5 enjoyable issues to do that week in Northern Michigan June 30-July 3, 2026

In the lead-up to the Fourth of July, there’s loads of enjoyable taking place in Northern Michigan. 

Here’s what we advocate this week: 

Enjoy dwell music in Charlevoix

Weekly dwell performances in Charlevoix’s East Park kick off on Tuesday, June 30. 

Bands on the schedule embody the Charlevoix City Band, the Pine River Jazz Band and numerous ensembles. Performances are at 8 p.m. every Tuesday by means of August. 

For extra data, go to visitcharlevoix.com. 

See “Dinosaur Fish” in Indian River

The Indian River Area Library may have a screening of “Dinosaur Fish” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30. 

The 23-minute documentary particulars the efforts to return lake sturgeon to the Saginaw Bay watershed. Doug Larson of the Black River Sturgeon Facility can be current to reply questions after the screening. 

No registration is required. 

See extra upcoming library occasions at indianriverlibrary.org. 

Try your luck throughout “Bingo with Your Besties”

Gather your friends for a night of bingo enjoyable throughout Lavender Hill Farm’s Bingo with Your Besties on Wednesday, July 1. 

Guests will get pleasure from 10 rounds of bingo within the barn, and winners will take residence lavender-themed prizes. Food and drinks are BYO. 

Bingo on the farm, positioned at 7354 Horton Bay Road N. in Boyne City, begins at 6 p.m. Cost is $15 for adults age 18 and older, or $16 on the door. 

Find out extra at lavenderhillfarm.com. 

Learn all about Great Lakes dunes

Little Traverse Conservancy workers will supply an in depth dialogue on Great Lakes dunes, described as “among the tallest freshwater dunes on earth.” 

The presentation will embody data on how dune methods kind and transfer in addition to among the species that dwell on dunes. 

The “Wild Wednesday: Dunes And Northern Michigan Beach Habitats” program begins at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1 on the Charlevoix Public Library. 

To register, go to landtrust.org.

Experience the Baaweting Homecoming Powwow

The forty fourth Annual Baaweting Homecoming Powwow will deliver members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the general public collectively July 3-5. 

The occasion, going down on the Sault Tribe Powwow Grounds, options conventional dancing, drumming, contests and extra. 

Activities get began with an all-day non secular gathering and dawn ceremony on Thursday, July 2. There can be grand entries July 3-5. Admission is free and open to the general public. 

See the total schedule of occasions at saulttribe.com. 

— Contact Jillian Fellows at jfellows@petoskeynews.com.