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Upcoming Events in Traverse City, Michigan

Join us for one of the many events held in Traverse City. With a diversity of events, there's something to fit every interest. For the most up-to-date list of events go to: www.leelanau.net/calendar and www.traversecity.com/events


JANUARY

14 23rd Annual Downtown Chili Cookoff – Area restaurants compete for top honors
14 Winter Warmup - Wineries of Old Mission
21 Sips and Soups – Leelanau Peninsula Wineries
21 Bigfoot 5K & 10K Snow Shoe Race

FEBRUARY

10-11 Taste the Passion – Leelanau Peninsula Wineries PLUS Leelanau Peninsula's: Snowshoes, Wine & Vines AND Old Mission's Snowshoe, Wine & Brew
10-11 39th North American VASA Ski Race
17 & 18 Romancing the Riesling PLUS Leelanau Peninsula's: Snowshoes, Wine & Vines AND Old Mission's Snowshoe, Wine & Brew
19 Vineyard Race at Forty-five North Winery
25 ICEBERG: Winter Sports Triathlon, Start of Traverse City Restaurant Week

MARCH

1-4 Traverse City Restaurant Week
2 12th Annual Suds-n-Snow Beer Tasting Festival, Snowshoe Vineyard Tour & Tasting - Suttons Bay, Old Mission's Snowshoe, Wine & Brew
16 Leapin’ Leprechaun 5k - Downtown Traverse City
23 Sips, Chips & Dips – Leelanau Peninsula Wineries

APRIL

7 Indoor Farmer's Market - Traverse City
20-21 Small Plate & Wine - Leelanau Peninsula Wineries, Indoor Farmer's Market
28 Indoor Farmer's Market

MAY

3, 4-5 Leelanau Peninsula's Sip & Savor, Downtown Art Walk,
 10, 11 &12 58th Annual Mesick Mushroom Festival
 8, 15 & 22  Blossom Day - Wineriies of Old Mission Peninsula
17-19 Empire Asparagus Festival
24-26 Cherry Capital Comic Con
25 36th Annual Bayshore Marathon – Old Mission Peninsula, Petsokey Stone Festival
25 12th Annual Michigan Beer & Brat Fest

JUNE

8 Leland Wine & Food Festival, M-22 Challenge: Run, Paddle & Bike Triathlon
8 Divas Uncorked: Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula
8-22 Art Rapids: Elks Rapids
8-10 City of Riesling
15 Sud's'n Sun: Mucis. Beer & Wine Festival
21 11th Annual Suttons Bay Summer Solstice Art Walk
15 6th Annual Glen Arbor Half Marathon and 5k
16 Traverse City Wine & Art Festival
23 Old Town Arts & Craft Fair
29-7/1 Cedar Polka Festival
30 Start of the National Cherry Festival

JULY

6/30- 7/2  Cedar Polka Festival
1-8 National Cherry Festival with the Blue Angels
14 Wine on the Water Festival - Leelanau Peninsula Wineries
31-8/5 Traverse City Film Festival

August

1-5 Northern Michigan State Fair
10 Port Oneida Fair 
11 Swim for Grand Traverse Bay
17 Miriam Pico: Live at Rove Estate Winery

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