art on the Rocks
Shows & Events
Location: Mattson Lower Harbor Park, Marquette
Website: www.artontherocks.org <http://www.artontherocks.org>
Phone: 906-228-9475
Thanks to UPTRA for listing many of the events.
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