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Balloons Over Bay Harbor

Saturday, September 12
7:30AM
Bay Harbor
Entertainment

Sept. 11-13. Today includes Balloon Flight #2, tethered balloon rides, Bay Harbor Bow Wow Dog Show, Pilot & Crew Meet & Greet, Balloon Flight #3, Sip & Paint with artist Daniel Duncan, Hot Air Balloon Night Glow & more.

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September 12 - September 12

Saturday 12

Balloons Over Bay Harbor
7:30 a.m.
Bay Harbor

Leelanau Harvest Tour
8:00 a.m.
Suttons Bay High School

"At Least A Dozen Friends"
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

"Taking Flight"
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

Lavender Hill 5K Run/Walk
9:00 a.m.
Lavender Hill Farm, Boyne City

Red Dresser Fall Barn Market
9:00 a.m.
Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, TC

River Club Run & Hole In One
9:00 a.m.
River Club, Glen Arbor

Walk the Wild 5K
9:00 a.m.
Sportsman's Park, East Jordan

Wander Walloon: Guided Wildlife Viewing Paddle
9:00 a.m.
Jones Landing Township Park Boat Launch, Petoskey, Petoskey

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

"Americana"
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell & Carnegie Galleries, TC

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

24th Annual 9/11 Remembrance Weekend
10:00 a.m.
D&K Tavern, Elmira

4th Annual Maritime History Festival & 21st Annual Jim Wenstrup Wooden Boat Show
10:00 a.m.
203 E. Cedar St., Leland

Boardman River Fall Art & Craft Show
10:00 a.m.
Medalie Park, TC

Cadillac Book Fest
10:00 a.m.
The Market at Cadillac Commons

Downtown TC Fine Art Fair
10:00 a.m.
Downtown TC

Field of Vision
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Jon Langford: Honky Tonk Heaven
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie Rotunda, TC

Leelanau Maritime History Festival
10:00 a.m.
203 E. Cedar St., Leland

Petoskey Wine Region Harvest Showcase
10:00 a.m.
Petoskey

Traverse Area Camera Club - Fall 26' Winners Showcase
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell & Carnegie Galleries, TC

Women + Water: Life Bearers, Teachers, Storytellers
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

"Full Circle: Waste Plastic Transformations"
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

"One Day in the Life"
11:00 a.m.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts

"Women and Water: Woven Portraits from Around the World"
11:00 a.m.
Petoskey District Library, 2nd floor

Art in the Barn
11:00 a.m.
Douglas Racich historic 1870s Leelanau County Barn, near Omena

GRNA Boardwalk Grand (re)Opening
11:00 a.m.
Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire

Say NO to Israel's Genocide & Manipulation of Congress
11:00 a.m.
Grandview Parkway + Union St., TC

2026 - Harbor of Creativity Invitational
12:00 p.m.
Village Arts Building, Northport

Annual Ice Cream Social
1:00 p.m.
East Bay Branch Library, TC

Paws on the Peninsula
2:00 p.m.
Chateau Grand Traverse, TC

Talons Through Time: Live Birds with North Sky Raptor Sanctuary
2:00 p.m.
Raven Hill Discovery Center, East Jordan

Red Drive Concert Series: Manitou Truckin' Co.
4:00 p.m.
The Piazza at The Village at GT Commons, TC

World's Top International Riders Return
4:00 p.m.
Flintfields Horse Park, Williamsburg

International Fly Fishing Film Festival
4:30 p.m.
Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre, Honor

Samels Farm Chili Supper & Barn Dance
5:30 p.m.
Samels Farm, Williamsburg

Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Presents "Ravel and Mendelssohn" Concert Featuring Gilmore Pianist
7:00 p.m.
Bay View Association, John M. Hall Auditorium, Petoskey

In Good Company with Andrew Dost and Em Randall
7:00 p.m.
The Friendship Community Center of Suttons Bay

"A Sesame Streetcar Named Desire"
7:30 p.m.
The MATCH, Cherryland Center, TC

"Come From Away," Bay Harbor
7:30 p.m.
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor

"Come From Away," Frankfort
7:30 p.m.
The Garden Theater, Frankfort

9 to 5 The Musical
7:30 p.m.
Old Town Playhouse, TC

International Fireworks Championship
8:00 p.m.
Turtle Creek Stadium, TC

The Bellamy Brothers
8:00 p.m.
Leelanau Sands Casino Showroom, Peshawbestown

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