Enjoy some autumn family fun and come out to Glen Arbor for daytime Trick or Treating the Sunday before Halloween, October 27th 2019. (This year, Halloween falls on a Thursday Oct 31st, 2019). Dress in costume and invite your friends, family and neighbors to Trick or Treat at participating businesses from 12-4pm. Free to attend,
The Plein Air Painters of Northwest Michigan Just Great Art Exhibit and Sale will be held at the City Opera House, 106 E. Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49684. Exhibit will be open Monday thru Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fifteen artists will be over 100 pieces of art on display. The opening reception
The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates the holidays with Small Works, an exhibition of original art that opens Friday, November 15th. This holiday show features art work 12” x 12” and smaller, all priced at $150 or less. A 6 pm reception launches the show. Small Works continues through December 18. The Glen Arbor Arts
Participating retailers in Glen Arbor offer "once a year worthy specials" during this annually anticipated "better than black Friday" shopping experience. Businesses open early to offer specials to shoppers from 6:30-9am. Come dressed festive and cozy to shop local. Plan to stay in town to grab a bite to eat and drink too! Participating businesses*
In its third year, the quirky “Glen Arbor Bed Parade” brings another fun thing to Glen Arbor for Thanksgiving weekend. Join the new Black Friday tradition, sponsored by Becky Thatcher Designs. Open to anyone and everyone to cheer from the curb or roll down Western Avenue. Want to participate? Haul that creatively decorated bed on
Tree Lighting & Caroling at 6:15pm Bring your Holiday spirit and join the local community outside the Glen Arbor Town Hall for Christmas Caroling and a ceremonial Tree lighting. This year, Carols will be lead by members of the Glen Lake Church worship team. Photo by Raquel Jackson ® for the Glen Lake Chamber Shopping
Shop an amazing breadth of handcrafted, locally made goods from 30+ Artisans during the Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace. Also featuring a variety of beautiful Holiday Greenery for sale!!! Meet Santa from 11am-1:30pm. They will be at the Glen Arbor Holiday Market with some little toys and goodies! Bring the kids and your own camera for some
Celebrate Grand Traverse Lighthouse heritage at Christmastime! Each room in the lighthouse will be Christmas themed, portraying the traditional time period (from 1858-1880) and showcasing the keeper heritages. There will be story telling of our only female lighthouse keeper. There will be an actor in period costume retelling the Christmas story of the keeper families.
The Glen Arbor Arts Center will host a "Glen Arbor Holiday Open House" on Thursday, December 5th from 4-6pm. You're invited to shop for a 100 works of local art for sale under $150. Enjoy holiday music with a hand bell choir, create family crafts, and savor food and drinks!
Sunday, December 15th, 2019 A family friendly shopping event in Glen Arbor, open all day during business hours where you can shop, celebrate the holidays, and treat the kids too! Children are invited to “find a sweet treat” at each participating business location, plus discover additional activities offered, like: cookie decorating, gingerbread houses, and special
Miracle Mile Ugly Sweater Dash, December 21, 11 a.m. Join Cherry Republic for its second annual Ugly Sweater Dash the Saturday before Christmas. Participants will take off in front of the Cherry Public House on Lake Street and then run, walk or stroller-ride one mile, ending up back at the Public House for a pint
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is planning something new this winter for their free ranger-led snowshoe hikes! Whether you are an experienced snowshoer or have never tried snowshoeing, the National Lakeshore invites you to join a ranger-led snowshoe hike to explore the park. There will be two hikes each Saturday, one for beginners called the
