We are back for another amazing asparagus filled day! Lots of incredible local asparagus eats, great music, and fun activities to come! Including the Kick-Yer Assparagus 5k Fun Run/Walk! Link below to sign up!
Noon-6pm: Asparagus Eats with food vendors, local breweries and live music!
FOOD VENDORS: Mel & Fell, Arts Tavern, Plevas, Shipwreck Cafe and more!
DRINK VENDORS: Right Brain Brewery, Lake Ann Brewery and St. Ambrose Cellars!
LIVE MUSIC: 5th Gear Band!
1-2pm: Empire Area Museum Open House
2-4pm: “Miss Asparagus on Stilts!”
3-4pm: Children’s Magic Show with Gordon Russ
2pm: Ode to Asparagus Poetry Contest
Glen Lake Community Library on Front Street invites you to help celebrate the Empire Asparagus Festival with their Ode to Asparagus. Poets young and old are encouraged to submit their asparagus-inspired poems. All styles are welcome, be it sonnet, haiku, or even limericks!
Come and Go Entry
Our ‘Come & Go’ re-entry wristbands allow you to explore Leland’s beaches, unique shops, galleries, and Historic Fishtown, and then return for more festival fun – as often as you like! Non-stop live music from FUNKTION provides a lively backdrop for the festival.
Tickets
NEW – VIP Experience
Join us for an exclusive Reserve Tasting in The Leland Lodge Wine Cellar! Taste reserve wines from each participating winery paired with an artisanal cheese experience from the Cheese Lady. This event is limited to just 20 people and includes admission to the festival and two wine-tasting tokens.
Adults – $30 advance and $40 at the event. Tickets include a commemorative glass and two wine-tasting tokens. Tickets sold the week of the festival are Will Call only. Additional tasting tokens are $3 each sold within the festival grounds. You must be 21 years of age to purchase and consume alcohol. Non-alcoholic beverages are available to purchase
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June 29 – July 6, 2024 in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan!
The Grand Traverse region, known for its world-record tart cherry harvest, bursts with visitors eager to savor the flavor of cherries tucked into everything imaginable. Each day Festival goers find cherry delights along with parades, family and kids events and entertainment. In all, there are more than 150 events along the shores of Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay.
The Festival has been named in USA Todays top ten festivals for several years running.
Free Family Fun!
The National Cherry Festival has over 150 events and activities and 85% are free for all! Kids of all ages can enjoy events like cherry pie eating, parades, pet show and more!
We want to thank our growers, partners, vendors, sponsors, volunteers, and community leaders for their commitment to the National Cherry Festival. There is a lot of good happening throughout the Traverse City area and we are proud to be a part of this unique community that holds the title Cherry Capital of the World. We can’t wait to see you June 29 to July 6, 2024!
The Fishtown 5K will be held in Leland on Saturday, July 15th at 9:00 a.m.
Starting and finishing in the heart of Fishtown, gradual climbs and graceful descents make our chip-timed 5K ideal for the serious runner or the whole family. Runners, walkers, strollers and leashed dogs are all welcome. Rain or shine. Click here to register.
Corral signage to ensure the fastest runners are at the front
Hydration stations throughout the course
Post-race fuel
Age categories in five-year age increments starting at: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80+
Included in the Traverse City Track Club’s 2023 Grand Prix Series
You receive:
Fishtown 5K logo tee (T-shirt cutoff is June 16, 2023)
Fishtown 5K logo sticker
Commemorative race bib
Chance to win early-registration prizes
Chance to win race medals unique to Fishtown
Our special Fishtown 5K medals are awarded to the top three male and female finishers in each age category.
Overall Female and Male winners receive a unique Fishtown 5K award
T-shirt sizes include Youth S, M, L (select Adult S for Youth XL) and Adult S, M, L, XL and XXL. Don’t need a t-shirt? Choose to make an additional contribution to Fishtown Preservation by opting out.
This annual art fair takes place next to the beautiful Suttons Bay Marina Park on the first weekend of August (August 3 & 4, 2024, Sat. 10am – 5pm, Sun. 10am – 4pm). One hundred artists along with community groups, a community library book sale, food vendors and a children’s area make this the perfect place to spend an art-filled weekend at the beach.
A committee of volunteers oversees the selection of visiting artists and the distribution of funds generated by the event. Thousands of dollars have been contributed to local arts-related education projects. These include music and dance performances, artist in residence programs and scholarships for local art students. Starting last year Crooked Tree Arts Center has begun the process of managing the art fair. Over the next two years the transition will be completed. Artists and visitors will likely not notice the transition has taken place.
Come to Suttons Bay in August, participate – as an artist, as a shopper or as a volunteer. Join in the fun!
June 29 – July 6, 2024 in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan!
