May 20, 2026

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19th Annual Michigan Beer & Brat Festival

Saturday, May 23
4PM
Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville
Festival

Enjoy live entertainment while sampling an enormous selection of Michigan's finest microbrews, meads, hard ciders, wine, liquor & gourmet brats from northwest Michigan markets. Live music by Jedi Mind Trip & The RockShow Band. GA: $30-$55. Includes one 8 oz. beer glass & 10 food & beverage tickets. VIP: $60-$80. Includes early festival access at 3pm plus more.

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May 23 - May 23

Saturday 23

Bayshore Marathon (FULL), Half Marathon (FULL), 10K (FULL) & Kids Marathon
7:15 a.m.
NMC, TC

11th Annual Top of Michigan Festival of Races
7:30 a.m.
Bayfront Park, Petoskey

Cherry Capital Comic Con
8:00 a.m.
GT Resort & Spa, Governor's Hall, Acme

Friends of Alden District Library Book Sale
9:00 a.m.
Helena Twp. Community Center, Alden

Members Create
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

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

"350: Imagining the World in 2126"
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell Gallery, TC

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

Arts & Crafts Show in Elk Rapids
10:00 a.m.
River Street, Elk Rapids

Beyond the Print
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Burdickville Studio Art Tour
10:00 a.m.
Burdickville

Connections & Flow
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, West Gallery, TC

Guild Pop-Up Exhibit: Terrie Collins
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Libragallery, TC

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

Local Color A to Z
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Made in Cheboygan Craft Shows
10:00 a.m.
Washington Park, downtown Cheboygan

Plein Air Adventures: Students of Susan Glass
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

The Art of Connection
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, East Gallery, TC

Tomorrow's Artists Today
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie East, TC

17th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition
11:00 a.m.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts

Impressions of an Era: Prints from the Denison Museum Collection
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

NMC Hosted High School Art Exhibition
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

New Perspectives: Recent Aquisitions from the Dennos Permanent Art Collection
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, McFarlane Gallery, NMC, TC

Protest Against Israel's Genocide Against Palestine
11:00 a.m.
Grandview Parkway + Union St., TC

Trilobite Treasures
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Hollypalooza
12:00 p.m.
Earthwork Farm, Lake City

Return to Light
12:00 p.m.
Boyne Arts Center, Boyne City

Memorial Weekend Pageant & Michigan's Largest Parade
1:00 p.m.
Mackinaw City

CTAC - Petoskey's Opening Reception for Summer Exhibitions
2:00 p.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey

19th Annual Michigan Beer & Brat Festival
4:00 p.m.
Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville

2026 Northport Photo Exhibit
5:00 p.m.
Village Arts Building, Northport

Leland Air Opening Reception & Exhibit
6:30 p.m.
Old Art Building, Leland

"Love Letters"
7:00 p.m.
The Leelanau School Community Auditorium, Glen Arbor

Charlotte Hu
7:30 p.m.
The Cheboygan Opera House

Four Old Broads
7:30 p.m.
Old Town Playhouse, TC

Knee Deep Concert
8:00 p.m.
Onaway Speedway

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