July 9, 2026

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100th Annual National Cherry Festival

Thursday, July 9
9AM
TC
Festival

July 4-11. Today includes the Kids Sand Sculpture Contest, DTE Energy Day, Ultimate Air Dogs, Cornhole Tournament, Kids Cherry Pie Eating Contest, Cherries Got Talent Finals, Cherry Industry Program & Awards, Rubber Duck Race, Bed Race, Cherry Kids Fun Run, Daughtry, Consumers Energy Community Royale Parade, & much more.

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July 9 - July 9

Thursday 9

100th Annual National Cherry Festival
9:00 a.m.
TC

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

Charlevoix Plein Air Paint Out
9:00 a.m.
Charlevoix & surrounding area

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

Build an ROV at the Lighthouse
10:00 a.m.
GT Lighthouse, Leelanau State Park

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

Build-a-Dinosaur Workshop & Parade
11:00 a.m.
Glen Lake Community Library, Empire

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

Everyone Has a Story: Storytelling Community Circle
5:30 p.m.
Kingsley Branch Library

"River Deep" Book Signing
6:00 p.m.
McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey

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

"The Crystal Story: Buck Hills Ski Club to Crystal Today & in the Future"
7:00 p.m.
Mills Community House, Benzonia

Concerts On the Lawn: The Mighty Tundra Tones
7:00 p.m.
GT Pavilions, TC

Katarina String Quartet
7:00 p.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Summer Sounds Concert: Blue Water Ramblers
7:00 p.m.
Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville

What Happened on July 4th
7:00 p.m.
Elk Rapids History Museum

Jordan Valley Community Band
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Park, East Jordan

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