Main Grounds FeesEntry to the Main Grounds requires a wristband for ages 12 and up.Wristbands are available at any entry gate to the Main Grounds beginning at 3 PM, Friday, August 8, 2025

Purchased at the Gate: $10Valid for the entire weekend.

Sunday Only: $5

Payments accepted: Cash only at the gate.

No band is required to attend the Arts & Crafts and Street Fair, volleyball tournament, parade, 5K, or fishing tournament.*No main grounds entrance fee on Saturday, 11 AM-3 PM. Stay as long as you want on the grounds but if you leave and wish to re-enter, a wristband is required for entry or re-entry after 3 PM on Saturday. General InformationDogs, firearms, and carry-ins are not allowed on the Main Grounds.Dogs are not allowed on Crescent Beach (on the sand and in the water). Leashed dogs are permitted in all other public areas including the boardwalk on Crescent Beach during the festival, but please be mindful of the large crowds and the effect that the heat can have on your pooches.

We wish everyone to be safe and have an enjoyable weekend.Pre-Festival ActivitiesShanty Days Photo ContestShanty Days Fishing ContestF

riday, August 8, 2025Fishing Contest continues.Packet Pick-up 5K Walk/Run & Kids Superhero Fun Run, Algoma Youth Club, 620 Lake St. You can also register for the event.3 PM – Midnight: Main Grounds Open. Wristbands are required for 12 and older. $10 at the gate. Wristbands are good for the entire weekend.Music on the Main Stage:4 – 8 PM Carbon Road8 PM – Midnight: Stephen Cooper & the Nobody FamousSaturday, August 9, 2025Fishing Contest continues.Shanty Days 5K Run/Walk and Kids Superhero Fun RunCar Cruise registration and line-up. Olson Fabrication 1101 Perry St.Battle on the Beach Volleyball Tournament, Crescent Beach10 AM – 5 PM: Arts N’ Crafts Fair and Street Vendor Fair Fremont St. between 2nd & 6th Sts.  11 AM – 3 PM: No wristband required to enter the Main Grounds.  If you leave and come back after 3, a wristband is required.11:30 AM Car Cruise with Car Show, Parade route then Algoma Youth Club parking lot.  12 PM: Shanty Days Parade Saturday Music on the Main Grounds1 – 4 PM The Red Hot Horn Dawgs4 – 8 PM: Fire on High 8 PM – Midnight: Wet PossumEntertainment in The  Kids Area on the Main GroundsTBASunday, August 10, 2025Fishing Contest concludes.10AM – 4PM Arts & Crafts and Street FairMusic on the Main Grounds1 – 5 PM Time Machine Band5 – 8 PM AnnexEntertainment in The  Kids Area on the Main GroundsTBAMusic  ‘On The Green’ (Algoma Elementary School lawn) – Bring your own chairs or blankets.12:00 – 1:00 PM Algoma Community Band1:00 – 4:00 PM TBA

Dusk Fireworks over the Algoma Harbor

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