What When and Where!

Find many fun youth programs and activities in Marquette and Alger Counties and around the U.P.

If you would like to submit a link of calendars and activities for children and families in the Upper Peninsula, please let us know! You can call us
at 906-228-8919, toll free at 877-339-6884. Also, you can fax your regular or special activity information to us at 906-228-7712. Thanks!

• Art Academy
  
  
  • Art Classes (December 1 - January 23, 4:10-5:10 p.m.; No classes December 22 - January 3)
    
    
    
    • Human Art (Mondays, Grades 4-6)
    • Animal Art (Tuesdays, Grades 3-5)
    • Media Mix-up (Wednesdays, Grades K-2)
    • Renaissance Art (Thursdays, Grades 3-5)
    • Collage & Assembiage (Fridays, Grade 7 & Adults)
      
  • Art Party (December 13 & January 17, 1-3:30 p.m., Ages: 5-10, $20)
    Art, yoga, dance, snacks, games, & FUN!!
    
• Baraga State Park 2008 Events
• Bayliss Public Library - Kids Programs; Teem Programs
  
  
  • Preschool Storytime (Wednesdays & Thursdays, September 2008 - April 2009; ages 3-5)
  • Family Movies (October 18, November 15, & December 20)
    
• BHK Child Development Board
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Marquette and Alger Counties Calendar
  
  
  • Campus Kids (Every Other Thursday, 6-8 p.m.; starting date to be announced; Kids age 7-15)
    If your child would like to spend some time doing homework, playing games, or chit chatting with a college volunteer at NMU, please call 475-7801 to sign up.
  • Be a Lunch Buddy
    BBBS is currently taking applications for our Lunch Buddies Program. Lunch Buddies allows community members to meet twice a month with a child at school. The "buddies" get together during the child's lunch period for the entire school year. This is a great way for community members and students to make new friends & share a great experience. The Lunch Buddies program will kick off next month & volunteers are needed. Please call 475-7801 or visit our website for more info.
    
• Bonifas Fine Arts Center
• Boys and Girls Club of Bay Mills
• Boy Scouts of America, Hiawathaland Council
• Calumet Theatre
  
  
  • The Lettermen (December 7)
    
• Camp Michigamme
• Chassell Heritage Center
• Child & Family Services of the U.P.
• City of Escanaba Recreation/Parks Department
  
  
  
  • Fall Recreation Programs & Events (September 15 - April 24; 5-12th Grades)
  • Community Tai Chi (September 15 - December 14)
    
• City of Ishpeming Events
• City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center
• Cliffs Shaft Mine Iron Museum
• Copper Country Youth Events Calendar
  
  
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Musical (December 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Rozsa Center)
  • Boys of the Lough (December 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Rozsa Center)
    
    
• Copper Harbor Lighthouse
• Corner Zone Youth Center
• Curtis Community Arts Council
• Delta County Area Chamber of Commerce
• Delta County Historical Museum
• Dickinson-Iron County Calendar of Events
  
  
  • Christmas Walk (December 4;Downtown Iron Mountain)
    
• DNR Michigan Events
• Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and Museums
• Einerlei Calendar of Events
• Finlandia University
• Flowering Wilderness Heart Yoga
• Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
• Girl Scouts of Peninsula Waters
• Grand Island National Recreation Area
• Grand Marais Events
• Gwinn Sawyer Area Chamber of Commerce
  
  
  • GHS Journalism & Creative Writing Student's 5th Annual Harvest Bazaar (November 22)
    Craft Sale, Rummage Sale, Bake Sale and more!
  • 4th Annual "Ladies Night Out" (November 22 at West Branch Commmunity Center)
    For details call: Mick 942-7737, Kelly 942-7255 or Deena 942-7411.
  • 19th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony with Santa, Mrs. Claus and Elves (December 6)
    5:00 P.M. KISCA Offices 269 Canberra St., K.I. Sawyer
    6:00 P.M. Peter Nordeen Park
    
• Great Lakes Endurance
• Great Lakes Recovery Center - Free Family Substance Abuse Education Group
• Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
• Hiawatha Music Co-op Events
• Hiawatha National Forest Recreational Activities
• Historical Society of Michigan - U.P. History Events
• Iron County Museum
  
  
  • St. Lucia Day Breakfast (December 13)
    
• Iron Mountain Iron Mine
• Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce
• Ironwood Carnegie Library - Kids Programs ; Programs for Teens
• Ironwood Theatre
  
  
  • Church Basement Ladies (November 25)
  • Scrooge, The Musical (December 11-14)
  • Big Top Chautauqua (January 17, 2009; Children's Theatre)
  • Guys on Ice (February 14, 2009)
  • River Cities Jazz (June 25, 2009)
    
• Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library
  
  
  • Puppet Shows (ages 3 and up; Saturdays at 2:00 p.m.)
    
