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Top of the Town 2023

The 5 Top Local Event/Festivals Around Lansing

Mar 28, 2024

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1 Lansing Pride

2023 Winner
- 2023 Winner Best Local Event/Festival
- 2023 Top 5 Best Local Art Festival

What the Festival Says: Lansing Pride’s goal is to bring Lansing’s LGBTQIA+ spaces together and foster a sense of love.

"Pride is the best event of the year!!"

"Fun times."

"Awesome event!"

— Why Locals Say Lansing Pride is a 2023 Best Local Event/Festival winner!

2 A Festival Of Oddities

2023 Second Place
- 2023 Second Place Best Local Art Festival
- 2023 Second Place Best Local Event/Festival

What the Festival Says: The festival premiered in 2019 and was an immediate hit, drawing thousands of guests from around the state and beyond. In 2020, a socially-distanced version of the festival was held in support of local artists and small businesses, and had a safe, successful turnout. The 2021 festival saw unprecedented crowds, as thousands of Michiganders were eager to kick off spooky season. FOO ’22 again saw record-breaking crowds, prompting us to decide upon a two day festival for 2023. 2023 was our best year yet, once again exceeding all expectations with a crowd size that nearly doubled! We can’t wait to do it again in 2024!

"Great Festival!!"

"Love seeing the strangeness here."

"Unique and fun."

"The most unique event for sure."

"A great place to go!"

"Way different from most festivals."

"So unique!"

— Why Locals Say A Festival Of Oddities is a 2023 Best Local Event/Festival winner!

3 Charlotte Frontier Days

2023 Top 5
- 2023 Top 5 Best Local Event/Festival

What the Festival Says: Charlotte Frontier Days was founded in 1970 by Steve Musselman. Musselman set out to enhance the city of Charlotte through community involvement with a festival that, still today, draws in thousands of people from Michigan and beyond. Musselman put together a successful and entertaining festival that has become a tradition for more than 50 years.

"The fun, the organization of events, and the staff! All fun and amazing."

"Great family festival with activities for everyone."

"This is a festival that continues to give back to their community each year with improvements and continues to keep low prices on family fun events when cost are only continuing to rise"

"Great community wide event!"

"Love the crafts, parade and rodeo"

"Best celebration in town!"

"Great hometown festival, large craft show, great parade, fairgrounds attractions, saloon with good live music, best outdoor rodeo"

— Why Locals Say Charlotte Frontier Days is a 2023 Best Local Event/Festival winner!

4 Michigan Blues Festival

2023 Top 5
- 2023 Top 5 Best Local Event/Festival

What the Festival Says: Enjoy a weekend of energy, excitement, music and coming together again as a community, where we can reconnect with old friends and make new ones.

"Summer, outdoors, blues music from national and international acts. Is there more to say?"

"A great fall weekend in Old Town."

"Excellent every year."

"Awesome music."

— Why Locals Say Michigan Blues Festival is a 2023 Best Local Event/Festival winner!

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