The Michigan Brown Trout Festival is the best and longest running fishing tournament in the Great Lakes! Over the 10-day festival anglers can enjoy several different fishing tournaments and all have a chance to win one of the many prizes Brown Trout offers! If you’re not an angler but want to enjoy the festival, there are plenty of fun activities and things to do in their big and small tents!
Schedule of Events:
Friday, July 18th
7:00pm-12:00am – Fire Lake (Presented by 105.7 The Bird & KLT The Rock Station) “Rock the Night, a tribute to Bob Seger” *PRE-SALE at WATZ now! Admission $10, 21+ Event — Located in Big Tent
5:00pm-9:00pm – Royston Redneck (Classic Rock and Country) — Located in Small Tent
Saturday, July 19th
8:00am – 5:00pm – Two-day pickleball tournament at McRae Park
10:00am-6pm – Art on the Bay — Located near the Bandshell in Bay View Park
12:00pm-6:00pm – Wine Tasting – $20 per person (Alpena Boat Harbor inside festival, there will not be a tent)
5:00pm-9:00pm – The Truckey Road Experience (Classic Rock) — Located in Small Tent
6:00pm-12:00am – Quiet Riot – tickets on sale NOW at www.eventbrite.com (Presented by Dream Chaser) — Located in Big Tent
Sunday July 20th
10:00am-4:00pm – Art on the Bay — Located near Bandshell in Bay View Park
12:00pm-2:30pm – Family Day — Located in Big Tent
4:00pm-8:00pm – Cornhole Tournament (Registration 4-4:30pm, play from 4:30-8pm) — Located in Big Tent
5:00pm-9:00pm – Beachbillies (Classic & Tropical Rock, Country) — Located in Small Tent
Monday, July 21st
4:00pm-12:00am – Texas Hold’em — Located in Big Tent
5:00pm-9:00pm – D.A.M.M. Band (Country, Rock, Variety) — Located in Small Tent
Tuesday, July 22nd
5:00pm-9:00pm – Route 66 (Oldies, Classic Rock) — Located in Small Tent
Wednesday, July 23rd
5:00pm-9:00pm – WOW, “Kopy Katz’s & Special Guest Scott Anderson” (Classic Rock) — Located in Small Tent
9:00pm-1:00am – Bobbin for Piranhas (Presented by Brown Trout) – tickets $10– Located in Big Tent
Thursday, July 24th
3:00pm-9:00pm – Last One Out (Motown, Blues, Classic Rock) – 3pm start with break for Ladies Classic weigh in — Located in Small Tent
Friday, July 25th
5:00pm-9:00pm – Country Poorboys (Country and Rock) — Located in Small Tent
6:00pm-12:00am – Jump (Presented by Friends Together) – Opening act “Last One Out” — Located in Big Tent
Saturday, July 26th
5:00pm-9:00pm – The Stranded Hobos (Country, Rock and Southern Rock) — Located in Small Tent
6:00pm-12:00am – Thompson Square (Presented by Dream Chaser) — Located in Big Tent
Sunday, July 27th
12:00pm-6:00pm – Folk Fest (Presented by Brown Trout) — Located in Big Tent
12:00pm – Tony Burgers – Served until gone! — Located in Big Tent
6:00pm-7:00pm – Awards — Located in Big Tent
For all information about the 51st annual Michigan Brown Trout Festival check out their website here!
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