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The Dunes Resort, The Midwest's Largest Gay & Lesbian Resort, Saugatuck - Douglas, Michigan

THE DUNES RESORT, LARGEST OF THE MIDWEST'S GAY AND LESBIAN RESORTS & ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEXES!

There's a reason why gay women and men rank the resorts at The Dunes among the hottest gay friendly vacation spots in the country: the gay and lesbian entertainment complex! Party and play the largest of the Midwest's gay and lesbian resorts and enjoy:

  • A gay nightclub featuring the area's best DJs
  • A cabaret with live entertainment
  • One of the best outdoor patio gay bars in Michigan
  • A new game room that overlooks the main bar and deck

Your Gay Resort Destination to See and Be Seen
See gay nightclub pics of Michigan gays at previous events.

The Dunes Pool and Pool bar is open daily May - September and is the "place to be" on sunny afternoons during your gay friendly Saugatuck-Douglas vacation. The Dunes Resort is your gay resort destination in Michigan!

Entertainment/Events @ The Dunes Gay and Lesbian Resorts
Saugatuck Douglas, Michigan

Click on any month to see that month's planned events.
Click here for a printable PDF copy of the Dunes Resort 2010 Event Calendar.

JANUARY • FEBRUARY • MARCH • APRIL
MAY • JUNE • JULY • AUGUST • SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER • NOVEMBER • DECEMBER

Entertainment Highlights From Your Gay Resort!

See Mr. Michigan Leather 2010
See the Miss Dunes Resort 2010 Winner!

JANUARY 2010 - Cover - Sat Only, $3*
Come in from the cold and turn up the heat at some of the hottest gay bars in Michigan at The Dunes!
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01/01 Ice Tea 2010, DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
01/02 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Dunes Follies *Cover, $5
01/09 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
01/16 DJ Mark Vallese
01/23 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
01/30 DJ Mark Vallese

FEBRUARY - Cover - Sat Only, $3
This February, warm up your Valentine's Day with a gay-friendly Saugatuck-Douglas mini-vacation!
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02/06 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
02/07 Super Bowl Pot-Luck
02/13 DJ Mark Vallese,
Mardi Gras Parade Downtown Douglas
02/16
Mardi Gras Party
02/20 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
02/27 Campit Pink Flamingo Party, DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick

MARCH - Cover - Sat Only, $3*
Our DJs know how to bring a little "Luck O' The Irish" to the hottest gay bars in Michigan!
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03/06 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
03/13 DJ Mark Vallese, 80's & 90's Night
03/20 Dunes Follies, DJ Mark Vallese
03/27 Buns & Basket Bash/MML Pre-IML Benefit, DJ Mark Vallese*Cover, $5

APRIL
We aren't foolin'--gay women and men know the resorts at The Dunes are the best party in town!
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04/02 DJ Mark Vallese
04/03 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
Basket & Bonnet Party
- Fri & Sat Cover - $3

Spring TG Weekend
04/09 DJ Mark Vallese
04/10 DJ Mark Vallese, TG Prom
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

Spring Women's Weekend
04/16 DJ Mark Vallese, Go/Go Girls
04/17 Cabaret, nervous but excited, DJ Mark Vallese, Go/Go Girls
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

FurStorm Weekend (www.furstorm.org)
04/23 DJ Mark Vallese, Turn Back Time Dance (70's, 80's & 90's)
04/24 DJ Mark Vallese, Boxer Underwear Party
04/25 Tea Dance 1-4, Miss Dunes Resort Contest
9pm
- Fri, Sat & Sun Cover - $5

MAY
Say goodbye to cabin fever when your gay resort destination turns up the heat in May!

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29th Annual Black & White Anniversary Party
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

04/30 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Karaoke, FindFred.com Event
05/01 DJ Ted Eiel, FindFred.com Event, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy, Men of Manwatch
05/02 Summer's First Tea Dance

05/07 DJ Mark Vallese- Fri Cover - $3
05/08 Mr. Michigan Leather Pre-IML Benefit, DJ Mark Vallese- Sat Cover - $5
05/09 Tea Dance

05/14 DJ Mark Vallese Fri Cover - $3
05/15 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese Sat Cover - $5
05/16 Tea DJ Mark Vallese

05/21 DJ Mark Vallese Fri Cover - $3
05/22 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
Sat Cover - $5
05/23 Tea DJ Mark Vallese - Greg's Big Birthday Party Tea

Dunes Resort - Pool 9am - Dusk everyday, Bar open 11-7;
No drink Minimum & Never a Cover, Memorial Weekend - Labor Day!

Memorial Weekend 05/28 - 05/31
Fri 05/28 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Sam Fuzio
- Fri Cover - $5
Sat 05/29 Pool DJ Mark Vallese 12-5p; DJ Lydia Prim 9-2am, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy, AtomicMen.com Event
- Sat Cover - $10
Sun 05/30 Tea DJ Lydia Prim 4-7//DJ Mark Vallese 7-2am, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy
(Men of Manwatch @ Tea) - Sun all day Cover - $10
Mon 05/31 Tea DJ Mark Vallese
- Monday No Cover

JUNE - Fri & Sat Cover - $5 - No Cover Sunday
Get your summer party started with an unforgettable Saugatuck Douglas vacation at The Dunes!

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Summer Women's Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

06/04 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke, Go/Go Girls
06/05 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Ronnie Niles, Go/Go Girls
06/07
High Heel Tea DJ Mark Vallese
Wear your best heels and get $1 off all drinks 4pm - 10pm*
*excludes 4-6pm drink specials

Waterfront Film Festival Weekend June 10 - 13
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5
06/11 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
06/12 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick
06/13
Dog Pound Tea, DJ Mark Vallese

Bear Weekend "Saugatuck's Bear Free Fur All Weekend"
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5
06/18 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
06/19 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Dunes Follies
06/20 Country Western Tea DJ Michael B (Charlies)

Proud
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

06/25 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
06/
26 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick
06/27
Tea DJ Mark Vallese

JULY
It's sizzling outside, and your gay resort DJs at The Dunes have the perfect prescription for cooling off in style at the hottest gay bars in Michigan!

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Red White on Blue Star/4th of July Weekend
Thu 07/01 DJ Mark Vallese Men of Manwatch
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Thurs Cover - $10
Fri 07/02 Tea Mark Vallese 4-7//DJ Tony Moran7-2a, Cabaret: Jimmy James, Men of Manwatch - -
Fri All Day Cover - $15
Sat - 07/03 Porn @ The Pool w/DJ Chi Chi LaRue1-6 (Adam Killian & Jimmy Durano)//PM DJ Mark Vallese 9-2a, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy
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Sat Cover - $15
Sun 07/04 Tea Mark Vallese 4-7//DJ Roland Belmares 7-2a, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy, Men of Manwatch
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Sun All Day Cover - $15
Mon 07/05 Tea DJ Mark Vallese 4-10
- - Monday Tea No Cover

Bingolicious Monday Night July 12 - August 30 7pm - 10pm
Men of Manwatch Every Tuesday Night July 6 - August 31
Pool Cookout Every Wednesday Night July 7 - September 01
Sunday DJ Moves inside 9pm - 1am July 11 - August 29

Birthday Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5
07/08 DJ Mark Vallese, Employee Turnabout Show
07/09 DJ Greg Drescher, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Melissa Young
07/10 DJ Joe Gauthreaux, Cabaret: Melissa Young
07/11 Tea DJ Lydia Prim, Cabaret: Dunes Follies

White Party Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

07/15 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
07/1
6 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Becky Menzie & Tom Michaels
07/1
7 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Becky Menzie & Tom Michaels
07/1
8Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick

Christmas in July
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

07/22 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
07/23 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick
07/24 DJ Mark Vallese, Manhunt.net Event, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick (Kelly's 30th Birthday Party, Again!)
07/25 Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Dunes Follies (Men of Manwatch @ Tea)

Venetian
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

07/29 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
07/30 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy
07/31 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy
08/01 Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick

AUGUST - Fri & Sat Cover - $5
Chase away the dog days of summer with the gay and lesbian resorts at The Dunes!

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Mardi Gras
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

08/05 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
08/06 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Anthony Micheletti
08/07 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Jackie Beat & the Dunes Follies
08/08 Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: The Rubi Girls
(Men of Manwatch @ Tea)

Pork
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

08/12 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
08/13 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy
08/14 Colt Studio Event (Gage Weston & Nate Karlton); DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy
(Celebrate Amy's Birthday!!)
08/15 Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Dunes Follies
(Men of Manwatch @ Tea)

Sand Storm
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

08/19 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
08/20 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Miss Coco Peru
08/21 DJ Randy Bettis, Cabaret: Miss Coco Peru
08/22 Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Dunes Follies (Men of Manwatch @ Tea)

End of Summer Blues
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

08/26 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
08/2
7 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret Amy & Freddy
08/2
8 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Amy & Freddy
08/
29 Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke

