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Iron Mountain Brew Fest

Iron Mountain Brew Fest

It’s our fifth year of Brew Fest!

Iron Mountain Brew Fest is a 21+ only event and gives attendees the chance to taste beer, wines, and spirits from some of our local favorites and Michigan’s best! Purchase of a ticket includes a Brew Fest taster glass along with tokens to taste beverages from a selection of breweries and distilleries. Get your tickets HERE.

Entertainment
1:00 pm to 3:45 pm: Bryan Drewyor
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm: Soul Child

Food Trucks!
Grateful Cheese & Curious Pig
Pleasant View Orchard Apple & Raspberry Hand Pies’

Short’s Beer and Cider List:

Psychedelic Cat Grass
Pure Michigan Summer IPA
Soft Parade Shandy
Bellaire Brown
Starcut Pulsar
Starcut Cidre Colada
Starcut Octorock

12th Annual Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival

12th Annual Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival

The 12th Annual Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival will be coming back to the American 1 Event Center on Saturday, March 11th, 2023!

The event will be held inside the American 1 Event Center with food trucks, games, fire pits, and activities held out on the patio!

The event will showcase over 150 craft beers, ciders, meads, and wines along with food trucks; Tiki Sams Pizza, PBJ BBQ, The Bandwagon, and Baby Bear Burger!

Ticket prices: GA tickets are $35.00 in advance. Patrons get 10 tasting tokens. The day of the event is $40.00. We also have VIP tickets for $50.00 that get you 15 tasting tokens, a chance to come in one (1) hour early, and a commemorative hat.

Beer and Cider List:

Aurora Borealis
Star parade
Huma Lupa Licious
Local’s Light
Pure Michigan Winter Pils

Tickets are currently on sale at Etix.com or Jacksoncountyfair.net or they can be purchased at the Jackson County Fair Box Office located at N administrative entrance at the American 1 Event Center or can be charged by calling (800) 517-3849 or (517) 788-4405.

6th Annual Walloon Lake Winterfest!

6th Annual Walloon Lake Winterfest!

Join us in Walloon Lake Village for the 6th Annual Walloon Lake Winterfest, a free community event. Spend the afternoon ice skating in Village Green Park with free rentals from Tommy’s Walloon. Warm up with free hot chocolate from Walloon Lake Inn and Free Bean Soup with proceeds benefiting the Petoskey Snowmobile Club. See Live Ice Carving with The Ice Brigades and enjoy all-day Happy Hour specials from Barrel Back Restaurant. Attend the Antique Snowmobile Show or enter your antique snowmobile for a chance to win Winterfest’s “Best Vintage Sled”. Sample Michigan Craft Beverages from over a dozen breweries, wineries, and distilleries at the Tasting Room. Stay for giveaway prizes every hour with the grand prize of a two-night luxury stay at Hotel Walloon.

 

Beer and Cider List:

Starcut Cider’s: Aurora Borealis
Local’s Light
Bellaire Brown
Pure Michigan Winter Pils