By Kathryn Nickell
The 64th annual Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival is returning during the last full weekend of April with parades, a 5k run/walk, tractor and horse pulls, arts and crafts, a classic car & truck show, bingo, a carnival, and of course, delicious pancakes and syrup all weekend long.
Festival events will occur from April 27 to April 30. Check out the schedule of events below.
Thursday, April 27
- Helicopter rides TBD.
- Carnival 5 – 11 p.m.
- Pony rides 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday, April 28
- Arts and crafts show 3 – 7 p.m.
- Helicopter rides TBD.
- BINGO 5 – 11 p.m.
- Little Red School House Museum 4 – 6 p.m.
- Carnival 1 – 11 p.m.
- Pancake and sausage meals 3 – 7 p.m.
- Parade at dusk.
- Pony rides 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Sugar Bush tours and syrup sales 4 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 29
- 5k walk/run 8 a.m.
- Arts and crafts show 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Central Michigan area concert band 7 – 8:30 p.m.
- Children’s Village 1 – 3 p.m.
- Classic car and truck show 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- 4H petting zoo 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Festival of quilts 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Helicopter rides TBD.
- Horse pull 2 p.m.
- BINGO noon – 11 p.m.
- Little Red School House Museum 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Carnival noon – 11 p.m.
- Pancake and sausage meals 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Pony rides 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Powerhouse Museum 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Sugar Bush tours and syrup sales 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Tractor pull 10 a.m.
- Train Depot Museum 9 a.m. – noon.
Sunday, April 30
- Arts and craft show 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Garden tractor pull 11 a.m.
- Helicopter rides TBD.
- Little Red School House Museum 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Carnival noon – 8 p.m.
- Pancake eating contest 9 a.m.
- Pancake and sausage meals 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Parade 2:30 p.m.
- Petoskey Steel Drum Band noon – 1 p.m.
- Pony rides 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Powerhouse Museum 10 a.m. – noon.
- Sugar Bush tours and syrup sales 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Sweet Assembly of Praise 11 a.m.
- Train Depot Museum 9 a.m. – noon.
