Upcoming Events
DJ Dusty Staircase
Every Wednesday night, DJ Dusty Staircase spinning vinyl and setting the good vibes.
Kitchen Takeover: Umbo
We are on the edge of our seatsβ¦our soon to be neighbors are teasing out their menu. Youβve heard about Sarah and Cameronβs move from Detroit to Traverse City. Come grab a taste of the future.
Kitchen Takeover: Umbo
We are on the edge of our seatsβ¦our soon to be neighbors are teasing out their menu. Youβve heard about Sarah and Cameronβs move from Detroit to Traverse City. Come grab a taste of the future.
Soup and Bread benefiting Better Together
What is Soup and Bread? Itβs simple. Local restaurants donate soup. You pay what you want. All money raised goes to a local non-profit.
This monthβs non-profit: Better Together
Working to enhance the lives of people living with intellectual and development disabilities through social connections, family support, the arts and recreational opportunities.
Kitchen Takeover: Happy's Taco Shop
Our BFFs are coming to hang! By βhang,β we mean theyβre feeding us some badass tacos!
Just two days. Come give them some Traverse City love.
Kitchen Takeover: Happy's Taco Shop
Our BFFs are coming to hang! By βhang,β we mean theyβre feeding us some badass tacos!
Just two days. Come give them some Traverse City love.
Meet the Makers
Come meet your winemakers. We are featuring some of our favorite winemakers in the area. Theyβll be sampling and talking about their wines, weβll be offering special by-the-glass pours, and DJ Dusty Staircase will be setting the vibe.
April 22nd = Mawby
Food Trucks Opening Weekend
A two day bash to celebrate the 2026 Season in collaboration with Black Rocks Brewery. Djs both Friday and Saturday. Cheers!
Kentucky Derby Party
Weβll be showing the Kentucky Derby on the big screen. Derby attire encouraged and a special menu featuring mint juleps and all your Southern favorites.
And this year, weβre hosting our first Annual Stick Derby Horse Race! Buy a horse and join in on the fun!
Stick Derby Horse Race Details:
Buy Your Horse
Cost - $25
Only 6 horses available. Email events@thelittlefleet.com to enter. First 6 to email will be awarded a horse.
Decorate your horse and bring it to the derby party on May 2nd.
Crowd favorite for best dressed get a $100 gift card.
Race winner gets $200 gift card, trophy, and TLF merch
Race Rules
We will roll a dice with numbers one through six. If your number is called out, you move foward. The winner is the first horse to have their number called eight times and move around the track.
Schedule for May 2nd
4:00pm - Arrive with your horse
4:30pm to 5:00pm - Parade your horse around TLF
5:00pm - Best dressed competition
5:30pm - Race kicks off
6:57pm - Kentucky Derby
Meet the Makers
Come meet your winemakers. We are featuring some of our favorite winemakers in the area. Theyβll be sampling and talking about their wines, weβll be offering special by-the-glass pours, and DJ Dusty Staircase will be setting the vibe.
March 20th = Tandem Cider
Kitchen Takeover: Supper
Supper is a cozy dining experience hosted alongside the Crystal River in the basement level of The Mill Glen Arbor. Chef Bobby Thoits presents New American cuisine that is uplifted by the seasonal bounty of local food farmed here in Northern Michigan. Bobby will be bringing his food to Traverse City and slinging it for two nights only. Donβt miss it.
Kitchen Takeover: Supper
Supper is a cozy dining experience hosted alongside the Crystal River in the basement level of The Mill Glen Arbor. Chef Bobby Thoits presents New American cuisine that is uplifted by the seasonal bounty of local food farmed here in Northern Michigan. Bobby will be bringing his food to Traverse City and slinging it for two nights only. Donβt miss it.
That Sounds So Right Game Night
That Sounds Rightβ Hosted by TCβs favorite, Madison Meter
A night of team or solo Balderdash β bold claims, obscure words, and wildly confident nonsense. Bring a crew or fly solo. Facts optional. Conviction required. Big prizes!
How to Play Balderdash: Fleet Edition: Make up fake definitions (or explanations) for obscure words, dates, movies, or people β and try to convince everyone your answer is the real one. Points go to those who guess correctly and those who fool others.
DJ Dusty Staircase
Every Wednesday night, DJ Dusty Staircase spinning vinyl and setting the good vibes.
Meet the Makers
Come meet your winemakers. We are featuring some of our favorite winemakers in the area. Theyβll be sampling and talking about their wines, weβll be offering special by-the-glass pours, and DJ Dusty Staircase will be setting the vibe.
March 18th = Forsu
Kitchen Takeover: Umbo
We are on the edge of our seatsβ¦our soon to be neighbors are teasing out their menu. Youβve heard about Sarah and Cameronβs move from Detroit to Traverse City. Come grab a taste of the future.
Kitchen Takeover: Umbo
We are on the edge of our seatsβ¦our soon to be neighbors are teasing out their menu. Youβve heard about Sarah and Cameronβs move from Detroit to Traverse City. Come grab a taste of the future.
DJ Dusty Staircase
Every Wednesday night, DJ Dusty Staircase spinning vinyl and setting the good vibes.
Kitchen Takeover: Masala Magic
Masala Magic by Anita is a chef-owned Indian restaurant in Elk Rapids, Michigan, serving authentic Indian cuisine, featuring handcrafted curries, biryanis, and soups -- plus samosas, naan, paratha, and besan chilla. Healthy vegetatian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free options are abundant. Come give Anitaβs food a taste.
