Flamenco dancing and food are just two highlights of Grand Rapids’ annual Fiesta Mexicana. (Sydney Rae/Unsplash)
Music and culture are the main themes of this weekend’s Michigan events, with your choice of adventures as wide-ranging as a major Mexican festival in Grand Rapids, a Grateful Dead celebration in Lansing, a Japanese festival in Saginaw, and much, much more.
As always, I’d love to hear your suggestions! If you know of an upcoming event you want me to highlight, send me a note here (please send suggestions at least one week before the event).\
Michigan events to check out this weekend
West Michigan
🍀 Michigan Irish Music Festival
Sept. 11-14
Heritage Landing (1050 Seventh St., Muskegon)
Sept. 12-14
Calder Plaza ( 320 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids)
Sept. 12-13
Huron Street Pavilion (546 Phoenix St., South Haven)
Saturday, Sept. 13, 8 a.m.-dusk
Allendale Township Park (11069 68th Ave., Allendale)
Saturday, Sept. 13, 6-10 p.m.
DeVos Place (303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids)
🏃♀️ LMCU Bridge Run 2025
Sept. 13-14
Sixth Street Bridge Park (647 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids)
Northern Michigan/UP
Sept. 11-14
Mackinac Island
Sept. 11-13
Chain of Lakes Water Trail
Sept. 12-14
Village at Bay Harbor (4220 Main St., Bay Harbor)
Sept. 12-14
Furtaw Field (4986-4998 N. State St., Oscoda Township)
🥳 The Village of Calumet’s 150th Block Party Celebration
Saturday, Sept. 13, 3-11 p.m.
Sixth Street, Calumet
🍻 Cadillac Craft Beer Festival
Saturday, Sept. 13, 3-9 p.m.
City Park (131-199 W. Harris St., Cadillac)
Mid/South Michigan
Saturday, Sept. 13, 12-8 p.m.
Horrocks Farm Market (7420 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing)
Saturday, Sept. 13, 12-4 p.m.
Lee Township Park (566 S. Nine Mile Road, Midland)
Sunday, Sept. 14, 1-4 p.m.
Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House, and Gardens of Saginaw (527 Ezra Rust Drive, Saginaw)
🐲 Capital City Dragon Boat Race
Sunday, Sept. 14, all-day event
Grand River Park and Boat Launch (3205 Lansing Road, Lansing)
Southeast Michigan/Thumb
Sept. 11-14
Troy Civic Center (3425 Civic Center Drive, Troy)
Sept. 11-14
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Parish (600 N. Adelaide St., Fenton)
🍸 Michigan Craft Distillers Festival
Sept. 11-13
8 N. Monroe St., Monroe
Sept. 12-13
Downtown Allen Park
Sept. 12-14
DeSales Park (1828 Jay St., Detroit)
🦆 Pointe Mouillee Waterfowl Festival
Sept. 13-14
Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (37205 Pt. Mouillee Road, Brownstown Township)
🌶️ Harvest Festival & Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, Sept. 13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Visitor Center & Downtown (42 S. Huron Ave., Harbor Beach)
🧟♂️ FrankenFest Detroit
Saturday, Sept. 13, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Historic Fort Wayne (6325 W. Jefferson Ave., Detroit)
🍄🟫 Ypsi Vegan Fest
Sunday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
301 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti
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