Montrose Blueberry Festival – Montrose, Michigan

The Montrose Blueberry Festival offers a large carnival and flea market, as well as various blueberry goods and entertainment.

2023 DATE: August 13-20, 2023
With vendors, etc: August 18-20, 2023.

Location: 141 Park St
Montrose, MI 48457
Website: https://www.montroseblueberryfestival.net/

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This post documents my experience on August 16, 2019.

Carnival at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

When I first arrived in Montrose, I admit that the carnival first grabbed my attention…

Rides at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…as it was pretty sizable with plenty of rides…

Games at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…various games…

Carnival food vendors at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…and a lot of carnival food…

Main tents at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…but I was more interested in what saw across the way…

Montrose Blueberry Festival Sign - Michigan

…since the carnival was only a part of the Montrose Blueberry Festival.

Vendor area at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

Along with the carnival, the festival’s flea market and craft area was pretty impressive…

Books at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…offering a range of items, including books…

clothes at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…garments…

handbags at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…handbags…

jewelry at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…jewelry…

knives at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…a large selection of knives…

weed clothing at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…marijuana themed T-shirts…

various items at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…and a cornucopia of fun.

Local honey at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

There was local honey (Cab Hobby Honey)…

Jerky at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…wild game jerky…

Dog Gone Delicious at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…gourmet dog treats (Dog Gone Delicious)…

Solar lamps at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…really cool solar lights (Robin’s Creations)…

…ATV and gun raffles…

Montrose veterinary hospital

…booths held by groups in the community (Montrose Veterinary Hospital)…

Parrots at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…and even a booth where you could get close with parrots and cockatoos (for a fee).

Beer tent at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

In terms of entertainment, there was a beer tent area…

Entertainment stage at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…where a band played in the evenings.

Food vendors at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

There were also various food trailers spread about…

Tacos at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…with tacos…

Steak tips at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…steak tips…

Pulled pork at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…and special pulled pork dinners (Oasis Shrine Club).

Blueberry tent at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

But if you were looking for blueberries, you needed to head to the welcome tent…

Blueberry pies at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…where you could purchase blueberry pies…

Blueberry baked goods at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…different types of blueberry baked goods…

Blueberries at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…and pints of blueberries from the state (these are from Traverse City).

Boy Scouts trailer at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

A second option for blueberry items was the Boy Scouts trailer…

Menu at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…while not specifying “blueberry” items on the menu, had just that…

blueberry cupcake at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…as I purchased this blueberry muffin from them (it came from Montrose Orchards).

pancake breakfast at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

And, if you need a third option, I sincerely recommend the pancake breakfast…

pancake breakfast 1 at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…where you can get an endless supply of blueberry pancakes (with blueberry syrup) and sausage…

pancake breakfast seconds at Montrose Blueberry Festival Michigan

…and you’ll definitely get seconds!