The Water is Life Festival is an annual event that celebrates our connection to the water and builds power through community so we can work towards living in a holistic way with the water and protect it from those who seek to exploit or endanger it. The festival is held 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.

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The Water is Life Festival is open to the public. The 2025 event will be Saturday August 30, 2025,  at 200 Wachtel Ave Petoskey, MI. Be sure to register for the event online ahead of time for a chance to win exciting door prizes!