Freedom Fest

The Marquette County Exchange Club is proud to present our 44th Annual Freedom Fest!

Join us for three days of family fun and entertainment in:

Marquette’s Ellwood Mattson Lower Harbor Park

Thursday, July 2, 4 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Friday, July 3, Noon – 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 4, Noon – 10:30 p.m.

Family Fun and Daily Activities

There’s more than great food and live music at Freedom Fest! Bring the whole family and enjoy activities throughout the festival grounds.

50/50 Raffle

Feeling lucky? Enter the daily 50/50 raffle for your chance to win. Drawings will take place each night at 9:30 p.m. on July 2, 3, and 4.

Kid’s Activities

Young festivalgoers can enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities, including:

Inflatables
Yard Games
Carnival Games
Face Painting
Balloon Art

Activities are available throughout the festival and provide fun for children of all ages.

2026 Freedom Fest Vendors

Manny Mags
The Island
Doozers
Lakeshore Grill
Babushka’s
Superior Culture
The Grateful Cheese
Frydayz
Island Haven Smoothie
Stoney Mills Sips & Sweets
Der Wurstwagen LLC
Sweet ‘N Salty
Lake Superior Smokehouse
Girly Pop, LLC
Sando’s

Behennaed
J & H Forest Fars
UP Balloons
Eight Creations
Spoiled by OILs and ROCKs
Dragon Yooper Photography
Forget Me Knots PJ
Fresh Coast Beauty

Live Entertainment Schedule

4 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Troy Graham

5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Eating Contests

6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. New Attitudes Dance

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Groove Candy

8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Ignorant Mob

9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Frank and Da Beanz

12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. The Max Sanderson Band

2 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Derrell Syria Project

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Windmill Music

5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Flat Broke Blues Band

6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. New Attitudes Dance

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Marquette City Band

8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Not Quite Canada

9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Ramble Tamble

12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Double Trouble DJs

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Whiskey Ryan

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Joe Rayome

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. New Attitudes Dance

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Laura Rain + George Friend

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Alyssa Palmer

9:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Don Middlebrook & the Pearl Divers (Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band)

Accessibility

Parking

Accessible parking for this event is located in the large parking lot next to Mattson Lower Harbor Park (200 N Lakeshore Blvd, Marquette, MI 49855). Twelve accessible parking spaces are provided in this lot. Four of these accessible spaces are van accessible. Accessible parking in this lot is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Ground Surface

Freedom Fest is held in a large green space in Mattson Lower Harbor Park, a grassy surface.

Seating

Folding tables, chairs, and picnic tables are dispersed throughout the park.

Food

Not all food vendors have nearby eating areas. If you need help carrying food from the vendor to a picnic table, please ask individual vendors for assistance.

Restroom

One accessible single-user Family restroom is available inside Kids Cove Playground and is wide enough to accommodate an independent transfer. Grab bars are available. Accessible portable restrooms will also be provided at Mattson Lower Harbor Park. These restrooms are wide enough to accommodate an independent transfer. Grab bars are available.