Festivals

The Lansing area hosts many special festivals around the various U.S. holidays. Some of the 2006 activities are listed below:

2006 ANNUAL FESTIVALS

February

25 Old Town on Ice (517) 485-4283

March

22-26 East Lansing Film Festival, East Lansing (517) 336-5802

May

6 Victorian Festival, Grand Ledge (517) 627-2383

20 The Michigan Parade (517) 323-2000

20-21 East Lansing Art Festival, East Lansing (517) 337-173 ext.6804

26-28 Fiesta 2006 (517) 394-4639

June

3 Be A Tourist In Your Own Town (517) 487-6800

16-17 Gizzard Fest, Potterville (517) 645-2313

16-18 Red Cedar Jubilee, Williamston (517) 655-3831

TBD The Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow (517) 393-7236

23-24 Michigan Pride March (517) 371-8466

24 Festival of the Sun (517) 485-4283

22-25 Yankee Doodle Days, Grand Ledge (517) 627-2383

July

10-15 Eaton County Fair, Charlotte (517) 543-4510

10-16 Common Ground Music Festival (517) 267-1502

31-August 5 Ingham County Fair, Mason (517) 676-2428

August

4-5 Lansing Jazz Fest (517) 371-4600

5 African American Parade and Family Reunion Picnic (517) 388-6377

5 Island Art Fair, Grand Ledge (517) 627-9843

TBD Caribbean Festival (517)483-287

11-13 Great Lakes Folk Festival, East Lansing (517)355-2370

11-13 Mint Festival, St. Johns (989) 224-7248

12 Car/Capital Celebration (517) 372-0529

17-19 Dewitt Ox Roast, Dewitt (517) 669-3297

18-20 Capital Area Balloon Rally, Mason (517) 676-1046

September

6-10 Frontier Days, Charlotte (517) 543-3325

TBD Old Town Blues Fest (517) 371-4600

October

13-15 Color Cruise and Island Festival, Grand Ledge (517) 627-2383

21-22 Apple Butter Festival, Fenner Nature Center (517) 483-4224

November

17 Silver Bells in the City (517) 372-4636

23 - December 31 Wonderland of Lights, Potter Park Zoo (517) 371-3926

December

TBD Holiday Home Tour and Festival of Trees, Grand Ledge (517) 627-7247

31 FestEve (517) 371-6698

In addition to the listings above, Oldsmobile Park, 505 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing (517) 485-4500 is home to the Lansing Lugnuts, our City's minor-league baseball team. The downtown park and baseball stadium is the setting for spring and summer activities, ballgames, and in the winter season serves as a recreational ice skating arena.