Mancelona Bass Festival - Mancelona, MI

It’s that time of year again!

Join Us May 30th - June 2, 2024!

We are planning the 68th annual Mancelona Bass Festival! This year the festival will be held May 30th - June 2, 2024!! Lots of fun for all ages!! We will again have the entertainment/beer tent, car show, parade, raffles, kids and pet parade, cornhole tournament, crafters market, carnival, and more! Watch our Facebook page and our website for updates on our schedule of events, forms, and ways that you can get involved!

Congratulations to Donna DeVerney!

Our 2024 Mancelona Bass Festival Grand Parade Marshal! She will help lead our parade on Saturday, June 1st, beginning at 11:00!

Featured Events

Line Dancing with Suzie Cartwright
Fri, May 31
Palmer Park
May 31, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Palmer Park, 632 Palmer Rd, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
May 31, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Palmer Park, 632 Palmer Rd, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Come join the fun and learn to line dance! Bass Festival Button required for entry.

Entertainment by DJ Ed McCarty
Fri, May 31
Palmer Park
May 31, 2024, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Palmer Park, 632 Palmer Rd, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
May 31, 2024, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Palmer Park, 632 Palmer Rd, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Come join us in the tent for a beverage and great music! Request all your favorite dance tune, County, Rock, Pop, Blues! You name it, Ed can play it!! Bass Festival Button required for entry. Must be 21 to enter.

Lake Bellaire Fishing Contest
Sat, Jun 01
Fisherman's Paradise Boat Launch
Jun 01, 2024, 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Fisherman's Paradise Boat Launch, Lake Bellaire, Forest Home Township, MI 49615, USA
Jun 01, 2024, 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Fisherman's Paradise Boat Launch, Lake Bellaire, Forest Home Township, MI 49615, USA
Join us at Lake Bellaire for the Multigenerational/Veterans Fishing Contest! 6am registration, 7am start time, and 1pm weigh in. $300 for 1st prize! Entry fee is $15.

Mancelona Bass Festival Grand Parade
Sat, Jun 01
Downtown Mancelona
Jun 01, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Downtown Mancelona, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Jun 01, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Downtown Mancelona, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Come enjoy the 68th annual Bass Festival parade with floats, cars, businesses, and much more! Entrants will parade from Mancelona High School to M-88. Right on M-88. Through downtown, turning left on North Maple Street, ending at Hinman Street.

Corn Hole Tournament
Sat, Jun 01
Palmer Park
Jun 01, 2024, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Palmer Park, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Jun 01, 2024, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Palmer Park, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Located outside of the Beer Tent. Register on the Scoreholio app or contact Steve at 231.676.0248.

Annual Classic Car and Bike Show
Sat, Jun 01
Palmer Park
Jun 01, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Palmer Park, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Jun 01, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Palmer Park, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Relive the dreams of the 50’s, 60’s 70’s and 80’s as cars from all over Northern Michigan come for the day and have a chance to win prizes and trophies in several classes. Sponsored by Polar Equator Napa in Mancelona.

R.P.M.
Sat, Jun 01
Palmer Park
Jun 01, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Palmer Park, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Jun 01, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Palmer Park, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
A generational rock band playing covers from the 70s to the present. Enjoy a beverage while you listen to the music! Bass Festival Button required for entry. Must be 21 to enter. Entertainment sponsored by Triangle Associates Construction.

Free Pancake Breakfast
Sun, Jun 02
Palmer Park
Jun 02, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Palmer Park, 632 Palmer Rd, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Jun 02, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Palmer Park, 632 Palmer Rd, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Sausage, eggs, pancakes, and beverage will be served. Please join your friends and family as the Bass Festival Committee would like to say thank you Mancelona for a great Bass Festival! Festival! Located in the Festival Tent at Palmer Park.

Grand Raffle
Sun, Jun 02
Palmer Park
Jun 02, 2024, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Palmer Park, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Jun 02, 2024, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Palmer Park, Mancelona, MI 49659, USA
Last chance to get your raffle tickets to win some great prizes that the Bass Festival will be giving away.