906 Art on the Lake Art & Music Festival
Saturday, August 1st
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
For the 2026 season, the Erickson Center for the Arts is re-imagining our summer event, combining the best parts of the 906 Festival with the historic Art on the Lake event into an Arts and Music Festival focusing on Upper Peninsula arts and culture.
Live music and entertainment, fine art vendors, family activities, beer tent and food trucks. FREE
Festival Opens 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM- Artist and Non-Profit Vendors
*Food vendors and beer tent open until 7:00 PM*
10:00 - 6:00 PM - 906 Photography Contest Voting Open (Upper Level of the ECA) Winners announced from band shell before 7 PM.
10:00 AM- 4:00 PM- Art on the Lake Wooden Cut Out Silent Auction “Fish Tails”
11:15 AM -11:30 AM- Peninsula Pointe Dance Group (band shell)
11:30 AM- 12:15- The Great Lakes Cloggers (band shell)
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM– A Place to Land presents “HOME Place” Interactive Acoustic Instrument Tent (OPEN TO ALL AGES)
2:00 PM - 5 PM- Nathan Walton and the Remedy (band shell)
2:30 PM – South Lake Sweet Spot Ice Cream Eating Contest Ages 8-12 and 13 & over. (Sign up at the ECA office before 2:00 PM)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Donald Benjamin (beer tent)
~ KIDS ZONE GAMES by Tahquamenon Homeschoolers Community
~ Yooper Magic Balloon Art & Face Painting
~ 50/50 Raffles
~ Chainsaw Carving all day in the Park with Peterson Chainsaw Carving
~ Beer & Wine Tent featuring U.P. & domestic favorites
906 Art on the Lake Stage Sponsor: Evening Star Motel
This activity is supported in part by an award from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
This project is funded in part by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.
