Between the last of the Halloween candy and the first holiday parade, the first half of November packs some of the region's best community moments: the craft-show circuit that anchors the second weekend, Veterans Day observances on November 11, and the first save-the-dates for December's tree lightings. This guide covers the verified early-November 2026 events across Grand Blanc, Fenton, Linden, Columbiaville, and Tyrone Township, including the Lake Fenton High School Fall Craft Show on November 1, Grand Blanc's Holiday Craft Show on November 14, the State Road Arts & Craft Show on November 15, and the Veterans Day breakfasts and ceremonies around the region. Event details below come from city, township, village, chamber, school district, and organizer sources; confirm directly with each host before you head out.
Sunday, November 1: Lake Fenton High School Fall Craft Show & Merry Marketplace
Linden and Fenton Township kick off the month with one of the longest-running craft fairs in the area. The Lake Fenton High School Fall Craft Show & Merry Marketplace returns on the first Sunday of November each year, which lands on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake Fenton High School (4070 Lahring Rd., Linden). Admission runs about $2, and more than 100 crafters fill the school with handmade gifts, holiday decor, and specialty foods, with proceeds supporting student clubs and activities. Event details are shared through Lake Fenton Community Schools and the show's long-running FestivalNet listing.
For buyers, the address matters: the school sits on Lahring Road in Fenton Township with a Linden mailing address, in the heart of the Lake Fenton Community Schools district and minutes from the new-construction corridor and lake-country lots we list across Fenton and Linden. A Sunday craft fair is a low-pressure way to test-drive that back-road commute and watch how a district's families actually fill a gymnasium.
Tuesday, November 3: Election Day
Michigan's general election lands on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and every community in this guide has races and proposals that touch homeowners, from local millages to countywide ballot questions. If you have not already voted early or by absentee ballot, make a plan to vote on Election Day. For a rundown of what is on the ballot and the deadlines that matter for Grand Blanc, Fenton, Linden, Columbiaville, and Tyrone Township, see our November 3 election guide.
Wednesday, November 11: Veterans Day Across the Region
Fenton anchors the region's Veterans Day morning. The Fenton Rotary Club Veterans Day Breakfast is an annual tribute at the Fenton Community & Cultural Center (150 S. Leroy St., Fenton) starting at 7:30 a.m., complimentary for veterans and $15 for guests (pay at the door), with a keynote speaker; the club's own site bills the event at 38 years and counting. Afterward, the Fenton Veterans Memorial at Freedom Park honors every branch of service and is a fitting stop on November 11; dedicated on Veterans Day 2020 and expanded in May 2024, it now includes a commemorative wall, thousands of engraved bricks, and a Gold Star Mothers statue, with details on the memorial's site. Fenton VFW Post 3243 (1148 N. LeRoy St., Fenton) has hosted Veterans Day observances in past years, including a free November 11 concert fundraiser, so it is worth watching for this year's announcement.
For driveable observances nearby, Genesee County's official war memorial, McFarlan Veterans Memorial Park (325 Saginaw St., Flint), hosts an annual Veterans Day service, and the University of Michigan-Flint holds its annual Remembrance ceremony on November 11 with a 9 a.m. breakfast at the Harding Mott University Center. Northern Genesee County's Clio hosts an annual Veterans Day parade. The mlive Flint-area roundup below collects the region-wide 2025 lineup, a reliable preview of the annual calendar: parades, ceremonies and meals for Veterans Day in Genesee County.
The Weekend of November 14-15: Craft-Show Peak
The second weekend of November is the craft-show peak for the region. On Saturday, November 14, the Grand Blanc High School Holiday Craft Show (12500 Holly Rd., Grand Blanc) brings roughly 100 booths of arts, crafts, and holiday gift items from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., part of the long-running Smetanka Craft Shows circuit; the confirmed 2026 date and details appear in the Explore Flint & Genesee craft-show roundup. Then on Sunday, November 15, the State Road Arts & Craft Show celebrates its 50th annual edition from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fenton High School, with every vendor helping raise money for State Road Elementary; the anniversary date is on the show's vendor listing.
Earlier in the month, Fenton's smaller circuit warms up: the Fenton Holiday Craft Show at St. John Catholic School (514 Lincoln St.) ran November 8 in 2025 with 70-plus crafters, and St. Jude's Episcopal Church's annual holiday bazaar landed November 7-8 in 2025; each host posts its 2026 date separately, so check with the organizers via the event listing before planning around it.
These two shows are also quiet school-district tours: Grand Blanc High School sits squarely in Grand Blanc Community Schools, and Fenton High School anchors Fenton Area Public Schools. If you are comparing districts this fall, combine a craft-show visit with a drive through the surrounding subdivisions; see our school spotlights for Grand Blanc and Fenton for the full picture.
Columbiaville & Tyrone Township: Reservoir Season and the Village Calendar
Columbiaville's November revolves around its namesake water. The Holloway Reservoir winter drawdown is in full swing: water levels are lowered for the season and not raised again until roughly mid-April, part of the normal rhythm at the Holloway Reservoir Regional Park, home to Buttercup Beach (7698 N. Baxter Rd., Columbiaville), and waterfowl hunting is permitted in designated park areas through November in line with Michigan DNR season dates. For lakefront buyers, November is the month to ask real questions of sellers: how the seasonal drawdown affects your dock and shoreline, whether water access permits are in place, and what the shallows look like at winter pool. The Holloway Lake Association keeps the community calendar and holds its monthly meeting in November at the Holloway Bar & Grill (4515 N. Lake Rd., Columbiaville).
In Tyrone Township, the civic calendar stays steady: the township board meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., which in November is Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at the township hall, and Tyrone hosted a Veterans Day observance in 2025 whose 2026 program is expected on the township calendar. The Village of Columbiaville posts its events online as they are confirmed.
Save the Date: Holiday Kickoffs in Early December
The December holiday season starts earlier than you think. Linden's Holiday Happening, presented by Happening in Linden, returns Friday, December 4, 2026 with the tree lighting at the Kimble-Sharp Gazebo & Park, the 7 p.m. lighted Frosty Parade, holiday fireworks over the Millpond, and Santa visits at the Linden Community Center; full details are on the Holiday Happening site. The next evening, Saturday, December 5, 2026, Fenton's Jinglefest kicks off downtown with Breakfast with Santa, tree decorating at Bush Park, horse-drawn wagon rides, ice sculptures, live reindeer, a lighted parade, and the tree lighting, run by the Fenton & Linden Regional Chamber of Commerce. If you are house hunting around these weekends, mark them now: downtown parking, parade routes, and holiday crowds are part of what living in Linden or Fenton really feels like.
What the Season Means for Buyers and Sellers
Two timing notes stand out. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.40 percent for the week ending October 15 per Freddie Mac, with the 15-year at 6.71 percent; see our late-October market update for the town-by-town numbers. And on a typical 45-day path, an offer accepted in the week of October 19 closes near the first week of December, just in time for the Frosty Parade and Jinglefest; each week of delay pushes the closing roughly a week later, so buyers aiming for a 2026 closing are in the final stretch. November also tends to bring motivated sellers planning year-end moves and some of the season's most negotiable pricing, which is why our week-by-week closing calendar is worth bookmarking.
And for house hunting, this is the month that answers the questions listings cannot: how does the school hold a weekend event, how busy is the corridor on a holiday weekend, and what do neighbors actually do on a November morning? Festival crowds and flag-lined memorials tell you more about a block than square footage ever will. Our Halloween guide rounds out October, and the mid-October calendar catches anything you missed before November.
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