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▾Maker's Market, Kid's Zone, Food Trucks & Beer Garden Open!
Fairgrounds
Gates open - Maker's Market, Kid's Zone, Food Trucks, and the Beer Garden are all live from this point on.
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Opening Ceremony: Honor Guard & National Anthem
Main Stage
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▾Covered Up
Main Stage
Main Stage set #1.
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▾Michigan Sauce Tasting: Guest Tasting & Voting
Contest Stage
Guest-paid tasting and voting round ahead of the 4:30pm Sauce Boss Showdown judges' round - sample entries and cast your vote.
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Michigan Eating Contest
Contest Stage
Sponsored by: The Dogfather
Think you can out-eat the competition? See the Entertainment page to enter.
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Losing Focus
Main Stage
Main Stage set #2.
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▾Kid's Zone Ends
Family Area
Thank you to: JCEO, Mountain Lake PBS, the YMCA
Presenting sponsors for the Kid's Zone.
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▾Sauce Boss Showdown: Michigan Sauce Contest
Contest Stage
Official judges' tasting & winner announcement
See the Entertainment page to enter - applications close July 21, 2026.
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Taylor LaValley Featured
Main Stage
Main Stage headliner.
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Event Ends
See you next year
Games All Day
Michigan Olympics
- 12:40 PM Veteran's Ball Toss
- 2:00 PM Hula Hoop Contest
- 4:50 PM Ketchup If You Can Sack Race
- 6:35 PM Fly Swatter Golf
- 6:50 PM Beach Ball Race
Sponsored by: Potassium Sports Network
Thank You
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