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Saturday, August 16
The Great Deer Chase
A mountain bike race event at Swedetown Trails in Calumet held the same day as Pasty Fest! With 5 different lengths of singletrack mountain bike races and special untimed tots event, there is something for everyone!
Find out which ride is right for you by visiting the Deer Chase event page below! |
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT IN DOWNTOWN CALUMET
2025 EVENT INFORMATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 12PM-4PM
2025 EVENT INFORMATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 12PM-4PM
You Be the Judge! Pasty Bake-Off! You purchase a kit of 4oz pasties, one from each of our commercial vendors and let us know what one is the best! Pasties will be individually marked, each with a different style of toothpick. You will return to the sales booth the tooth pick from the pasty you thought was best! We will only have 100 "kits" available so get to the Bake-Off Booth quick, next to the Keweenaw National Historic Park Visitors Center (98 5th Street)! The price for the kit is $40 for 2025 and will get you pounds of pasties to share! This kit is built to share but remember only ONE vote per kit please! Proceeds from this event support Pasty Fest and Main Street Calumet! 
Pasty Eating Competition
It's not just how fast you can eat, it's how MUCH you can eat. Twelve contestants will have a shot to see who can eat the most pasties in 5 minutes! Eight contestants will be allowed to sign-up beforehand and 4 lucky feasters will be hand selected the day of the event. SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN! 
Cool Cars from
Near and Far Car Show All proceeds to benefit The Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne’s. 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration opens at 10:00 a.m. $10 per-car on morning of show. More information: 
Home Baked
Pasty Bake Off 2pm - Oak Street Stage By royal decree (and popular demand), the grand tradition of the Home-Baked Pasty Bake-Off returneth to Pasty Fest! Dost thou fashion thy own pasties from scratch, with golden crust and savory goodness fit for kings, miners, and hearty townsfolk alike? Then prepare thineself, for thou shalt be judged! A panel of esteemed local pasty pundits—nay, true culinary knights of the Copper Country—shall taste and score thy handmade creations with the scrutiny of a Food Network duel. Be ye warned: their tongues are sharp, their standards sharper, and their honor incorruptible (save perhaps by a perfect rutabaga-to-meat ratio). Bring forth thy finest pasty and let it do battle for glory, bragging rights, and eternal infamy! Triumphant bakers shall receive $100 in Keweenaw Cash, praise, and everlasting pasty prestige. |
PASTIES! PASTIES! PASTIES! Enjoy pasties from several local vendors! Slim's Cafe Jen's Kitchen East Fork Pasty Co. Bosio Biscuit Co. The Matador Krupp's Mini Mart Griffin Cafe MUSIC AT SCOTT & 5TH
12:00-2:00 Toni Saari 2:00-4:00 Matt Bradley 
Vendors in the
200-300 Blocks Stop back to watch this list GROW! Yoopers Love Tupperware At The Moment Crafts Gingersnap Creations Barn Quilts by Sean and Rena Superior Cupcakes Weyward Teas & Tarot Fishe Studios Skylar Lancour Hollies Hobbies U.P. Annie Rocks Paint CBrown Scroll Saw Art DappaKat Kelly's Crochet Creations Combat Candles Lyn Reed Pottery By Nature's Design Houghton County Democratic Party Sew Cranky Searra Liggett Photography Lavender & Berries Publishing CutCo Creative Copper and Crafts St. Paul Apostle Church Lavender & Berries Publishing Great Lakes Recovery Foster Care Program Doozers Star House Herbal and Wellness Alakotila Topaz Trinkets Cabin Fever Creative Copper Country Republican Party Snarky Spark Creations Superior Cupcakes and MANY MORE! 
From the Ground Calumet Farmer's Market from 10-2
great food producers and artisans in Agassiz Park! Circle Back Farms North Harvest CSA Boersma Family Roots Ghost House Farms and many, more! |
MUSIC AT OAK & 5TH
12:00-2:00 Copper Country Clown Band 2:00-4:00PM Scott & Shannon Perkins 
Pasty Pull
1pm - Oak Street Stage Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Let it be known to all ye of bold spirit and steadfast heart that a grand contest of strength and valor is upon us! By royal decree, Her Majesty, the Queen of Pastyland, doth call forth gallant knights from far and wide to test their mettle in a most glorious feat— the pulling of a mighty burden! Step forth, ye champions, and prove thy worth in this noble quest for honor and renown! The Pasty Pull Prize is $300 of Keweenaw Cash, provided by Visit Keweenaw! Sign-up is LIVE! 
Catch Them Throughout the Day! They'll be involved during the opening sequence, host a fun "Learn to Juggle" (in the Calumet Greenspace at 12:30) session for kids, and later take the stage for their full performance at 1:30!
Costume Contest
OAK STREET STAGE 3:00PM Dress up in your best Renaissance garb for a chance at festival greatness! Event to be conducted at the Oak Street Stage, at 3:00! Cornish History at the Keweenaw National Historic Park
11am - Walking Tour Meet at the Calumet Visitor Center 98 5th Street A Place at the Table: Explore downtown Calumet and learn how the pasty was adopted by various immigrant groups as staple of the Keweenaw and beyond. 4pm - Illustrated Talk Calumet Visitor Center - 98 5th Street Pasties in the Past: Learn about the importance of pasties according to reports in historical Keweenaw area newspapers and other publications from the past. 20th Annual Horseshoe Tournament in Agassiz Park
Sign-up at 11am at the horseshoe pits in Agassiz Park (4th Street, Calumet), tournament to begin around noon $10 per person, to be played in partners. Any questions contact George Siira, 337-2375 |
Kids Activities
Kid's Area Bubble Machine Parents, please consider bringing a towel, shoes and a change of clothes! The bubble machine will be set up in the 400 Block of 5th Street, north of Ramona's Bakery/L&L Bar. 
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