The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival honors the men and women of the United States Coast Guard with two exciting parades and concludes with a spectacular fireworks display that is one of the best in the nation. Festival participants are invited to tour a Coast Guard cutter, an exciting midway carnival, a water ski show
Top fruit festivals in the USA Founded in 1926, and attracting more than 500,000 visitors each year, the National Cherry Festival celebrates cherries with a wealth of activities from baking the world’s largest cherry pie, cherry pit-spitting and pie-eating contests, to the Grand Royale Parade in which the newly crowned Cherry Queen greets the crowds.
Top flower and garden events in the USA The biggest event on the small, car-free, Michigan Island of Mackinac, the Lilac Festival is a 10-day celebration highlighted by many free events including the world’s longest horse hitch parade and a fireworks display. Guests stroll and enjoy the fragrant blossoms and colors of some of the
Located in Heritage Park, Frankenmuth, this Bavarian Festival, a tradition for over 50 years, brings the warmth and hospitality of Michigan’s charming Bavarian village, Frankenmuth, to the fore. Visitors and locals alike sing and dance to Bavarian music played by colorful, costumed German bands, and taste the hearty Bavarian foods of plump bratwurst, barbecued chicken
One of the longest-running festivals in Michigan, the Festival of the Arts always takes place the first full weekend in June in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is a community celebration featuring arts, entertainment, food and fun activities for the entire family. There are six indoor or outdoor stages with music of all types, plus
A tradition for over 40 years, the Highland Festival on the campus of Alma College showcases the very best of Scottish tradition. The festival includes piping, drumming and band competitions along with traditional Scottish dancing and fiddling, a border collie competition, Grand Parade and vendors selling kilts, bagpipes, meat pies and shortbread. The clan tents
Top kite festivals in the USA Featuring everything from a night fly on the beach to an indoor event, the Great Lakes Kite Festival features a number of the best kite flyers (individuals and teams) as well as their giant kites, and kite boarding competitions, a night fly with illuminated kites, and the world’s Largest