Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce 2010 Calendar of Events  

January

28th    

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting at Cuatro   Caminos from Noon to 1 PM.

February

6th      

Fremont Snow-Bash - Hot Chili & Salsa Competition with Snowmobiles of all ages on display.

Located at the Fremont Market place.With Fremont's Frostbite run at the High School, community snow sculpture contest.

18th  

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting at One East Main from Noon to 1 PM.

18th 

Marketing Seminar - Denise Schroeder of Image Accomplice will help us better understand how to make our retail establishments work harder and smarter. Held at the Grant Community Center from 9 Am to Noon. The Cost is just $10 per person and is open to all interested business owners.

23rd 

Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting at the Shack. Social time at 5:30 PM with Dinner at 6 PM.

March

18th  

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting at Spanky's Pizza from Noon to 1 PM.

19-20th  

Fourth Annual Chamber of Commerce - Community & Business Expo.  (Friday night and Saturday all day)

April

15th

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting at Cuatro Caminos from Noon to 1 PM.

29th

Business After Hours/Open House presentation on Fremont's New High School. Come to the Fremont Middle School Media Center to see and hear more about our new High School and the cutting edge technology under review. Punch and Appetizers will be served and everyone is welcome between 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Call the Chamber office for more information at 927-0770. Don't miss this opportunity to see first hand the great teaching tools available.

May

13-15 

 Fremont Community Wide Yard Sale

14th

Advertising Seminar - Tony Rubleski, best selling author of "Mind Capture" will help us better understand the art of Referrals, Retention and Repeat marketing. Tony will teach us how to capture customers minds with his real world presentation style. Held at the Loomis Lodge in Newaygo from 9 Am to Noon. The Cost is just $20 per person and includes lunch. This seminar is open to all interested business owners and employees. Contact 231 652-9298 Ex 13 to sign up. Brought to you by the Newaygo County Community Partners.

20th 

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting at One East Main from Noon to 1 PM.

25th

Honors Program at the DogwoodCenter for the 131^st Graduating class of Fremont. Reception at 6:00 PM and Program at 7:00 PM. All scholarship winners, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude, Michigan Promise Scholarship and Michigan Completive Scholarship winners are invited.

31st

Fremont's Memorial Day Parade starts at 6:00 PM and runs down Main Street from the Fire Barn to Veterans Memorial Park with a service at the park starting at 6:45 PM.

June

4th

Chicken BBQ in the Park (11:30 am till 6:00 pm Veterans Memorial Park, Downtown Fremont) This BBQ is open to the entire community.

10th

Free Summer Concert in the park featuring the Braunshweiger Blues Band, at Veterans Memorial Park in the open-air amphitheater. These free concerts are made possible by the generous donations from Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products Company, Hair by Joan & Co, Nieboer Electric, Hi-Lites Graphics, and The Times Indicator

12th

NCCA Art Festival, Fremont Market Place Pavilion. (9AM to 4PM, Hot Wheels, Automobile & Cycle Show)

17th 

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting at Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce from Noon to 1 PM.

17th

Free Summer Concert in the park featuring Youz Guys, at Veterans Memorial Park in the open-air amphitheater. These free concerts are made possible by the generous donations from Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products Company, Gerber Federal Credit Union, Hi-Lites Graphics, and The Times Indicator

24th

Free Summer Concert in the park featuring the River Valley Entertainment, at Veterans Memorial Park in the open-air amphitheater. These free concerts are made possible by the generous donations from Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products Company, Heartland Hospice, Hi-Lites Graphics, and The Times Indicator

 July

1st

Free Summer Concert in the park featuring the Patin Trio, at Veterans Memorial Park in the open-air amphitheater.  These free concerts are made possible by the generous donations from Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products Company, Hi-Lites Graphics, and The Times Indicator.

3rd

Fremont Farmers Market opens every Saturday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM and Tuesdays from 3:30 to 6:30 until mid October. Located behind the Chamber of Commerce in the Fremont Market Place Pavilion. On July 3rd we have music provided by Youz Guys of Fremont.

8th

Free Summer Concert in the park featuring Java Jive, at Veterans Memorial Park in the open-air amphitheater. These free concerts are made possible by the generous donations from Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products Company, Chemical Bank, Hi-Lites Graphics, and The Times Indicator

15th

Free Summer Concert in the park featuring the Catalyst Band, Christian Rock, at Veterans Memorial Park in the open-air amphitheater. These free concerts are made possible by the generous donations from Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products Company, Pine Medical, Fremont Insurance, Hi-Lites Graphics, and The Times Indicator

21-24th

National Baby Food Festival (The 20^th Annual Celebration of children and families. Fremont, the Baby Food Capital of the World, is the home of Gerber Products Company, and a natural for this one-of-a-kind festival. The city of 4,500 is transformed for one week in July into The Family Fun Capital of the United States!)

29th

Free Summer Concert in the park featuring the Newaygo County Brass, at Veterans Memorial Park in the open-air amphitheater. These free concerts are made possible by the generous donations from Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products Company, Fremont Area Community Foundation, Kroeze-Wolffis Funeral Home, Hi-Lites Graphics, and The Times Indicator

29th

Chamber of Commerce – BBQ in the Park (Veterans Memorial Park, downtown Fremont) Starting at 4:00 and serving until 7:30 PM when the Concert starts.

August

5th

Free Summer Concert in the park featuring the The Grand River Blues Cats, at Veterans Memorial Park in the open-air amphitheater. These free concerts are made possible by the generous donations from Nestle Nutrition/Gerber Products Company, Hi-Lites Graphics, and The Times Indicator

7-14th  

NewaygoCounty Agricultural Fair (located at The Fairgrounds on the parcel of land just south of town on M-82. The annual Newaygo County Agricultural Fair is a free fair, open to all exhibitors.)

19th

Fremont Community Wide Yard Sale. Contact the City of Fremont at 924-2101 for more information

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting - Cuatro Caminos from Noon to 1 PM.

20th

Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing – Stonegate Golf Course. This golf outing was moved from June and is open to the public.

September

16th

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting - One East Main from Noon to 1 PM.

30th – Oct 2nd

Fremont Harvest Festival Celebration (Celebrate the Harvest in downtown Fremont with a Parade, Antique tractor show, Taste of Fremont event, Kids Celebration, Pumpkin Roll and a Beverage Tent.)

October

21st

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting - Spanky's Pizza from Noon to 1 PM.

November

13th

Holiday Art & Craft Show at FremontHigh School(Fremont High School Arts & Crafts. No Admission Fee)

18th

Lunch Connections Networking Meeting - Cuatro Caminos from Noon to 1 PM.

December

 3rd

Santa's Headquarters - Open 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm 

4th

Santa's Headquarters - Open 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm 

10th

Fremont Christmas Stroll and Santa Parade - Santa's Headquarters open 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm

11th

Breakfast at the North Pole with Santa - 9:00am to 11:00am

11th

Santa's Headquarters - Open 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

17th

Santa's Headquarters - Open 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

17th

Santa's Headquarters - Open 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

18th

Santa's Headquarters - Open 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

19th

Santa's Headquarters - Open 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

20th

Santa's Headquarters - Open 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

21st

Santa's Headquarters - Open 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

22nd

Santa's Headquarters - Open 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm