© Provided by WZZM-TV Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek - The plans for this summer’s Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival are proceeding full steam ahead, according to the event’s organizers.Many late spring and early summer events, including Holland’s Tulip Time in May and the Spring Lake Heritage Festival in June, have been canceled. The Coast Guard Festival is scheduled for late in the summer, July 24 through Aug. 2, so it’s still too early to make a definitive call, said the festival’s director of marketing, Annie Lengkeek. “Right after the Tulip Festival closed, I got a call from the Ottawa County health director, and he said we are way too early to make a call on an end of July festival,” she said this week.For now, Lengkeek and her team are carrying on as if the festival will take place as scheduled.“We’re planning as normal, and if something does happen where we have to make a call, we will make the call by June 1,” she said. “That’s when our tickets go on sale for events.”Lengkeek said she’s had a few sponsors withdraw their financial support for the festival due to the uncertainty of the economy.“Two sponsors pulled out, and I’ve had a lot of questions from others,” she said.

With great success the annual Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival ended a few days ago. The festival is a summer tradition for several. Don't miss the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival July 24 – August 2, 2020! Visit the Coast Guard Festival website for the full schedule and details! Festival Mission. Hosting a nationally recognized festival that honors and respects the men and women of the United States Coast Guard.

”They’re a little nervous, but we’re planning on having the festival. If we do by some small chance have to cancel, we’ll refund 100 percent.”Lengkeek has had conversations with the Skerbeck family, which runs the festival’s carnival, and they’re contemplating what safety and cleaning procedures they may add to their rides.“They’ve had to cancel five events so far, but really only events that were in April and the beginning of May,” Lengkeek said. “We talked about when they come here in July, there will be some processes to make people feel more comfortable.

They always have sanitizer out, but do they wipe down the ride every time? Do we tell people it’s going to take a little longer to do that extra stuff to make sure everybody is safe?“There are still a lot of things up in the air right now,” she added. “What I do know is that nobody is willing to make the call now on an event that starts July 24.”Lengkeek noted that the festival brochure, which is normally distributed in early June, won’t be out until early July.The Fruitport Old Fashioned Days festival takes place Memorial Day weekend. The fate of that event remains up in the air.“We haven’t met yet to make the final decision,” said organizer Nancy Cook.This story originally appeared in the Grand Haven Tribune,RELATED VIDEO:MORE COVID-19 NEWS:.► Make it easy to keep up to date with more stories like this.Have a news tip?

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Back To Main Menu. Subscriptions ›. Back To Main Menu. The family-friendly festival continues through Sunday, Aug. 4.The event includes two parades, a carnival, concerts, a craft show, fireworks, and Coast Guard boats and personnel.The festival attracts about 350,000 attendees but organizers are hoping to scale that back this year.Organizers are planning shortened hours and new layouts to address security issues and overcrowding in recent years, the. Vendors have been eliminated from the Municipal Marina parking lot and Escanaba Park.

Vendors on Harbor Drive will be food trucks only and there will be 15 rather than 21.Organizers have added to the festival with an upgraded singing competition, a history walk and new free entertainment.This is the first year the Festival Idol singing competition is connected to the “American Idol” TV show. The winner will receive a Silver Ticket that guarantees them an audition in front of producers, skipping several steps in the regular process. The event is at 6:30 p.m. On Monday, July 29, at the Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium, 1 N. Harbor Drive. At noon on Friday, Aug.

2, visitors can join the Walk of Coast Guard History at city hall, 519 Washington Ave. Attendees will see points of Coast Guard history commemorated in 15-inch brass plaques.New entertainment includes a free show by the United States Coast Guard Band at 1:15 p.m. On Friday, Aug. 2, at the Waterfront Stadium. The Boardwalk Brass of Grand Haven will play a free show from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

On Friday, Aug. 2, at Escanaba Park, 673 S. Harbor Drive.Event tickets can be purchased online through.Grand Haven was recognized as the first Coast Guard City, USA, by an act of U.S.

Congress in 1998. Since then, just two other Great Lakes cities have received the honor: Traverse City and Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. There are with the newest being Chatham County, Georgia, receiving its designation on Oct. Contestants in their boat 'Financial Liability' fall into the water as the 'U.S.S. Journeyman' and boat #22 race on at the Coast Guard Festival during the cardboard boat race on Saturday, July 29, 2017 in Grand Haven, Mich.