Kitchen Takeover: Masala Magic
Masala Magic by Anita is a chef-owned Indian restaurant in Elk Rapids, Michigan, serving authentic Indian cuisine, featuring handcrafted curries, biryanis, and soups -- plus samosas, naan, paratha, and besan chilla. Healthy vegetatian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free options are abundant. Come give Anitaβs food a taste.
DJ Dusty Staircase
Every Wednesday night, DJ Dusty Staircase spinning vinyl and setting the good vibes.
Soup and Bread: Women's Resource Center
What is Soup and Bread? Itβs simple. Local restaurants donate soup. You pay what you want. All money raised goes to a local non-profit.
This monthβs non-profit: Womenβs Resource Center
Kitchen Takeover: Tim Kemp
Allium Hillβs Chef Tim Kemp brings his take on convivial wine bar bites to The Little Fleet. Tim has spent his culinary career cooking in New York Cityβs fine dining scene, private cheffing for the rich & famous, as culinary director for Blue Apron and offering farm-to-table private dining experiences at Leelanau County's Allium Hill. This kitchen takeover is a rare chance to enjoy a taste of Chef Timβs rustic yet elegant cuisine, with a winter wine bar menu full of small, shareable plates designed to pair with a glass of wine.
*Specially curated wine selections will be available to pair with your meal.
Kitchen Takeover: Tim Kemp
Allium Hillβs Chef Tim Kemp brings his take on convivial wine bar bites to The Little Fleet. Tim has spent his culinary career cooking in New York Cityβs fine dining scene, private cheffing for the rich & famous, as culinary director for Blue Apron and offering farm-to-table private dining experiences at Leelanau County's Allium Hill. This kitchen takeover is a rare chance to enjoy a taste of Chef Timβs rustic yet elegant cuisine, with a winter wine bar menu full of small, shareable plates designed to pair with a glass of wine.
*Specially curated wine selections will be available to pair with your meal.
Meet the Makers
Come meet your winemakers. We are featuring some of our favorite winemakers in the area. Theyβll be sampling and talking about their wines, weβll be offering special by-the-glass pours, and DJ Dusty Staircase will be setting the vibe.
February 18th = Left Foot Charley
Kitchen Takeover: Merlynβs
If youβve been to the farmerβs market recently, you definitely know the pastries from Merlynβs. Now, Anna and Jun are bringing their French/Asian food to your dinner menu at The Little Fleet. If you know their pastries, you know they take food seriously, and you know this is going to be killer!
Kitchen Takeover: Merlynβs
If youβve been to the farmerβs market recently, you definitely know the pastries from Merlynβs. Now, Anna and Jun are bringing their French/Asian food to your dinner menu at The Little Fleet. If you know their pastries, you know they take food seriously, and you know this is going to be killer!
Kitchen Takeover: Farm Clubβs Corn Crib
At Farm Club we love everything corn. Featuring some βcornyβ favorites like sopes, tortillas, pozole, grits, and more. Donβt miss Leelanau Countyβs darling, inside The Little Fleet. 4pm - sold out!
Kitchen Takeover: Farm Clubβs Corn Crib
At Farm Club we love everything corn. Featuring some βcornyβ favorites like sopes, tortillas, pozole, grits, and more. Donβt miss Leelanau Countyβs darling, inside The Little Fleet. 4pm til sold out!
Soup and Bread: TC Street Outreach
What is Soup and Bread? Itβs simple. Local restaurants donate soup. You pay what you want. All money raised goes to a local non-profit.
This monthβs non-profit: TC Street Outreach
Sosohifi - Live Residency
We are excited to host our friends Sosohifi every Saturday in January!
Experience a new set each week with improvised jams and a different featured guest musician.
January 31st will feature special guest Jonathan Timm.
$10 at the door.
Kitchen Takeover: Three Pigs Korean BBQ
Chad Perreault β the owner of the popular Heart n Seoul Korean food truck - is preparing to launch a new brick-and-mortar Korean BBQ restaurant in 2026. This is the preview youβve been looking for.
Kitchen Takeover: Three Pigs Korean BBQ
Chad Perreault β the owner of the popular Heart n Seoul Korean food truck - is preparing to launch a new brick-and-mortar Korean BBQ restaurant in 2026. This is the preview youβve been looking for.
Sosohifi - Live Residency
We are excited to host our friends Sosohifi every Saturday in January!
Experience a new set each week with improvised jams and a different featured guest musician.
January 24th will feature special guest Pete Farmer.
$10 at the door.
Kitchen Takeover: Umbo
We are on the edge of our seatsβ¦our soon to be neighbors are teasing out their menu. Youβve heard about Sarah and Cameronβs move from Detroit to Traverse City. Come grab a taste of the future.
Kitchen Takeover: Umbo
We are on the edge of our seatsβ¦our soon to be neighbors are teasing out their menu. Youβve heard about Sarah and Cameronβs move from Detroit to Traverse City. Come grab a taste of the future.
Sosohifi - Live Residency
We are excited to host our friends Sosohifi every Saturday in January!
Experience a new set each week with improvised jams and a different featured guest musician.
January 17th will feature special guest Andrew Dost.
$10 at the door.