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A port city for dune hikes and beach days: state parks on both sides of town, a city beach, pier lighthouses, maritime museums and a ferry to Milwaukee.
Arts · Festival · Food and drink · Family · Muskegon
Lakeshore Art Festival
A late-June weekend in downtown Muskegon with nearly 250 juried fine art and craft exhibitors, an artisan food market and a children's lane.
The Lakeshore Art Festival is Muskegon’s big art weekend, held downtown at the end of June. With close to 250 juried exhibitors, it is large enough to fill a morning, and the artisan food market gives you a reason to stay for lunch.
Kids get their own Children’s Lane and hands-on art stations, and street performers and music fill the gaps between booths. Pair it with an evening at Pere Marquette Beach. Check the festival site for hours and parking before you go.
What to expect
Nearly 250 juried fine art and specialty craft exhibitors set up in downtown Muskegon. The festival also lists an artisan food market, a Children's Lane, interactive art stations, and music and street performers.
Location
Where Lakeshore Art Festival happens
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
The pin marks the town; check the organizer for exact venues.
About Muskegon
Nearby attractions
Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
Museum
Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon's art museum, founded in 1912 as the Hackley Art Gallery, with American and European paintings, studio glass and a newly doubled building.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Trail
Muskegon Lakeshore Trail
About 12 paved miles along Muskegon Lake from Pere Marquette Park to the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve, with views of the channel and South Pier light.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Beach
Pere Marquette Park
Muskegon's big Lake Michigan beach at the channel mouth, raked daily, with volleyball, kiteboarding, the South Breakwater Light and the Lakeshore Trail.
About 5 miles away (straight line)
Places to stay nearby
Hotel · Mid-range
Delta Hotels Muskegon Convention Center
On Third Street in downtown Muskegon, attached to the convention center
A downtown Muskegon hotel run under the Delta Hotels by Marriott brand, connected indoors to the city convention center.
Confirm details before booking
Hotel · Upscale
Shoreline Inn & Conference Center
On Muskegon Lake at Terrace Point in Muskegon
A 140-room hotel on Muskegon Lake with its own marina and two restaurants, which calls itself the only waterfront hotel in Muskegon.
More events in and around Muskegon
- Michigan Irish Music FestivalA September weekend of Celtic music on six stages at Heritage Landing on Muskegon Lake, with Irish dance, food and a children's area.
- Muskegon Community Tree LightingMuskegon's annual holiday kickoff in Hackley Park, with holiday train rides, a letters to Santa station, the lighting of the community tree and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.
- Muskegon Polish FestivalA Labor Day weekend festival in downtown Muskegon's Hackley Park with Polish food, drinks, polka, live music and vendors.
- Grand Haven Art FestivalA three-day June art festival that fills downtown Washington Avenue with artists' booths, with free admission and a Saturday family day.
- Spring Lake Heritage FestivalA June festival week in Spring Lake that opens with a wooden and classic boat show at Mill Point Park and includes a free family fun night.
- White Lake Area Arts and Crafts FestivalA June weekend of artist and crafter booths at Goodrich Park in Whitehall, with live music, festival food and inflatables, now in its fifth decade.