Enjoy festivals, fairs, and special events throughout the year along Michigan’s southwest shore. Celebrating art, craft, music, drinks, or just the beauty of the landscape, you’re sure to find your people among these unique community gatherings.

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G Summer wildflowers in a field in southwest Michigan wine country.

Summer Events & Experiences

24 Road Trip-Worthy Happenings along the Lake Michigan Shore
E A blue guitar resting among stage equipment and hydrangea flowers at Susan's in Sawyer, Michigan.

NBX Concerts

Celebrating sound + place
E An exotic collection of rings on the hands of an artist at Outsiders Outside Art Fair in Harbert, Michigan.

Outsiders Outside Art Fair

A celebration of visionary, folk, and outsider art.
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Apple Cider Century

The midwest’s most popular century bike tour.
E Doughnuts and whiskey at Journeyman Distillery's artisan market in Three Oaks, Michigan.

Journeyman Artisan Market

Meet the makers.
E A man gazes at three paintings on a gallery wall during Art Attack in New Buffalo, Michigan.

Art Attack

A community-wide celebration of ‘All That Is Art.’
E Friends wrapped in a colorful Pride flag gaze out a window.

Harbor Country Pride

Elevating queer community and expression.
E Aerial view of the tents, crowds, and lakefront location of Maker’s Trail Festival in Bridgman, Michigan.

Makers Trail Festival

Lake Michigan’s spirited summer kickoff.