Channel your inner lumberjack at the Fire & Flannel Fest in Downtown Wyandotte this weekend. (Aja Koska/Getty Images Signature)
After a stretch of rain these past days, it looks like we’ll be getting a nice break just in time for this weekend’s events.
Highlights include an Oktoberfest celebration in Grand Rapids, a festival all about elk Up North, and a lumberjack-inspired party in Metro Detroit.
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
Through Sept. 28
Downtown Kalamazoo
Sept. 26-27
Riverside Park (3061 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids)
Sept. 26-28
Downtown Rockford
Sept 26-28
Park Theatre (248 S. River Ave., Holland)
Saturday, Sept. 27, 3-8 p.m.
Calder Plaza (320 Ottawa Ave. NW, Grand Rapids)
🌎 International Festival of Holland
Saturday, Sept. 27, 4-8 p.m.
Downtown Sparta
Northern Michigan/UP
Friday, Sept. 26, 6-10 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church (1003 S. Maple St., Traverse City)
Sept. 26-28
Downtown Atlanta
Saturday, Sept. 27, 11 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Village of Northport
Saturday, Sept. 27, 12-10 p.m. (CST)
Downtown Iron Mountain
🎃 St. Ignace Annual Fall Fest & Great Pumpkin Roll
Sunday, Sept. 28, 12-3:30 p.m.
Little Bear East Arena (275 Marquette St., St. Ignace)
Mid/South Michigan
Sept. 25-27
Rotary Park (325 Riverfront Drive, Lansing)
🔥 Frankenmuth Fire Arts Festival
Sept. 26-27
Heritage Park (601 Weiss St., Frankenmuth)
Sept. 26-28
The Groves of Michigan (13500 US-12, Brooklyn)
🍽️ Farm to Fork
Saturday, Sept. 27, 12:30-9 p.m.
Downtown Union City
Sept. 27-28
Midland County Fairgrounds (6905 Eastman Ave., Midland)
🥁 2nd Annual Dance by the River Pow Wow
Sept. 27-28
Adado Riverfront Park (300 N. Grand Ave., Lansing)
Southeast Michigan/Thumb
Sept. 26-27
Downtown Wyandotte
Sept. 26-28
St. Mary Parish (415 N. Sixth St., Saint Clair)
🌍 Westland Multicultural Festival
Sept. 26-27
Central City Park (36601 Ford Road, Westland)
Sept. 27-28
Downtown South Lyon
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