Kaytie Boomer I kboomer@mlive.com Can’t-miss eventsCoast Guard Festival is jam-packed with 10 days of events. Here are 10 highlights:. Cardboard Boat Races: 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 27, at the Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium, 1 N. Harbor Drive. Cruise-In Car Show: 7:30 a.m. To 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 27, on Washington Avenue. Ship arrivals: 1 p.m., Monday, July 29, watch from the boardwalk or pier.

Ship tours: Monday-Saturday July 29-Aug. 3, hours vary, at Escanaba Park, 673 S. Harbor Drive. Carnival: Tuesday-Saturday, July 30-Aug. 3, hours vary, on Washington Avenue.

Grand City Skiers: 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, at Waterfront Stadium. Coast Guard Craft Fair: Friday-Saturday, Aug. 2-3, hours vary, at Central Park, 421 Columbus Ave. Walk of Coast Guard History, noon, Friday, Aug. 2, at Grand Haven City Hall, 519 Washington Ave. National Coast Guard Memorial Service: 4 p.m., Friday, Aug.

2, at Escanaba Park. Meijer Grand Parade: 11:45 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 3 (see below for parade route).

Fireworks Extravaganza: at dark on Saturday, Aug. 3, find the best view at the Waterfront Stadium.Continue scrolling for the full schedule. Coast Guard members on USCGC Hollyhock react as they arrive in Grand Haven as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Festival on Monday, Aug.

The 140-foot icebreaker is based in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Cory Morse cmorse1@MLive.com Friday, July 26. Mojo in the Morning radio show on location, 6-10 a.m., near the Waterfront Stadium. Lighthouse Quilt Guild, 10 a.m.

To 5 p.m., St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 920 Fulton St. Cardboard Boat Race Pre-Build, 6-8 p.m., Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival office, 113 N. Second St. Bruce in the USA - A Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band, 8 p.m., Waterfront Stadium, 1 N. Harbor Drive, $12 general.Saturday, July 27.

Tri-Cities YMCA Coast Guard Festival Run, 7:30 a.m., Grand Haven YMCA, 1 Y Drive (more information below). Lighthouse Quilt Guild, 10 a.m. To 5 p.m., St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.

Kids’ Parade, 10:30 a.m., Washington Avenue. Cardboard Boat Race, 1:30 p.m., Waterfront Stadium.

Hotel California - An Eagles Tribute Band, 8 p.m., Waterfront Stadium, $12 general. Floats make their way down Sheldon Road during the Coast Guard Festival Meijer Grand Parade on Saturday, August 6, 2016 in Grand Haven, Mich. Joel Bissell jbissell@mlive.com Tri-Cities YMCA Coast Guard Festival RunThe annual Tri-Cities Family YMCA Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival Run is set for Saturday, July 27. The event offers something for everyone in the family from its Tot Trot Obstacle Course to a 10K run.Registration is available online, or onsite on Friday evening, July 26, or Saturday morning. Register at.Race schedule:.

7:30 a.m. 5K Run/Walk. 8:30 a.m. 10K Run. Sara is missing birthday password. 8:45 a.m.

1 Mile Family Fun Run/Walk. 9:15 a.m. Tot Trot Obstacle Course. 10 a.m. Awards ceremonyRace pricing:.

Individual 5K or 10K: $35 after July 25; $30 through July 25. Family of up to four, 5K or 10K: $75 (family registration ends at midnight on Thursday, July 25). 1 Mile Fun Run (no T-shirt): $7. 1 Mile Fun Run (with T-shirt): $15.

Tot Trot Obstacle Course (ages 3-6): free. Scenes from the cardboard boat races at the 2016 Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Mich.

Erin Lefevre MLive.com Cardboard Boat RaceThe races are set to begin at 1:30 p.m. On Saturday, July 27.Two classes of racers will be featured in the 200-yard race at Waterfront Stadium. The races are limited to 20 boats. The Buoy Class is for youth, ages 10-15. The Cutter Class is open to anyone age 16 and older. Both classes have races for two-person and 3- to 8-person (crew) vessels.Prize categories include fastest time, Pride of the Fleet Award, Iceberg Award, Boatswain Award and People’s Choice.

