Festivals, community gatherings, and seasonal celebrations on the Sunrise Side.
📍 Oscoda Eagles Aerie #4237
The Oscoda Eagles Aerie #4237 hosts their famous weekly Friday fish fry — a community staple for decades. Fresh batter-dipped perch, walleye, and cod served with coleslaw, fries, and camaraderie. Open...
📍 Au Sable River — Oscoda access points
The Kiwanis Club of Oscoda organizes this annual spring volunteer event to clean up the Au Sable River shoreline and surrounding areas before the summer season. Volunteers receive gloves, bags, and a ...
📍 Au Sable Valley Trail Riders Association Grounds
The Au Sable Valley Trail Riders Association hosts this annual trail ride through the scenic forests and along the Au Sable River. Equestrians of all experience levels are welcome for guided rides thr...
📍 Shoreline Players Community Theater, 6000 N. Skeel Avenue, Oscoda, MI 48750
Shoreline Players Community Theater presents Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical — the thrilling Broadway adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of two souls in one body. Music by Frank Wildhorn, ...
Visit event website →📍 Oscoda Township Beach (Downtown Pier)
Free outdoor movie nights every Wednesday at the Oscoda Township Beach pier! Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and snacks — movies start at dusk, with music and games 30 minutes before showtime. Sponsored ...
Visit event website →📍 Oscoda Beach Bandshell
Free Thursday evening concerts at the Oscoda Beach Bandshell, presented by the Rotary Club of Oscoda. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy live music on the shore of beautiful Lake Huron. Shows sta...
Visit event website →📍 Oscoda Beach Park
For over 40 years, Art on the Beach has attracted regional artists to display handmade arts, crafts, and hobbies on the shores of Lake Huron. The 42nd annual event in 2026 adds antiques to the mix. Or...
Visit event website →📍 Lumberman's Monument, River Road National Scenic Byway
Step back into Michigan's lumbering era at the Lumberman's Monument on the Au Sable River. Historical reenactors demonstrate 19th-century logging camp life including cross-cut sawing, axe throwing, an...
Visit event website →📍 Oscoda Beach Park & Downtown Oscoda
Oscoda's annual Independence Day celebration features a patriotic parade through downtown, family activities at the beach park, live music, food vendors, and a spectacular fireworks display over Lake ...
📍 Downtown Oscoda & Riverfront
The Au Sable River Festival kicks off canoe marathon weekend with three days of festivities in downtown Oscoda and along the riverfront. Live music, craft vendors, a car show, paddler meet-and-greet, ...
Visit event website →📍 Au Sable River — Grayling to Oscoda, MI
The Au Sable River International Canoe Marathon is one of the most prestigious endurance canoe races in the world. Paddlers cover approximately 120 miles from Grayling to Oscoda through the night, nav...
Visit event website →📍 Oscoda Beach Park
The second annual Pirates & Mermaids Festival brings mermaid tank performances, acrobatics, jugglers, magicians, live music, vendors, and food to Oscoda Beach Park. A unique family event where the com...
Visit event website →📍 Iosco County Fairgrounds, Hale, MI
The annual Iosco County Fair brings four days of carnival rides, 4-H animal shows, demolition derbies, live entertainment, fair food, and family fun to the fairgrounds. A true small-town Michigan trad...
📍 Downtown Oscoda
Downtown Oscoda businesses open their doors for a safe, family-friendly trick-or-treating event. Kids in costumes visit participating shops for candy, and the streets come alive with spooky decoration...
📍 Downtown Oscoda
Ring in the holiday season with Oscoda's beloved annual Christmas parade through downtown followed by the community tree lighting ceremony. Festive floats, local marching units, Santa Claus on a fire ...
Community and non-profit events are always free. Business events start at just $25.