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Grand Hotel – The Grand Ball Package – August 17 – 19, 2025

Grand Hotel - Ballroom Dancing Weekend

Immerse yourself in the splendor of the Regency Era in this elegant event inspired by your favorite romantic dramas like Bridgerton! It’s the final ball of the season, and the Queen has invited everyone in the ton to her estate for a grand celebration. Romance is in full bloom, with eligible lords and ladies seeking their forever companions, and married couples celebrating the season that brought them together. Enjoy the pleasures of high society, from promenades on the porch, to the thrill of a croquet tournament, to decadent dining fit for a Queen; and of course, dance class to prepare to dazzle suitors at the Queen’s Ball! Will you find yourself wooing your love, or named in the Society Pages gossip? Don your finest Regency attire and step into your own charming adventure.

Package Includes:

  • Grand Hotel accommodations
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • All resort amenities
  • Evening reception
  • A Night at the Opera
  • Croquet Tournament in the Tea Garden
  • Dance workshop
  • Fragrance workshop
  • Promenade
  • Champagne Toast at The Grand Ball and much more!

The Grand Ball package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.

View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.

View the Tentative Agenda below. Please note that the events, times and locations listed in the Tentative Agenda are subject to change.

*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies.

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Mackinac’s Got Talent! Finale – Music In The Park – August 22, 2024

Mackinac’s Got Talent! - Music In The Park

Don’t miss the unforgettable finale of this city-wide talent showcase and award ceremony.

The grand finale of the third annual Mackinac-Island talent showcase, featuring island residents and employees from all over the world.

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6:30pm, Marquette Park, Mackinac Island – Free

With a spectacular backdrop, our summer concert series takes place on the lawn of a National Historic Landmark, Marquette Park, which is at the foothills of Historic Fort Mackinac downtown across from the marina. Bring a picnic and tune in for some great live folk, rock, country, blues—the best of Americana. All concerts are free. We recommend bringing a blanket or lawn chairs for your comfort.

Music In The Park
EVERY THURSDAY 6:30pm
MARQUETTE PARK
Rain location: Mission Point Theater

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Mackinac Island Fudge Festival – August 23 – 25, 2024

Calling all Fudgies!!!

For more than a century, Mackinac Island’s fudge has been an institution that’s become famous worldwide. Fudge devotees are known as “fudgies” – a term that is also synonymous with Northern Michigan tourists. Most people don’t need an excuse to indulge in a piece or two of creamy, decadent fudge.

But, for those who do, the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival which takes place each August, offers Island dwellers and tourists a terrific reason to celebrate fudge – made fresh each day at Mackinac’s multitude of fudge shops.

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We have new activities planned for this year’s festival including a Fudge Quest, chance to be a fudge maker for the day, and fudge-olympics!

More information coming soon!

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Fudge, heated in a copper kettle is poured onto the marble slab and allowed to cool and thicken at Joann&#039;s Fudge of Mackinac Island.
Carnel uses a long paddle to stir and smooth the fudge as it cools on the marble slab at Original Murdick&#039;s Fudge.
Aaron works the mixture around the table with a large paddle at Joann&#039;s Fudge of Mackinac Island
Carnel shapes the fudge into a long loaf to the delight of mesmerized audience inside the shop and outside the window at Original Murdick&#039;s Fudge.
Another pour of a fresh batch of Mackinac Island Fudge at Original Murdick&#039;s Fudge.
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Aaron heats the fudge in the large copper kettle at Joann&#039;s Fudge of Mackinac Island.
Fudge begins to cool at Joann&#039;s Fudge of Mackinac Island.
This a a batch of penuche pecan fudge that Aaron is slicing in front of a audience of onlookers at Joann&#039;s Fudge of Mackinac Island.
A sign displaying the variety of flavors of fudge at Joann&#039;s Fudge of Mackinac Island.
The loaf of fudge is cut into slices ready to place in the display window at Joann&#039;s Fudge of Mackinac Island.
A wide variety of slices of fudge at May&#039;s Candy Shop.
Slabs of fudge at Original Murdick&#039;s Fudge
Pouring a fresh batch of fudge at May&#039;s Candy Shop
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Pink Pony Fudge Martini - Stop in the Pink Pony from 3-5pm Friday &amp; Saturday for a specialty Pink Pony Fudge Martini! Serving this specialty beverage with Original Murdick&#039;s Fudge and Joann&#039;s Fudge of Mackinac Island in honor of the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival this weekend!
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Grand Hotel – Labor Day Weekend – August 29 – September 1, 2025

Grand Hotel's Labor Day Weekend

Grand Hotel’s Labor Day Weekend promises an unforgettable retreat filled with family-friendly entertainment and relaxation. Guests can look forward to basking in the sun and cool off with refreshing dips at Saturday’s Esther Williams Swimming Pool Party with Bell’s Brewery, where the atmosphere will be alive with laughter and fun. There will be something for everyone this weekend, to Jazz Concerts each evening, a drive in movie set on The Jewel Golf Course, and elegant meals served in our Main Dining Room. Upgrade the weekend by attending a Jazz Concert each evening, featuring multiple performances from world renowned artists.

Package Includes:

  • Grand Hotel accommodations 
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • All resort amenities  
  • Friday evening welcome reception
  • Friday Glow Stick Movie Party at the Esther Williams Swimming Pool
  • Saturday afternoon Esther Williams Swimming Pool party with Bell’s Brewery
  • Saturday and Sunday afternoon music at Lantern Lounge, located at The Jockey Club 
  • Saturday evening reception
  • Saturday drive-in movie on Grand Nine at The Jewel Golf Course
  • Sunday evening reception
  • Evening music in the Cupola Bar and Terrace Room
  • Admission to the Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

Labor Day Weekend Jazz Concerts 

Tickets available for purchase. Headline artists to be announced soon.

  • Friday, Aug. 29, Jazz Concert, Theatre, 9:00 PM
  • Saturday, Aug. 30, Jazz Concert, Theatre, 9:00 PM
  • Sunday, Aug. 31, Jazz Concert, Theatre, 9:00 PM

$50 per concert or $135 prepurchase bundle price for all three concerts. Purchase can be made online when reserving your Labor Day Weekend package.

The Labor Day Weekend package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.

View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.  

*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies.

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