Grand Ledge Chamber of Commerce
33rd Annual Yankee Doodle Days
Date/Time
6/16/2016
6/17/2016
6/18/2016
6/19/2016
Event Registration
Event Description

33rd Annual Yankee Doodle Days 2016     

              
Past Event Details:

Thursday - June 16
FREE Admittance - Open to the Public!
6:00 pm - Entertainment Tent Open (Food All Night by A&W of Grand Ledge)
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - GL Area District Library presents Drummunity
Music in the Park - Under the Tent! Free - All Ages
7:30 pm - 10:30 pm - Live music with Brian Lorente  

 

Friday - June 17
5:00 pm - Entertainment Tent Open for a special Happy Hour - Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Business, Networking Event! Sponsored by the Chamber Ambassador Team

7:00 pm - $5 Admittance and MUST BE 21 with VALID ID to enter the tent (Food All Night by the Grand Ledge Masons)
8:00 pm - Midnight - Live Music with Life Support 

Saturday – June 18

8:30 am - 13th Annual Josh Spalsbury Memorial 5K Comet Chase
9:00 am - 1:00 pm - Farmers Market at the Opera House parking lot; GL Area Retailers “Sidewalk Sales”
10:00 am Kids can make flags to wave in the parade - Ledge Craft Lane
10:00 am - Breakfast food items in front of the tent
11:00 am​ - Parade -  Retired Fire Chief Casey Godlewski "Grand Marshal"
12:00 - 2:00 pm - Patriotic Make-It & Take-It Crafts at Ledge Craft Lane

Kids' Day - Mostly FREE
Opera House Lawn & Grand Ledge Fire Department

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm - TONS of Activities          
Pony rides (ticket charge)      
Bounce House                                               
WLNS Channel 6 StormTracker 6 Chase Van   
Touch a Truck                                                    
Magician that includes YOU in the magic trick
Eaton County 4-H petting zoo                                                                   
Clowns & balloon animals
C.A.R.D.S  - drones & small planes on display                                                  
Local police K-9 dogs                                                                           
Children carnival games                                                                     
3 Dunk Tanks with the GLFD & GLPD and GLPS Teachers & Cheerleaders
A&W root beer floats (donations appreciated for a local charity)
Kiwanis Duck Drop (ticket charge)

Until 5:00 PM  - Capital Area Radio Drone Squadron Community Day! See below.
12:00 pm​ - Grand Princess Riverboat Rides begin and run every hour ($10 for adults, $5 for kids 4-12, and free for kids 3 and under)
"All Things Victorian" at the Museum - 118 W. Lincoln
12:00 pm​ - Pulled-Pork-A-Palooza - All-day BBQ, plus burgers, brats, and hotdogs - Grand Ledge Masons

Saturday – June 18

6:00 pm​ - 1:00-1:30 am - Entertainment Tent Open ($5 Admittance and MUST BE 21 with VALID ID to enter the tent - Food All Night by the GL Masons)
9:00 pm​ - Live music with Global Village 
10:00 pm​ - Fireworks Extravaganza brought to you by SUNDANCE CHEVROLET (fireworks will be lit off on the island; Bridge Street will be CLOSED at 10:00 pm, so people can watch from the bridge)
 

Sunday – June 19

FREE Admittance - Open to the Public!
Noon - 5:00 pm - Entertainment Tent Open 
The Fledge - Live Music Event!   

  • Tidal 12:30 - 1:00 PM 
  • Tempest 1:15 - 1:45 PM
  • Worm 2:00 - 2:30 PM
  • Blue Coffee (Isaac James Sprague) 2:45 - 3:15 PM
  • R.I.S. 3:30 - 4:15 PM
              

Also on Saturday - Kids Can Fly Real Drones!!
    
C.A.R.D.S. Airfield - 8328 Otto Road     ALL DAY!
             
Location
S. Bridge St.
Grand Ledge, MI 48837

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Volunteering Session(s)
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33rd Annual Yankee Doodle Days Volunteers (6/16/2016)
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6/16/2016  
6/17/2016  
6/18/2016  
6/19/2016  


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