Living - Activities - Periodic - The Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA
the Upper Peninsula has annual or recurring special events and happenings
- UP Calendar: UP Calendar of Events; from the Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association; shows major events around the UP
- Great Lakes Rodeo: at the Marquette County Fairgrounds
- Hiawatha Music: Music Festival
- Pine Mtn Music: Pine Mountain Music Festival; held in various spots around the UP; founded in Iron Mountain
- Porkies Festival: Porcupine Mountains Music Festival; features folk, jazz, bluegrass and contemporary music; in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Ontonagon County
- Rodeo: Professional Rodeo; Iron River
- Ski Marathon: Noquemanon Ski Marathon; 51 km and 25 km cross-country ski races; north central UP
- Soo I-500: International 500 Snowmobile Race; Sault Ste Marie
- UP State Fair: Annual celebration of agriculture and industry; at the UP State Fairgrounds in Escanaba
- UP200 Sled Dog: Sled Dog Races; Midnight Run; Jackpine 30; held in the north central UP
- Walleye Trail: Professional Walley tournament; in the Little Bay de Noc, Escanaba
- Winter Carnival: Michigan Technological University; annual celebration including large snow statues and contest; Houghton
- Woodtick Festival: Music (country, rock, bluegrass, folk, blues) festival; in Hermansville, just west of Powers, Michigan
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