Entertainment & Events in Lansing, Michigan

Cinema

Celebration! Cinema & IMAX Theatre 517-393-SHOW
200 East Edgewood Boulevard
Lansing, MI 48911
Mid-Michigan's finest entertainment facility featuring 18 auditoriums with unique stadium style seating, wall-to-wall giant screens, and state-of-the-art digital sound. more

Night Life

Creole Gallery 517-862-1553
1218 Turner Street
Lansing, MI 48906
Located historic Old Town in an 1880 building, this gallery features visual artists, poets, musicians, dancers, and small theatre groups.
Green Door Blues Bar 517-482-6376
2005 East Michigan Avenue
Lansing, MI 48912
Lansing's home of the Blues with live music and dancing seven nights a week plus a happy hour every day from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. more
Rum Runners 517-482-4949
601 East Michigan Avenue
Lansing, MI 48912
Enjoy world famous rock-n-roll and a dueling piano show at the original Rum Runners location. more
Temple Club 517-316-0400
500 East Grand River Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906
Located in the former Bethlehem Temple Church
Lansing's only multi-level entertainment facility featuring original architecture, beautiful furnishings, first and second floor banquet rooms, a nightclub, and a private VIP lounge. more

Concerts & Performances

Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra 517-487-5001
230 North Washington Square, Suite 100
Lansing, MI 48933
This symphony company performs symphonic and chamber music concerts throughout the year. They also offer extensive educational and outreach programs. more
Happendance, Inc. 517-333-3528
3448 Hagadorn Road, Suite C
Lansing, MI 48864
Located in Okemos
"Happendance is a professional company of dancers, choreographers and teachers who are well-known for their original concerts, innovative school programs, and outstanding instruction in which dance is emphasized as an element of life experience and learning." more
Ten Pound Fiddle 517-337-7744
Folk music organization which has presented traditional and contemporary folk music and dance in the Lansing area since 1975. Most concerts are produced at the Unitarian Universalist Church but some are produced at Michigan State University's Erickson Kiva, Wharton Center and East Lansing Hannah Community Center. more
Habibi Dancers 517-645-7664
4860 Pinehill Drive
Potterville, MI 48876
The Habibi Dancers are a non-profit public service organization based in Lansing that promotes cultural understanding and the appreciation of the art of Middle Eastern and North African Dance. The troupe has a vast repertoire of dances and has been performing in the Lansing area, in Greater Michigan and in the surrounding states for the past 26 years. They are the preeminent Middle Eastern dance troupe in the Midwest and enjoy a national reputation for excellence and professionalism. Yearly appearances at the Renaissance Festival in Holly, Michigan and the Arab International Festival in Dearborn are among their many venues. A major concert is staged in locally each year in April to sell-out crowds for their enjoyment and upliftment. more

Plays & Productions

Wharton Center for Performing Arts 517-353-1982
Located at Michigan State University
Comprised of two theatres, this center features touring Broadway shows and many more large attractions. Wharton's Great Hall seats 2,500 and the intimate Pasant Theatre seats 600. more
Boarshead Theatre 517-484-7800
425 South Grand Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
Located at Lansing's Center for the Arts
Mid-Michigan's only Actor's Equity professional theater providing quality theatrical performances from September to June. more
Greater Lansing Ballet Company 517-372-9887
2224 East Michigan Avenue
Lansing, MI 48912
A semi-professional, non-profit ballet company, the Greater Lansing Ballet Company performs six productions annually as well as offering lecture demonstrations and outreach programs. more
Lansing Civic Players Guild 517-484-9115
2300 Michigan Avenue, P.O. Box 16117
Lansing, MI 48901
Established in 1929, this guild is the oldest community theatre in the Greater Lansing area. Performs six shows per season plus offers a variety of special event performances and children's shows. more
Icarus Falling Productions 517-290-4375
1218 Turner Street
Lansing, MI 48911
Located at Creole Gallery
This theater group performs innovative and experimental theater productions throughout their season. more
Riverwalk Theatre/Community Circle Players 517-482-5700
228 Museum Drive
Lansing, MI 48901
Intimate theatre group performing a broad range of theatrical performances including children's shows, musical comedies, and adult dramas. more
Spotlight Theatre 517-627-5444
210 East River Street at Fitzgerald Park
Lansing, MI 48837
Located in Grand Ledge
This 100 year old theatre, only minutes from Lansing, specializes in contemporary American dramas with performances between May and September.
Children's Ballet Theatre 517-48-BALLET
1235 Center Street
Lansing, MI 48906
Located at Old Town in Lansing
The Children's Ballet Theatre is an organization committed to promoting interest in classical ballet among Lansing's youth ranging in age from 8 to 18 through performing "Ballet by Children for Children." Its mission is to create a quality, community-based, youth-oriented, classical ballet company. more
Mid Michigan Family Theatre 517-339-2145
440 Frandor Avenue
Lansing, MI 48912
Frandor Shopping Center
Non-profit family theatre offering acting classes for all ages, special sessions, summer drama camps and family friendly performances. more

Arts & Crafts Shows

Yoder's Amish Quilt Auction and Craft Show 989-386-2442
10885 Leaton Road
Lansing, MI 48617
Located in Clare
This bi-annual event is held each year usually in May and September. Features include a quilt show, crafts, a flea market, and an antique show from up to 500 vendors.

Sporting Events

Lansing Lugnuts 517-485-4500
505 East Michigan Avenue
Lansing, MI 48912
Located at Oldsmobile Park
A Toronto Blue Jays affliliate, the Lansing's minor league baseball team provides fun for the whole family in its 10,000 seat baseball stadium. more

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