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2026 Gratiot County Calendar of Events
January 29 – Good Morning Gratiot! Awards – Masonic Chapel 7:30-9am
February 14 – Stupid Cupid Bingo, - Pins Bar & Grille, Ithaca – 6:30pm
March 5 – She Leads Summit, Masonic Pathways – 8:30am–3:30pm
March 14 – Euchre Tournament – Bones BBQ – 6:30pm
April 4 – St. Louis Easter Activities – 11am – Clapp Park
April 4 – Community Easter Egg Hunt - Woodland Park, Ithaca - 11:00am
April 11 – Alma Clean Up Day – tentative
April 24 – 12:00pm – 1:30pm – Athena Award Luncheon
April 24 – Arbor Day Celebration-Ridgelawn Cemetery Cleanup-Breckenridge 9am-12pm
May 3 - June 14 – Field of Honor, Alma Elks
May 5 - October 13 – Ithaca Farmer’s Market – Tuesdays 2-6pm
May 7 – Annual Chamber Dinner, Central Michigan Youth for Christ, 2550 Cheesman, Alma
May 8 – Spring Fling Golf Outing, Pine River Country Club, Alma- tentative
May 16 – Alma Clean up day
May 16 – Poker Run – North Star Golf Course
May 16 – May Day Event – downtown Breckenridge
May 17 – Dust Off Car Show, 12pm - 4pm, Downtown Ithaca
May 19 – Alma Flower Planting Day
May 22-23-24 – Alma Highland Festival and Games – Alma College
May 25 – Memorial Day Service, 10am, Ithaca All Wars Memorial-Courthouse Lawn
May 25 – Memorial Day Parade, Downtown St. Louis – 10am
May 25 – Memorial Day Service, Ridgelawn Cemetery – Breckenridge – 12pm
May 26 – August 25 – Tuesday Evenings in the Park- Wright Avenue Park – Alma
May-October – Farmer’s Market– Downtown Alma, Sat 7am-1pm, St. Louis, June-October, Thur 2-6pm
June-August – St. Louis Swimming Pool open – Downtown St. Louis
June 4 – Middle of the Mitten Community Golf Outing, Hidden Oaks Golf Course, St. Louis
June 10 – Cruise-in – Downtown St. Louis – 5-8pm
June 13 – St. Louis Joe Scholtz Memorial Fishing Derby
June 14 – Flag Day Event, Alma Elks
June 14 – Flag Day Event, City Hall, St. Louis – 7pm
June 17-21 – Gratiot Ag Expo, Ithaca Fairgrounds
June 18 – 9 and Wine Golf Outing – noon – Pine River Country Club
June 25 – Gratiot County FFA Golf for Scholarships – The Fields golf course
June 25 – Rural Urban Day at Gratiot County Fairgrounds, Alma (Advanced tickets required)
July 4 – Classic Car Show, Jaycee Park – Breckenridge
July 8 – Cruise-In – Downtown St. Louis – 5-8pm
July 11 – St. Louis Independence Festival & Fireworks – Downtown St. Louis – 10am
July 11-July 18 – Gratiot County Fair for Youth – Alma
July 23 – Bingo Under the Lights- Downtown Ithaca – 6:30pm
August 2 – Bannister Czechoslovak Harvest Festival, Bannister
August 8 – Relay for Life – Alma College Rec Center – 9am-9pm
August 11 – Breckenridge Bernie Siler Memorial Golf Outing
August 14-16 – Sumner Daze, Sumner
August 15 – Alma Alive
August 20 – Old US-27 Car Cruise- Ithaca 11:15am-1:00pm; Alma 1:30pm-3pm; St. Louis 3:15pm-5:00pm
September 2-3 – DALMAC Bicycle Riders, Alma
September 7 – St. Louis Labor Day Bridge Walk – 8am – St. Louis High School Track
September 12 – Lucky McDuck Community Day, Alma
September 26 – Alma College Homecoming
October 9 – Breckenridge Homecoming and Community Wide Garage Sales
October 10 – Brews & Bites – Downtown Alma
October 22 – Alma Fall Festival
October 29 – Downtown St. Louis Halloween Trick or Treat – 3-5pm
October 31 – City of Ithaca, Alma, St. Louis - Trick or Treating – 5:30pm-7:30pm
October 31 – Breckenridge – Trick or Treating – 6-8pm
November 11 – Veteran’s Day Service – 11am – Downtown Ithaca All Wars Memorial & Downtown St. Louis
November 11 – Masonic Pathway’s Veteran’s Day Salute
November 11 – Veteran’s Day Service – 4 pm – American Legion Post 295, Breckenridge
December 3 – St. Louis Small Town Family Christmas and Lighted Parade
December 4 – Our Hometown Ithaca Christmas and Light Parade, Downtown Ithaca
December 7 – Breckenridge Christmas in the Village
December 11 – Come Home to Alma Holiday Celebration
December 12 – Annual Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk, Alma
December 20 – St. Louis Christmas Light (self-guided) Cruise – Sunset
*All dates are tentative and subject to change. Follow the GACC’s website to stay up to date.
