Fall Celebration and Fun! Watch for 2013 info soon!
Come to Benzie and play in the fall!
As you take in the fall color tours in our area, be sure to plan your visit around our awesome Fall Festival!
Fall Fest has awesome fun for the whole family activities taking place every weekend in October in Beulah and Frankfort plus it's a beautiful time of year!
WATCH FOR 2013 FALLFEST INFO SOON!
2012 Fallfest events below:
Fun Events in Beulah & Benzonia for Everyone!
(Scroll down for printable brochure - Events Saturday unless otherwise stated)
- Fall Soup contest Noon-1:30pm $Fee
- Cherry Hut Restaurant Fall Fest Special: Apple Pie & Cinnamon Ice Cream
- Live for Art Gallery - Create a multicolored stained glass look Fall leaf for the window. 11-4
- Pat Harrison "Lord of Gourd" Carvings 10:30am-3pm
- Sidewalk chalk contest 11am-2pm Judging 2-2:30pm Prizes at 2:30pm
- Pt. Betsie Lighthouse Tours Sat. 10:30am-4:30pm Sun 12:30-4:30pm $Fee
- Hula Hoop Contest 1:30pm-2:30pm
- Pumpkin Decorating
- Bounce House
- Classic Vehicle & Motorcycle "Park & Shine" Show Noon-3pm
- Visit Smokey the Bear 11am -1pm
- Scenic Chair Lift Rides (Sat Only) Crystal Mountain
- Mills Community House/Benzonia Public Library Tour, Puzzle Sale, 11am-3pm
- Myers Granary Food & Wine Sampling 10am-5pm
- Benzie Area Historical Museum Free Admission 11am-5pm
- 32 ft Climbing Wall 10:30am -3pm
- Horse Drawn wagon rides 11am-3pm
- Petting Zoo 10am-3pm
- Face Painting 12:30-2pm
- and much more!
- SUNDAY Honor Lions Club Hillbilly Breakfast $ Free Will Donation 9am-Noon
- SUNDAY Betsie Valley Run 9am
- FRI-SAT Haunted Hay Rides - Honor. 2 trips each night, 7pm & 8pm. Featuring the interesting history of Honor. Harp Building (downtown) $5 ea. Kids 5 & under on parents lap free.
- Events co-sponsored by The Crystal Lake Community Business Association.
WATCH FOR 2013 FALLFEST INFO SOON!
2012 Fallfest events below:
Fun Events in Frankfort for Everyone!
Scroll down for printable brochure and schedule of events)
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Horse drawn wagon rides
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Fall Craft and Farmer's Market
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Giant Pumpkin Weight Contest
- Great Pumpkin Drop - on a car!
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Giant Pumpkin & Squash Weigh off
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Fallfest Parade featuring Scottville Clown band, more of the band after the parade also.
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Ed Moody's famous Pumpkin Carvings
- Silent Auction
- Point Betsie Lighthouse Tours
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Kids Halloween Maze
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Win A Bike - Girl's and Boy's - Guess the weight of the giant pumpkin
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Pumpkin Patch Activities & Games Fee
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Free Movie at the Garden Theater
- Pumpkin Chuckin Contest
- and much more!
- HONOR Haunted History Hay Rides Fri - Sat Two rides each night - 7PM & 8PM Harp Building (downtown Honor) $5ea Kids 5 & under on parents lap free.
2012 Fall Fest Brochure
Check out these additional Fall Events going on in Benzie County during October!
Oct. 7, 2012
Family Day Activities at Michigan Legacy Art Park
1 - 4PM. The Art Park is located on the grounds of Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville. Featuring art projects for both kids and grownups, harmonica instruction with Michael Beveridge, and more. Attendees will have opportunity to walk the Art Park trails to view the sculptures and colorful fall landscape. Scouts can earn one of two patches during Family Day by completing the appropriate patch activity book. Admission $3 per person or $10 per household. All proceeds benefit the cultural and educational mission of Michigan Legacy Art Park. For questions call 231-378-4963
Oct. 5-6 & Oct 12-13, 19-20, 2012
Village of Honor-
Haunted History Hay Rides
7PM & 8PM Harp Building (downtown Honor) $5ea.
Children 5 & under sitting on parents lap free
The tour will be making stops with the haunting stories of the various locations (not to mention a few surprises along the way!)
Oct. 13
7th Annual Peak 2 Peak Mountain Bike Classic at Crystal Mountain. Endoman Promotions and Crystal Mountain present the Peak2Peak Mountain Bike Classic, presented by Right Brain Brewery. This epic event is held in and around the beautiful and gently rolling terrain, which surrounds Crystal Mountain. Plus Tour de'Tykes Bike Race
Oct. 13, 20, & 27
Crystal Mountain
Chair Lift Rides and live entertainment on top of mountain while enjoying the panoramic views of three counties and the Haunted Forest – a ghoulish guide will lead you thru the Haunted Forest where chills and surprises lurk at every turn.
Oct. 18-21
4th Annual Frankfort Film Festival- the newly restored Garden Theater will be featuring best films from prestigious film festivals throughout the world, will be shown. Visits by film directors and screenwriters will be part of the four-day event.
