September 30, 2026

Cherry Fest at a Glance

June 29, 2024

There are more National Cherry Festival events than we could spit a pit at this week! We’ve picked out a couple you won’t want to miss: Princess Tea at the Park Place Hotel with the National Cherry Queen and her court (July 1, 10am-1pm); the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians PowWow at the Open Space (July 2, 10am-3pm); A Very Fairy Cherry JamBerry free family fun day at the Botanic Garden (July 2, 2-4pm); the Consumer Energy Community Royale Parade in downtown TC on July 4 at 6:30pm, plus Fourth of July fireworks over Grand Traverse Bay at 10:30pm; and The Accidentals and Joshua Davis on the Pepsi Bayside Music Stage (July 6, 6-10:30pm). There’s plenty more to do through the festival’s close on July 6, so plan your cherry fun at cherryfestival.org/events.

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