    
    • November 1: Space Creatures Visit the Library
    • Nocember 8: Three Little Pigs
    • November 15: Rumplestiltskin
    • November 22: Greedy Bear
    • November 29: The Children’s Room Closed For Thanksgiving Holiday
      
  • Wednesday After School Craft Hour (appropriate for elementary aged children; drop in program from 4-5 p.m.)
    
    
    • November 12: Fall Sun Catches
• Keweenaw Krayons
  
  
  • Parent Support Program
  • Great Bulbs NOW for FALL planting - Spring Blooming!
    

• Lake Superior Community Partnership Calendar
• Lake Superior State University
• Lake Superior Theatre
• Mackinac Bridge
• Marquette Country Events
• Marquette County Health Department Calendar
• Marquette County History Museum
  
  
  • Education Programs
    
• Marquette Food Co-op Calendar of Events
• Marquette General Health System Women's & Children's Center
• Marquette Junior Hockey
• Marquette Maritime Museum
• Marquette Mountain
• Marquette Symphony Orchestra
  
  
  • East Meets West with violinist Dr. Hong Zhu (November 22; First concert of the 2008-09 Marquette Symphony Concert Season.)
  • Beethoven & Brahms with Pianist Dr. Benjamin Loeb (February 14, 2009)
  • Spring Concert with soloist, Laura Robinson, oboe (April 4, 2009)
    
• Messiah Lutheran Church - Youth & Family Center - Homework Night Program
• Michigan Tech University Calendar
• Michigan Iron Industry Museum
• Moosewood Nature Center Calendar
  
  
  • Children’s Bird Count with Bird Treat (December 6, 2 p.m.)
    Come out to the nature center to learn how to identify some of the U.P.’s winter birds. Help count birds at Presque Isle Park and see how many different kinds can be found. Chickadees, nuthatches, and blue jays can be seen at our feeders. Bring a friend! Enjoy hot cocoa and cookies following the program.
  • Holiday Wreath and Garland Craft (December 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Register by December 12)
    Make a holiday wreath or garland decoration from cedar or pine and decorate with pine cones and ribbons. All materials and tools are provided, though participants may want to bring additional pliers, wire cutters, scissors, or preferred decorations for their own use.
    
• MSU Extension Calendar
• MSU Extension - Alger County
• MSU Extension - Chippewa County
• MSU Extension - Iron County
• MSU Extension - Marquette County
• Munising Community Calendar
• Munising School Public Library
• Negaunee Historical Museum
• Northern Michigan University Calendar
• NMU Seaborg Center
  
  
  • Fall Weekend Programs (Saturdays, October 4 & November 8)
  • Winter Weekend Programs (February 16, March 15, & April 19, 2009)
    
• Northwoods Resort Au Train
• Ontonagon County Museum & Lighthouse
• Osward's Bear Ranch (Open the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend thru September 30)
• Peninsula Arts Appreciation Council
• Peter White Public Library - Kids Programs; Programs for Teens
  
  
  • Book Babies (Thursdays, September 11, October 9, November 13, & December 11)
  • Storytime for 2 and 3 year-olds (Mondays, September 8, 2008 - March 16, 2009)
  • After School Explorers (Mondays, September 15 - December 8; grades 1-5)
    
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Players de Noc, Inc.
• Sault Historic Sites
• Sault Ste. Marie Events
  
  
  • Christmas Parade of Lights & City Tree Lighting (November 28)
  • Snowshoe Making Workshop (December 19)
    
• Shiras Planetarium
  
  
  • November 2008 Shows: Blown Away; The Wild World of Weather
  • December 2008 Shows: Season of Light Holiday Special
    
• Soo Theatre Project
• South County Fitness & Community Center ("W")
  
  
  • Youth & Children Fitness Program
  • Swim Lessons
  • GREAT (Gang Resistance Education And Training) Programs
    
