Grand Haven City Council Approves Coast Guard Festival for 2021 Get our free mobile app Although the planning for this year's festival initially centered around how to do it safely with Covid-19 protocols, those issues ended up taking a backseat to the concerns of public safety officials who have become increasingly concerned with the crowding the carnival portion of the event causes on Washington Ave. As such the kid's carnival rides will be moved to Chinook Pier, with the more traditional rides in the Harbourfront Place parking area. This year a beer & wine tent will also be available for many of the shows at the Sherwood Waterfront Stadium. There will also be the traditional Grand Parade, fireworks, the Parade of Ships, car show, art fair, and the Coast Guard 5K/10K run. Off the table for this year's event will be the kid's parade, and no food will be served in Mulligan's Hollow for the annual 'Kids Day' on August 3rd.