Events Calendar
The Traverse City area hosts a wide variety of festivals throughout the year. By far our largest annual event is the National Cherry Festival, held in early July in downtown Traverse City. Other major celebrations throughout the year are listed below, with links to the official sites if available.
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Arts of the Woodland Indians
This exhibition draws from the museum's collection of art by the Woodland Indians. Not only does this exhibition include excellent examples of quillwork and sweetgrass basketry from both Michigan and Ottawa artists, but also prints by artists of the famed woodland or Anishinabe style of painting, such as Norval Morrisseau and Roy Thomas.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm, Thurs - Open until 8 pm. Admission: Adults $6, Children $4 The museum is closed on major holidays.
Grimfell Asylum
Evernight Entertainment will once again be opening "Grimfell Asylum" Haunted Attraction in Traverse City. This Fall The Asylum Doors Open...let the madness and screaming begin!!! This year as last year, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the "Munson Breast Health Center". The Asylum will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October as well as November 1. $7
River of Gold
River of Gold is not only visually stunning. It also gives viewers an invaluable glimpse into a Panamanian society as it was 1,000 years ago.
Jacob's Corn Maze
Jacob's Corn Maze is an "A-Maze-ing" Farm Adventure." Jacob's three separate corn mazes are fun for everyone, young and old alike. Our pumpkin patch features "Super Freak" pumpkins. Admission: Adults $8, kids 3 - 11 yrs $5, under 3 yrs Free.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Inuit Print
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College of Traverse City, Michigan will organize an exhibition consisting of 50 prints in observance of this significant 50th Anniversary milestone. Prints will be selected from the Museum's collection and represent each year of the 50 year history of Inuit printmaking beginning with 1959. The museum holds prints from co-operatives including Baker Lake, Cape Dorset, Holman, Pangnirtung, as well as miscellaneous and independent co-operatives. The prints exhibited will also include a Cape Dorset 2009 Annual Print Collection release.
The exhibition will open with the date of the annual release sale of the Cape Dorset 2009 Annual Print Collection. This will also coincide with the annual meeting of the Inuit Art Society consisting of Inuit Art collectors throughout the United States who will meet at the Dennos Museum Center the weekend of the Annual Dorset Collection release.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm, Thurs - Open until 8 pm. Admission: Adults $6, Children $4 The museum is closed on major holidays.
Shanty Creek Resorts Fall Color Tour
Take the shuttle to the top of Schuss Mountain for cider and donuts and an amazing view of the fall colors. Free.
Presidential Papers and Portraits
This exhibition explores presidential papers from the likes of James Madison, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington as well as portraits of these important American leaders. Presidential Papers and Portraits was organized in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities' Picturing America Program.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm, Thurs - Open until 8 pm. Admission: Adults $6, Children $4 The museum is closed on major holidays.
Dennos Museum Holiday Art Fair
Fabulous annual three-day holiday art fair featuring fine arts and crafts from 55 Michigan artists. No admission charge. Hours: Friday and Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm.
Scary Fest '09
A double haunted house: 2 Guided Haunts, The Dark Side (Get Ready to Scream) and Creepy & Crawly (Colorful Thrills & Chills). Price $5/Haunt or both Haunts for $9. Guided groups of 5-7. Haunts will last 10-15 minutes or more! Open Friday and Saturday 7pm - 12am and Sunday 7-10pm. Guides will customize each group to their age & fright level. Search ScaryFest09 on YouTube.com for more details
John Williams: Scores from the Silver Screen
Dirk Meyer, conductor
Who can imagine a more entertaining evening than one spent with the music of John Williams performed by our Traverse Symphony Orchestra? Enjoy some of the most recognizable themes in motion picture history including Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harry Potter and many more! We welcome guest conductor Dirk Meyer to the podium for this one-of-a-kind evening. $45/Platinum Ticket, $38/Gold Ticket, $30/Silver Ticket, $20/Bronze Ticket.
Fall Color Hike
Hik at Alligator Hill in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. We will meet after lunch and hike to the overlooks on the Alligator Hill Trail. This will be a casual walk with time for photos of the fall colors and the Manitou Islands. Contact John or Lois after October 21 for the exact time of the hike. lgoldstein@charter.net or (231) 938-9655
John or Lois
