Mackinac Island Lilac Festival

Daily Schedule:

Times Vary: FREE Family Fun Playground at Windermere Point. Bounce houses on weekends. 15 -footcustomized coloring mural for the entire event. Times Vary: Kayaking, paddle boarding, and snorkeling excursions with Great Turtle Kayak Tours. Visittheir website for pricing and schedule. Times Vary: Morning, Historic, and Sunset cruises with Sip N’ Sail cruises. Visit their website for pricing and schedule.

10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Collection of all the Lilac Festival posters on display at the Center for the Arts at the Mission Point Theatre lobby. Free

10:00 am - 5:00 pm: The Top 20 posters from this year’s Lilac Festival Poster Contest on display at the

Center for the Arts at the Mission Point Theatre lobby. Free

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

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

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

Sunday Schedule:

6:00 pm: Lilac Walking and Talking Tour. Meet behind the Art Museum, near the playground in Marquette Park. Free event , will move about 1 mile.

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Grand Parade Pre - Party in the Park! Musical performances, face painting, henna,glitter tattoos, clowns, balloon animals, stilt walker, and more fun. Free event before the parade.

4:00 pm: Special cannon firing from Fort Mackinac to kick -off the 2024 Lilac Festival Parade

4:00 pm: Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Parade. Begins at Mission Point Resort , goes through Main Street and ends at Windermere Point.

5:30 pm: Raffle Ticket Party at Mary’s Bistro. Tickets are $100. First place is $3,000 and 2nd-8th place is $1,000 each. Drawing is at 6:30 pm