Events Calendar
The Traverse City area hosts a wide variety of festivals throughout the year. By far our largest annual event is the National Cherry Festival, held in early July in downtown Traverse City. Other major celebrations throughout the year are listed below, with links to the official sites if available.
For information and online purchase of ticketed events in the Traverse City area go to TREATickets.
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"Cultural Reflections"
This traveling exhibit of Inuit art is drawn from the extensive collection of about 1,000 pieces held by Dennos Museum Center. Approximately 20 stone sculptures and 30 prints by artists of the Canadian Arctic are featured.
Rosenstein Exhibit at the Dennos Museum Center
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College presents a sales exhibition of the work of Mordechai Rostenstein. This versatile artist creates award-winning limited edition lithographs, which reflect the rich and ancient traditions of Judaism. His vibrant shapes and colors enhance synagogue interiors, tapestries, paintings, murals,and silk screen prints.
The Dennos Museum is open daily 10am to 5pm and Sundays 1pm-5pm. Admission is $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for children.
Traverse City: Yesterday
A photographic and historical artifact exhibition featuring photos by S.E. Wait, Traverse City's "Renaissance Man". Traverse City is depicted in the early days, reflecting life in the last half of the 19th century. General admission $1.50-$3.00.
Bob Mintzer Quartet
Grammy-winning saxophonist Bob Mintzer honed his skills playing and writing for such legends as Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis and Art Blakey. A profound interpreter of the jazz language, he has been nominated for 13 Grammy awards and his arrangements have become standard repetoire for big bands all over the world.
Same Time, Next Year at Old Town Playhouse
One of the most popular romantic comedies of the century, Same Time, Next Year ran four years on Broadway, was a successful motion picture, and remains one of the most widely produced plays in history. It follows a love affair between people who rendezvous once a year. Twenty five years of manners, morals and attitudes are hilariously mirrored by the lovers. Studio Theatre at Old Town Playhouse.






