Fairs & Festivals
People in Southwestern Michigan love to celebrate living here all year around. Yet it’s always more fun when you can join us! Come in winter when master carvers turn blocks of ice into sparkling art. Greet spring with the Blossomtime Festival and Grand Floral Parade. In summer, our communities plan festivities around art, music, boats, horses, blueberries, peaches and quilts. Fall brings us together over apples, cider, wine and scary haunts. To plan your visit, check out our Calendar of Events.
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P.O. Box 54
Baroda, MI 49101
269.422.1779 Fax: 269.422.2990
Contact: Diane Mensinger
Hours: 7am-11pm
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Annual festival Saturday after Labor Day featuring a full-day of family activities, a 5K run/walk, pancake breakfast, car show, garden tractor pull, children's games and entertainment, live music, crafts and baked goods. A small-town, homey festival that winds down with evening music and Karaoke under the stars.
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Pancake Breakfast 7-11am
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Children's games & entertainment 11am-3pm
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Musical events Noon-11pm
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Tractor Pull 1pm
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Pie Baking Contest 11am
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Food vendors 10am-5pm
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Craft vendors 10am-5pm
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Run/Walk & Fun Run for kids
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Water Ball Tournament
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House of David 1850s Baseball Game 5pm
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Car Show 10am
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Directions:
I-94 exit 16 (Bridgman). Follow Red Arrow Highway east toward Bridgman. Turn right at Lake Street (at stoplight) and follow 4 miles to Cleveland Avenue stop sign. Turn left on Cleveland Avenue. Turn right on Church Street (1st street to right). Parking is located off Third & Second Streets in the Legion Field.
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Berrien County Youth Fair |
Event location:
9122 Old US 31
Berrien Springs, MI 49103
GPS [41.9434° N, 86.3550° W]
Fair office:
PO Box 7
Berrien Springs, MI 49103
269.473.4251 Fax: 269.473.4203
Hours: Office hours:
9am-4pm Monday-Friday
GPS [41.9536° N, 86.3534° W] |
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Annual county fair showcasing exhibits from Berrien County youth ages 5-20.
Also enjoy carnival rides, commercial exhibits, "Fair food" and Grandstand entertainment.
Held at the Berrien County Youth Fairgrounds
Wheelchair accessible, admission charge.
The fair is always held in August. Please check the Calendar of Events page for exact dates.
Please visit our website for complete details.
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Directions:
From I-94 westbound: Take Exit 28 (M-139), turn right off the exit ramp and follow south 12 miles to entrance on your right.
From I-94 eastbound: Take Exit 16 (Red Arrow Highway at Bridgman), turn right at exit ramp and follow to stop light (Lake Ave/Shawnee Road). Turn right and follow 12 miles to Fairgrounds on your left.
From the south: Follow US 31 north to the US 31 bypass just south of South Bend, IN. Take the US 31 bypass north into Michigan and continue to Exit 13, Snow Road. Turn left at the end of the exit ramp, travel 1 mile toward Berrien Springs to Shawnee Road, turn left. Go 1 mile on Shawnee Road to Gate 3, entrance to the fair grounds is on the right.
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Berrien Towne & Country Quilters |
269.428.9663
Contact: Show information - Peri Hansen |
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The Berrien Towne & Country Quilters Guild meets the second Thursday of each month (Feb - Nov) at 6:30pm at the Woodland Shores Church on Shawnee Road in Bridgman. We have a program, short meeting and a Show & Tell of our quilts. Visitors are always welcome. Meetings are free to visitors.
We also offer a two-day Quilt Show featuring over 150 quilts made by the members of the Berrien Towne & Country Quilt Guild. In addition to the beautiful quilts, there are also demonstrations, lectures, antique quilts, member boutique, vendors, raffle quilt and a silent auction for charity. Lunch and refreshments are available.
The Quilt Show is held every other year at Lake Michigan College Mendel Center in Benton Harbor. The next show will be held in 2010.
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Directions:
I-94 to Exit 30 (Napier Avenue). Follow east past College entrance to Yore Avenue. Turn left on Yore and follow to third drive at left into parking lot and entrance.
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Contact info:
151 East Napier Avenue
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
269.926.7397 Fax: 269.926.7399
Contact: Sabrina LaSota
Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday
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The Blossomtime Festival, which began in 1906 is a annual festival celebrating the agricultural industry in southwest Michigan. It is a multi-community event including 25 communities in southwest Michigan and is the oldest festival in the state. The Grand Floral Parade lasts two hours and has over 100 units, including floats with community queens and their courts, bands, clowns, costumed characters, antique cars and special units. 250,000 spectators come from the midwest to enjoy this colorful parade which travels from St. Joseph across the river into Benton Harbor.
