Festivals

West Michigan's Longest Yard Sale
Mid-June each year

This massive yard sale will streatch along M-37, starting in Baily (Newaygo County) and extending all the way into Lake County Michigan.

You'll find homeowners selling stuff they've accumulated throughout the years as well as professional dealers and vendors. It's almost impossible for shoppers to cover the entire route in four days, so be prepared to pick up where you leave off next year! You're going to discover some neat places, interesting people, and quaint stops that you'll probably want to visit again and again. So pack your camera, sunglasses, a good pair of walking shoes, and plenty of cash- you're in for the West Michigan's Longest Yard Sale!

Interested in renting space, or to locate space free sites and more information, plase contact the Newaygo County Tourist Council, White Cloud Chamber of Commerce, Grant Area Chamber of Commerce, Newaygo Chamber of Commerce, Lake County Chamber of Commerce or the Fremont Chamber of Commerce and contact Brent with Hess Lake Rentals.com

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Trout Fest

April is an annual Trout Festival Downtown Newaygo,

Huge Raffle Prize packages:

1st Prize – Guided fishing trip, one nights lodging, fish finder, reel, sporting equipment, lunch, dinner & more

2nd Prize – Guided fishing trip, one nights lodging, family float trip, sporting equipment, lunch, dinner & more.

3rd Prize – Guided fishing trip, float trip for two, sporting equipment, lunch, dinner & more.

Contests:
Parsley’s Fishing Contest
Sportsman’s Fishing Photo Contest


Memorial Weekend Festival

The Annual Memorial Weekend Arts & Crafts Show will be held in May on Memorial Weekend each year.



Don’t miss this  Annual National Baby Food Festival in July!

• Family fun is the key component in the National Baby Food Festival. Fremont, the Baby Food Capital of the World, is the home of Gerber Products Company, and a natural for this one-of-a-kind festival. The city of 4,500 is transformed for one week in July into The Family Fun Capital of the United States! 
 
• “We draw more than 125,000 people to Fremont each year,” remarked Ron Vliem, Executive Director of The Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce. “We have a reputation for providing good clean family fun, so come and join us for the National Baby Food Festival in Fremont!”
 
• For ticket information, entry forms, or questions, call the festival office at 231-924-0770 or 1-800-592-BABY (2229). You may also visit our website, and click on the National Baby Food Festival link.



Newaygo Daze

The Newaygo Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to introduce the Third Annual Newaygo Daze Celebration. We are very excited to offer this opportunity for our members to promote their businesses and for the community to just come down and have a great time. Entertainment in the Park will begin June each year and run thru August. We will offer Friday night Music and Movies in the Park. Please come down and enjoy Friday evenings in the Community. Beginning July 6th and running through October 12th, our Annual Farm Market will run, downtown Newaygo. This Year's events will include: Newaygo Bucks drawings, special business incentives, and many other events that you won't want to miss! Vendors at the farm market will offer vegetables, fruit, cut flowers, dried flowers, pumpkins, Indian corn, fresh eggs, honey, organically grown items, crafts from nature, woodworking, and homemade baked goods. All produce will be Michigan grown. Newaygo Daze will also include a weekly "Newaygo Bucks" drawing. Every Friday at 5:30 p.m. a drawing will be held for a minimum of $300 in "Newaygo Bucks" which can be spent in any participating Newaygo Chamber member business. So, spend your Fridays in Newaygo, have a great time, and take the opportunity to possibly walk away with an extra $300 to spend at local businesses. For more information, an application for the Farmer's Market, or if you know someone who would like to perform during the Friday events, please call the chamber at (231) 652-3068. You may also click here for a farm market application and rules.

Logging Festival





The Logging Festival takes place over Labor Day Weekend. This is a very historical festival for Newaygo. Newaygo was built around the logging industry; therefore this is a very historical event. During this Festival, there is an Arts & Crafts show in Brooks Park. Exhibitors come from all over the country to setup booths to display their arts and crafts. The local merchants have sidewalk sales. The event also includes several logging events, kids activities, and chainsaw log carving take place over the weekend and on Sunday, a parade route goes through downtown Newaygo. You can also find a BINGO tent and Chicken BBQ in the park over the weekend. Click Here for a Schedule of Events and our Logging Festival Page.


Holiday Fest 





To begin our Holiday Fest, the Newaygo Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors an Annual Holiday Auction. Chamber and community members donate items such as: decorated Christmas Trees, decorated wreaths, gift certificates, gift baskets, table settings, and much more to be auctioned off.  Be sure to head downtown for the Annual Christmas Walk. The Walk begins with the lighting of the Tree of Hope, decorated by the children of the Newaygo elementary schools. You will find M-37 closed and horse drawn wagons carrying people down the streets. Santa is sure to make a visit for pictures at Independent Bank, chestnuts will be roasting on an open fire in front of Sportsman's' Bar & Grill, and the street corners will be lined with carolers. The local merchants will offer many treats and door prizes.

Winter Fest

Newaygo Winterfest Celebrates 15 Year Annivasay