LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT IN DOWNTOWN CALUMET
2023 EVENT INFORMATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH, NOON-4PM
2023 EVENT INFORMATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH, NOON-4PM
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MUSIC AT SCOTT & 5TH
12:00-4:00 Adam Kentala & Matt Bradley 
Pasty Eating Contest 3:00pm
It's not just how fast you can eat, it's how MUCH you can eat. Twelve contestants will have a shot to see who can eat the most pasties in 5 minutes! Eight contestants will be allowed to sign-up beforehand and 4 lucky feasters will be hand selected the day of the event. On-line sign-up is now CLOSED! 
Cool Cars from
Near and Far Car Show All proceeds to benefit The Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne’s. 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration opens at 10:00 a.m. $10 per-car on morning of show. More information: Kearsarge/Wolverine/ Centennial School Class Reunion at the Keweenaw Heritage Center
Did you attend the Kearsarge/Wolverine/Centennial School? Stop by and see your classmates at the Keweenaw Heritage Center during Pasty Fest!
North End Flea
Do you love things pre-owned, upcycled, or thrifty? Red Jacket General Store is hosting a Flea Market in the 400 Block of 5th! So, whether you're looking for a cool antique or a salad shooter you might find it here! Treasures From Red Jacket General Store Ms. Pam Hecht Hahn Hammered Copper Vendors are wanted for this fun event. Set up is along each of 5th Street, in parking spaces. $20/3parking spots, must be paid in advance. Set up begins at 10am, no vehicles on street after 11:30am. Contact Rick or Mike Campioni in person at Red Jacket General Store of give them a call at (906)337-0446! |
PASTIES! PASTIES! PASTIES! Enjoy pasties from several local vendors! Krupp's Slim's Cafe Jen's Kitchen Griffin Cafe & Catering Sheboygan Pasty Co. The Matador Stop by Keweenaw Coffee Works (113 5th) for their special pasty menu!! MUSIC AT PORTLAND & 5TH
12:00-4:00 Kitschy Spirit Records - will DJ some tunes! Vendors in the 200-300 Blocks Hollies Hobbies UP Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Copper Country Humane Society Copper Country Habitat for Humanity Yoopers Love Tupperware from Debbie Strieter-Baril SisBro Creations Great Lakes Recovery Centers UPERLYFE 41 North Co Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes Chics n' Dip At the Moment Crafts Keweenaw Area Community Foundation Keweenaw Time Traveler Copper Country Humane Society Keweenaw Treasure Tours Hipsy Hive Tammy Cohen The Rogue Rose BHK Child Development CLK Sportsmens' Club Crystal Blau - Colorstreet Fishe Studios Station Street Discs Circle Back Farm, Inc Polenta Publishing and MORE!! 
Dont miss the From the Ground Calumet Farmer's Market from 10-3, with great food producers and artisans!
Circle Back Farms North Harvest CSA Boersma Family Roots Copper Island Forge and many, more! |
MUSIC AT OAK & 5TH
12:00-2:00 Copper Country Clown Band 2:00-4:00PM Bob Hiltunen 
You Be the Judge! Pasty Bake-Off!
You purchase a kit 5 - 4oz pasties, one from each of our commercial vendors and let us know what one is the best! Pasties will be individually marked, each with a different style of toothpick. You will return to the sales booth the tooth pick from the pasty you thought was best! We will only have 100 "kits" available so get to the Bake-Off Booth quick, next to the Keweenaw National Historic Park Visitors Center (98 5th Street)! THIS YEAR'S CONTESTANTS Slim's Cafe Jen's Kitchen Griffin Cafe & Catering East Fork Pasty Co. Krupps Sheboygan Pasty Co The Matador Proceeds from this event support Pasty Fest and Main Street Calumet! Kids Activities
Calumet Community Garden
Bubble Machine - Parents, please consider bringing a towel, shoes and a change of clothes! The bubble machine will be set up in the 400 Block of 5th Street, north of Ramona's Bakery/L&L Bar. The garden shed will be available for use as a changing room. Frozen Farms - 320 5th Street Carnival Games - Look for bean bag toss, rutabaga bowling and a great family photo opportunity with the stand-in board. MUSIC AT NORTH END FRAMING
12:00-2:00PM Maggie Brotherton 2:00-4:00PM Kevin Blackstone 19th Annual Horseshoe Tournament in Agassiz Park
Sign-up at 11am at the horseshoe pits in Agassiz Park (4th Street, Calumet), tournament to begin around noon $10 per person, to be played in partners. Any questions contact George Siira, 337-2375 |
Pasty History at Keweenaw National Historical Park
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Pasty Fest Guided Walks
11:00am & 4:00pm Explore local heritage and the role the pasty has played while you discover your own connections on this short walk around downtown Calumet. Meet at the Calumet Visitor Center, 98 5th St. Calumet, MI. |
Cornish History
12:30 pm & 3:00 pm. Cornish immigrants have influenced Copper Country history and culture for nearly 200 years. Join Sean Gohman and Jo Holt as they discuss the push-and-pull forces that compelled men and women to leave Cornwall for the Keweenaw, explore Cornish history and culture in the early mining frontier, and learn about a growing partnership to preserve and interpret this history in the UK and here in the Copper Country. Events to be held at 98 5th Street, Calumet Visitor Center. |