The Grand Floral Parade steps off at Main Street and Pearl in St. Joseph and crosses the bridge into Benton Harbor.
Please check the Calendar of Events page for exact dates.
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Admission:
Fee is dependent upon event.
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Directions:
Our office is located in the Credit Bureau building on Napier Avenue near the intersection of Colfax and Napier. It is across the street from Fairplain Junior High School.
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Chapel Hill Arts & Crafts Show |
Event location:
Berrien County Youth Fairgrounds
Berrien Springs, MI 49103
Hours: 8am-5pm
GPS [41.9536° N, 86.3534° W]
Sponsored by:
Chapel Hill United Methodist Church
269.927.3454
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Contact: Lenora Cuthbert
269.925.3626 summer, 863.439.5900 winter
The juried Chapel Hill Arts & Crafts Show of 190 exhibitors is sponsored by Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Sodus. Reknown for its high quality, this show maintains its reputation as "best" craft show in the area, filling four commercial buildings at the Fairgrounds. Also included is an outdoor vendor/ farmers' market, plus an indoor lunch area where you can purchase homemade baked goods, food, drinks, snacks and the popular "homemade pie by the slice." Ample parking for this one-day event. Show profits go to support Mission Projects.
The show is held the first Saturday of October. Please check the Calendar of Events page for the exact date.
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Directions:
Fairgrounds are located off US 31 just west of downtown Berrien Springs or use the Shawnee Road entrance (from US 31, follow Redbud Trail south to East Shawnee, turn east on East Shawnee and follow to Fairgrounds entrance.
From I-94, take Exit 16 north to the stoplight at Lake, turn right and travel east to Fairground entrance.
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Coloma Glad-Peach Festival |
P.O. Box 156
Coloma, MI 49038
269.468.7816
Contact: Erica Hensel
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Held the first full weekend of August in downtown Coloma just north of I-94 exit 39. Shop the arts & crafts fair; try the carnival games and rides; watch two parades and a Peach-Tac-U-Lar aerial fireworks. Many food vendors offer special peach treats. The active can try the 10k and 5k runs, the 5k walk, or dance in the streets to the music of live performances on two stages.
Coloma Glad-Peach Art Fair - This three-day show has a bit of everything - something for everyone. You can find painting, woodworking, basket making, knitting and crocheting, and much more. The show is held in conjunction with the Coloma Glad-Peach Festival, a three-day family entertainment extravaganza.
Please check the Calendar of Events page for exact dates.
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Directions:
Interstate 94 to exit 39.
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Dowagiac Dogwood Fine Arts Festival, Inc. |
P.O. Box 526
Dowagiac, MI 49047
269.782.1115
Contact: Bobbie Jo Hartline |
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The Dowagiac Dogwood Fine Arts Festival is a week-long celebration on the Arts.
The spotlight shines brightly on national, international and local artists. The week features visual arts, music, literature, theater, storytelling, dance culinary arts and even master classes with selected artists. It is an entertaining and educational experience for the entire family.
The festival is held each May. Please check the Calendar of Events page for exact dates. |
Directions:
25 miles north of South Bend
40 miles south of Kalamazoo
30 miles west of Three Rivers
25 miles east of St. Joseph |
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P.O. Box 201
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Contact: Vicki Dunlop (269-468-5679) |
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By having fun at our fundraising events throughout the year, you enable this non-profit, all-volunteer rescue group to help homeless animals in the community.
We're planning events such as October's Doggie Hayride and December's Bark for Breakfast to benefit our homeless cats and dogs. Please check the calendar at www.save-a-stray.org to see what is happening next!
Adoption Days
Come meet and greet our 4-legged kids! We bring our foster cats and foster dogs, (as well as dogs from Animal Control when possible) to Adoption Days held three Saturdays a month in various locations (12-2pm). Please check locations on our website; and to see photos and stories about our animals.
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Admission:
None or varies.
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Venetian Festival on the St. Joseph River |
Contact info:
305 Lake Blvd
St Joseph, MI 49098
269.983.7917 Fax: 269.983.5180
Hours: Office hours: 8am-5pm
GPS [42.1096° N, 86.4830° W] |
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The Venetian Festival is the largest community celebration in southwest Michigan. With three music stages, fireworks, the River Run, craft show, beach events and unique food items, this family event is not to be missed! Our picturesque location alone is reason enough to experience "Venetian Time."
The festival is held in July.
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Directions:
Four miles north of I-94 at Exit 27. Look for our shuttle lots off Niles Avenue/M-63 and enjoy the 10-minute ride to the river and lake waterfronts.
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