July 8, 2026

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100th Annual National Cherry Festival


TC
Festival

July 4-11. Today includes Fun & Games for Special Cherry Kids, Milk Carton Boat Regatta, Royal Fashion Show & Cherry Luncheon, Cornhole Tournament, Bubble Gum Blow, Kids Cherry Town Fun Night, Adult Cherry Pie Eating Contest, Adult Cherry Pit Spit Contest, The Fray wsg Augustana, & much more.

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July 8 - July 8

Wednesday 8

100th Annual National Cherry Festival
7:30 a.m.
TC

Sara Hardy Downtown Farmers Market
8:00 a.m.
Ground floor of Old Town Parking Deck, TC

American Tree: Building A United State of Trees
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Main Gallery

Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

"For the Birds" Art Exhibition
9:30 a.m.
Leelanau Twp. Library, Northport

"Modern Movement: Martha Graham & Barbara Morgan"
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Bonfield Gallery, Petoskey

2026 Summer Member Show
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Craft: Folk Art
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

In Motion: Making Art Dance
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey

Jubilee, an Ode to the Cherry
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Paint Grand Traverse: Extended Exhibit
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell & Carnegie Galleries, TC

"Americans"
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Caroline Monnet: "This Old House is All We Have"
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Xavi Bou: "Echoes of Flight"
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz
2:00 p.m.
Jones Landing Twp. Park Boat Launch, Walloon Lake

"River Deep" Book Signing
6:00 p.m.
Bellaire Public Library

1964 the Tribute
6:00 p.m.
Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City

Community Reading of the Declaration of Independence
6:00 p.m.
Frankfort

Dart For Art 2026: Preview Night - SOLD OUT
6:00 p.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey

Evenings on River Street
6:00 p.m.
Downtown Elk Rapids

Old Time in the Current Times: An American Folk Concert with Ben Traverse
6:00 p.m.
The Friendship Community Center, Suttons Bay

Sharing the Spirit of America
6:00 p.m.
Peninsula Community Library, TC

Ellsworth Concerts on the Square
7:00 p.m.
Ellsworth Community Square

Live At The Bay: Chris Glassman Quartet
8:00 p.m.
The Bay Community Theatre, Suttons Bay

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