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Festivals in Lansing, Michigan

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Apple Butter Festival

Oct 24-25, 2026

For 52 years Fenner Nature Center has stirred apple butter in a kettle over an open fire on an October weekend, and four thousand people show up each year to help. Crosscut saws…

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Cristo Rey Fiesta

Late May (2027 dates TBA)

Lansing's long-running Mexican-American fiesta, run out of Cristo Rey Church - folklórico dancing, homemade food, and a parish that has anchored the city's Latino community for…

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Lansing Fiesta

Mid-to-late June (2027 dates TBA)

Four days of Latino music, food, and dance in the state capital - one of the larger Hispanic cultural festivals in mid-Michigan, run by and for a community with deep roots in the…

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Lansing Juneteenth Freedom Festival

Mid-June

Lansing's Juneteenth celebration - music, food, vendors, and a program marking the end of slavery in the United States, held in the state capital.

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Michigan Chicken Wing Festival

First weekend of September

Thirty-plus wing flavors descend on Lansing's Adado Riverfront Park every Labor Day weekend - from mild to a 'hot hot' that borders on hazardous, plus a signature…

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Mighty Uke Day

Early May (2027 dates TBA)

It started in 2011 as a one-night screening of a ukulele documentary with pizza and an open mic - and grew into the Midwest's largest ukulele festival, helping crown Michigan…

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Old Town Krampusnacht

Dec 5, 2026

Alpine folklore says St. Nicholas travels with a horned, chain-rattling sidekick who deals with the naughty kids - and since 2023, Old Town Lansing has thrown him a street party…

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ScrapFest

Mid-July

Teams of artists get a few hours in a scrapyard to grab whatever they can carry, then a limited window to weld it into sculpture, judged in public in Old Town Lansing. The…

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Silver Bells in the City

Friday before Thanksgiving

The state capital's official start to the season - an electric light parade down Michigan Avenue, the lighting of the State Christmas Tree on the Capitol lawn, and fireworks over…

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