SEPTEMBER - Fri & Sat Cover - $5*
It may be September, but your gay friendly summer vacation isn't over yet at The Dunes, where our DJs keep turning up the heat!
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Summer's going to Come Again/Labor Day Weekend
09/02 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
09/03 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Dunes Follies
Fri Cover - $10
09/04 Porn @ The Pool/DJ Mark Vallese1-6 (Cameron Adams & Rod Daily)//DJ Escape 9-2am, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick
Sat Cover - $15
09/05 Tea DJ Mark Vallese 4-7//DJ David Knapp 7-2am, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick (Men of Manwatch @ Tea)
Sun All Day Cover - $15
09/06 Tea DJ Mark Vallese
*Monday No Cover

Pool, Deck and Cabaret Closed to the Public
from September 7 - September 16

Leather Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

09/09 No Karaoke, See you next week!
09/10 DJ Mark Vallese
09/11 Leather Night, DJ Mark Vallese
09/12 No Tea Dance - See you next week!

All about Car's Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

09/17 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
09/18 Dunes Follies, DJ Mark Vallese
09/19 Tea DJ Mark Vallese

MML Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

09/24 DJ Mark Vallese, MML Leather Events
09/25 Mr. Michigan Leather Contest
09/26 Country Western Tea, DJ Michael B (Charlies)

OCTOBER - Fri & Sat Cover - $5
Display your own fall colors with pride at some of the hottest gay bars in Michigan!

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Fall Women's Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

10/01 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke, Go/Go Girls
10/02 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Amanda Lucas, Go/Go Girls
10/03 Tea DJ Mark Vallese

Colorfest Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

10/08 DJ Mark Vallese
10/09 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Dunes Follies (Tarron's Final Show Dir. Show)
10/10 Summers Final Tea, DJ Mark Vallese

Fall TG Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

10/15 DJ Mark Vallese
10/16 DJ Mark Vallese, Boy/Girl Dancers, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick

Make a Wish Benefit Weekend
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

10/22 DJ Mark Vallese
10/23 Benefit Show & Auction, DJ Mark Vallese

Hallo-weenie
- Fri & Sat Cover - $5

10/29 DJ Mark Vallese
10/30 Halloween Parade & Costume Contest, DJ Mark Vallese, Boy/Girl Dancer, Cabaret: Karaoke

NOVEMBER - Sat Cover Only - $3
Chase away November's chill with the gay and lesbian resorts at The Dunes, and start hanging mistletoe!

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11/06 DJ Mark Vallese
11/13 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
11/20 DJ Mark Vallese
11/25 Thanksgiving Day Dinner @ The Dunes
11/27 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese

DECEMBER - Sat Cover Only - $3*
Your gay resort turns to holiday fun in December, with DJs that spin the best gay club dancing jams around!

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12/04 Toys For Kids Benefit Show, DJ Mark Vallese *Cover, $5
12/11 DJ Mark Vallese
12/18 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
- Sat Cover Only - $3
12/25 Closed Christmas Day

New Years Weekend
Friday 12/31 DJ Lydia Prim, Men of Menwatch, Cabaret TBA *Cover, $15
Saturday 01/01
Ice Tea DJ Lydia Prim 4-10; DJ Mark Vallese 10-2a, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick *Cover - $5
Sunday 01/02 Tea DJ Mark Vallese
*No Cover Sunday

Karaoke every Thursday Night,year round!

Stay Gay, Every Day.
Stay Gay, Everywhere.
Saugatuck Ft. Lauderdale

GOIN' ON @ THE DUNES SAUGATUCK, MICHIGAN


Upcoming Events:

07/29 - 08/01 Venetian Weekend

08/05 - 08/08 Mardi Gras Weekend

08/12 - 08/15 Pork WeekendColt Men Nate Cutler & Gage Weston August 14

08/19 - 08/22 Sand Storm Weekend
w/DJ Randy Bettis 8/21


08/26 - 08/29 End of Summer Blues Weekend

09/02 - 09/06 Labor Day Weekend w/DJ Escape & David Knapp

Bingolicious TBA

Men of Manwatch
Every Tuesday Night July 6 - August 31

Pool Cookout Every Wednesday Night July 7 - September 01

Sunday DJ Moves inside 9pm - 1am July 11 - August 29



Women's Weekend 2010 Dunes Resort

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For reservation information and schedules contact us at:
The Dunes Resort
333 Blue Star Hwy.
P.O. Box 1132
Saugatuck, MI 49453

Phone: 269-857-1401