Calendar of Events

 

2011                
Feb. 13 Annual Snow Box Derby, at the sled hill at Old Orchard Park on River Road, 6 miles west of Oscoda.  Call Chamber of Commerce for details:  989-739-7322.
March 19-20 Annual Home & Garden Show at the Oscoda Community Center.  Call Home Builders Association for more details:  989-736-8647.
March 26 Annual Klondike Canoe Race.  MCRA event marking first race of the season.  Call Canoe Association for more information:  989-739-9231.
March 27 Annual 5K-10K Run.  Beginning at 9:00 am on F-41 at the Warrior Pavilion.  Call for details:  989-739-9231.
May 7-8 Annual Sunrise Side Woodcarvers' Show, Oscoda Area High School.  Carvers come from all over the nation to exhibit the fine art of woodcarving.  Call for details:  989-736-3678.
May 13-15 Tawas Birding Festival.  Located at Tawas Bay Beach Resort and Tawas Point.  Daily seminars and daily field trips.  Call for details:  989-739-5674.
June 11-12 Summer Free Fishing Weekend.  No fishing license required (rules and regulations still apply).

July and Aug.

Free Concerts at the Rotary Bandshell located at Oscoda Township Beach Park.  Every Thursday night.  All concerts begin at 7:00 pm.  For more information:  989-739-9014 or 989-739-9998.

June 25-26 Annual Art on the Beach, Oscoda Beach Park.  Over 150 artisans display and sell their hand-made crafts and works of art.  Juried show.  Call for more information:  989-739-7322.

July - Aug.

Movies Under the Stars.  Family movies; free of charge taking place every Sunday night at dusk at the Oscoda Beach Pavilion.  Call for more information:  989-739-7322.
July 4 Independence Day Parade.  Parade through downtown Oscoda, fireworks display at dusk at AuSable Shoreline Park.
July 16-17 Curley Memorial Canoe Race.  MCRA sanctioned race on the AuSable River memorializing local canoe legends, Harry, Jerry and Kevin Curley.  For more information:  989-739-9231.
July 16-17 Annual Gagaguwon Traditional Pow Wow.  Old Orchard Park, Oscoda.   For more information:  Joe at 989-739-1994.
July 25-30 Iosco County Fair located in Hale, MI on M-65.  For more information:  989-728-3566.
July 30-31 Annual Weyerhaeuser AuSable River Canoe Marathon.  Begins at dusk in Grayling and ends in Oscoda - 120 miles and 14 hours later.  For more information:  989-739-9231.
Sept. 3-4 Labor Day Arts and Crafts Fair, Harrisville.  Displays from over 500 artists and crafters.  For more information:  989-724-7197.
Sept. 16-18 Annual Paul Bunyan Days, Oscoda.  Great Lakes Chainsaw Carving Championship; chainsaw carvers from around the country create intricate, detailed sculptures (sold at auction), Classic Car Show, Craft and Hobby Booths, Live Entertainment, Kids Games, Food and much more.  For more information:  989-739-7322.
Oct. 6-9 Alpena Lighthouse Festival.  For more information:  586-566-1603.
Dec. 3 Northern Lights Christmas Parade.  Lighted parade at dark thru downtown Oscoda.  Come and welcome Santa Claus to the Oscoda area.  For more information:  989-739-7322.