Trivia Night!
2025-12-21 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-28 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-04 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-11 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-18 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-25 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-01 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Detroit) | Cherry Public House, 6026 South Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Think you’ve got what it takes to be the trivia champ? Join us every Sunday evening at Cherry Public House for a brain-boosting good time with Trivia Night, hosted by the legendary Quizmaster Whoot! 🍻
🧠 Test your knowledge across pop culture, history, music, and more
🍔 Enjoy delicious food and drink specials all evening
🏆 Prizes for top teams – bring your A-game!
Grab your smartest friends, snag a table, and settle in for two hours of laughs, surprises, and fierce-but-friendly competition. Walk-ins welcome — fun guaranteed!

Live Music at Dune Bird: The BayTrippers
2025-12-28 15:00 - 18:00 | Dune Bird Winery, 5620 N Manitou Trail,, Northport, MI, 49670, United States
Dune Bird Winery invites you to unwind and sip on your favorite wine, handcrafted coffee or just soak in the vineyard views while enjoying live music by The BayTrippers.

Book Release Party!
2025-12-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Michigan
You are cordially invited to celebrate our beloved Grace Dickinson and her new book, Frederick W. Dickinson, Sleeping Bear Dunes Pioneer Photographer, from 5 to 7 pm, Sunday, December 28. In this must-have book for anyone who loves Sleeping Bear, Grace has collected the photos her father captured of Sleeping Bear from the 1930s to the 1970s—an era that spanned the years when steamers unloaded cottagers from Chicago, to the establishment of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

UGLY SWEATER MASHUP!
2025-12-30 17:00 - 20:00 | Michigan
Suit up in your ugliest and head to Glen Arbor Wines at 5 pm, Tuesday, December 30 for the Glen Arbor Wines/Arts Tavern Ugly Sweater Mashup. Happy Hour, discounts and a $25 gift card best sweater prize at Glen Arbor Wines. Parade to Arts at 6:30 p.m. for the REALLY BIG CONTEST!

NYE at Glen Arbor Wines
2025-12-31 21:00 - 2026-01-01 00:00 | Glen Arbor Wines, 5873 South Lake Street, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Join us for a fun and festive New Year’s Eve at Glen Arbor Wines! The evening begins with our beloved Luke Woltanski performing from 9 p.m. to midnight, when the famously funky but MOST authentic ball drop in All of Glen Arbor occurs from our top deck. Don’t miss this hilarious countdown!

Blotter Bingo 2026!
2026-01-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Glen Arbor Wines, 5873 South Lake Street, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Join us in launching a new season of Blotter Bingo at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, January 2! Get ready for laughs as we take you through years of holiday mishaps for the pigs, cows, dogs, cats and people of Leelanau County. Candy prizes! Yum! Blotter Bingo will happen Fridays at 5:30 through April unless otherwise announced.

Lobby Gallery: Small Accomplishments by Harvey Gordon
2026-01-05 09:00 - 2026-04-23 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Arts Center welcomes the new year with a small exhibition, Small
Accomplishments by Leelanau County artist Harvey Gordon. This exhibition of acrylic
paintings is in the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery from January 5 – April 23, 2026.
“Ever since I started looking at art, I’ve had a special affinity for small work; work that
you could get up close to and see the whole thing, and how it was done,” Gordon said.
The acrylic paintings in Small Accomplishments offer an intimate view of the artist’s
process and technique — his signature practice of layering one transparent color on top
of another, which he applies to a range of subjects: beach walkers, the American flag
flying in front of a business, Sleeping Bear Bay.
Small Accomplishments is on view in the Lobby Gallery during GAAC business hours;
or may be viewed online: GlenArborArt.org / Exhibits

INteriors
2026-01-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-09 09:00 - 2026-03-12 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Arts Center looks inward with its first exhibit of 2026. INteriors, an exploration of inner spaces, both real and imagined, spaces of the home and of the mind. Through March 12. Open Monday – Friday, 9 am – 3 pm; Saturday, noon – 4 pm. Read more here: https://glenarborart.org/product/exhibit-interiors/

Euchre at Glen Arbor Wines!
2026-01-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Wines, 5873 South Lake Street, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Join us for relaxed, friendly euchre at Glen Arbor Wines, Wednesdays from 6 to 8 pm January through the end of April.

DWELLING: A CONVERSATON ABOUT LIVING WELL
2026-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
How can we live better, and dwell more thoroughly in our homes? Two Northern
Michigan interior designers explore that question on January 18, 1 pm at the Glen Arbor
Arts Center. This conversation takes place as part of the GAAC’s INteriors exhibition. It
is facilitated by GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal. The program is free.
Gretchen Knoblock, design director of the Traverse City firm New Leaf Interiors, and
Karen Van Nort, a home stager and designer located in Leelanau County, will reflect on
the ways they’ve helped clients make their interiors livable and congenial. What
essential design elements ground homeowners in their personal space? And, what does
it mean to bring the outside indoors?
In the event of inclement weather, Dwelling: A Conversation About Living Well will
take place February 8, 1 pm. INteriors, an exhibition about real and imagined inner
spaces, runs Janurary 9 – March 12 in the GAAC’s Main Gallery. Read more about the
exhibition and view images of the artwork at GlenArborArt.org / EXHIBITS.

