Yankee Doodle Day
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Jaycee Park, 525 E. River Street
Various activities on the Rotary Club Stage
This year's family-friendly community event will include various activities throughout the day, including a parade, music, arts and crafts show, and fireworks.
- 9 AM - 3 PM Market on the Grand, Crafters, and Food Trucks
- 11 AM Parade begins on Bridge Street
- 12 PM - 3 PM Kids activities, food, and beer; DeGroat Foundation activities; and Mudge's Follies sing
- 7 PM Community Autism Foundation awards and presentations
- Early evening - Beer tent reopens
- 7:30 - 10 PM - Salute to our military, Global Village plays
- 15 minutes before dusk - Bridge Street closes
- Dusk / Around 10 PM - Fireworks set off from the Island
- 11 PM - Beer tent closes
Parade participation is FREE to all organizations and groups EXCEPT those participants running for or currently holding an Elected Office position, which have a minimum fee of $100 payable at the time of registration.
Organizations/groups must register in advance, and registration forms will be reviewed and approved. The Chamber reserves the right to deny any registration form. All applicants, sponsors, and participants are subject to approval by the Chamber's Board.
The Chamber coordinates this parade on behalf of the Grand Ledge community and area businesses. We are committed to providing a safe and exciting event, and require parade participants to comply with our policies.
This beautiful six acre park is located right on the Grand River and is only a short five minute walk southeast of downtown.
PARKING: There are several parking spots along River Street as well as city parking lots located downtown. A limited number of handicap parking will be available at Jaycee Park.
Vendors and food trucks are encouraged to participate in our festivities, which brings thousands of people to downtown.
Vendors will be placed in one of the parking spots at Jaycee Park.
Aloha Glow
Author Megan Kirrman
Babi's Bakehouse
Consumers Credit Union
Dazzling Night Creations
Designs by Shortie
Flicker Candle Company
Get Your MI Rocks on
GL chamber
Glow Sharks
Grannies Homegrown Succulents
Grapestache
Heritage Forge and Farm
Hillcrest Farms
Huhn Strawberry Farm
Irish Line Woodworks
Jen's Joy of $5 Jewels
Jeriann Majszak
Journey with Jess
Kiwanis Club of Grand Ledge
Kristen Warner
Mementos by Design
Metro Net
Mudges Follies
Nanni and Mews Crafts
Naughty Goat Farm
Nicole Borth
Simply Smooth Exfoliating Scrubs
Stuffy Company
Sweet Clover Soap Company
The Creative Coop
The Purple Dragonfly
Tobias Property Maintenance and Landscaping
Uncle Hairy's
Under Construction
WILX
Xavier DeGroat Foundation
Xfinity
Food 12pm-3pm: brats, hotdogs, burgers
5p-11pm: ribs, pulled pork, chicken on a stick
9am-3pm: Lemon Shake ups Food Truck
9am-3pm: Cotton Candy
Activities
American Legion Motorcycles on display
balloon twisting
face painting
Obstacle Course bounce house
Putt Putt Golf
Cornhole
Horseshoes
Sumo Wrestling Suits
Bounce House
Pony Rides (for a fee)
- 12 - 3 PM - Mudge's Follies sing on the Rotary Club Stage
- Early evening - 11 PM Beer tent
- 7:30 - 10 PM - Salute to our military, Global Village plays on the Rotary Club Stage1
The fireworks will be set off on Island Park at dusk, and they will be visible from anywhere in downtown Grand Ledge, including from Jaycee Park.
Bridge Street will be shut down, so people can watch the fireworks from the bridge. There are also several other great places to watch them.
If the weather looks inclement, the Chamber will be monitoring the weather forecast closely throughout the day and will update the via the Facebook page.
