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WHEN? WHERE?

  • When? The 2023 Evart FunFest will be held July 13 -15, 2023
  • Where? Evart Michigan, at the Osceola County Fairgrounds at 101 Recreation Ave., Evart, MI 49631

Cost?

  • One-day passes are $10 per person. Three-day festival passes are $20 per person. Children 12 and under are admitted free.
  • Your festival pass grants you admission to all events happening during the festival, including evening stage shows, instructional workshops, the Friday night dance, and all vendor areas.
  • The festival pass does NOT include camping. Camping fees must be paid separately, to the Osceola County Fairgrounds. (More details on camping below.)
  • If you purchase a three-day pass for $20, and then pay for camping for four nights, your basic cost to attend the festival will be $120.

I'm lost, Is there a Fairgrounds Map?

  • A map of just the workshop & buildings: Funfest Workshop & Building Map
  • The entire fairground & a bit of the surrounding area: Funfest Fairgrounds Map

How Do I Register For The Festival?

  • Festival passes are sold on-site.
  • Attendees pay upon arrival.
  • You may pay with cash at the entrance gates to the fairgrounds.
  • If you prefer to pay by credit card or by check, you may purchase your festival passes in the Fairgrounds Office. (Building #3 on the Fairgrounds map.)
  • You will be given a festival ribbon, which you must wear on your person.
  • Please place the ribbon so that it is easily visible to our volunteers who staff the entrance gates.

How Do I Register For Workshops?

  • There is no registration for workshops.
  • You may attend as many as you desire.
  • Everything is included.
  • All our instructors are volunteers, and they are generous with their time and talent.

Which Workshop Should I Choose?

  • Pre-beginner: has never played.
  • Beginner 1: Able to tune, and beginning to play.
  • Beginner 2: Able to play tunes and knows a few chords.
  • Intermediate: Plays many tunes from memory. Beginning to arrange and embellish.
  • Advanced: Confident embellishing, solid understanding of chords.

Where Can I Stay in Evart, Michigan?

  • Most attendees camp. Some stay in local hotels. Some stay in vacation homes.

Camping At The Fairgrounds?

  • Most festival attendees camp at the Osceola County Fairgrounds.
  • Camping fees for 2023 are $25/night for sites with water and electric, and $20/night for primitive sites.
  • The Fairgrounds does NOT take reservations. All sites are available on a first come, first served basis. Please call the Fairgrounds at (231) 734-5481
  • The Fairgrounds will allow you to start paying for a campsite before you arrive. If you are not going to arrive until Wednesday or Thursday, you may want to consider paying for a campsite starting on Monday just to ensure that you get the site that you prefer.
  • Campground Camping policies: www.osceolacountyfairgrounds.com/camping/camping.html
  • Fairgrounds map: osceolacountyfairgrounds.com/2022fairmap.pdf
  • Please call the Fairgrounds at (231) 734-5481 for additional questions.

Bikes?

  • Please do not ride your bike during the festival.
  • Bikes are allowed before and after the festival and anywhere outside of the fairgrounds.
  • There is a really nice rail trail nearby - Highly recommended!

Sewer Hookups?

  • There are no individual sewer hookups for campers.
  • Yes there is a dump station.

Other Campgrounds?

Hotels?

  • There is one hotel in Evart, Michigan, but rooms fill up quickly in the fall when the hotel starts to take reservations for the following year. You can always check with the Osceola Grand Hotel to see if they have had any cancellations. (231) 734-0470
  • There are hotels available in Big Rapids, Cadillac, and Clare. Each of those locations is a 35 to 40 minute drive from Evart.

Vacation Homes?

Restaurants?

  • B.C. Pizza - 7th Street, Evart. Pizza, subs, salad, pasta. Lunch buffet.
  • Chase Creek Smokehouse - Chase, MI, approximately 25 minutes west of Evart, on U.S. 10.
  • Jerry’s College of Knowledge - Main Street, Evart. Burgers. Great coffee.
  • Lamplighter Cafe - 7th Street, Evart. Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
  • Mishler’s Drive In - 7th Street, Evart. Burgers, sandwiches, root beer, & ice cream.
  • Pompeii’s Pizza - 7th Street, Evart. Pizza, subs, calzones, stromboli, salad, soup.
  • Sixth & Main - Main Street, Evart. Appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, soup, wraps, pasta, fish, pizza.

Food Vendors?

  • On-site food vendors are contracted by the Fairgrounds.
  • Evart Lion’s Club
  • 4H Club Ice Cream Bar
  • Olive Branch