Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival

Frankenmuth is Michigan's Little Bavaria - a whole town of half-timbered German architecture - and every June its marquee festival turns the heritage all the way up. Authentically costumed German bands, the local schuhplattler dancers, two parades, a maypole (maibaum) raising and ceremonial keg-tapping anchor a weekend of bratwurst, imported beer, and Bavarian pride in the middle of the Michigan Thumb.

Dates

Second week of June

Town

Frankenmuth, Michigan

Venue

Frankenmuth Heritage Park, Frankenmuth, MI

Price

Paid (daily admission; some free hours)

Type

Cultural (German)