AuSable River Festival - Main Stage & Beer Tent

AuSable River Festival Main Stage

When the sun goes down, downtown Grayling turns up the volume! 🎶🍻

The AuSable River Festival Main Stage is the heartbeat of festival weekend, bringing three days of free live music to Michigan Avenue as thousands gather to celebrate one of Northern Michigan's greatest traditions—the legendary AuSable River Canoe Marathon. Grab your friends, pull up a chair (or your dancing shoes!), enjoy a cold drink from the Beer Tent, and soak up the electric atmosphere that makes River Festival week unlike anything else. (Michigan)

The entertainment kicks off Thursday, July 23 with the Miss AuSable River Festival Program at 5:30 PM, followed by Yankee Station at 7:30 PM and Nameless rocking the stage at 9:30 PM.

On Friday, July 24, the music starts at Noon with the Grayling Marching Band, followed by The Offbeat (1:30 PM), 2nd Hand Entertainment (5 PM), Chase VanBrandt and the Dive-Bar All-Stars at 7:30 pm and Revolver taking the stage at 9 PM, thanks to our Music & Entertainment Sponsors at Blarney Stone Broadcasting, WGRY Up North Sports Radio, and Q100 - the ONLY place for rock & roll. 

Then on Saturday, July 25, enjoy an afternoon and evening packed with hometown favorites, including the AuSable River Dixieland Jazz Band (2 PM), Timberline (5 PM), Aldrich & Company (7 PM), and cap off the weekend with Whiskey Six at 9:30 PM.

Everyone is welcome in the Beer Tent & Main Stage space—so don't be shy! It's the perfect place to kick back, enjoy the live entertainment, and celebrate with friends and family. Guests wishing to purchase alcohol will need to present a valid ID. Please note that NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL is permitted inside the Beer Tent area, including Social District beverages purchased from local establishments. All alcoholic beverages consumed within the Beer Tent MUST be purchased from the Beer Tent itself.

Whether you're celebrating with family, catching up with friends, dancing in the street, or counting down to the world-famous canoe marathon start, the Main Stage is where the community comes together. This is summer in Grayling at its best—and you won't want to miss a minute of it.