Heroes Day
The National Cherry Festival will salute the many Heroes of today and yesterday during its second annual Heroes’ Day, Monday, July 5th. Festival goers serving in all branches of the Armed Forces, firefighters, first responders, as well as Public Safety and Homeland Security Personnel will be recognized with a Festival Hero Medallion courtesy of Cherryland Electric Cooperative.
Festival Hero Medallions will be available at the Festival Welcome Center located on the east side of Marina Drive just North of Grandview Parkway.
An expo area full of friendly characters and vehicles will be on display at the Festival Open Space Monday, July 5, beginning at 10 a.m. Bring your lawnchairs and join us for ‘A Salute to Heroes’ on the Bay Side Music Stage where Northwestern Michigan College Community and Jazz Bands, along with the Cherry Capital Chorus will perform patriotic favorites in a pops concert honoring all heroes from military active duty personnel and veterans, to emergency and first responder personnel.
Heroes will be admitted Free (with a Festival Heroes' Medallion) into the Bay Side Music Stage area on Monday evening, July 5th.
Special Heroes' Day Hotel Pricing...
| Hotel | Nightly Rate | Room Type | Dates Available | Reservations |
| Best Western Four Seasons | 25% Off | Standard | July 5 & 6 | (231) 946-8424 |
| Cambria Suites | 25% Off | Standard | July 5 & 6 | (231) 778-9000 |
| Cherry Tree Inn & Suites | $100-$150 | Various | July 3-10 | (231) 938-8888 |
| Comfort Inn | 25% Off | Standard | July 5 & 6 | (231) 778-8000 |
| Econo Lodge | $69.95 | Various | July 5-7 | (231) 943-3040 |
| Fairfield Inn | $115.00 | July 5-8 | (231) 922-7900 | |
| Grand Traverse Resort & Spa | $149.00 | Hotel | July 5 | (231) 534-6000 |
| $179.00 | Tower | July 5 | (231) 534-6000 | |
| Island View Cottages | $120.00 | Cottage #1 | July 5-7 | (231) 947-2863 |
| $140.00 | Cottage #8 | July 8 | (231) 947-2863 | |
| $140.00 | Cottage #11 | July 6-10 | (231) 947-2863 | |
| $325.00 | 4 Bedroom Colonial House |
July 5-9 | (231) 947-2863 | |
| Pointes North Inn | $129.00 | Queen Room | July 5 & 6 | (231) 938-9191 |
| Quality Inn | $98.99 | 2 Double Beds | July 4-8 | (231) 929-4423 |
| $116.99 | 1 King with Jacuzzi | July 4-8 | (231) 929-4423 | |
| Sierra Motel | $99.00 | Single or Double | July 5-8 | (231) 946-7720 |
| $275.00 | 3 Night Package | July 5-8 | (231) 946-7720 | |
| Super 8 | $99.00 | 2 Doubles or 1 Queen |
July 4-8 | (231) 938-1887 |
| $115.00 | 2 Doubles or 1 Queen |
July 3, 9-10 | (231) 938-1887 |
