The Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk kicks off at 7 a.m. on Monday. (Courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources)
We’ve got loads of fun packed this long Labor Day weekend across Michigan.
This weekend’s highlights include the Michigan State Fair, a festival celebrating the macabre in the capital region, and, of course, the annual Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk.
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
Aug. 29-30
Hackley Park (350 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon)
Aug. 29-31
DeVos Place Convention Center (303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids)
🎉 Belding Labor Day Celebration
Aug. 29-Sept. 1
The Gathering Place (100 E. Main St., Belding)
Northern Michigan/UP
🚶♀️Mackinac Bridge Annual Labor Day Walk
Monday, Sept. 1, walk starts at 7 a.m.
Mackinac Bridge; start from either St. Ignace or Mackinaw City
💥 Michilimackinac Fire at Night
Sunday, Aug. 31, 7:30-9 p.m.
Colonial Michilimackinac (800 N. Huron Ave., Mackinaw City)
Through Aug. 31
Chippewa County Fairgrounds (6430 W. M-80, Kinross)
🌾 100th Manton Harvest Festival
Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Manton Station on Wall Street, Manton
🎨 34th Annual Labor Day Arts and Craft Show
Aug. 30-31
Shoreline Park (501 W. Lake St., #341, Tawas City)
Mid/South Michigan
🍗 Michigan Chicken Wing Festival
Aug. 30-31
Adado Riverfront Park (201 E. Shiawassee St., Lansing)
Aug. 30-31
Courthouse Square Museum (100 W. Lawrence Ave., Charlotte)
Southeast Michigan/Thumb
Aug. 28-Sept. 1
Suburban Collection Showplace (46100 Grand River Ave., Novi)
Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Downtown & Midtown Detroit
Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Downtown Royal Oak
Aug. 28-Sept. 1
Village of Romeo
Saturday, Aug. 30, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Downtown Lexington
🤹 Hamtramck Labor Day Festival
Aug. 30-Sept. 1
Joseph Campau St., Hamtramck
Sunday, Aug. 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Eastern Market, Shed 5 (2810 Russell St., Detroit)
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