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.

Friday Schedule:

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Family Fun Bounce House Playground at Windermere Point. Free event.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Lilac Festival Poster Contest artist reception at the Center for the Arts at the Mission Point Theatre lobby. Free event, open to the public

5:00 pm: Coronation of the Lilac Festival Queen and unveiling of the 2024 Lilac Festival Poster. Free event at Marquette Park