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Plaidurday 2026

Date & Time:

October 2 @ 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Venue

Downtown Ironwood

Ironwood, MI 49938

Organizer

City of Ironwood

❤️🖤 Get your plaid ready—Plaidurday is coming back to Downtown Ironwood!
📅 Friday, October 2, 2026
📍 Downtown Ironwood, Michigan
This year marks the 10th Annual Plaidurday Celebration, and Ironwood is going BIG. Last year, 950 plaid-loving people packed Aurora Street for the annual group photo. This year, the goal is to break 1,000 and make Plaidurday history!
There’s plenty happening throughout downtown:
🧩 Stormy Kromer Downtown Scavenger Hunt | 3–7 PM
Search downtown for unique plaid designs, complete the scavenger hunt and turn it in at the Stormy Kromer booth in City Square for a chance to win prizes.
🍷 Wine, Tea & Treats at Northwind Natural Foods Co-op | 3–6 PM
Stop in for complimentary wine, tea and treats.
🎶 Finding Feathers | 3:30–5 PM
Free live music at the Downtown Art Park.
🥕 Ironwood Farmers & Artisan Market + Food Trucks | 4–7 PM
Head to Downtown City Square for local vendors plus Lola’s Lunchbox, Dublins Paddy Wagon and Moos Dough Co.
🎵 The Rusty Snails | 5–6:30 PM
Free concert at the Downtown City Square Amphitheatre.
📸 THE PLAIDURDAY GROUP PHOTO | 5:30 PM
Throw on your favorite plaid shirt, hat—or full plaid outfit—and meet on Aurora Street in front of the Historic Ironwood Theatre marquee. Help Ironwood break the 1,000-person mark!
🎶 BobKat | 7 PM
Keep the celebration going with a free concert at Superior Gales Wine & Spirits.
Plus, the Stormy Kromer x Porkies Tattoo “Tats for Caps” collaboration returns for the first time in 10 years. Get a Stormy Kromer cap tattoo and receive a free cap every five years—for life. Reservations are available through Porkies Tattoo.
Make a fall getaway out of it, explore Downtown Ironwood, enjoy the colors, shop local and be part of one of the U.P.’s most uniquely Ironwood traditions.