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Daily Schedule of the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival
Happening Daily During the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival:
FREE Family Fun Playground at Windermere Point. Bounce houses on weekends.
15-foot customized coloring mural for the entire event.
Kayaking, paddle boarding, and snorkeling excursions with Great Turtle Kayak Tours. Times vary, see their website for pricing and scheduling.
Morning, Historic, and Sunset cruises with Sip N’ Sail cruises. Times vary, see their website for pricing and scheduling.
Registration is not required for walking tours or planting sessions.
Saturday, June 10, 2023 | Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Schedule of Events
9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Fire the cannon at Fort Mackinac at 6:30 pm. Sign up before 4:00 pm at the Tourism
Booth on Main Street for a chance to fire the cannon!
9:30 am: Lilac Festival 10K Run & Walk. Begins in front of Windermere Point and finishes in the Mackinac
Island School Yard.
10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Family Fun Bounce House Playground at Windermere Point. Free! Fun kids activity at the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival!
10:00 am – 5:30 pm: Complimentary admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art
Museum.
11:00 am – 2:30 pm: Smart Gardener program for everyone and planting activity for kids at Mackinac
Island Public School Grounds. Come and go, free!
11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Annual Used Book Sale at the Mackinac Island Public Library.
11:15 am: Lil’ Lilac Kids Run. Begins and ends at Mackinac Island Public School
12:30 pm: Lilac Walking Tour with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Meet on the west side of Marquette
Park. Free!
1:00 pm: Special Tour at Fort Mackinac following the cannon firing. Included with admission to Fort
Mackinac.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Book signing at Island Bookstore. Katy Klimczuk will be available to sign her book M
is for Mackinac: A Nature Alphabet Book. Free event.
3:00 pm: Lilac Planting Seminar with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Ste. Anne Catholic Church grounds.
Free event.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Lilac Resin Jewelry Workshop at Watercolor Café. All supplies provided. Be sure to register early online.
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Line Dancing in the Street with West Michigan Bootscooters. Located on Market
Street between Fort Street and Astor Street. Free event.
Fire the cannon at Fort Mackinac at 6:30 pm. Sign up before 4:00 pm at the Tourism Booth on Main Street!
Dusk: Movie in the Fort. Located in Fort Mackinac. Free admission, bring a chair or blanket and your
favorite snack
Sunday, June 11, 2023 | Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Schedule of Events
10:00 pm – 12:00 pm: Book signing at Mission Point Resort lobby. Author Katy Klimczuk will be signing
her book, M is for Mackinac: A Nature Alphabet Book. Free!
10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Family Fun Bounce House Playground at Windermere Point. Free!
10:00 am – 5:30 pm: Complimentary admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art
Museum.
11:30 am – 3:00 pm: Smart Gardener program for everyone and planting activity for kids at Ste. Anne
Catholic Church grounds. Come and go, free event.
12:30 pm: Lilac Walking Tour with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Meet on the west side of Marquette
Park. Free event.
1:00 pm: Special Tour at Fort Mackinac following the cannon firing. Included with admission to Fort
Mackinac.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Book signing at Watercolor Café. Author Katy Klimczuk and Illustrator Kate Dupre
will be signing their book, M is for Mackinac: A Nature Alphabet Book. Free!
2:30 pm:Skips Stone for Fudge movie at Mission Point Theatre. Free event.
3:00 pm: Lilac Planting Seminar with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Ste. Anne Catholic Church grounds.
Free event.
3:30 pm:Mackinac: Our Famous Island movie at Mission Point Theatre. Free event.
4:30 pm: This Time for Keeps movie at Mission Point Theatre. Free event.
Monday, June 12, 2023 | Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Schedule of Events
10:00 am: Lilac Walking Tour with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Meet outside of the Post Office. Free
event.
10:00 am – 5:30 pm: Complimentary admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art
Museum.
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Smart Gardener program for everyone and planting activity for kids at Ste. Anne
Catholic Church grounds. Come and go, free event.
1:00 pm: Lilac Walking Tour with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Meet outside of the Post Office. Free
event.
1:00 pm: Special Tour at Fort Mackinac following the cannon firing. Included with admission to Fort
Mackinac.
3:00 pm: Lilac Planting Seminar with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Ste. Anne Catholic Church grounds.
Free event.
5:30 pm: Creating the Village of Mackinac Island. Enjoy a 1 hour walking tour with Mackinac State Historic Parks’
Interpretation Coordinator, Jack Swartzinski. Meet at Windermere Point. Free
Friday, June 16, 2023 | Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Schedule of Events
9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Fire the cannon at Fort Mackinac at 6:30 pm. Sign up before 4:00 pm at the Tourism
Booth on Main Street for a chance to fire the cannon!
10:00 am: Lilac Walking Tour with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Meet outside of the Post Office. Free
event.
10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Family Fun Bounce house Playground at Windermere Point. Free!
10:00 am – 5:30 pm: Complimentary admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art
Museum.
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Smart Gardener program for everyone and planting activity for kids at Ste. Anne
Catholic Church grounds. Come and go, free!
1:00 pm: Lilac Walking Tour with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Meet outside of the Post Office. Free
event.
1:00 pm: Special Tour at Fort Mackinac following the cannon firing. Included with admission to Fort
Mackinac.
3:00 pm: Lilac Planting Seminar with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Ste. Anne Catholic Church grounds.
Free event.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Market Street Art Walk. Galleries and shops on Market Street open for viewing. Free
event.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Mackinac Island Sky Watercolor Painting at Watercolor Café. Register early online.
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm:
Music in Marquette Park. Empty Canvas performs and invite visitors to participate in a one-of a-kind Mackinac Island painting. Free!
Saturday, June 17, 2023 | Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Schedule of Events
9:00 am: Lilacs and Warblers Birding Adventure! A guided tour of Mackinac Island’s birds and flowers. Meet in Marquette Park. Free event.
9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Fire the cannon at Fort Mackinac at 6:30 pm. Sign up before 4:00 pm at the Tourism Booth on Main Street for a chance to fire the cannon!
10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Family Fun Bounce house Playground at Windermere Point. Free!
10:00 am – 5:30 pm: Complimentary admission to the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum.
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Smart Gardener program for everyone and planting activity for kids at Ste. Anne
Catholic Church grounds. Free!
12:00 am – 5:00 pm: Great Lakes Pirate Festival. Star Line – now known as Mackinac Island Ferry
Company Dock #1.
12:30 pm: Lilac Walking Tour with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Meet on the west side of Marquette Park. Free event.
1:00 pm: Special Tour at Fort Mackinac following the cannon firing. Included with admission to Fort Mackinac.
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Live music at Cannonball Oasis featuring Myk Rise. Free event! Food & drink available
for purchase.
3:00 pm: Lilac Planting Seminar with Lilac Docent, Anne Borowicz. Ste. Anne Catholic Church grounds. Free event.
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Mandala Rock Painting at Watercolor Café. Register online ahead of time.
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