Schedule of Events

Noon to 9:00pm:

• Interactive Toys-for-Tots exhibit sponsored by the Lansing Board of Water & Light. Located on 200 N Block of Washington Square, this interactive exhibit benefits the United States Marine Corps’ Toys-for-Tots program which provides toys to children in need. Bring your unwrapped toy and experience the fun!

5:00 to 9:00pm:

• Free entertainment at more than twenty activity sites in downtown Lansing
• Free admission to downtown Lansing’s cultural centers and museums
• Free cider and cookies at four downtown entertainment sites
• Extended holiday shopping and restaurant hours in downtown Lansing
• Roasted Chestnuts provided by the Michigan Nut Producers Association on Washington Square

5:00pm to 10:00pm:

• CATA Silver Bells Routes: Park in the State of Michigan parking lots off of Kalamazoo, Allegan or Ottawa and pick up the CATA bus at Kalamazoo Street. Ride for just 50¢ round trip fare when you board a Silver Bells route bus or use your CATA fixed route pass. Children 42” and under ride for free. If you pay cash, you must have exact change. Transfers to other buses may be made at boarding centers or bus stops along the route. CATA fixed route transfers are free. Just ask the driver for a transfer ticket when you board your first bus.

5:00 to 6:10pm:

• Horse Drawn Wagon Rides on Washington to Capitol Avenue

5:30 to 9:00pm:

• Visit Santa and live reindeer at the Lansing City Market

6:10pm

• 12th Annual Electric Light Parade Begins on Washington Square
• Live broadcast of the Electric Light Parade at the Lansing Center and on City of Lansing public access station

Following Parade:

• Lighting of Michigan’s Official Christmas Tree in front of the State Capitol
• Fireworks over the State Capitol following tree lighting (weather permitting)

7:30 to 9:00pm:

• Horse Drawn Wagon Rides resume on Washington Avenue after the conclusion of the fireworks over the capitol dome

Full Schedule of Events, by location

Washington Square, 200 N. Block

12:00 to 9:00 p.m.
"The Toy Mill" – Sponsored by the Lansing Board of Water & Light to Benefit Toys for Tots

Lansing City Hall

5:15 to 6:00 p.m.
Greg Howe Trio

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Greg Howe Trio

Mainstage, corner of Michigan & Capitol

Following parade
Lighting of Michigan's Official Christmas Tree & Fireworks Display (Fireworks Weather Permitting)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 218 W. Ottawa

7:30 to 8:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Handbell Choir

Central United Methodist Church, corner of Capitol & Ottawa

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Carillon Music

Molly Grove Chapel, First Presbyterian Church, 211 N. Chestnut

5:00 to 5:45 p.m.
Capital City Ringers Handbell Choir

7:45 to 8:30 p.m.
Capital City Ringers Handbell Choir

Washington Square & Michigan Avenue

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church Choir

Washington Square, 100 S. Block

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Clowns – Clown World

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Water Wonderland Chorus of Sweet Adelines International

Washington Square, 200 S. Block

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Clowns – Clown World

5:30 to 6:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church

7:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Celestial Handbell Ensemble

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
MSU Russian Chorus

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Capitol City Chordsmen

Washington Square, 300 S. Block

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Holt High School Choir

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Clowns – Clown World

CATA Transportation Center

5:15 to 5:45 p.m.
Winans Elementary School Holiday Choir

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Caricature Artists

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Clowns & Face Painting – Clown World

7:30 to 8:15 p.m.
Glen Erin Pipe Band

8:15 to 9:00 p.m.
Earl Nelson Singers Company

State Capitol Building

5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Self-Guided Tours of the Capitol

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Deborah Gabrion, Harpist, Presented through Lansing Symphony Orchestra "Music for All Occasions"

Michigan Women's Historical Center

5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
"Faster, Higher, Stronger: Michigan Women in Olympic History"– Examines the trials and triumphs of these elite women

Radisson Hotel, Corner of Michigan & Grand

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Lansing Symphony Orchestra String Quartet, Presented through "Music for All Occasions"

BoarsHead Theater, Center for the Arts

5:15 to 6:00 p.m.
Fantasia Ballet Folklorico

8:00 to 8:30 p.m.
A Reading from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

Michigan Library and Historical Center

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Patch Chords

5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Experience the Michigan Historical Museum Exhibit Galleries

5:30 to 9:00 p.m.
"Make & Take" Holiday Decorative Arts for Children of All Ages

6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Wanda Degen

7:00 to 7:30 p.m.
El Ballet de Maria Luz Valdez

7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Dually Noted

8:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Namenlos Early Music Consort

Downtown Lansing Library, Capital Area District Library

5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Around the Town Clowns, Face Painting and Balloon Animals

5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Sally May Britton, Face Painting

5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Model Railroad Display with Roy Haeusler

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Seasonal Sounds by Jamie-Sue Seal & John Latini

7:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Cirque Amongus – Comedy,  Juggling, Unicycling and Magic

8:15 to 8:45 p.m.
Cirque Amongus – Comedy,  Juggling, Unicycling and Magic

Riverwalk Theatre

7:45 to 8:15 p.m.
Irish Dance Company of Greater Lansing

8:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Excerpts from Riverwalk Theatre's "Jack and the Beanstalk"

Impression 5 Science Center

4:00 to 8:30 p.m.
"Slime" Making

4:00 to 9:00 p.m.
"The Giant Eye" Special Exhibit

4:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Robot Carnival

5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Capital Area Railway Society Model Train Exhibit

7:30 to 8:15 p.m.
The Renaissance Singers

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum

5:00 to 8:45 p.m.
Welcome Home the 1906 Model A "Mamma" and "Baby" REOs

8:15 to 8:45 p.m.
Capitol City Jass Society

Museum of Surveying

7:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Woodwind Ensemble, Presented through Lansing Symphony Orchestra "Music for All Occasions"

Lansing City Market

5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Clowns – Clown World

5:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Visit Santa at the Market

5:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Live Reindeer

7:15 to 9:00 p.m.
Good Intentions Paving Company String Band

Lansing Center – Exhibit Hall C

5:00 to 5:45 p.m.
Grande Paraders, Square Dancers

6:10 to 7:25 p.m.
Live Broadcast of the Electric Light Parade, Christmas Tree Lighting and Fireworks

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Meridian Community Band

Lansing Center – Exhibit Hall B

5:00 to 5:45 p.m.
Waverly High School Chamber Orchestra

7:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Capitol Flutes

8:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Ruhala Performing Arts Center

Lansing Community College, Dart Auditorium, 500 N. Capitol Ave.

8:00 to 9:00 p.m.
"It's a Wonderful Life" Radio Version Broadcast live on 89.7FM and at WLNZ.org