The Fleet Award goes to the most creative boat honoring the Coast Guard. The Iceberg Award is for the best sinking. The most spectacular boat gets the Boatswain Award. The boats will be on display from about noon until race time for a public walk-through and People’s Choice vote.The boats are made entirely out of cardboard, except tape or glue on the seams only.Admission to watch is free. The hood ornament of a 1931 Buick at the Coast Guard Festival Cruise-in Car Show Sunday afternoon on Washington St. In downtown Grand Haven.

Adam Bird MLive.com Sunday, July 28. Cruise-In Car Show, 7:30 a.m. To 2:30 p.m., Washington Avenue from Harbor Drive to Fourth Street. Flea Market, 10 a.m. To 4 p.m., Seventh Street between Washington and Columbus avenues. Coast Guard Festival Community Picnic, 1-4 p.m., Coast Guard Park, 18161 N.

Shore Drive (free). Worship on the Waterfront, 7-8:30 p.m., Waterfront Stadium. Coastguard Mackinaw (WLBB-30) makes it way through the Grand Haven Channel for the annual Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Mich. On Monday, July 27, 2015. The Mackinaw based out of Cheboygan, Mich.

Coast Guard's only heavy icebreaker in the Great Lakes and was designed to provide multi-mission capabilities with state of the art systems. Joel Bissell jbissell@mlive.com Monday, July 29. Ship arrivals, 1 p.m., Escanaba Park (watch from the boardwalk or pier west of Escanaba Park).

Ship tours, 6-8 p.m., Escanaba Park. Festival Idol, 6:30 p.m., Waterfront Stadium, is free but. The winner will receive a Silver Ticket to audition in front of American Idol producers, skipping many steps in the regular process. Guardsman Borg gives a guided tour of the Morro Bay, a docked U.S.

Coast Guard ship that is visiting for the annual Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Mich. Erin Lefevre MLive.com Ship toursThe festival will host four Coast Guard ships this year, all of which will be open for free tours throughout the week at Escanaba Park, 673 S.

Harbor Drive.The ships are:. USCGC Bristol Bay. USCGC Katmai Bay.

USCGC Buckthorn. USCGC AlderThe ships will arrive around 1 p.m. On Monday, July 29.Here's the tour schedule:. Monday, July 29: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 30: 1-3 p.m. And 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31: 1-3 p.m.

(except USCGC Bristol Bay). Thursday, Aug. To noon, 1-3 p.m.

And 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug.

To noon, 1-3 p.m. (except USCGC Alder). Saturday, Aug.

To noon, 1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m.Ship tour rules:. No weapons. Shoes required. 'Proper attire' required. No backpacks or large carry-ons. Bags and purses subject to search.

No open food or beverages. USCG can refuse entry. No skating. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Children play in water shooting from the Coast Guard wet trainer during the Coast Guard Festival's Kids Day behind the YMCA in Grand Haven on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. The wet trainer is used to teach coast guards how to patch up pipes.Libby March MLive Libby March MLive.com file Tuesday, July 30. Coast Guard Golf Tournament, 8 a.m., Spring Lake Country Club, 17496 N.

Fruitport Road. Open to all active, retired and auxiliary Coasties and their families. Kids’ Day, 10 a.m. To 2 p.m., Mulligan’s Hollow, 600 Y Drive.

Ship tours, 1-3 p.m. And 6-8 p.m., Escanaba Park. Carnival, 6-11 p.m., Washington Avenue from Harbor Drive to Third Street. Grand City Skiers, 7 p.m., Waterfront Stadium, $5.

Street Dance, 8:30-10:30 p.m., Washington Avenue. Children ride a carnival ride during Coast Guard Festival 2018 on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Grand Haven, Michigan. Festivities continue through Sunday, Aug. Mike Krebs MLive.com CarnivalA family favorite, the carnival goes up on Washington Avenue between Harbor Drive and Third Street on Tuesday, July 30.Here's the full schedule:. Tuesday, July 31: 6-11 p.m.

($25 wristbands). Wednesday-Friday, July 31-Aug.

($25 wristbands). Saturday, Aug. ($20 wristbands), 4 p.m.-11 a.m. (no wristbands; tickets only).Carnival ride tickets are $1 each or $40 for 50 tickets. Rides cost two to six tickets each. People gather along the South Pierhead Inner Light to watch the ships arrive for the annual Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Mich.

On Monday, July 27, 2015. Joel Bissell jbissell@mlive.com Wednesday, July 31. Coast Guard Softball Tournament, 8:30 a.m., Mulligan’s Hollow, public welcome to watch.

