National Cherry Festival
Annual food festival in Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Cherry Festival is a food festival held annually in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. The eight-day festival celebrates cherry production in the Grand Traverse Bay region surrounding Traverse City, which is nicknamed the "Cherry Capital of the World".[1]
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National Cherry Festival | |
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Begins | June 29, 2024 |
Ends | July 6, 2024 |
Frequency | Annual |
Venue | Open Space Park Downtown Traverse City |
Location(s) | Traverse City, Michigan |
Coordinates | 44°45′59″N 85°37′29″W |
Country | United States |
Years active | 1925–1941, 1948–2019, 2021–present |
Inaugurated | May 22, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-05-22) |
Attendance | >500,000 |
Website | www |
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The festival was inaugurated in 1925 as the "Blessing of the Blossoms Festival".[2] Since being renamed to the National Cherry Festival by the Michigan Legislature in 1931, the festival has been held nearly every year since, with cancellations from 1942 to 1947 and in 2020.