Marquette Michigan Entertainment & Events

Special Events

• Marquette 4th of July Celebration
  P.O. Box 1025 • Marquette, MI 49855
  Held at Ellwood Mattson Lower Harbor Park
  A parade, fireworks, contests and more can be enjoyed by the whole family at the annual Marquette 4th of July Celebration. more...

Concerts & Performances

• Marquette Symphony Orchestra
  300 West Baraga • Marquette, MI 49855
  906-228-0472
  Funded through ticket sales, program advertising sales and private donations, the Marquette Symphony Orchestra of local musicians plays four concerts in a season, usually in September, November, February and May. more...

Plays & Productions

• Forest Roberts Theatre
  1401 Presque Isle Avenue • Marquette, MI 49855
  Northern Michigan University
  906-227-2082 (Box Office)
  Considered by may to be "one of the finest university theatres in the country," 550-seat Forest Roberts Theatre, adjacent to Thomas Fine Arts off of 7th Street; puts on five main stage productions each season, along with the holiday classic "Ebenezer Scrooge" and several black box theatre performances. more...

• Lake Superior Theatre
  Ticket Office is in Matson Lower Harbor Park
  906-227-7625 or 906-228-0472
  Several productions are held in a converted lakeside boathouse between the Marquette Lighthouse and the Lower Harbor Park each year. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. more...

Art Exhibits

• Glacier Glide
  P.O. Box 9 • Marquette, MI 49855
  Held at Presque Isle Park
  906-225-1952
  Glacier Glide is "the Upper Peninsula’s longest standing outdoor winter art exhibition." The public can view original work by artists and community members when the Glacier Glide takes place from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. more...

Arts & Crafts Shows

• Art on the Rocks
  P.O. Box 9 • Marquette, MI 49855
  Held at Mattson Lower Harbor Park
  906-225-1952
  An art festival with over 200 art booths, Art on the Rocks in 2009 will be held on Saturday, July 25th 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. an on Sunday, July 26th from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. more...

Festivals & Fairs

• Seafood Fest
  Held Downtown at Mattson Lower Harbor Park
  Its largest event and fundraiser, the Marquette West Rotary Club's annual Seafood Fest features live bands, delicious food, children's games and more for the whole family to enjoy. more...

• Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival
  Held at the Marquette Tourist Park
  906-226-8575
  Enjoy a variety of traditional and folk music at the Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Held the next-to-last full weekend in July. Traditional, acoustic, American music and dance. Camping, teens' and children's music and activities, workshops, and an art/craft show. more...

Sporting Events

• Superior Bike Fest
  P.O. Box 40 • Marquette, MI888-578-6489 or 866-370-7223
  The Superior Bike Fest will take place June 26-28, 2009. more...

• U.P. 200, Midnight Run & Jack Pine 30
  A qualifying race for the Iditarod, the U.P. 200 is a competitive, 12-dog, 240-mile sled dog race that is always held on the third weekend of February. Marquette, Michigan hosts the start and finish of the U.P. 200. The Midnight Run is an eight-dog, 91-mile race. Scheduled for February 21, the Jack Pine 30 is a competitive, six-dog sportsman’s class 30-mile race. The 20th U.P. 200 & Midnight Run will take place Feb 20-22, 2009. more...

• Noquemanon Ski Marathon
  866-370-RACE
  The annual MGH Noquemanon Ski Marathons and mBank Half Noque "continue to attract cross-country skiers from around the nation and around the world to take the 51K or 25K trek from Ishpeming, the birthplace of organized skiing and home to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame: to Marquette’s Superior Dome, the world’s largest wooden domed stadium along the shores of Lake Superior." more...

• Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic
  P.O. Box 864 • Marquette, MI866-370-RACE
  The annual Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic is "Michigan's largest mass start point-to-point race." The Ore to Shore race course is made up of a combination of public and private land. Races: Hard Rock: 48 Miles, Soft Rock: 28 Miles, Junior Rock: 4 Miles, Little Rock: a 1-mile, non-timed race, and Littlest Race: a 50-yard, non-timed race. more...
  Sponsored By: Marquette General Health System