Meijer Festival of Races presented by Cherry Bay Orchards

Celebrate 50 years of the Meijer Festival of Race presented by Cherry Bay Orchards by signing up for the Priority Heath 5k, the Michigan Planners 10k, the Michigan Planners McKinley Challenge 15k or the Michigan Planners Half Marathon today!  Special treats await our runners in this anniversary year.   This race series celebrates the beauty and agriculture in the Traverse City Area provides unique race experience such as finishing on a parade route or running through an orchard (Half Marathon only). 

Maps are for reference only. They will be professionally measured and marked on race day. There may be slight changes to course routes. Please check back for updates. 

5K RACE MAP, 10K RACE MAP, 15K RACE MAP, HALF MARATHON*

*The first 2 miles of the Half Marathon includes a trail run through private property. You only have permission to run on this property on race day. No spectators can park at Old Mission Peninsula School OR Island View Road. Please tell all spectators to head to the DTE Energy Foundation Cherry Royale Parade route on Front Street for the Finish Line. 

Additional race information can be found at http://www.cherryfestival.org.

FINISH LINE PHOTO CONTEST

Grab your bag of dried cherries when you cross the finish line and share your pic on social media for a chance to win a case of Tart Cherry Juice!

Here’s how to enter…

• Take a finish line pic with your dried cherries
• Post to your Instagram or Facebook
• Mention @cherrybayorchards in your post copy and use the hashtag #runforred

Winner will be announced on July 20!