Why Events Matter for the Local Economy? Events in Marquette and Escanaba (March 2022)

People love events and fun towns that retain current residents and draw new residents are places that people enjoy. Ranging from simple concerts to bike rides and wine tasting different types of events draw different types of people (Why I suggest a type of branding for cities so they know who they want to draw, retain, and attract.). Attracting entrepreneurs and digital nomads will rest on hosting the events that they may enjoy while still balancing the needs of local residents (Attracting entrepreneurs, digital nomads, and investors can come in the same batch.) You can seem some of the March events in Escanaba and Marquette below.

Because many small towns like Escanaba don't always have those resources available to host certain types of large events they can hedge many smaller events to create even more economic benefit (While improving capacity). I would suggest using many small and augment larger regional draw events to build capacity and maximize local benefits. You can read a little more about that in A 'Theoretical Comparison of the Economic Impact of Large and Small Events' 

A study entitled 'Economic Impact  of Small Scale  Event to the Local  Economy: Case of Canfield  Fair Economic Impact  of Small Scale  Event to the Local  Economy: Case of Canfield  Fair' discusses some of the return on events and activities (In this case it was 2016 study of a fair but one should consider that other events are likely to have smaller type impacts that add up. Keeping events going throughout the year are likely to draw interest and keep people focused on spending money and time within the local economies. Some events will draw more and some wont. There may also be some that are designed for local retention and satisfaction.) 

ESCANABA EVENTS

Visit Escanaba (More Info on Visit Escanaba) and Delta County Chamber of Commerce (More information on DCCC)

March:

Sugar Bash March 5th,
Live at Liegh's: Karen Collier March 11th
It’s Your Day Bridal Expo March 13th
Library "Move your way to healthier you" March 8th
Great Lakes Sports Fisherman Banquet March 12th
10th Annual Gladstone Pub Crawl March 12th.
MSO and Bay College Present Xiaoya Liu in Concert March 14th
Silk Scarf Painting with Diane Kribs-Mays March 23rd

MARQUETTE EVENTS

Travel Marquette Listed a few fun options (More Info on Travel Marquette). Marquette is about an hour drive from Escanaba and hosts one of the larger university towns in the area (NMU). A few events are.....

March:

3/5 & 3/12 | Upper Michigan Ice Races
3/6-3/12 | Downtown Marquette Restaurant Week
3/11 | Spread Goodness Day
3/19 | Marquette Polar Plunge
3/23 | Bodega Brew Battle
3/23-3/25 | NMU Jazz Festival
April:
4/9 | Festival of the Angry Bear

A little something on panning events and festivals....