15th Annual Car Show:
15th Annual Summer Happening Car show located Downtown on Broad St. and Mill Pond Area. Bring your family to see one of the areas largest show with over 100 historic cars. Dash Plaques for the first 100 registered participants. 10 awards in each class.

Where: Downtown Linden

When: Sunday June 28th 10:00 AM 3:00 PM

Cost: $10.00 Registration Fee

Classes: (Two Classes) Before 1948 / 1949 and after

Interested in Joining our Car Show?

Click here for more information on the Car Show.

E-mail - Patrick Flynn @ Patrickflynn@LindenSummerHappening.org

Summer Happening Star Search

Attention All Vocalists: (Ages 6-17) This year The Linden Summer Happening Festival will be holding a singing Star Search contest. Vocal presentation must not exceed 2.5 minutes. Pre-registration is required and limited to: 20 entries per age category. Entries using inappropriate lyrics or movement will be disqualified. Karaoke style accompaniment CD’s must be used. Trophies and Ribbons will be awarded to winning participants. So get registered and try your luck at our very own Star Search.

Where: Entertainment Tent

When: Saturday June 27th, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Interested in Joining our Summer Happening Star Search?

Registration: Click here for Star Search Registration.

E-mail - Jill Flewelling @ Jillflewelling@LindenSummerHappening.org

Carnival:
Where: Linden Elementary (Bridge Street), park at Hyatt Elementary, enter off Stan Eaton Dr. (Old Linden Middle School)

The carnival runs from Thursday evening until Sunday evening located on the Hyatt Elementary School grounds. Skerbeck Bros. Show, Inc. will have several rides for all ages. Wrist Bands are available Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday from 12:00 (noon) until 6:00 PM.

Costs:
Wristbands and tickets prices will be the same price as last year. Wristbands will be $20 each. Good from noon to 6:00 pm. Tickets are $1 per coupon, a sheet of 50 coupons will be sold for $40. The number of tickets per ride has not changed from last year either. So, most kiddie rides are 2 coupons, most major rides are 3 coupons, and spectacular rides are 4 coupons.

Also this year we are teaming up with the Michigan Food Bank. When you bring in 3 can food items recieve a $1.00 off a wristband.

Craft Show:
Come to Downtown Linden where the streets are filled with crafters displaying and selling their creations on Friday and Saturday.

Where: Downtown Broad Street.

When: Friday June 26th opening at 1:00 AM and Saturday June 28th opening at 11:00 AM.

Interested in Joining our Craft Show?

Click here for registration and information.

E-mail - Marguerite Plumb
MargueritePlumb@LindenSummerHappening.org

Fireworks:
Where: Fireworks are set off between Linden Elementary and Hyatt Elementary. Park at Hyatt Elementary (Old Middle School) and enter off Stan Eaton Dr.

Melrose Pyrotechnics, Inc. puts on a fabulous display of fireworks at dusk on Friday with 450 displays. Fireworks are set off at the Linden Elementary School parking lot and the best viewing is in the Linden Middle School and carnival grounds.

The fireworks display is made possible by the generous donations from Linden and the surrounding communities. Please remember to donate when you see the collections so we can continue to provide such a fabulous free show. You can also mail a contribution to Linden Summer Happening - Fireworks, PO Box 383, Linden MI 48451

When: " Friday Night Only" June 26th at Dusk. (Saturday Rain Day)

Want to know more about this years Fireworks?

E-mail - Debbie Flynn @ DebbieFlynn@LindenSummerHappening.org

35th Annual Parade:
Areas largest parade begins at 12 Noon on Saturday in Linden which begins at Stan Eaton turns left
on S. Bridge St. to W. Broad Street to Hyatt Lane. Line up along the parade route so you don't miss
a thing.

Where: Downtown Linden

When: Saturday June 28th, Line up begins at 8:30 AM Until 12:00. Parade begins at 12:00 (noon) to 1:00 PM or until finished.

Parade Announcer and Sound: D.J. Todd Payne, Assisted by Dan & Georgeann Richards.

Interested in Joining our Parade?

Click here for registration and information.

E-mail - Michelle Cross @ MichelleCross@LindenSummerHappening.org

5th Annual Fishing Contest

Put your fishing skills to the test and see if you can catch the biggest fish in our second annual Fishing Contest. Get a free fishing pole and use our free bait. Categories are Largest Carp (weight), Largest game fish - Bass, Pike, Walleye Etc. (weight), Largest Pan Fish (Length). All category winners will be awarded with trophies. The contest is made possible by The Linden Sportsmen Club.

Where: Mill Pond Dam

When: Sunday June 28th

Time: 10:00am to 2:00 PM

Bait: Free... Free... Free...

Fishing Poles: Free... Free... Free...

Categories: 15 & under group and 16 & over group

Cost: Free

Print out our flyer: Fishing Contest Flyer

Linden Summer Happening Road Races:
Where: All races start and end near the historic Linden Mill. The one mile course will run near downtown and through Fairview Cemetery. The 5 mile race will be ran on a loop north of downtown and finish in front of the Mill.

When: Sunday June 28th 2007 at 8:30 AM and 9:00 AM.

Awards: Medals for everyone 11 and under. Over-all male and female, over-all master male and female and awards for the top three finishers in each age group.

Click here for registration and fee information.