2023 EVENTS
More events to come! Check back!
All events subject to change without notice
2023 MCEC Work Bee I
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Sunday, May 14th, 2023
Come help us get the community stable ready for the summer season!
Gardening, window washing, dusting, you name it - we can use your help!
Food and refreshments provided
2023 MCEC Work Bee II
Sunday, May 28th, 2023
Come help us get the community stable ready for the summer season!
Gardening, window washing, dusting, you name it - we can use your help!
Food and refreshments provided
2023 Opening Day
Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Summer Boarding
Lessons
Short Term Boarding
Mackinac 4-H Horse Club
Special Events
2023 Spring Wildflower Group Ride
June 2nd - 5th, 2023
We are pleased to be offering the Wildflower Group Ride across Mackinac Island in 2023! Come enjoy on the island with us and ride over 70+ miles of beautiful trails lined with wildflowers.
We will explore the history of the island, beautiful rock formations, native wildflowers, and the serene shoreline.
75th Annual Lilac Festival
June 9th -18th, 2023
Celebrating Mackinac’s lilac collection began in 1949. The idea was to bring people to the Island to enjoy a great horse-drawn parade amidst the lovely lilacs that fragrance the Island in June. What began as a one-day event called the Mackinac Island Lilac Day has blossomed into a ten-day festival.
2023 Lilac Festival Grand Parade
Sunday, June 18th, 2023
Considered a Local Legacy Event by the United States Library of Congress, this festival finale has marching bands, horse-drawn floats, the Lilac Queen and Court, clowns, various groups and other parade participants to help wrap up the end of our fabulous festival week!
Four Day Pony Camp I
June 19th - 22nd, 2023
Four days of educational horse activities, horseback riding and fun times with the horses and friends, new and old!
Cowboy Cookout Annual Party
Thursday, June 29th, 2023
Mackinac Horsemen's Association's annual fundraising event!
Join us in supporting our mission to the promotion, education and future of horses and horsemanship on Mackinac Island and throughout the State of Michigan.
Good food, good fun and good friends!
Four Day Pony Camp II
July 28th - 31st, 2023
Four days of educational horse activities, horseback riding and fun times with the horses and friends, new and old!
54th Annual Mackinac Island Horse Show
Saturday, August 5th, 2023 - Please note date change!
Our traditional annual horse show for Island and summer residents. Classes include classic favorites - Costume, Leadline, Mary Milton Challenge, Hope Goodwin Hunter Pace, Trail and games. More details on our Facebook page- Mackinac Community Equestrian Center. Spectators welcome!
Mackinac Day of the Horse
August 5th, 2023
By resolution of the City of Mackinac Island in honor of the 125th anniversary of the ordinance banning the "horse-less carriage" on Mackinac Island we declare "Horse is King" on Mackinac Island and celebrate their contributions to the Island life and to the history of mankind.
2023 Summer Susan Moffit Clinic
August 10th, 2023
Susan will be returning again this summer to offer her experience in many disaplines for our local riders.
2023 Hunter Pace
September TBD
Teams of riders or drivers will complete a set route covering the island, and the teams to come in closest to the “ideal” time win. This event will take place over the course of a week to allow as many participants to utilize horses and submit times in multiple divisions.
2023 Fall Colors Group Ride
September 26th - 29th, 2023
Come ride the trails of Mackinac! (over 70miles) - 3 nights board for your horse at MCEC, ferry transportation for your horse to and from the Island and four guided trail rides.
2023 Closing Day
October 7th, 2023
Mackinac Community Equestrian Center closes for the season!
Thank you for your support!
2023/24 Winter schedule TBD