Festivals + Events in the Great Lakes Bay

Sample perfectly hopped tasting pours at beer fests with unbeatable views, or wander down neat rows of food trucks and vendors when art fairs and markets take over city streets. Soak up all from traditional celebrations of culture to indie film and music festivals — in a place that knows how to throw a big party (and some pretty stellar smaller ones, too).

Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival
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25+ Can't-Miss Outdoor Summer Festivals in the Great Lakes Bay

Fair rides, street food, and fireworks, live music and locally brewed suds: summer is just around the bend, which means the Great Lakes Bay will soon be bursting and all-around alive with festival fun!

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Concert crowd at Wenonah Park Bandshell in Downtown Bay City at dusk
Wenonah Park Bandshell | @marjojaroch
Spectators in front of the Midland Country Club during the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Midland
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational | @dowglbi
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10+ Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series in the Great Lakes Bay

All kinds of fun and free as can be, these summer concert series are your no-cost ticket to experience live music and unique entertainment nearly every day of the week!

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An LPGA Tour Stop Unlike Any Other: 2021 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational

Place a novel, world-class team LPGA golf tournament on a Great Lakes Bay heritage course, and you’ve got a birdie, an eagle, a hole-in-one winner, guaranteed. That’s what you’ll get with the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (GLBI) tournament, set for the Midland Country Club, July 12-17, 2021: 144 of the world’s best female golfers, in two-player teams, on one of the region’s jewel courses.

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