Senior Day, 8 a.m. To 2 p.m., Mulligan’s Hollow. Ship tours, 1-3 p.m. And 6-8 p.m., Escanaba Park. Carnival, 2-11 p.m., Washington Avenue from Harbor Drive to Third Street.

Veterans Resource Fair, 3-5 p.m., Momentum Center, 714 Columbus Avenue. Coast Guard Retirees Dinner, 5 p.m., Fraternal Order of Eagles, 20 N.

Second St. Red Carpet Photos, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Waterfront Stadium. Waterball Competition, 6 p.m., Washington Avenue between Third and Fourth streets. Public welcome to watch the competition between local law enforcement, fire departments and Coast Guard personnel. British Legends - Elton John and Rod Stewart tribute, 8 p.m., Waterfront Stadium, $12 general. Two of the Grand City Skiers high-five after while performing during Coast Guard Festival 2018 on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Grand Haven, Michigan. Festivities continue through Sunday, Aug.

Mike Krebs MLive.com Thursday, Aug. 1. Coast Guard Softball Tournament, 8:30 a.m., Mulligan’s Hollow. Ship tours, 10 a.m to noon, 1-3 p.m.

And 6-8 p.m., Escanaba Park. Carnival, 2-11 p.m., Washington Avenue from Harbor Drive to Third Street. Neil Diamond and Tom Jones tribute artists, 8 p.m., Waterfront Stadium, $12 general.

A woman and child ride a carnival ride during Coast Guard Festival 2018 on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Grand Haven, Michigan. Festivities continue through Sunday, Aug.

Mike Krebs MLive.com Friday, Aug. 2. Coast Guard Softball Championship Game, 8:30 a.m., Mulligan’s Hollow. Coast Guard Craft Fair, 9 a.m.

To 6 p.m., Central Park. Ship tours, 10 a.m.

To noon and 1-3 p.m., Escanaba Park. Walk of Coast Guard History, noon, Grand Haven City Hall, 519 Washington Ave. United States Coast Guard Band, 1:15 p.m., Waterfront Stadium, free but tickets are required. Carnival, 2-11 p.m., Washington Avenue from Harbor Drive to Third Street. National Coast Guard Memorial Service, 4 p.m., Escanaba Park, 673 S. Harbor Drive.

Boardwalk Brass of Grand Haven, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Escanaba Park. Satisfaction - A Rolling Stones Tribute, 8 p.m., Waterfront Stadium, $12 general. Fireworks burst over the channel Saturday night during the 88th Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven. Thousands came to see the display. Ashley Miller MLive.com Saturday, Aug. 3.

Coast Guard Craft Fair, 9 a.m. To 5 p.m., Central Park. Ship tours, 10 a.m. Gun war shooting game. To noon, 1-3 p.m. And 6-8 p.m., Escanaba Park. Meijer Grand Parade, 11:45 a.m., Washington Avenue (scroll for more information). Carnival, 11 a.m.

To conclusion of fireworks, Washington Avenue from Harbor Drive to Third Street. Abbamania and Night Fever Tribute, 8 p.m., Waterfront Stadium, $25 general. Fireworks Extravaganza, at dark, Waterfront Stadium. Members of the Scottville Clown Band make their way down South 5th Street during the Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade on Aug. 3, 2013, in downtown Grand Haven.

Natalie Kolb MLive.com file Meijer Grand ParadeThe two-hour grand parade is considered a high point of the festival with an estimated annual attendance of 100,000.Looping through downtown Grand Haven beginning at 11:45 a.m. On Saturday, Aug. 3, the parade includes marching bands, clowns, military units, local sports teams, dignitaries and other groups.The city of Grand Haven allows parade viewing spots to be marked on public property beginning at 12:01 a.m. On Saturday, Aug. Sheets, caution tape, golf tees and chairs are acceptable to mark spots. It is permissible to mark a spot prior to 12:01 a.m., but the individual must remain onsite until after the official spot marking begins.See the parade route map below. The Grand City Skiers perform during Coast Guard Festival 2018 on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Grand Haven, Michigan.

Mike Krebs MLive.com Waterfront Stadium eventsThe Waterfront Stadium in downtown Grand Haven hosts a slew of events throughout the festival week.In the past year, the stadium, 1 N.