Step back in time at Homestead Sundays at Chippewa Nature Center (CNC) for a free, family-friendly afternoon, Sundays June 2-August 25 from 1-5 pm. Visit  the pigs, sheep, cows and chickens that call the Homestead Farm home in the summer. Explore the cabin, one-room schoolhouse and timber frame barn, and learn how life was different […]

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up at your library! Kids and teens ages 0-18 can enjoy a free lunch on the lawn along with a free book! This program will be held every Monday and Wednesday from 12-12:45, in partnership with Bay City Public Schools. Registration is not required, but helps us order enough […]

Join us for Stories and Songs in the Park at Sage Library! Stop by Pershing Park (next to Sage Library) for some story time fun weather permitting. Geared toward children ages 0-6 with adult and family! Register: STORIES & SONGS IN THE PARK June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15 at 12:30 - 1 PM

Work with other participants to create the best smoothie ever! All ingredients and supplies provided. Register: SMOOTHIE CHALLENGE Monday, July 1, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Join us each Monday for our Summer Monday Movie Matinees at the Library! Embark on thrilling adventures with your family with films perfect for all ages. From daring quests to magical journeys, these films promise excitement and fun for everyone! Learn more: MOVIE NIGHT June 10th - "Lightyear" (2022) - The definitive origin story of […]

Come join us for painting at the museum! A different form of painting every session! https://www.facebook.com/events/1320001875372702/?event_time_id=1320001892039367 Learn more: DISCOVER PAINTING Weekly on Mondays 4:00pm to 5:00pm

July 1 from 4pm to 6pm Learn more: ESCAPE ROOM

Website: ALMA PUBLIC LIBRARY Learn more: STORYTIME Weekly Tuesdays @ 10am

Free to the public thanks to generous local sponsors. Live tour guide shares the history of our community and the river.  Routes running downriver M-W and upriver T-Th Advance reservations recommended Reservations open up to two weeks ahead, offered online only Reservations limited to 4 tickets per household Reservations limited to one tour date per […]

Music Time at the Museum with Tricia. Admission $10 Learn more: TUNES AND TALES Tuesdays weekly 10:15 am-10:45 am

Library programming for preschool age children and their caregivers starts again next week! Story Hour begins Monday, January 22nd at 10:30 AM Play to Learn begins Tuesday, January 23rd at 10:30 AM Jumping Jammers begins Friday, January26th at 10:30 AM For more information visit our website at www.rauchholzlibrary.org or call the library at 989-642-8621. Learn […]

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on. In this judgment-free environment, it’s ok to talk, sing, walk around, and even dance! Wheelchair access is available with seating […]

Celebrate national ice cream month by painting your own ice cream themed flower pot! Register: ICE CREAM FLOWER POTS Tuesday, July 2, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Learn more: AMAZING ANIMALS AND INCREDIBLE INSECTS Wed, Jul 3, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Kids, Babies/Pre-K Babies to preschoolers will enjoy stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This storytime is for children ages 0 to 5. If you would like to have a CRDL Storytime experience in the comfort of your own home, a playlist of our Virtual Storytimes is available to view here. Learn more: […]

Outside Storytime 10am Every Wednesday Learn more: OUTSIDE STORYTIME  

GQT Movies is proud to once again bring back our Summer Family Flicks Series, offering free movies for families to enjoy over the summer. This year’s series runs June 5th through August 8th, and offers free movies every Wednesday and Thursday of the 10-week stretch at 10:00am. Schedule of Movies: June 5 & 6 - […]

Free to the public thanks to generous local sponsors. Live tour guide shares the history of our community and the river.  Routes running downriver M-W and upriver T-Th Advance reservations recommended Reservations open up to two weeks ahead, offered online only Reservations limited to 4 tickets per household Reservations limited to one tour date per […]

Learn more: WACKY WEDNESDAY June 26 July 3 July 31 August 14 August 28 11:30am to 12:00pm

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up at your library! Kids and teens ages 0-18 can enjoy a free lunch on the lawn along with a free book! This program will be held every Monday and Wednesday from 12-12:45, in partnership with Bay City Public Schools. Registration is not required, but helps us order enough […]

Learn more: SUMMER FUN Summer Kickoff with the Delta College Learning Channel & Saginaw Public Libraries-Hoyt Branch June 15 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Community Heroes Touch-a-Truck Event June 15 from 10a.m.-1 p.m. Ecstatic about STEM presented by Delta College Learning Channel June 19 from 11 a.m.-Noon Preschool Story Time: A Camping We Must Go! June […]

