Editing Lansing, Michigan (section)

==Cultural celebrations==

===Parades===
The African American Parade occurs in Lansing's Westside as part of the annual Juneteenth Celebration<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lansingjuneteenthcelebration.org/parade |title=Parade Lansing Juneteenth Celebration |access-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030172236/https://www.lansingjuneteenthcelebration.org/parade |url-status=live}}</ref>

Each year in August, the [[Michigan Pride]] festival includes an LGBT pride parade from Riverfront Park to the capitol.

The annual Silver Bells in the City Electric Light Parade proceeds through the streets of downtown Lansing every November, the Friday before [[Thanksgiving]]. It is followed by the lighting of Michigan's official Christmas tree in front of the State Capitol and a firework show (weather permitting) over the State Capitol.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silverbellsinthecity.org/ |title=Silver Bells in the City |access-date=December 19, 2008 |archive-date=January 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110013055/http://www.silverbellsinthecity.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music===
The [[Lansing Symphony Orchestra]] has been entertaining generations of Lansing-area residents since 1929. The current [[music director]] is Timothy Muffett.

The [[Lansing JazzFest]] and the [[Old Town BluesFest]] host leading musicians, and are two of the larger [[music festival]]s held each year in the state.

Old Town's Festival of the Moon and Sun is a two-day festival of food and live music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festivalofthesun.com/ |title=Festival of the Sun & Moon :: Home |work=festivalofthesun.com |access-date=June 21, 2009 |archive-date=April 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416061241/http://www.festivalofthesun.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Old Town Oktoberfest is a two-day event drawing hundreds to the Old Town neighborhood for live polka music, authentic German food and world-renowned German-style beer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oldtownoktoberfest.com/ |title=Old Town Oktoberfest – OTCA |work=oldtownoktoberfest.com |access-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204032020/http://www.oldtownoktoberfest.com/ |archive-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

It was announced in May 2007 that the city would host "Blues on the Square", a series of summertime blues concerts featuring national acts Thursday nights along Washington Square in downtown Lansing. In 2008 the event regularly drew crowds over 500.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-1144-lansing-warms-up-to-the-blues-with-summer-series.html |title=Lansing warms up to the blues with summer series |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129211925/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-1144-lansing-warms-up-to-the-blues-with-summer-series.html |archive-date=January 29, 2009 |work=CityPulse |first=Eric |last=Gallippo |date=June 20, 2007}}</ref>

The [[Common Ground Music Festival|Common Ground Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commongroundfest.com/ |title=Common Ground Music Festival |access-date=August 5, 2006 |archive-date=August 13, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813083916/http://www.commongroundfest.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> is a musical event held over a week every July at the Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing pulling in crowds over 90,000 for the week. It began in 2000 and replaced the Michigan Festival that was held in nearby East Lansing. It has a wide range of musical acts. In 2008 acts included [[Staind]], [[Drowning Pool]], [[Sammy Hagar]], [[The Hard Lessons]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[Kellie Pickler]], [[Seether]] and [[Trace Adkins]]. 2012 acts included [[The Flaming Lips]], [[Man Man]], [[Motion City Soundtrack]], [[Joshua Davis (fiddler)|Joshua Davis]], [[mewithoutyou]], with local ensembles [https://www.facebook.com/517luvs/ The Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle] and [https://www.facebook.com/vandalaymusic/ Vandalay] on the bill.

Every year ''[[City Pulse]]'' names the "Top Original Act" in the Top of the Town Awards. The 2010 winner was Eastside neighborhood native indie rock band Loune.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-2806-best-music.html |title=Top of the Town Awards- City Pulse |access-date=April 8, 2010 |last=Pulse |first=City S |work=Best Music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514145654/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-2806-best-music.html |archive-date=May 14, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2011 winner was pop punk act Frank and Earnest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-5550-top-of-the-town-awards.html |title=Top of the town awards |work=City Pulse |date=March 2, 2011 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801051401/http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-5550-top-of-the-town-awards.html |archive-date=August 1, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On June 23, 2018, [[REO Town]] hosted the [https://www.facebook.com/threestacksfest/ Three Stacks Music Festival] featuring [[Against Me!]], [[Murder by Death]], Pup, mewithoutyou, Screaming Females, Camp Cove, Petal, Oceanator, City Mouse, Worn Spirit, Stefanie Haapala, Ness Lake, and Secret Forte.

Other notable Lansing musicians include [https://www.facebook.com/tellyomama/ Tell Yo Mama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511183858/https://www.facebook.com/tellyomama |date=May 11, 2021 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/RootDoctorBand/?ref=br_rs Root Doctor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404065504/https://www.facebook.com/RootDoctorBand/?ref=br_rs |date=April 4, 2023 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/Jen-Sygit-134728803232708/ Jen Sygit], [https://www.facebook.com/JamesGardinMusic/ James Gardin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910043656/https://www.facebook.com/jamesgardinmusic |date=September 10, 2020 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/The-Further-Adventures-of-FatBoy-and-JiveTurkey-204570717258/ The Further Adventures of Fat Boy and the Jive Turkeys] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430013646/https://www.facebook.com/The-Further-Adventures-of-FatBoy-and-JiveTurkey-204570717258/ |date=April 30, 2021 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/ProfessorsofJazz/ MSU Professors of Jazz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404065509/https://www.facebook.com/ProfessorsofJazz/ |date=April 4, 2023 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/joehertlermusic/ Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213123153/https://www.facebook.com/joehertlermusic/ |date=February 13, 2021 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/TheJahshuaSmith/ Jahshua Smith], [https://www.facebook.com/BlatPack/ BLAT! Pack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430055805/https://www.facebook.com/BlatPack/ |date=April 30, 2021 }}, [https://www.facebook.com/IWBLLC/ Deacon Earl] and [[Frontier Ruckus]].