St. Ignace Budget Host Inn
Activities & Events
Check out the area's upcoming events. There are lots of things to do in St. Ignace! Events from June to October are all listed.
Be sure to check out the events on the St. Ignace Visitor's Bureau website too.
29th Annual Midnight Ride
When midnight strikes in Grand Rapids, the journey to downtown St. Ignace begins, with bikers joining the ride throughout the night enroute to the Mackinac Bridge. Don’t miss Saturday evening’s Parade of Lights! The annual ride raises money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
A little history….
Since 1986, members of chapter Mi-G of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association decided that it was too hot to ride during the day. They talked it over and figured that it would be better (and cooler) if they took their ride at night. Their destination, they decided, would be the Mackinac Bridge. They called some friends and on the third Friday in August 1986, started out on what was later to become known as the Midnight Ride. The Midnight Ride is sponsored by GWRRA's Chapter MI-G and Supporting Chapters.
Schedule of Events
Motorcycle Riders will cross the Mackinac Bridge at approximately 8:00 am on Saturday morning, August 15.
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Vendors available throughout the day at the Mackinac Grille Restaurant
(251 South State Street).
8:00 am to 10:00 am
Hot Breakfast at the Mackinac Grille Restaurant, $7.00 per person.
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Bike Show Registration
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
People’s Choice & Mayor’s Choice Bike Judging
$1 per ballot, Proceeds to benefit JDRF. Awards at 5:30 pm.
6:30 pm
Guided Historic Walking Tour at the Museum of Ojibwa Culture (566 N. State Street)
8:30 pm
Light Parade Staging at Little Bear East Arena (275 Marquette Street)
9:15 pm
Light Parade begins.
10:00 pm
Fireworks over Moran Bay, downtown St. Ignace