Editing East Lansing, Michigan (section)

==Local events==
* The [[East Lansing Film Festival]]<ref>[http://www.elff.com East Lansing Film Festival]/</ref> is the largest festival of its kind in Michigan.
* East Lansing Art Festival<ref name="elartfest">{{cite web|url=http://www.elartfest.com/|title=2015 East Lansing Art Festival – East Lansing Art Festival|work=elartfest.com}}</ref> is a juried art show held each spring on the weekend before Memorial Day. In 2009 it received a national ranking in the Art Fair Sourcebook<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artfairsourcebook.com/|title=Art Fair and Craft Show Listings – Art Fair SourceBook|work=artfairsourcebook.com}}</ref> Top 200 for its fine art and craft sales. "With its 117th fine art ranking and 153rd fine craft ranking, the festival was included among a list of the top 200 best-selling art fairs and festivals in the country. These rankings are based on the festival's gross average sales for 2009, which totaled $2,857 per artist exhibitor".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/NewsReleases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/439/East-Lansing-Art-Festival-Receives-National-Ranking/|title=East Lansing Art Festival Receives National Ranking > City of East Lansing > News Releases<!-- Bot generated title -->|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505075002/http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/NewsReleases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/439/East-Lansing-Art-Festival-Receives-National-Ranking/|archive-date=May 5, 2011}}</ref>
* Great Lakes Folk Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatlakesfolkfest.net/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030128115841/http://greatlakesfolkfest.net/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2003|title=Great Lakes Folk Festival|work=greatlakesfolkfest.net}}</ref> originated after The National Folk Festival, which made East Lansing its home for three years, moved to a new city for another three years. The festival is usually held during the second weekend of August.
* The Michigan High School Boys State Basketball Championship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/bbb/index.htm|title=Boys Basketball|work=mhsaa.com}}</ref> tournament is typically held at Michigan State University's [[Breslin Student Events Center|Breslin Center]] each March.
* The 2007 and 2023 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/wf2007/default.php|title=Odyssey of the Mind – 2007 World Finals|work=odysseyofthemind.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Finals – Odyssey of the Mind |url=https://www.odysseyofthemind.com/worldfinals/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=www.odysseyofthemind.com}}</ref> occurred at Michigan State University.
* The 2009 Future Problem Solvers International Conference was held in East Lansing.<ref>"Pecatonica Problem Solvers are Grand Champions", [http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/latest/454819 ''Wisconsin State Journal'', June 15, 2009]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref>
* The Children's Concerts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/childrensconcert/|title=Children's Concert|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504095118/http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/childrensconcert/|archive-date=May 4, 2011}}</ref> held at East Lansing Hannah Community Center, is an annual series of live music geared for young audiences and their families.
* The Crystal Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/crystalawards/|title=Crystal Awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504094017/http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/crystalawards|archive-date=May 4, 2011}}</ref> honors the extraordinary accomplishments of individuals, businesses and organizations that have impacted the quality of life in East Lansing.
* The Summer Solstice Jazz Festival<ref>[http://www.eljazzfest.com/ Summer Solstice Jazz Festival]/</ref> is a two-day festival that salutes jazz music with local and national jazz performers and celebrates the longest day of the year.
* The Summer Concert Series<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/summerconcertseries/|title=Summer Concert Series|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504095220/http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/summerconcertseries/|archive-date=May 4, 2011}}</ref> features live local music each Friday and Saturday in Downtown East Lansing.
* The Moonlight Film Festival<ref>[http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/Home/Departments/CommunityEvents/MoonlightFilmFestival/ Moonlight Film Festival] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504095142/http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/Home/Departments/CommunityEvents/MoonlightFilmFestival/ |date=May 4, 2011 }}/</ref> offers free movies on an outdoor big screen in Valley Court Park in downtown East Lansing.
* One Book One Community<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onebookeastlansing.com/|title=One Book One Community East Lansing > Home|work=onebookeastlansing.com}}</ref> is a unique program that brings the city-university community together to read the same book and come together to discuss it in a variety of settings.
* The Winter Glow<ref>[http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/Home/Departments/CommunityEvents/WinterBowlSoupChiliCookoff/ Winter Soup & Chili Cookoff] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504095232/http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/Home/Departments/CommunityEvents/WinterBowlSoupChiliCookoff/ |date=May 4, 2011 }}/</ref> features holiday activities, musical entertainment and merchant activities. The Festival is usually takes place at the Ann Street Plaza, Parking Lot 1 and the East Lansing Marriott.
* [[Cedar Fest]] was an annual festival held in the 1970s and 1980s.