Grand Traverse & Inland Lakes · Small town
Suttons Bay
A walkable Leelanau village on Grand Traverse Bay with a public beach, a marina and a historic downtown, and the north end of the paved Leelanau Trail.
Arts · Food and drink · Suttons Bay
Suttons Bay Artisan Art & Wine Walk
A June Friday evening when downtown Suttons Bay shops stay open late with local artists, drink tastings and live music to start the summer.
The Art & Wine Walk is Suttons Bay’s kickoff to summer: a relaxed evening of wandering downtown, meeting artists in the shops and sampling what the peninsula makes.
It is an evening, not a festival, so it pairs well with dinner in town. Check the Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce for the year’s date.
What to expect
More than 20 downtown shops each host a local artisan, many demonstrating their work, and many pair up with local wineries, cideries and distillers for tastings. Live music plays around the village. In 2025 it ran 5 to 8 pm and was free to attend, with donations to the chamber welcome.
Location
Where Suttons Bay Artisan Art & Wine Walk happens
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
The pin marks the town; check the organizer for exact venues.
About Suttons Bay
Nearby attractions
Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
Beach
Van's Beach
Leland's public Lake Michigan beach, a short walk from downtown at the end of Cedar Street, joined to Hall Beach and Fishtown by the shore. A local sunset spot.
About 6 miles away (straight line)
Lighthouse
Mission Point Lighthouse
An 1870 lighthouse at the northern tip of the Old Mission Peninsula, with a climbable tower, a small museum, a beach and trails around it.
About 8 miles away (straight line)
Beach
South Beach (Northport)
Northport's village beach on Grand Traverse Bay, just south of the marina on Bay Street, with a sandy swim area, restrooms, picnic tables and a playground.
About 10 miles away (straight line)
Places to stay nearby
Bed and breakfast · Mid-range
The Inn at Black Star Farms
On a winery estate on East Revold Road, south of the village of Suttons Bay
An adults-only bed and breakfast on the 160-acre Black Star Farms winery estate, listed as open all year, with breakfast and wine tastings listed as part of each stay.
More events in and around Suttons Bay
- Suttons Bay Art FestivalA juried weekend art fair with about 100 artists at Marina Park on the Suttons Bay waterfront, held the first weekend of August.