Halloween comes earlier on Mackinac Island – the weekend of October 27-29! This weekend typically marks the last big weekend before most island businesses close for the season. Celebrate Halloween with the Great Turtle Trail Run, trick-or-treating for kids through downtown shops, and Halloween costume parties for adults throughout island establishments in the evening.
Friday, October 27th
6:30 – 10:00 pm: Haunted Trail and Maze at Grand Hotel, starts at Woodlands Nature Center. $5 for non-hotel guests, proceeds go to Give Kids the World.
Saturday, October 28th
10:30 am: Great Turtle Trail Run – 5.7 mile Run/Walk begins
10:45 am: Great Turtle Trail Run – Half Marathon begins
3:00 – 4:30 pm: Trick-or-treating through downtown shops
6:30 – 10:00 pm: Haunted Trail and Maze at Grand Hotel, starts at Woodlands Nature Center. $5 for non-hotel guests, proceeds go to Give Kids the World.
9:00 pm: Costume Parties throughout downtown establishments (21 & older)
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Arrive Friday, October 28 • Depart Sunday, October 30, 2022
For activities for young-in-age and young-at-heart, join us for Halloween Weekend at Grand Hotel! Experience fall on Mackinac Island and enjoy all the spooktacular activities and ghoulish excitement Grand Hotel offers for the whole family.
Package Includes:
- Grand Hotel Accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily*
- All resort amenities
- Friday evening family movie night
- Saturday Morning Bloody Mary Bar with non-alcoholic options
- Saturday Halloween Movie Marathon
- Saturday Haunted Afternoon Tea will be available for an additional price
- Saturday evening: Get ready for a scary movie!
- Saturday pumpkin carving contest
- Haunted Hotel Ball and Costume Contest
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This Halloween package is also available by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.
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*Please note: The Grand Hotel dress code applies the Friday evening dinner in the Main Dining Room. Guests dining on Saturday evening in the Main Dining Room are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes.
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The Great Turtle Drop – a festive celebration of the arrival of the New Year on Mackinac Island – will take place once again this year on Main Street. The Great Turtle will be lowered from top of the Lilac Tree Hotel at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Ring in the New Year with the Great Turtle Drop! It’s a uniquely Mackinac celebration! Cheers!
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2020 / 2021 Great Turtle Drop
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Kentucky Derby on Mackinac Island
Fine Food & Fancy Drinks
Ladies & gentlemen, pack your derby day hats, dresses, & debonair duds for an evening of juleps & jockeys at Mackinac Island’s premier spring event. This is your exclusive invitation to the Derby Day Soiree at Island House Hotel. Cheer for your choice thoroughbred during the live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby accompanied by music & commentary. Dress to impress for a chance to win fantastic prizes for the flashiest hat, sharpest dressed, and poshest couple. Fine food & fancy drinks with a Kentucky flair are included as we celebrate this All-American tradition.
Package Details
Saturday, May 4, 2024
- Accommodations in a room style of your choice for one night
- Exclusive Event Admission to the 1852 Grill Room Derby Day Soiree | Must be 21+
- Round-trip Mackinac Island Ferry tickets
- Luggage transfer to and from the hotel
- Access to all Island House Hotel amenities
- 5% 906 Rewards earned on pre-tax total. Sign up now to begin earning exclusive Mackinac Island Savings.
Event tickets are limited; book the Derby Deal online now or call 906-847-3347.
Party admission may be purchased separately from the Derby Package for $100 per person before April 28 and $150pp after. All attendees must be 21+. Admission includes an open bar and dinner buffet.
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Celebrate the annual island-wide Mackinac Island Lilac Festival at Mission Point – the perfect home base to experience the events going on each day during the Lilac Festival! Enjoy endless activities throughout the week during one of the most beautiful times of the year. The 2021 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival is June 4-13, 2021. Package starts at $325.00 per night for two people.
Package Includes:
- Daily breakfast at Round Island Bar & Grill
- Half day bike rentals with boxed lunch from Boxwood Coffeeshop & Café
- 90-minute walking Lilac Tour with our own resident Horticulturalist – sign up for tour at check-in
- Keepsake Lilac amenity delivered to room on night of arrival
- Round trip ferry tickets on Shepler’s
- Luggage transfer & handling fees to and from the resort
Package requires a two-night minimum stay and is subject to availability from June 4 – 13, 2021. Package inclusions are for the number of adults and children stated on the reservation. Gratuity included in package rate, taxes additional.
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Checkered red and white tablecloths spread on the grass of Fort Mackinac’s parade grounds create a patchwork quilt welcoming hungry patriots with Grand Hotel’s all-you-can-eat tangy BBQ baby back ribs, grilled chicken breasts, hamburgers, hot dogs, turkey burgers, corn on the cob, and a slew of salads, fixings and desserts. Stay for the fireworks!
An American Picnic at Fort Mackinac
Presented by Grand Hotel
Thursday, July 4, 2019
6:30 p.m. to Dusk
Adults: $64.00; Child (5-12): $40.00; Under 5: Free
Featuring:
GRILLED HOT DOGS
HAMBURGERS
BBQ BABY BACK RIBS
GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS
CORN ON THE COB
PASTA SALAD, COLESLAW, RED SKIN POTATO SALAD
CORN BREAD, POTATO CHIPS
BAKED BEANS
WATERMELON SLICES
FULL DESSERT BUFFET
ICED TEA, LEMONADE, MILK
Beer, wine and soft drinks available for additional charge.
All Fort Mackinac buildings will be open and a program of patriotic music will be presented. Tickets are nonrefundable if event is cancelled due to inclement weather.
Advance tickets will go on sale in June and will be available at Grand Hotel, Fort Mackinac, and Mackinac Island State Park Visitors Center. Ticket includes fort admission.
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