Featured Events
Rodeo, Races, Massive Mushrooms and More
Iron County is home to unique events you just won’t find anywhere else – and something for each season! Check out the featured events below.
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U.P. Pro Rodeo
The only Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo in Michigan takes place the second weekend in July (this year July 16 & 17) every summer in Iron River, MI. The Upper Peninsula Championship Rodeo is an action-packed weekend featuring three performances with bull and bronco riders, cattle roping, barrel racing, steer wrestling, Rodeo Queen pageant, and more! This family-friendly event is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2017. Find out more information and get your tickets at www.upprorodeo.com.
Humongous Fungus Festival, Crystal Falls
Crystal Falls is home to the world’s largest, oldest, contiguous living organism, an Armillaria bulbosa fungus. This “Humongous Fungus,” discovered in 1988, spreads across 38 acres of land, weighs in at an estimated 200,000 pounds and is between 1,500 to 10,000 years old. A festival celebrating this benevolent fungus was started more than 20 years ago and continues to be a tourist favorite, featuring a parade, giant mushroom pizza, street dance, softball tournament, city wide rummage sale and more!
End-of-Summer Blues Fest, Alpha
If you’re a music lover, this is the festival for you. This day-long music festival features 5 true blues bands from all the over country and other surprise events throughout the day that are different every year. Food and adult beverages are available, but there are also fun activities for kids! The End-of-Summer Blues Fest is always the last weekend in August.
Harvest & Haunt Festival, Iron River
This fall and music festival is a free, family-friendly event featuring live music, kids games and crafts, trick-or-treating in the “haunted” campground, a spectacular bonfire, and a beer tent for the adult ghouls and boys. This fun event is always the last Saturday in September among beautiful fall colors in the Klint Safford Memorial RV Park in Iron River.
Christmas Celebrations, Iron River & Crystal Falls
Both Iron River and Crystal Falls get in the Christmas spirit with two festive celebrations. Christmas in Lights in Iron River is the first Saturday of December and features a lighted parade of more than 30 floats carrying 1000’s of lights followed by a stellar fireworks show. A Crystal Christmas takes place on the the 2nd Saturday of December and boasts an Ice Shack parade of hilarious Northwoods themed floats!
