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Boyne City
For Lake Charlevoix days in any season: a small city with a state park beach, ridge trails above downtown and the National Morel Mushroom Festival each May.
Festival · Food and drink · Outdoors · Boyne City
National Morel Mushroom Festival
Boyne City's spring festival devoted to the morel mushroom, held the weekend after Mother's Day with tastings, a competitive hunt, concerts and a carnival.
Each May, Boyne City holds a festival built around the morel mushroom. It falls on the weekend after Mother’s Day.
The schedule pairs the morel itself, through tastings, a seminar and a competitive hunt, with small-town festival standbys such as an arts and crafts show, live music and a carnival. The organizers direct festival proceeds to scholarships for Charlevoix County students.
What to expect
The festival includes morel tastings, a national competitive morel hunt, a seminar, an arts and crafts show, concerts and a carnival. Proceeds fund college and trade school scholarships for Charlevoix County high school students.
Previous dates
- 2026: May 14 to 17, 2026
Location
Where National Morel Mushroom Festival happens
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
The pin marks the town; check the organizer for exact venues.
About Boyne City
Nearby attractions
Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
Beach
Peninsula Beach
Boyne City's in-town beach on Front Street, a short walk from downtown, with a splash pad, playground, restrooms, picnic tables and a Mobi Mat. No lifeguard.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Beach
Tannery Beach
Boyne City's dog-friendly beach on Lake Charlevoix at 862 Front Street, with cleanup supplies on hand and an easy put-in for kayaks and canoes.
Under a mile away (straight line)
State park
Young State Park
Boyne City's state park on Lake Charlevoix, with a swimming beach, a boat launch, three modern campgrounds and 6.5 miles of trails.
About 2 miles away (straight line)
Places to stay nearby
Hotel · Budget
Boyne City Motel
On North East Street, two blocks from downtown Boyne City
A 19-room motel a couple of blocks from downtown Boyne City, near Lake Charlevoix and the Boyne River.
Hotel · Mid-range
Water Street Inn
On Front Street in downtown Boyne City, on Lake Charlevoix
An all-suite condominium hotel on the Lake Charlevoix shore in downtown Boyne City, with kitchens, fireplaces and lake-view balconies.
More events in and around Boyne City
- Boyne City Fourth of JulyA two-day Fourth in Boyne City with an art fair, a raft race on the Boyne River, a kids' bike parade and fireworks over Lake Charlevoix.
- Boyne City Harvest FestivalA late-September Saturday at the Boyne City Farmers Market celebrating the harvest, with live music and family activities.
- Boyne ThunderA July weekend of high-performance powerboats in Boyne City: a poker run of about 150 miles across northern Michigan waters and a Friday night street party.