Children ages 12 and under! Join us at the Sage Branch Library at Pershing Park on Wednesday, July 3 @ 12:30 pm to craft your own hat and tea light lantern to take to the fireworks celebration! Drop in or registration is available for a reminder. Call 989-892-8555 ext 4 if you need assistance. We […]

Learn more: LIBRARY SUMMER FUN June 5-July 31

We will be taking thrifted art, and improving on it, with all kinds of art supplies! Register: THRIFT STORE MASTERPIECE Wednesday, July 3, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Stories, music, movement and rhymes that develop early literacy skills and encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Ages 6 & under + participating caregiver. Allowed Ages: 0 - 3 months to 8 Learn More: FAMILY STORYTIME Wednesdays, June 19-July 31 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Wednesdays at 6:30 PM

GQT Movies is proud to once again bring back our Summer Family Flicks Series, offering free movies for families to enjoy over the summer. This year’s series runs June 5th through August 8th, and offers free movies every Wednesday and Thursday of the 10-week stretch at 10:00am. Schedule of Movies: June 5 & 6 - […]

Free to the public thanks to generous local sponsors. Live tour guide shares the history of our community and the river.  Routes running downriver M-W and upriver T-Th Advance reservations recommended Reservations open up to two weeks ahead, offered online only Reservations limited to 4 tickets per household Reservations limited to one tour date per […]

  Learn more: FAMILY FUN DAY July 4 2pm-10pm

1st and 3rd Thursdays from 4:00pm-5:00pm Learn more: BOOKS AND BEYOND

Different each week More information: FACEBOOK Learn more: GAME NIGHT Thursdays 5pm-7pm  

Learn more: MUSIC AT THE FOUNTAIN  

The Members-Only 4th of July Celebration is a great way to experience the holiday!Join us from 8-11 pm for crafts, activity stations, a photo station and a scavenger hunt! CNC will provide water, lemonade and s’mores. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and any other snacks you would like. This will be a fun, relaxed evening […]

Sanford Lake has had a show on the Fourth for over 22 years. However, since 2021, the launch location for the fireworks has changed to the County Park on the southwest corner of Sanford Lake. Both the County Park and Village Park will have food trucks available starting at 5 p.m. The fireworks will then […]

Saginaw Area Fireworks will host its annual display on Thursday, July 4. The show will begin at dusk from Ojibway Island in the City of Saginaw. Parking permits for the island are available at Gaudreau the Florist on State Street, Mike's Wrecker Service on Hess Avenue, or at Valley Real Estate at Davenport Avenue and […]

Visit Discovery Guide Alexis on the museum floor to check out cool sensory activities. 10:30AM to 11:30AM Learn more: SENSORY SPOT

Join us every Friday morning, June – August, to hear award-winning children’s books read aloud in the Children’s Garden. Included with admission or purchase of an annual admission card. This is a drop-in event. Registration is not required. Daily admission rates are $15 for adults, $5 for students, and children 3 and under are admitted […]

Learn more: FAMILY FUN July 5 1pm to 4pm  

Learn more: LIBRARY SUMMER FUN June 5-July 31

The Farmer's Market will offer, subject to availability, locally grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants, baked goods, meats, dairy items and prepared foods to the Saginaw Bay Region residents and visitors. Learn more: FARMERS MARKET The Market runs every Friday, 2 pm - 6 pm. June 14 - September 13, 2024.

This a unique opportunity for area homeschool families with children of all ages to come together, do some activities or crafts and socialize. Homeschool Hangout is held in the Gladwin Children's Library and the upstairs large meeting room. Learn more: HOMESCHOOL HANGOUT June 7 from 2:30-4:00pm June 21 from 2:30-4:00pm July 5th from 2:30-4:00pm  

Saturdays in July (Except the 20th): Join Forest Hills Nature Center for Hikes with Ornithologist Mike Bishopfrom 8:00am to 9:00am. The Forest Hills Nature Center bird hikes are for beginners to advanced and binoculars are available for use – free and open to all! Our location is 11297 N. Rich Rd. Alma, Michigan.  Our phone is 989-763-5810 […]

Join us the first Saturday of each month between 9 am – 12 pm for free in-person Kids Workshops. Learn More: KIDS WORKSHOPS First Saturday at 9 am - 12 PM

Cops & Doughnuts is sponsoring “Peter Rabbit” in celebration of their 15th anniversary! Admission is FREE for all guests, and guests 18 and under will receive a free pop/popcorn combo, courtesy of Cops & Doughnuts. Help us celebrate! Learn more: COPS AND DONUTS  July 6 11am to 2pm

Learn more: JULY 4TH EVENT July 6  from 11am to 4pm

FAMILY FUN DAY

Learn more: MUSIC FROM THE MARSH

Learn more: FIREWORKS  July 6 Dusk