Sweet and juicy Summer cherries are one of life's greatest simple pleasures. And this mid-Summer jubilee in Traverse City, MI, celebrates the red fruit in all its glory. The festival began in 1925 and now takes place in July to coincide with the cherry harvest season and Fourth of July holiday. The weeklong celebration in America's cherry capital includes pie-baking contests, pit-spitting competitions, and even a Grand Cherry Parade complete with a Cherry Queen crowning.