Events Calendar

August 2026
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26	27	28	29	30	31	1 Elk Rapids Community Cupboard Pick-up Rib Fest at the Village Market Wine on the Fly at Waterfire Vineyard Dave's Birthday Bash at BOS Wine Future Champions Arrive in Traverse City
2 Antique Faire at Twisted Fish Gallery The Next Generation Competes in Northern Michigan	3 Mug Club Monday at Short's Pull Barn Chess Mondays at the Elk Rapids District Library	4 ELECTION DAY - PLEASE VOTE! Elk Rapids Rotary Meeting Line Dance Lessons at HERTH Wildflower Walk Mah Jongg Scrabble Club at Art & Connection Tech Help at The Library Elk Rapids Community Cupboard Pick-up NO MEETING THIS WEEK ER Village Council Meeting Acme Township Board of Trustees Meeting	5 ELECTION DAY - PLEASE VOTE! Antrim County Veteran Affairs presents Coffee Talks Balance Bike Meetups: Elk Rapids Harbor Days Festival Island House Reader's Book Club ER Parks & Recreation Commission Milton Township Public Meeting-Planning Commission	6 Harbor Days Festival Elk Rapids Early Bird Paddle Antrim County Board of Commissioners Meeting Family Playgroup at Grass River Tech Help at The Library ER Knitters Summer Car Show-Elk Rapids Harbor Days Mt. Holiday Trail Running Series Amvets Post Beverage Tent American Legion Monthly Meeting	7 ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET Harbor Days Festival Elk Rapids Arts & Crafts Show Third Annual Historic House Walk Summer Fun on the Library Lawn Threads Interwoven Tour: Art Across the Ages at Raven Hill Burger Nights at Royal Farms Amvets Post Beverage Tent Music House: Red Wings Organist - Buster Keaton - Laurel & Hardy Silent Shorts	8 Rotary Breakfast & BBQ Harbor Days Festival Harborun 5k, 10k, and 1 mile Fun Run Third Annual Historic House Walk Rib Fest at the Village Market FREE Second Saturday at Raven Hill Discovery Center Peak Summer at Flintfields Horse Park Permanent Jewelry at Tiny Traveling Boutique Hawaiian Night at the Blue Pelican Mt. Holiday Hills Block Party Night in Capri with Gene & Georgetti
9 Amvets Breakfast Buffet Twin Bay British Car Club Show Harbor Days Festival Summer Classes at Pine Hill Nursery	10 ER School Board Meeting Elk Rapids Township Board Meeting Mug Club Monday at Short's Pull Barn Chess Mondays at the Elk Rapids District Library ER Players Auditions for Oliver! Harbor Commission Public Meeting Orchestra in Miniature: Clarinet Trio at Music House Museum	11 Elk Rapids Rotary Meeting Line Dance Lessons at HERTH Wildflower Walk Mah Jongg Scrabble Club at Art & Connection Tech Help at The Library Elk Rapids Community Cupboard Pick-up RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE COOP! Elk Rapids DDA Meeting ER Players Auditions for Oliver! Books on Tap at The Old Bathing Beach	12 NMC Kayak Tour Balance Bike Meetups: Elk Rapids Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing & Program at Raven Hill Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing and Program ER Players Auditions for Oliver! LOCALS LIVE NIGHT RETURNS! \| Evenings on River Street The Backroom Gang at Music House Museum	13 Myrtle & Maude's End of Summer Clean Out the Barn Sale! Tech Help at The Library NMC Wild Michigan Orchids at Grass River ER Knitters ER Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Mt. Holiday Trail Running Series ER Players Auditions for Oliver!	14 ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET Grand Opening Celebration at Northshore Dock & Marine, Alden Location Myrtle & Maude's End of Summer Clean Out the Barn Sale! Storytime at the Elk Rapids Library RIBBON CUTTING Celebration at Northshore Dock & Marine, Alden Location Lakuna Links at Short's Pull Barn Burger Nights at Royal Farms Be a Hero by Helping our Heroes	15 Grand Opening Celebration at Northshore Dock & Marine, Alden Location Elk Rapids Community Cupboard Pick-up Rib Fest at the Village Market Myrtle & Maude's End of Summer Clean Out the Barn Sale! Hatch Roasting Pepper Event at Village Market Summer Music Series at The Dam Shop
16 Myrtle & Maude's End of Summer Clean Out the Barn Sale! Grand Opening Celebration at Northshore Dock & Marine, Alden Location	17 Milton Township Board Public Meeting Mug Club Monday at Short's Pull Barn Chess Mondays at the Elk Rapids District Library	18 Elk Rapids Rotary Meeting Antrim County Economic Development Corp. Line Dance Lessons at HERTH Wildflower Walk Mah Jongg Scrabble Club at Art & Connection Tech Help at The Library Elk Rapids Housing Commission Elk Rapids Community Cupboard Pick-up ER Village Council Meeting Torch Lake Township Board Meeting	19 Antrim County Veterans Affairs presents Coffee Talks Marsh Wildflower Hike Balance Bike Meetups: Elk Rapids Foodie Book Club	20 Elk Rapids Beautification Meeting Family Playgroup at Grass River Tech Help at The Library ER Knitters ZBA Elk Rapids Meeting Mt. Holiday Trail Running Series Norte Elk Rapids Slow Roll Beach Glass Wind Chimes Class at Short's Pull Barn Antrim County Board of Commissioners Meeting	21 ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET Princess Storytime at the Elk Rapids District Library Burger Nights at Royal Farms	22 Rib Fest at the Village Market Crosshatch Writing Workshop Alden Hot & Classic Car Show Summer Music Series at The Dam Shop
23 Summer Sundays on the King Orchards Farm Good Samaritan Golf Fundraiser Sunday Brunch & Jazz with Randy Reszka Summer Classes at Pine Hill Nursery	24 Mug Club Monday at Short's Pull Barn Chess Mondays at the Elk Rapids District Library Friends of the Elk Rapids District Library	25 Elk Rapids Rotary Meeting Line Dance Lessons at HERTH Wildflower Walk Mah Jongg Scrabble Club at Art & Connection Flower Shows and Creative Design Tech Help at The Library Community Blood Drive at Short's Pull Barn A Conversation with Madam Warden Elk Rapids Community Cupboard Pick-up Elk Rapids Planning Commission Meeting	26 Balance Bike Meetups: Elk Rapids Antrim Writers Series - Reading & Book Signing with Chad V. Broughman	27 Tech Help at The Library Antrim Writers Series - Fiction Writing Workshop with Chad V. Broughman ER Knitters Tailgate Parties at BOS Wine Mt. Holiday Trail Running Series	28 ELK RAPIDS FARMERS MARKET Story Time at the Elk Rapids Library Burger Nights at Royal Farms	29 Elk Rapids Community Cupboard Pick-up Rib Fest at the Village Market Elk Rapids Wine & Food Festival Summer Music Series at The Dam Shop Community Euchre Night
30 Hatch Pepper Roast at Merrie's Market 4th Annual Sacred Heart Golf Outing at A-Ga-Ming Summer Music Series at The Dam Shop	31 Mug Club Monday at Short's Pull Barn Chess Mondays at the Elk Rapids District Library	1	2	3	4	5