• St. Christopher's Day School
• St. Ignace Calendar of Events
  
  
  • St. Ignace Schools Music Department Holiday Concert (December 1 at 6:00 p.m. at LaSalle High School)
  • Gros Cap Church Sing-Along (December 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Gros Cap Church, Gros Cap Road)
    Refreshments follow at Silver Mountain lodge.
  • Home for the Holidays Open House (December 5 at 5:00 p.m. at Downtown St. Ignace)
    The festivities begin with Holiday Music at 5:00 p.m., followed by the Home for the Holidays Christmas Parade at 6:00 p.m. The parade will start across from City Hall on South State Street and end at the St. Ignace Marina, where the Lighting of the Christmas Tree will take place. The parade will include Santa and Mrs. Claus, who will arrive on a fire truck.The St. Ignace Children's Youth Choir will perform at the Pavillion Mall after the tree lighting ceremony. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be available for photographs at the Pavillion Mall following the tree lighting. Allied EMS Tours & Treats will be available in the First National Bank parking lot during Santa's visit at Santa Land. The Colonial House will be open for touring from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday night. Stop and tour this beautiful historic landmark! Many downtown businesses will be open for holiday shopping. Enter to win a St. Ignace $500 Shopping Spree at participating St. Ignace businesses - beginning the week of November 10 through December 8. The Home for Holidays events are sponsored by St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce and its Business Association members.
  • Squirt House (B) Ice Hockey Tournament (December 5-6 at Little Bear East Ice Arena, St. Ignace)
    Contact: St. Ignace Visitors Bureau
    Phone: 906-643-6950 or 800-338-6660
    Little Bear East Ice Arena is located at 275 Marquette Street in St. Ignace. We invite you to plan your ice and play here! As one of the finest ice arenas in Michigan, the LBE is also centrally located for teams traveling from our Michigan border regions and outer areas. The LBE also features an on-site fitness center. Our unique pond hockey events are on the wild ice of Lake Huron within walking distance of LBE.
  • Book Sale (December 6, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at St. Ignace Public Library)
  • 47th Annual United Methodist Church Musicale (December 7th at 7:00 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 615 Bus. Loop I-75)
  • St. Ignace PTO Pancake Dinner with Santa (December 11, 4-7 p.m. at McDonald's Restaurant)
  • Ladies' Shopping Night (December 12, 4-9 p.m. at Downtown St. Ignace)
    Ladies, ladies, ladies! Shop Downtown St. Ignace!
  • Gros Cap School Holiday Program (December 12 at 1:00 p.m. at Gros Cap School, Cros Cap Road)
  • Bantam House (B) Ice Hockey Tournament (December 12-13 at Little Bear East Ice Arena, St. Ignace)
    Contact: St. Ignace Visitors Bureau
    Phone: 906-643-6950 or 800-338-6660
  • St. Ignace Middle School Elementary Christmas Program (December 18 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Ignace Middle School)
  • Men's Shopping Night (December 19, 4-9 p.m. at Downtown St. Ignace)
    Make a list, we'll check it twice! Shop downtown St. Ignace!
    
• Superiorland Soccer
• Superior Watershed Partnership
• Teaching Family Homes
• U.P. Calendar of Events
• U.P. Children's Museum Calendar
  
  
  • Explainer Training (December 5, 6-8 p.m.)
    Become a part of our volunteer leadership program, The Explainers. Training is open to all youths ages 8 to 18. Be a leader in the Museum. Learn how to handle the Museum's animals, help in the store and more. Trainings are the first Friday of every month. Pizza is served. A parent or caregiver must be present from 7:30 to 8 p.m. For more details, call 226-3911 and ask for Nheena or Jim. Program is FREE. Support is provided by Delta Kappa Gamma Foundation, the Washnock Family, Fox Motors of Negaunee and Fox Motors of Marquette.
  • Second Thursday Creativity Series (December 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m.)
    There will be a multitude of hands-on activities for pre-school and elementary-aged children and their caregivers. Activities will include Santa crafts, holiday gifts, a Santa food activity, live music, a special someone to meet and more. Support is provided by the MI Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Plum Creek Foundation, Culvers and the Marquette Community Foundation. Free with admission or membership. Remember, Thursday nights are Dominos Pizza Night at the Museum. Call your order in to us before 5:30 and dine with us during the event.
    
• Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation - Volunteer Services Program at Marquette General Hospital
  Application Form (PDF)
• U.P. State Fair Ground Event Schedule
  
  
  • Calico Christmas Craft Show (November 28)
    
• U.P. Teen Leadership Trainings
  
  
  • Stephenson TLC-Fest: Leadership Intensive and ACTion Troupe Tracks (November 21-23, 2008 at Stephenson High School)
  • Skill Group Facilitator Training for Adults (November 21-23 at Stephenson High School)
  • TLC Summer-Fest: Leadership Intensive and ACTion Troupe Tracks (June 9-13, 2009 at Presbytery Point, Michigamme)
  • Skill Group Facilitator Training for Adults (June 9-13, 2009 at Presbytery Point, Michigamme)
    
• U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
• Vagabond Park, Inc. - The 2008 Ski-Ters Water Ski Show Schedule
• Watersmeet Trout Hatchery
• Western U.P. Calendar of Events
• YMCA of Delta County
  
  
  • Youth Sports
  • Day Camp (Ages: 6-12)
  • Preschool Swim Lessons
  • Child Before & After School Care
    
• YMCA of Marquette County
  
  
• 4 Events to Keep Your Eye On
  
  
  • Cribbage/Euchre Tourney (November 18; Age 15 & up; Entry fees: $15/member; $20/non-member)
  • New Year's Eve Bash (December 31; Fee: free/member; $2/non-member)
• Day After Thanksgiving Cardio Buffet (November 28)
• Fall Programs (beginning the week of November 3 and ending the week of December 20; Registration deadline: October 31; Ages: youth as young as 6 months old)

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