Clare County Events Calendar 2008 The communities in Clare County provide many events  to entertain you during your visit to the area. January February March April May June July August September October November December If you know of an event that should be listed here please let us know at calendar@clarecounty.com Or click here to post your own event at our new interactive  community calendar of events! -JANUARY- 27 Clare County Fair Reverse Raffle Top-  -FEBRUARY- 2 HAEDCO & Harrison Chamber Dinner/ Surrey House/  539-6011 TBA St.CeciliaSchool Good & Services Auction/    Doherty Hotel/ 6 pm 10 Irish Festival Karaoke Star Search Contest/ 10pm/  Gateway Lanes/ Qualifying competition for the Irish Festival Karaoke Star Search Contest/ 989-386-2201 21 Frost Bite Open/ Harrison/ For information call  989-539-6011 TBA  16th Annual Snow Snake Winter Fun Day/ 10am-4pm/ For information call 989-539-6583 23 Clare Rotary Club Charter Night/ Doherty Hotel 23 15th Annual Walk for Warmth/ MMCAA/ For info call  989-539-4157 28 Clare Business Expo/ 2-7PM/ Doherty Hotel/ Luncheon  11:30-1/ Town & Country, Call the Clare Chamber for info 989-386-2442 or 888-AT-CLARE Top -MARCH- 8 Harrison Cash Bash Reverse Raffle/ For information call 989-539-6011 10-15 CLARE'S 32ndt ANNUAL IRISH FESTIVAL 12 Big Brothers Big Sisters Art Auction - 7 PM at the Doherty Hotel 15 Irish Festival Craft Show/ClarePrimary School/ 10-3/For information call 989-386-2442 15 Irish Parade/ Clare/ Noon 26 Central Michigan Job Fair / Doherty Hotel / 989-539-2173, ext 12 TBA Farwell Women's Club 15th Annual Craft Show/ 9-4/  FarwellHigh School/ For information call 989-588-6061 Top -APRIL- 21 Paula Prinstill Memorial Health & Safety Fair/ Farwell High School/ For info call 989-588-0580 TBA 9th Annual Harrison Chamber FP3/ The Tamaracks/ For  information call 989-539-6011 20 A Northern Tradition/ MMCC & Jay's Sporting Goods  annual benefit/ For info call 989-386-6600 TBA Yoder Brothers Equipment & Horse Auction/ Isabella County Fairgrounds/ For information call  989-386-9082 Top -MAY- 3 Take Pride in Clare Day /For information contact Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 TBA Opening Day Clare Little League Parade at  1pm. 3 Clare Rotary Spring Frolic/ Doherty Hotel/ For information call 989-386-0300 5 Cinco de Mayo Celebration/ Doherty Hotel 16 & 17 Yoder's Amish Quilt Auction & Craft  Show/ Clare at Yoder's Farm/ For information call 989-386-2442 23-25 Harrison Memorial Day Garage Sales 24 Clare Chamber Memorial Day Craft Show 10-3/ Clare City Park For info call 989-386-2442 24 Figure 8 Derby/ Farwell Fairgrounds/ 7pm/ For  information call 989-588-2517 25 Memorial Day Classic Car Show/ Harrison/ 989-539-6011 26 Clare VFW Memorial Day Parade/ 10:30am begins at ClareCityPark & ends at Cherry Grove Cemetery/ For information call 989-386-7221 Top -JUNE- 5 Clare's Summer Concert Series / Call Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 or Clare Parks & Rec.989-386-7541, ext 213 for info 12 Clare's Summer Concert Series / Call Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 or Clare Parks & Rec.989-386-7541, ext 213 for info 13 Clare Chamber Golf Outing/ For information call  989-386-2442 TBA 2008 Tour de Trail/ Pere Marquette Rail Trail (10 mile round trip)/ For information call 989-772-0911 Ext 233 TBA 20 Lakes Antique Engine & Tractor Club/ 10 am-6  pm/ 588-2552 TBA Lake Daze in the Village of Lake sponsored by the Lake Community Association 21 25th Annual Budd Lake Fishing Derby/ Harrison/ For info call 989-539-6011 19 Clare's Summer Concert Series / Call Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 or Clare Parks & Rec.989-386-7541, ext 213 for info 20 - 22 Mountain Country Music Festival 2008 / 588-7220 20 Mid-MI Hospice Ladies Golf Scramble/ Shotgun Start 8:30am/ Firefly Golf Links/ For information call 989-386-3510 27 Harrison Chamber Annual Chamber Swing Golf Tournament/ 539-6011 TBA Yoder's Equipment & Horse  Auction/ Isabella County Fairgrounds/ Horses & horse drawn equipment only/ For information call 989-386-9082 28 Red, White, & Blue Basketball Tournament / For info call 989-386-2442 (date could change due to conflicts with other tournaments, please check with Chamber to be certain of date) 26 Clare's Summer Concert Series / Call Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 or Clare Parks & Rec.989-386-7541, ext 213 for info Top -JULY- 3 - 5 Clare Summerfest, Call