October 1, 2026

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Holiday Trail Celebration


Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville
Entertainment
Free

Santa will kick off the festivities at 5pm with a Horse Drawn Surrey ride down Crystal Mountain Drive. Then, he'll use his holiday magic to help light the tree at 5:30pm sharp! After the annual tree lighting, join in the quaint resort village for special deals, fun activities for the whole family & even meet Santa's reindeer!

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October 1 - October 1

Thursday 1

"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

"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

AIR Presentation - Lynn Bennett-Carpenter
10:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

Atmospheres: Photography by Steve Loveless
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Coffee @ Ten, Petoskey
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey

Echoes: Revisiting Memory
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Gilbert Gallery, Petoskey

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

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

"Heart of a Tree, Soul of a Storm"
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

Darryl Brown: "Bubbles of Love"
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Drawing to Motion: Contemporary Inuit Art From The Dennos Museum
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Material World: Ten Women
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Fineout Creek Stream Monitoring
1:00 p.m.
Meet on the shoulder of M-75 at the Cedar Valley Preserve, Boyne City

Northern Michigan Rental Property Owners Association Dinner Meeting
5:00 p.m.
The Elks Lodge, TC

3rd Annual Art of Recovery
5:30 p.m.
City Opera House, TC

Ekphrastic Reading - Fall 2026 Exhibits
5:30 p.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, TC

Kalamazoo Poet Steve Brown
5:30 p.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Longevity Blueprint: Preventive Care & Emotional Health for the 50+ Community
5:30 p.m.
Petoskey District Library

Sons of Norway Meeting
5:30 p.m.
203 N. Lincoln Ave., Suttons Bay

Bob Talk: About Kristin Hannah
6:00 p.m.
The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Hardy Hall, Manistee

Kingsley Board of Education Candidate Forum
6:00 p.m.
Kingsley Branch Library, Community Room

The Dead Ends on Spruce
6:00 p.m.
Spruce St., TC

C.S. Lewis Festival: Remember Your Fairy Tales - Finding Hope with Lewis & Tolkien
7:00 p.m.
The Lyric Theatre, Harbor Springs

Electronic Synth Musician John Scott Shepherd
7:00 p.m.
The Platform @ Chalfonte Theatre, Elk Rapids

Lindsay Lou
7:00 p.m.
Dennos Museum Center, Milliken Auditorium, NMC, TC

Revisiting the "Many Moons" Centennial Project
7:00 p.m.
Little Traverse Historical Museum, Petoskey

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