SUMMER CALENDAR
MAY
JUNE
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
JULY
OCTOBER
SUMMER CALENDAR
LILAC FESTIVAL
PARADE
MACKINAC
YACHT RACES
LABOR DAY JAZZ FEST
MAY
May 4 Fort Mackinac opens for the 2023 season May 13 Fort-2-Fort 5-Mile Footrace May 19-21 Zoo-De-Mackinac Bike Bash
JUNE
2023 SEASON Mackinac Island Summer Events Calendar
June 9 - 18 75th Annual Lilac Festival - This year ’ s theme is Mackinac in Bloom . The 10-day celebration includes the Lilac Queen Coronation , Lilac Walks & Talks , the Grand Parade and more ! Full schedule at mackinacisland . org
June 10 Lilac Festival 10k Run / Walk
AUGUST
Aug 5 55th Annual Mackinac Island Horse Show at the Equestrian Center
Aug 18-19 National Hickory Stick Classic Golf tournament at Wawashkamo
Aug 25-27 Mackinac Island Fudge Festival - Fudge related family fun activities . Demonstrations , outdoor movie and family games .
SEPTEMBER
Sept 1-4 Grand Hotel ’ s Labor Day Jazz Festival - featuring top jazz artists
June 9-18 Free admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum
June 29 Music in the Park - Free Concerts at 6:30pm , every Thursday through August 31st at Marquette Park
JULY
July 4 Star Spangled 4th of July , and picnic at Fort Mackinac
July 4 W . T . Rabe Stone Skipping Contest featuring amateur and professional divisions . 10:00am
July 4 Fireworks at 10:30pm
July 15 -18 Bayview Mackinac Sailboat Yacht Race to the Island
July 22-25 Chicago Yacht Club ’ s Race to Mackinac
July 29 Vintage Base Ball Game : The Mackinac Never Sweats . Behind Fort Mackinac 6:30pm
Sept 4 Annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk Sept 9 Mackinac Island Annual 8 - Mile Run / Walk
OCTOBER
Oct 28 Great Turtle Trail Run 5.7 Mile Run / Walk Oct 27-29 Somewhere in Time Weekend - Grand Hotel
Oct 27-29 Halloween Weekend , kids trick-or-treating downtown , and adult costume parties at nights
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