the Clare Chamber for more info  888-AT-CLARE  3  Clare's Summer Concert Series / Call Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 or Clare Parks & Rec.989-386-7541, ext 213 for info 4 Summerfest Picnic/ Shamrock Park/ 6pm 4 Summerfest Fireworks/ Shamrock Park Clare/ 10pm 5 Summerfest Parade 5 Ice Cream Social/ Shamrock Park 3 - 5 Clare's City Wide Garage Sales / Clare Chamber 989-386-2442 4 Harrison's "4th of July Celebration"/ Harrison/ For  information call 989-539-6011 4 Lake George 4th of July Street Paradeat noon. Line up  at 11:00 am at Hamlin Ball Field. For More Info Call Connie (989) 387-5559 10 Clare's Summer Concert Series / Call Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 or Clare Parks & Rec.989-386-7541, ext 213 for info 17 Clare's Summer Concert Series / Call Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 or Clare Parks & Rec.989-386-7541, ext 213 for info 18 & 19 Clare Street Faire, Side Walk Sales, & Farm Market, call Clare Main Street for info 989-386-9190  19 Annual Clare Main Street Car & Bike Show/  Clare City Park/ 989-386-9190 for info 21 - 23 Mountain Rock Music Festival 2007 / 588-7220 19 Clare Chamber 20th Annual Crafts in the Park/ For  information call the Clare Area Chamber of Commerce at 989-386-2442 24 Clare's Summer Concert Series / Call Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 or Clare Parks & Rec.989-386-7541, ext 213 for info TBA The Deputy Kevin Sherwood Foundation is having their Annual Memorial Motorcycle Ride. For info call 800-530-9450 or click here for their flyer 31 Clare's Summer Concert Series / Call Clare Main Street 989-386-9190 or Clare Parks & Rec.989-386-7541, ext 213 for info 25 -27 Lumberjack Festival/ and Crafts in the Park /Farwell/ For information call 989-588-0580 Top -AUGUST- 1 - 2 ClareCounty 24th Crazy Quilters Annual Quilt Show/ HayesTownshipCivicCenter/ Harrison/ 9am-4pm/ For information  call 989-386-7652 3 - 4 Harrison Sidewalk Sales Days TBA John Q Look Masonic Lodge Annual Shoot Benefit/ Clare  Rod & Gun Club/ 7:30 AM - 3 PM 18 - 23 127th Clare County Fair/ Harrison Fairgrounds/ For information call 989-539-9011 18 - 23  Old Historic US 27-Motor Tour/  517-394-7344 21 Old Historic 27 Classic Car Motor Tour Overnight Stop on Clare's Main Street / Entertainment / Food/ Fun / Call Clare Main Street for info 989-386-9190 29 - 30 Yoder's Amish Quilt Auction & Craft  Show/ Clare/ Yoder Farm Top -SEPTEMBER- Aug 30 - Sept 1 Farwell Labor Day Celebration/ Farwell Fairgrounds/  For information call 989-588-2517 TBA Annual Labor Day Bicycle Parade/ Leota. For  information call 989-539-9644 TBA Figure 8 Derby/ Farwell Fairgrounds/ 7pm/ For  information call 989-588-2517 7 MMCC Fall Festival & Barbeque/ Harrison/ Noon-4pm/ For information call 989-386-6629 11 - 13 Clare's Halfway to St. Patrick's Day Celebration 13 Tin Man Biathlon Competition / 989-386-3441 17 Main Street "Canned Art" Art Auction / Doherty Hotel / 989-386-6120 or 989-386-9190 for info TBA Yoder Brothers Semi-Annual Equipment & Horse Auction/ Isabella County Fairgrounds/ 9 AM/ For information  call 989-386-9082 TBA Central Michigan Giant Pumpkin Annual Weigh-0ff/ ShamrockPark/ 1pm.  For information call 989-386-6003 Top -OCTOBER- TBA Craft Bazaar & Bake Sale/ Farwell United Methodist Church/ 989-588-2931 13 Clare Rotary Columbus Day Italian Dinner/ Doherty  Hotel/  For information call 989-386-0300 18 Main Street Spook-Tacular & Fall Festival/ Downtown Clare/ 386-9190 or 386-7541, ext 213 TBA Lake Halloween Party/ Lake Depot 5:30pm-7:30pm/ For  information call 989-544-2378 Top -NOVEMBER- 1 Murder Mystery Dinner/ 6 pm/ Surrey House Restaruant & Saloon/ 539-6011 15 Farwell's Holiday "Lights" Festival / Contact the Farwell Area Chamber of Commerce for  more info 989-588-0580 18 Santa's arrival in Harrison at the Community Library/  For information call 989-539-6011 20 Harrison Community Christmas Celebration/ Hillside Elementary/ 539-6011 30 Clare's Christmas All-Town Open House/11 AM-4 PM/  Santa arrives at Noon at CityPark/  For information call 989-386-2442. Top -DECEMBER- TBA MMMC/Clare Hospital Love Light Tree & Candle Lighting Ceremony/ 7pm at the Medical Center Main Entrance/  For information call 989-802-5102 1 - 31 Harrison Festival of Lights/ For information call  989-539-6011 17 - 18 Harrison Community Decorating Contest 31 New Years Eve Celebration/ Doherty Hotel/ For  information call 989-386-3441