The Petoskey Stone Festival

The Petoskey Stone Festival 19th Annual Petoskey Stone Festival
Saturday, May 17, 2025 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Barnes Park, Eastport
Located on the Beautiful Beaches of Grand Traverse Bay
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Held on the Saturday BEFORE Memorial weekend every year, a one day, free festival celebrating the beloved Petoskey Stone at Barnes Park Campground in Eastport Michigan!

05/24/2026

One of the biggest hits every single year… the FREE Kids Trout Pond! 🎣🐟

Watching kids light up when they catch their very first fish never gets old 💙

If your little rockhound needs a break from hunting Petoskey stones, this is always a must-stop at the festival!

Thanks again to everyone who helped make this activity possible during our 20th Annual Petoskey Stone Festival at Barnes Park in Eastport!

Did your kids catch one this year?! Drop your photos in the comments! 👇

05/24/2026

20 years. One incredible community. 💙

A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing sponsors who helped make the 20th Annual Petoskey Stone Festival such a success this year! Your support helped us keep this event free, family friendly, and packed full of fun for everyone who attended.

We truly could not do this without you. Please help us thank our top businesses and organizations that helped make this year so special! 👏

What an incredible Saturday at the Petoskey Stone Festival last week! 💙✨A huge THANK YOU to all of our amazing vendors w...
05/23/2026

What an incredible Saturday at the Petoskey Stone Festival last week! 💙✨

A huge THANK YOU to all of our amazing vendors who brought their talent, creativity, passion, and beautiful booths to this year’s event. From handmade treasures to stunning Petoskey stone creations, YOU are what makes this festival so special year after year!

We loved seeing everyone shopping small, connecting with artists, and enjoying the festival atmosphere.

👇 Now we want to hear from YOU! • Tag your favorite vendor from this year in the comments • Or tag someone you’d love to see become a vendor at next year’s festival!

Let’s show some love to the incredible people who help make the Petoskey Stone Festival unforgettable. 🩵

We were honored to welcome National Cherry Festival Queen Ainslee 🍒 to this year’s Petoskey Stone Festival! Her presence...
05/22/2026

We were honored to welcome National Cherry Festival Queen Ainslee 🍒 to this year’s Petoskey Stone Festival!

Her presence brought such a special touch to our 20th anniversary celebration, and we are incredibly grateful for her participation in crowning this year’s deserving Betty Dinger Award recipient.

Thank you, Queen Ainslee, for taking the time to enjoy the festivities, connect with so many attendees, and help make this milestone festival such a memorable occasion. We truly appreciated having you as part of the celebration!

05/19/2026

What was YOUR favorite part of the 20th Annual Petoskey Stone Festival?! 👀💙

I’ll go first… I ALWAYS love when the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City shows up!! How cool was this flyover?! 🚁🌊

Between the vendors, live music, K9 demo, raptors, kids activities, stone hunt, and amazing crowd… this year truly felt extra special. THANK YOU all again for making our 20th year one to remember!!

Now it’s YOUR turn! Drop your favorite memories and photos from the festival in the comments… we LOVE seeing the day through everyone else’s eyes! 📸👇

Well… that’s a wrap! ❤️What a PERFECT way to celebrate 20 years of the Petoskey Stone Festival.From the bottom of our he...
05/18/2026

Well… that’s a wrap! ❤️

What a PERFECT way to celebrate 20 years of the Petoskey Stone Festival.

From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU to our sponsors, vendors, volunteers, entertainers, food vendors, and everyone behind the scenes who helped make yesterday such an incredible success.

But most importantly… thank YOU.

So many of you traveled from near and far to celebrate Michigan’s state stone with us at Barnes Park, and because of you, this was truly one of the BEST festivals we’ve ever had. The crowds, the laughter, the beach full of rockhounds, the kids activities, the music, the demos… it was everything we hoped for and more. 💙

And fun fact… this entire crazy thing is organized by a core group of less than 10 volunteers!
So if you saw one of us speed-walking around Barnes Park looking slightly sleep deprived yesterday… no you didn’t.😂

Seeing this community show up the way you did made every late night and chaotic planning meeting completely worth it. Thank you for helping us celebrate 20 amazing years of the Petoskey Stone Festival. ❤️

Now excuse us while we recover for about 3 business weeks 😂🪨

PS. We’ll be catching up on highlight posts, photos, and festival moments over the next few days… so stay tuned! ❤️

Northern Michigan summer unofficially starts HERE ☀️💙Forget your chores. Ignore your laundry. Grab the kids, your rock b...
05/09/2026

Northern Michigan summer unofficially starts HERE ☀️💙

Forget your chores. Ignore your laundry. Grab the kids, your rock bucket, and your beach shoes because the 20th Annual Petoskey Stone Festival is NEXT SATURDAY!!

We’re talking:
🐟 Trout pond
🦅 Raptors
🎈 Balloon magic
🎨 Face painting
✨ Fairy hair
🎶 Live music ALL day
🪨 Petoskey Stone Hunt
🌊 Stone skipping on the bay
🛍 Tons of amazing rock & handmade vendors

And yes… there WILL be food. We know that’s what some of you were worried about 😂

May 16th • Barnes Park in Eastport • 10-4
FREE admission

Tag the person you’re dragging with you 👀

🚨 PSA: Barnes Park is not the place to test your luck with technology 🚨• Cell service? Questionable at best• Wi-Fi? Abso...
05/04/2026

🚨 PSA: Barnes Park is not the place to test your luck with technology 🚨

• Cell service? Questionable at best
• Wi-Fi? Absolutely not 😂
• ATM? Nope… not here

Translation: if you show up depending on your card… you might be eating vibes for lunch.

Bring. Cash. 💵

Yes, some vendors may take cards… but when the signal disappears, so does that option real quick.

There is an ATM at Eastport Market if you forget… but do yourself a favor and come prepared.

Consider it part of the experience… unplug, enjoy the lake, and shop like it’s 2005 😎

May 16, 2026
Barnes Park Campground – Eastport, Antrim County
Free admission • Family friendly

Also… meet our ROCKHOUNDS! You can see them in person at THIS year’s 20th Annual Petoskey Stone Festival!!😍😍

We’ve got some familiar tunes coming back this year… 👀🎶 Kenny Thompson is returning to the Petoskey Stone Festival! 🎶If ...
05/03/2026

We’ve got some familiar tunes coming back this year… 👀

🎶 Kenny Thompson is returning to the Petoskey Stone Festival! 🎶

If you’ve been before, you already know… his music + a day on the lake + a park full of rockhounds = the perfect vibe 💙

He’ll be playing throughout the day while you’re hunting for stones, shopping handmade vendors, and soaking up everything PSF has to offer.

✨Barnes Park Campground – Eastport, Antrim County
✨ May 16, 2026
✨Free admission • Family friendly

Now tell us…
Are you the type to post up and listen 🎶
or wander the festival with music in the background? 👇

LAST CALL 🚨Vendor registration for the 20th Annual Petoskey Stone Festival closes THIS Sunday(5/3/26) at midnight!If you...
05/02/2026

LAST CALL 🚨

Vendor registration for the 20th Annual Petoskey Stone Festival closes THIS Sunday(5/3/26) at midnight!

If you’ve been thinking about joining us… this is your sign 👀 Don’t wait until it’s too late!

May 16, 2026
Barnes Park Campground – Eastport, Antrim County
Free admission • Family friendly

Tag a vendor who still needs to apply 👇

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Eastport, MI

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9:30am - 4pm

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