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Michigan is turning up the heat this year with its inaugural two-day hot sauce festival, spicing up the state’s ever-expanding lineup of food and drink celebrations.

Battle Creek Field of Flight, the largest Fourth of July air show in the U.S., is competing for the nation’s top spot in 2026. Vote daily through May 6 to help it reach No. 1.

Spring blooms will be here soon! Get ready for Michigan's flower festivals in 2026, featuring tulips, lilacs, lavender, shopping, food, entertainment, and more.

it's a first for Northern Michigan. The Donut and Beer Festival arrives in Traverse City June 13, 5–10 p.m., with hundreds of donuts, craft drinks, live music, and activities for everyone.

The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan, is marking its 100th anniversary with the largest celebration in the festival's history.

Billy Strings is coming home for two shows at the Ionia County Fairgrounds with his own two-day festival called the “Ionia Freak Fair.”

West Michigan gets its first-ever Pickle Palooza in Grand Rapids at LMCU Ball park May 2, 2026. Food, drinks, games, and live entertainment make this event a big dill for pickle lovers.

Two of Michigan’s favorite flower festivals—Tulip Time and the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival—are competing for Best Flower Festival in the U.S., and voting is open until March 2.

Michigan Sauna Fest returns April 10–12 in Traverse City with mobile saunas, cold plunges, music, and games celebrating the state’s long tradition of heat and wellness.

Petoskey’s Banana Bread Festival is back January 31, 2026, featuring baking competitions, downtown banana-themed specials, and community fun.

It's tough for festivals to maintain year after year like Burning Foot Beer Festival has in Muskegon, but it will be moving off the beach for its 11th year.

Michigan is famous for a lot of things but I wasn't aware it was also the bologna capital of the world. One town has been celebrating with a bologna festival for 35 years.