Festivals in Empire, Michigan

2 festivals in Empire. See all Michigan towns.

Empire Asparagus Festival

Early June (2027 dates TBA)

Empire has no asparagus industry to speak of - just one farmer south of town - but every May wild spears come up in the ditches and meadows around Sleeping Bear Dunes, and the…

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Empire Hops & Harvest Festival

Third Saturday of September, 12-6pm

Empire sits on the Lake Michigan shore in the middle of Sleeping Bear Dunes, ringed by hop farms whose bines get strung up across the county each summer and shipped to breweries…

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