Meijer Festival of Races presented by Cherry Bay Orchards

Name: Meijer Festival of Races presented by Cherry Bay Orchards
Start: 2026-07-11
End: 2026-07-11
Location: Traverse City, Michigan

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Traverse City, Michigan, United States

calendar_today 11 Jul, 2026

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About the Event

Celebrate 53 years of the Meijer Festival of Race presented by Cherry Bay Orchards by signing up for the Priority Health 5k, the Michigan Planners 10k, the Michigan Planners McKinley Challenge 15k or the Michigan Planners Half Marathon today! This race series celebrates the beauty and agriculture in the Traverse City Area provides unique race experience such as finishing on a parade route or running through an orchard (Half Marathon only).

Races Offered

Michigan Planners 10K

Jul 11, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$35.00

Michigan Planners Half Marathon

Jul 11, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$65.00

Michigan Planners McKinley Challenge 15k

Jul 11, 2026

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Distance — 15K

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$43.00

Priority Health 5K

Jul 11, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$35.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Traverse City.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 17.4° / 26.0°

wb_sunny 17.2° / 25.9°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 10.8 /

water_drop 73.7%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 17.4° / 26.0°

wb_sunny 17.2° / 25.9°

air 10.8 km/h

water_drop 73.7%

About Traverse City

Traverse City is a scenic city on the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. Directly north of Traverse City, the Old Mission Peninsula splits the Grand Traverse Bay in two, with a beautiful windswept landscape and great views of the bay on either side. Slightly to the west, the Leelanau Peninsula, with its charming small towns, forms the "pinkie finger" of the Michigan peninsula, jutting into Lake Michigan. Both peninsulas are prime winemaking regions within the state, and as such are one of the main tourist attractions in the region. Over a million visitors come each year to tour the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a scenic lakeside park with impressively large sand dunes. It's also a very popular destination for outdoor activities, owing to the proximity of Lake Michigan in summer, the impressive autumn colors, and the high snowfalls in winter.