Event
2026 Water Is Life Festival
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Art & Stories & Culture
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The Water is Life Festival is an annual event that celebrates our connection to water and builds power through community, so we can work towards living in a holistic way with water and protecting it from those who seek to exploit or endanger it. The festival is held on the Saturday before Labor Day in Petoskey, MI. Indigenous women are at the heart of planning and executing the Water is Life Festival because, traditionally, Indigenous women are protectors of water. This is a deeply-seated spiritual and functional responsibility.
The Water is Life Festival is open to the public. Be sure to register for the event online ahead of time for a chance to win exciting door prizes!
Michigan Climate Action Network is a proud sponsor of this event!
Water Is Life Festival
200 Wachtel Ave.
Petoskey, MI 49770
Activities Include:
- Jiimaan Rides Canoe Rides
- Youth Engagement area
- Northsky Raptors LIVE birds of prey
- Water Hydration Station
- Food Trucks
- Register for Door Prizes
- Also Friday activities – visit the event’s website