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Grand Hotel – The Grand Ball Package – August 17 – 19, 2025

Grand Hotel - Ballroom Dancing Weekend

Immerse yourself in the splendor of the Regency Era in this elegant event inspired by your favorite romantic dramas like Bridgerton! It’s the final ball of the season, and the Queen has invited everyone in the ton to her estate for a grand celebration. Romance is in full bloom, with eligible lords and ladies seeking their forever companions, and married couples celebrating the season that brought them together. Enjoy the pleasures of high society, from promenades on the porch, to the thrill of a croquet tournament, to decadent dining fit for a Queen; and of course, dance class to prepare to dazzle suitors at the Queen’s Ball! Will you find yourself wooing your love, or named in the Society Pages gossip? Don your finest Regency attire and step into your own charming adventure.

Package Includes:

  • Grand Hotel accommodations
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • All resort amenities
  • Evening reception
  • A Night at the Opera
  • Croquet Tournament in the Tea Garden
  • Dance workshop
  • Fragrance workshop
  • Promenade
  • Champagne Toast at The Grand Ball and much more!

The Grand Ball package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.

View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.

View the Tentative Agenda below. Please note that the events, times and locations listed in the Tentative Agenda are subject to change.

*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies.

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Full Cord – Music In The Park – August 21, 2025

Full Cord - Music In The Park

When it comes to movers and shakers in the bluegrass world, Full Cord is a super- group on the rise. After winning the prestigious 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition in Colorado, the Michigan-based group followed that with another much-coveted honor when the International Bluegrass Music Association named Full Cord its “Momentum Award Band of the Year.”

While mandolinist Brian Oberlin notes the band’s music “is new and fresh to the ears of seasoned bluegrass fans,” the bluegrass traditions in Full Cord have deep roots. The group’s members – Oberlin, guitarist Eric Langejans, bassist Todd Kirchner – boast decades of musical artistry, with experience in popular performing bands from Michigan to Oregon. The group brings along top players to fill in fiddle and banjo to round out that rich bluegrass tone. The band’s debut album on Nashville’s Dark Shadow Recording released in Nov. of 2023 and has maintained charting positions through spring of ’24. Full Cord’s songwriting has reached a new “tipping point,” Manager Katie Kirchner suggests, enhanced by the group’s vast repertoire and robust experience in numerous band projects over the years. And Oberlin insists the band is “just hitting its stride” – ready to follow in the footsteps of fellow Michigan bluegrass icons Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass as yet another star in the making.

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6:30pm, Marquette Park, Mackinac Island – Free

With a spectacular backdrop, our summer concert series takes place on the lawn of a National Historic Landmark, Marquette Park, which is at the foothills of Historic Fort Mackinac downtown across from the marina. Bring a picnic and tune in for some great live folk, rock, country, blues—the best of Americana. All concerts are free. We recommend bringing a blanket or lawn chairs for your comfort.

Music In The Park
EVERY THURSDAY 6:30pm
MARQUETTE PARK
Rain location: Mission Point Theater

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Mackinac’s Got Talent! Finale – Music In The Park – August 28, 2025

Mackinac’s Got Talent! - Music In The Park

Don’t miss the unforgettable finale of this city-wide talent showcase and award ceremony.

The grand finale of the third annual Mackinac-Island talent showcase, featuring island residents and employees from all over the world.

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6:30pm, Marquette Park, Mackinac Island – Free

With a spectacular backdrop, our summer concert series takes place on the lawn of a National Historic Landmark, Marquette Park, which is at the foothills of Historic Fort Mackinac downtown across from the marina. Bring a picnic and tune in for some great live folk, rock, country, blues—the best of Americana. All concerts are free. We recommend bringing a blanket or lawn chairs for your comfort.

Music In The Park
EVERY THURSDAY 6:30pm
MARQUETTE PARK
Rain location: Mission Point Theater

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Grand Hotel – Labor Day Weekend – August 29 – September 1, 2025

Grand Hotel's Labor Day Weekend

Grand Hotel’s Labor Day Weekend promises an unforgettable retreat filled with family-friendly entertainment and relaxation. Guests can look forward to basking in the sun and cool off with refreshing dips at Saturday’s Esther Williams Swimming Pool Party with Bell’s Brewery, where the atmosphere will be alive with laughter and fun. There will be something for everyone this weekend, to Jazz Concerts each evening, a drive in movie set on The Jewel Golf Course, and elegant meals served in our Main Dining Room. Upgrade the weekend by attending a Jazz Concert each evening, featuring multiple performances from world renowned artists.

Package Includes:

  • Grand Hotel accommodations 
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • All resort amenities  
  • Friday evening welcome reception
  • Friday Glow Stick Movie Party at the Esther Williams Swimming Pool
  • Saturday afternoon Esther Williams Swimming Pool party with Bell’s Brewery
  • Saturday and Sunday afternoon music at Lantern Lounge, located at The Jockey Club 
  • Saturday evening reception
  • Saturday drive-in movie on Grand Nine at The Jewel Golf Course
  • Sunday evening reception
  • Evening music in the Cupola Bar and Terrace Room
  • Admission to the Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

Labor Day Weekend Jazz Concerts 

Tickets available for purchase. Headline artists to be announced soon.

  • Friday, Aug. 29, Jazz Concert, Theatre, 9:00 PM
  • Saturday, Aug. 30, Jazz Concert, Theatre, 9:00 PM
  • Sunday, Aug. 31, Jazz Concert, Theatre, 9:00 PM

$50 per concert or $135 prepurchase bundle price for all three concerts. Purchase can be made online when reserving your Labor Day Weekend package.

The Labor Day Weekend package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.

View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.  

*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies.

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Mackinac Island Halloween Celebrations – October 27, 2018

Get ready for another epic, fun-filled Halloween celebration this Saturday, October 27, 2018, on Mackinac Island. Enjoy all of the Halloween decorations throughout the island. Dress the kids up in their favorite costumes and take them downtown for trick-or-treating from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Saturday. And then put on your favorite costume for some adult Halloween fun Saturday night at the Pink Pony and other bars and restaurants on the island. Here are some photos from this Halloween and Halloweens Past to get you in the mood.

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Mackinac Island Halloween Celebrations – Photo Gallery (Click on photos for captions & slideshow view)

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Season Sales

Many island specialty shops are prepping for winter and bringing out the sale racks. Shop local and enjoy great deals throughout the island!

Trick-or-Treating

Children’s Trick-or-Treating down Main Street and Market Street. Businesses will be handing out candy Saturday the 27th, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm.

Live Entertainment

Nighttime entertainment at downtown bars

Costume Contests

You’re going to want to bring your Halloween costume and hit the town! Costume contests will be held at several establishments, including the Pink Pony and Gate House.

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Pink Pony – Halloween 2015 Photos

Another “Spooktacular” ending to an incredible season on Mackinac Island!

The Pink Pony does Halloween the right way! Photos via Pink Pony Photo Album on Facebook

 

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Mackinac Island Great Turtle Trail Run – Photos

This year marks the 23rd running of one of the most scenic trail events in the state. We have a capacity of 3,000 participants running and walking the inside trails of Mackinac Island during the last open weekend of the season.

Photos from the Mackinac Island Great Turtle Trail Run of 2018

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Mackinac Island Great Turtle Trail Run – Photos From Instagram

Here are the latest photos of the Mackinac Island Great Turtle Trail Run via instagram. If you have an instagram photo to share of your visit to a Mackinac Island Great Turtle Trail Run, tag it with #greatturtlerace and your photos will appear in the photo stream below.

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