Mackinac Island Lilac Festival

Theme: Mackinac In Bloom

This year marks the 75th Annual Mackinac Island Lilac Festival! It is the largest and most historic festival on Mackinac Island. It’s 10 days celebrating the lilacs and their uniqueness and history to Mackinac Island. Join us for the Lilac Queen coronation, official poster reveal, 10K Run/Walk, lilac walking tours, lilac planting seminars, bounce houses, Michigan Cornhole tournament, live music, the Grand Parade, and more!

Schedule:

9:00 am – 8:00 pm: Collection of all the Lilac Festival posters on display at Mission Point Theatre. Free.

9:00 am – 8:00 pm: 15-foot coloring mural at Windermere Point. Free event

10:00 pm – 12:00 pm: Book signing at Mission Point Resort lobby. Author Katy Klimczuk will be signing her book, M is for Mackinac: A Nature Alphabet Book. Free event.

10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Family Fun Bounce house Playground at Windermere Point. Free event.

10:00 am – 5:30 pm: Complimentary admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum.

10:00 am – 8:00 pm: View local artists, Nicki Griffith and Pat Pulte, new works in the Murray Hotel Lower Gallery

12:30 pm:  Lilac Walking Tour with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Meet on the west side of Marquette Park. Free event.

1:00 pm: Special Tour at Fort Mackinac following the cannon firing. Included with admission to Fort Mackinac.

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Book signing at Watercolor Café. Author Katy Klimczuk and Illustrator Kate Dupre will be signing their book, M is for Mackinac: A Nature Alphabet Book. Free event.

2:30 pm: Skips Stone for Fudge movie at Mission Point Theatre. Free event.

3:00 pm: Lilac Planting Seminar with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Ste. Anne Catholic Church grounds. Free event.

3:30 pm: Mackinac: Our Famous Island movie at Mission Point Theatre. Free event.

4:30 pm: This Time for Keeps movie at Mission Point Theatre. Free event.

Evenings: Downtown entertainment. Listen to live music and local musicians downtown Mackinac Island.