Community Calendar

Join Beal Botanical Garden for a festive welcome back to campus at BealFest! Wild Harmony celebrates the balance between campus life and the natural world. Enjoy games, treats, and fun activities while chatting with our campus and community partners. There will be music courtesy of Impact 89FM and a feature performance by Makinsey Rosser from the MSU College of Music. You can even get a photo with Sparty starting at 5pm!

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Set your phasers to fun because we’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of STAR TREK at the 12th annual How-To Halloween, a free outdoor festival featuring:

• Interactive Attractions
• Starship Bridge Experience
• Trick-or-Treating
• Creative Vendors
• Make-n-Takes
• Live Entertainment
• Character Meet-&-Greets
• Zombie Walk
• Costume Contests and more

Engage with the crew of the USS Tecumseh and groove to the music of the award winning power-pop band The Shake Ups performing live with their cartoon inspired hits!

There is also special programming inside Impression 5 Science Center (regular admission fee to enter) including our celebrity guest Rob Miller- a creature designer, master sculptor and FX make-up artist featured on the SyFy series Face Off!

Here are the details at a glance…

STARDATE: Saturday October 3, 2026 • 11am-5pm
SET COURSE: Impression 5 Science Center • Riverside Parking Lot
WARP FACTOR: FREE outside • Regular admission fee to enter i5 & REOlds

Beam up more info at https://how-tohalloween.com

Enjoy Fall Festival with a Dulcimer Concert at the Library, from Lansing's own Wanda Deegan! Hear wonderful folk music on this fascinating instrument, including some classic autumn favorites like Apple Pickin'; The Apple Picker's Reel; The Dance of the Autumn Leaves; and Michigan Waltz by Kitty Donohoe. Wanda will perform between 11 am - 1 pm with occasional breaks to chat with folks and maybe take a request or two!
https://gladl.libcal.com/event/14967863

Join us for the 3rd Annual Grass Lake Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 3, from 2:00–7:00 p.m. at the Lost Railway Museum in Grass Lake. Enjoy Michigan craft beer, wine, live German music, delicious food, local artisans, family-friendly activities, and more. Proceeds benefit Lost Railway Museum and its mission to preserve the history of Michigan's electric interurban railways.

Join us for our 3rd annual tour of Williamston's most iconic architectural treasures. Peer behind the scenes into the spooky basements and haunted upper stories of this charming "town of many morgues" and enjoy a ghostly evening at our fabulous shops and restaurants. Main event 6pm - 9pm, Macabre Art Show 3pm - 9pm.

Art Show! Costumes! Refreshments! Steampunk! Prizes! Historic Preservation! Haunted Tours! Local Authors & Historians! Special Guests!

For more information visit the Event Webpage HERE