String Art Workshop
2026-02-03 17:00 - 18:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Explore your crafty side in this fun workshop! Two area crafty gals will help you create delicate string art hearts, just in time for Valentine’s Day! Space is limited so contact the library – 231.326.5361 to register.

Inside The Outside
2026-02-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-06 09:00 - 2026-04-23 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Inside The Outside is the title of a new exhibition of work by Traverse City painter Justin Shull. Actually, the paintings are digital drawings, which have been created for the 6th edition of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Outdoor Gallery project, a year-long, invitational exhibition that turns the GAAC’s exterior walls into an outdoor exhibition space. Open 24/7. Free. Read more here: https://glenarborart.org/product/outdoor-gallery-exhibit-justin-shull-inside-the-outside/

Small Accomplishments
2026-02-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-06 09:00 - 2026-04-23 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Leelanau County artist Harvey Gordon inaugurates the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2026 exhibition season with a small exhibition, aptly titled Small Accomplishments. Through April 23. Open Monday – Friday, 9 am – 3 pm; Saturday, noon – 4 pm. Read more here: https://glenarborart.org/product/exhibit-small-accomplishments-by-harvey-gordon/

Galentine's Day in Glen Arbor
2026-02-07 | Downtown Glen Arbor, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Grab your friends and head to Glen Arbor Saturday, February 7th for a day of fun! From shopping, winter adventures, to sweet treats and sips, what better way to enjoy a Saturday in Northern Michigan! Head to our Facebook page for more information.

Neighborhood Forest – Free Trees for Kids!
2026-02-07 - 2026-03-15 | Michigan
Once again the Glen Lake Library is participating in the wonderful Neighborhood Forest program. Through March 15, you can order free trees, which will then be delivered to the library for you and your kids to pick up and plant at home. To sign up visit the Glen Lake Library webpage, www.glenlakelibrary.net and access the link under Events. This is a great way to help make the world a little greener. You can also donate trees or funds to help the program blossom even further. If you have questions, please feel free to contact the library. 231.326.5361

Maple Sugar Days
2026-02-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Olsen Farm/Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Saturday, March 7:
8 am – 12 pm, Community Pancake Breakfast for purchase at The Homestead
10 am – 3 pm, Main Event at Dechow and Olsen Farms, free with park pass
Sunday, March 8:
11 am – 3 pm, Main Event at Dechow and Olsen Farms, free with park pass
Come experience the maple sugaring process through time in the Port Oneida Historic District in Sleeping Bear Dunes. The event takes place March 7-8 at Dechow and Olsen farmsteads.
At Dechow, learn the history of maple sugaring from the Anishinaabe, to the Settler’s open fire process, to the present day. You will even visit an historic sugar shack.
Step inside the Olsen farmhouse across the street for the final boiling of sap, sugar making, hands-on kids’ games, and maple syrup snow cones. Various maple products and syrup will be on-hand. If walking between stops at Dechow farm is not your pace, this one-stop demonstration is on-going at Olsen.
Plan on spending 2.5 hours at the event to experience both sites. Parking is available at each farm. The farms are located one mile north of The Homestead, on Harbor Hwy. (M-22), between Thoreson and Port Oneida roads. Maple Sugar Days is presented by Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in partnership with Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear.
The event is free with a park pass.
The festivities kick off at the annual Community Pancake Breakfast at the Homestead Resort’s CQ’s Cabin on Saturday, March 7 from 8am – 12pm. Menu includes pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, potatoes, fruit and beverages at $17 per adult, $9 per child ages 6-12, and free for children 5 and under. The breakfast is hosted by the Homestead Resort, sponsored by Sleeping Bear Visitor’s Bureau, with proceeds benefiting Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear.

Youth Ice Fishing Program
2026-02-07 11:00 - 15:00 | Dune Climb, 6748 S. Dune Highway, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Kids and their families are invited to join park rangers for youth ice fishing events. Young participants will learn essential ice fishing skills, safety measures, and fishing regulations, culminating in a “Junior Angler” certification and a fishing pole to take home (while supplies last). If ice conditions permit, attendees will have the opportunity to ice fish at Glen Lake. No registration is required. Organized groups may register at 231-326-4700, ext. 5005.

Dwelling: A Conversation About Living Well
2026-02-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
How can we live better, and dwell more thoroughly in our homes? Two Northern Michigan interior designers explore that question on February 8, 1 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. All part of the GAAC’s INteriors exhibition. This program is free. Read more here: https://glenarborart.org/product/dwelling-a-conversation-about-living-well/
