Weird Michigan Festivals 2023

Gizzard Festival

Potterville – June 8-10. This festival gets truly creative with its community and it’s chock-full of activities. So enter the gizzard eating contest, have some fun at the corn hole tournament or take free line dancing lessons. Gizzardfest.org

National Asparagus

Festival

Empire – June 10.

So how does Empire celebrate asparagus? There are plenty of food and drink vendors, a display of the season’s largest asparagus, the crowning of an asparagus queen, and even an asparagus poetry contest. nationalasparagusfestival.org

You might bristle at a celebration of fish flies, which seem to cover every lakeside town in the summer in Michigan. The festival has existed for nearly 60 years, which means there’s something festival-goers love about it. bayrama.com

Mighty Uke Day

Lansing – June 23-25.

Lovers of all things uke can soak up good vibes as they listen to one of several live performances around East Lansing. Mightyukeday.com

Michigan Elvis Fest

Ypsilanti – July 7-8.

This annual Elvis fest is an ode to all things that Elvis fans love about the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. You’ll see plenty of Elvis impersonators, including some of the best you may see anywhere. mielvisfest.com

Old Town Scrapfest

Lansing – July 14-15.

Every year, festival participants get to flex their creative muscles by creating beautiful works of art from hundreds of pounds of scrap. There are also plenty of family activities, food, and live entertainment. Scrapfest.com

Bologna Festival

Yale – July 28-30.

This festival is full of bologna, literally. The Festival includes such events as the famed outhouses races, a street dance, fireworks and a parade down Main Street. yalechamber.com

Annual Fish Sandwich Festival

Bay Port – Aug 4-5.

Travel to the northwest tip of Michigan’s thumb coast and enjoy a celebration of tasty fish sandwiches, mullet, walleye, or whitefish! Bayportfish.com

Wizard of Oz Festival

Ionia – Sept 22-23.

Follow the yellow brick road east of Grand Rapids to Ionia for a celebration of one of the most beloved book series and movies of all time. Dress up like your favorite character and travel to Michigan’s own little piece of the land of Oz.

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