Suttons Bay celebrates winter with annual Yeti Fest

From staff reports

The Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce proudly presents the 2023 Yeti Fest dubbed “The Best Yeti Fest This Side of the Himalayas.” The event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm featuring a chili cook-off and fun for the whole family.

Yeti Central is the headquarters and will be located at the VI Grill event space adjacent to the bar. It’s there that you can obtain event maps, commemorative Yeti merchandise and day-of tickets. A variety of activities will take place throughout the Village all within walking distance.

Events include Yeti Exploration and activities for children at the Suttons Bay Library, face painting and hot chocolate at LIFT Teen Center, live music, and hockey tournament at Ice Rink Park. The Bay Theatre will host a FREE movie during the day. And an interactive scavenger hunt will engage participants and their teams to complete missions with prizes awarded. The chili cook-off takes place from 2- 4:30 pm throughout the Village includes a variety of chilis prepared by area restaurants. The day will wind down at Yeti Central at 5 pm with prizes awarded for the scavenger hunt, chili cook-off and hockey tournament.

Tickets for chili cook-off are $10/person.  Advance tickets for the chili cook-off can be purchased at MyNorth Tickets.

Scavenger Hunt is $20 per team with 1 person required to download the FREE app.  Teams can enter the Scavenger Hunt at Yeti Central the day of.

For additional information about the events and schedule, visit SuttonsBayArea.com.