Often referred to as the pride and joy of the East Jordan Community, the Freedom Festival truly is one of the area’s favorite summer events. Freedom, family and friendship are celebrated during the five day event. The festival features a "home-town" old-fashioned Friday Night Block Party with food, music and games for all ages, a Youth Parade, Grand Parade, Kids Activities, Carnival, a multitude of entertainers and musicians, food booths and a spectacular fireworks display shot from a barge on the beautiful South Arm of Lake Charlevoix on Saturday evening at dusk.

Schedule:

June 19, 2024

10:30 AM - Summer Reading Camping Theme
Entertainment - Community Room - Indiana Joel Tacey will be the Park Ranger in his magic show geared for kids with wacky stunts, music and audience participation. Free to all.

6:30 PM Miss and Mr. Firecracker Pageant - Location: Memorial Park Bandshell (rain location - The Boathouse)
Little Miss and Mr. - Ages 5-8 years old, Junior Miss and Mr. 9-12 years old, Miss and Mr. Firecracker 13 - 16 years old.

June 20, 2024

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Farmers Market - Tourist Park

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Carnival - Anderson Midways (Main and Esterly Street)

6:00 PM - Youth Parade Registration and Check-in - Sportsman's Park

6:30 PM - Youth Parade - Theme:"Red, White, and Blue YOU"
Parade Route: The Parade will begin at Sportsman's Park turn right on Bridge Street and then turn left on Spring Street and end at Memorial Park.
Sponsored By - Monarch Family Chiropractic and Louis Drapeau
Concrete, Line up by: East Jordan Helping Hearts

6:50 PM - Youth Parade Awards - Memorial Park Bandshell

7:15 PM - 8:00 PM - Gordon Russ and his Big Comedy Magic Show - Memorial Park - Sponsored by: Burnette Foods, Inc. and T and R Yamaha

8:15 PM - Special Kid's Drawings - Memorial Park - Sponsored by - Clean Lifestyle Cleaning, Ernst Construction LTD, TG Plumbing and Heating

9:30 PM - Outdoor Movie "Migration" Adult Softball field - Sponsored by: Charlevoix State Bank and Bill, Shannon, Marcy and Janice

June 21, 2024

12:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Carnival (Main and Esterly Streets)

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Corn Hole Tournament Check-in / Registration (Memorial Park near restrooms)

6:00 PM - Corn Hole Tournament - $50 per team, Cash Prizes, only 20 teams. Sponsored by: Hejka and Sons' Construction and Marty's on Main Street

6:00 PM - 9:30 PM Friday Night Block Party (Memorial Park, Spring Street and Harbor Parking Lot) - Food/Game booths by local non-profits - Button Drawings. Sponsored by Mobile Marine, Inc.

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM - Live Entertainment on the bandshell featuring "Derailed" - Sponsored by East Jordan Plastics Inc., Gosling Czubak, and Rainey's Landscape LLC

7 PM, 8 PM, 9 PM - Button Drawings

June 22, 2024

8:00 AM - 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament Check-in - Community Basketball Court (behind Murphy Field) - Must pre-register

8:30 AM - 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament play begins - Community Basketball Court (behind Murphy Field) - Sponsored by Buffman and Sons Excavating LLC

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Walk-In BINGO American Legion

10:00 am - 2:00 pm - Kid's Events in Memorial Park - Bounce Houses, Face Painting, Tattoo Booth, and more - Sponsored by: Okkonen Construction, The Inner Structure, Truestream, powered by Great Lakes Energy, and Whitaker Construction. Megan the Balloon Artist - Sponsored by Spartan Nash - Family Fare

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Building Photo Backdrop in Memorial Park

5:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Balloon Art near Memorial Park

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Grand Parade Line-up check in by East Jordan Trailblazers at the East Jordan Family Health Center, 601 Bridge Street

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM - Food Vendors (Memorial Park)

12:00 PM - 11:00 PM - Carnival (Main and Esterly Street)

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM - The American Legion Post 227 Chicken Dinner

4:00 PM - Grand Parade - Sponsored by Gill Roy's Hardware
Grand Marshall - Friends of GAR Park Route: West side of the bridge to the intersection of Mill Street and Second Street

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Live Entertainment "Shulvhed" (Memorial Park)

8:15 PM - Festival Grand Raffle Drawing (Memorial Park) One $1,000 prize/ten $100 prizes, Ticket Sponsor BA Accounting LLC

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Live Entertainment Tom Zipp and the Bull Pen (Memorial Park)

Dusk (10:30) - Fabulous Fireworks by Great Lakes Fireworks - Shot from a barge in Lake Charlevoix, Synchronized to music - 88.9 FM Best viewing - Memorial Park, City Harbor area Rain Date Sunday, June 23rd – Barge - Partially Sponsored by: Lyons Marine Construction

June 23, 2024

7:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Freedom Lovers Breakfast at Clubhouse - Mt. Bliss Rd. in East Jordan. The Works - Adults $10.00, Children $5.00. Sponsored by East Jordan Trailblazers

Date: June 19-23, 2024

Location: Various Towns in East Jordan, MI

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