Freedom Festival - July

A hometown 4th of July celebration!

Activities all weekend long culminate in a patriotic display of fireworks at dusk!

Here's just some of the fun you'll find at Fenton's Freedom Festival! (For specific dates and times please visit the Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce website.)

  • Silver Lake Ski Show at Silver Lake Park
  • Outdoor movies
  • Freedom Festival Parade
  • Pancake Breakfast
  • Decorated Bike Parade
  • Chicken BBQ (Fenton Lions Club)
  • Rubber Ducky Regatta
  • Musical Entertainment
  • Pony Rides
  • Fenton Artist Guild Exhibit
American flag with colorful flower basket background.
Classic green car parked by brick wall.

Back to the Bricks Fenton Tune Up Party- August

Come and see the classic cars in August!

Presented by: Southern Lakes Parks and Recreation and organizers from Back to the Bricks

Sponsored by: City of Fenton Downtown Development Authority, City of Fenton

Traveling Taste in Fenton -
August

Taste in Fenton is like a big neighborhood dinner where nobody has to cook!

Over 30 local restaurants bring tastes of all of their favorites, the Fenton Winery & Brewery shared samples of their own one-of-a-kind wines and beers. Live music, kids entertainment and an art fair round out this day of family-friendly fun!

Taste in Fenton is organized by the Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Delicious turkey sandwich with fresh lettuce and avocado.

St. John Parish Applefest - September

Fenton Michigan's St. John Applefest has been a Fenton community favorite for over 50 years. Friends, neighbors and families gather each fall for old-fashioned fun! Local moms, grandmas, aunts and cousins compete with their best recipes in the annual Apple Pie Baking contest, while the kids enjoy carnival rides. Bingo, Texas Hold’em tournaments, raffles and live music keep the fun going all weekend long.

Over 1000 apple pies are baked, served and sold at this annual community celebration.

Homemade apple pie with fresh apples on table.

Event So Good It's Scary - October

The Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce sponsors trick-or-treat at Fenton businesses each year near Halloween.

Super heroes, vampires, fairy princesses and other little ghouls and goblins are invited to stroll from store to store collecting candy from over 40 merchants. Come and bring your "fiends" for a hauntingly "ghoul" time, as the eerie, the weird and the silly descend on Downtown Fenton.

Visit the Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce for details!

Illuminated jack-o'-lanterns with happy faces and ghost carvings.
Cute snowman toy on frosty grass.

Jinglefest! - December

A Downtown Fenton Holiday Celebration!

The Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Southern Lakes Parks & Recreation for this exciting two-day event, held annually during the first weekend in December. Festivities include: a talent show for middle and high school students, shopping in downtown businesses, beautifully carved ice sculptures, a Christmas market, live entertainment, bonfires, hot cocoa and s'mores.

Highlights of the weekend are the Jingle Jog and the Lighted Parade! Don't miss this annual Fenton tradition.

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Thursday Night Concerts In Downtown Fenton Michigan

Free Summer Concerts Thursdays at the Community and Cultural Center

2023 Summer Concert Schedule

Thursdays
Fenton Community and Cultural Center Lawn

Sponsored by City of Fenton and Fenton DDA.

Restrooms located inside the community center.

Thursdays in downtown Fenton (Dibbleville) all summer long you'll see wagons and bikes, friends, family and neighbors strolling the sidewalks making their way downtown - maybe pausing to stop off at the Farmer's Market in front of the Community Center.

They'll spread their blankets, set up lawn chairs and settle in for an evening of live music. The talent changes from week to week varying from classic rock, to kids favorites to country to folk, but the friendly atmosphere and the hometown feeling never changes!

string quartet

DATE | CONCERT BAND | GENRE | TIME

June 1 . Fenton Community Orchestra, Simply Strings, and FHS Jazz Band . 7:00 pm
June 8. Teddy Petty. A Tom Petty Tribute . 7:00 pm
June 15 . Chautauqua Express. 7:00 pm
June 22 . Itchy Coo Park. 7:00 pm
June 29 . King Fish. 7:00 pm
July 6 . 3rd Degree Burns. 7:00 pm
July 13 . Toppermost. A Beatles Tribute . 7:00 pm
July 20 . Detroit Drive. 7:00 pm
July 27 . Matt King Entertainment. An Elvis Tribute . 7:00 pm
August 3 . Lazo and Exodus. 7:00 pm
August 10 . Leave Those Kids Alone. Back to the Bricks Concert . Playing 4-5:30pm and 6:30-8pm
August 17 . After It All. 7:00 pm
August 24 . TJ Kentucky Straights. 7:00 pm
August 31 . Your Generation . 7:00 pm

September 7. Magic Bus. 7:00pm