Manistee National Forest Festival

The Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce is the host and coordinator of the Manistee National Forest Festival. Events are individually run and operated by local organizations and businesses.

Schedule

8:00 AM – 9:00PM: 75th Birthday of the Lake Bluff Farms Giant Sequoia

Lake Bluff Farms / 2890 Lakeshore Rd (just north of the State Park)

Lake Bluff Farms (2890 Lakeshore Rd, Manistee, MI 49660) is the home of the largest Giant Sequoia east of the Rockies. The biggest of three trees, a.k.a the Michigan Champion, is 116 feet tall. Since the “natural” distribution of the Giant Sequoias is a limited area in the western Sierra Nevada in California, the Lake Bluff sequoias are one of a kind. Foresters and arborists around the world are in awe of its great success in a place so far from its natural growing area. It is nearly one-half the size of the biggest known sequoias in the world. During the Manistee National Forest Festival, Lake Bluff Farms will be open for tours from 10:00 AM – 3 PM, highlighting one of Manistee’s hidden treasures of the forest.

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: City2Shore Port City Associates Real Estate

340 River Street, Manistee

City2Shore Port City Associates team will have a greeting table set up & will be giving away Parade Bags & goodies to the public attending the parade festivities on River Street.

9:45 AM: Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony

Division / River Street (prior to the parade)

Kick off your 4th of July celebration with a traditional Flag Raising event before the Forest Festival Parade.

10:00 AM: Independence Day Parade

Division / River Street

Travels west on River Street from Division Street to the Armory Youth Project parking lot, providing a view of  all of the floats, marchers and other fun parade participants as we recognize our Independence as a nation!

12:00 PM – Dusk: Anderson Midway Carnival

First Street Beach / Douglas Park

Take the family to enjoy the rides, games, food and fun only the Carnival can provide!

12:00 PM – Dusk: Festival Marketplace

First Street Beach / Douglas Park

Come shop for a variety of goods with over 30 Vendors that come from all across the state. Enjoy all the unique items that they bring for you to purchase!

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: 338th Army Band

VFW (1211 28th St.)

Rock and country music and celebration of our veterans!

Cost: Free