Community Calendar

Families with Kids
Come Join the Parade! We’ll provide flags, garland, crepe paper, and more to “Yankee-Doodle” up your bike, wagon, scooter, or stroller-- then ride with us in the parade! While supplies last. Helmets encouraged, adults walk with kids. Meet at Sawdon School Parking lot!

This summer festival has been part of Grand Ledge since 1982. So many years and so many memories, let’s share them! Come to the GLADL Digi-Lab to digitize your photos, videos, and audio recordings from past Yankee Doodle Days and donate a copy to our community archive. Checkout our website's digital archive to find out more about past Yankee Doodle Days.
https://gladl.libcal.com/event/16587112

Calling all volunteers interested in Lansing LGBTQ+ history!
We’re creating a Lansing LGBTQ+ History Zine Creation Team to help collect stories, photos, memories, timelines, art, and local history for a community-made zine.
Join us for our first volunteer gathering:
Saturday, June 20
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Everybody Reads
Lansing, Michigan
You do not need to be a historian or professional writer to join. We welcome storytellers, artists, researchers, organizers, readers, designers, and anyone who cares about preserving and sharing local LGBTQ+ history.
Come learn more, meet other volunteers, and help us imagine what this zine can become. Please share with anyone who may be interested!
#LansingMI #LansingLGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #QueerHistory #ZineMaking #CommunityHistory #MichiganLGBTQ #EverybodyReads #LocalHistory #VolunteerOpportunity

The St. Johns City Park is the location for hours of fun and excitement when
'CommUNITY: Pride in the Park' is launched Sunday, June 21 from 12-4 pm.
Everyone is welcome for an afternoon of connection, celebration, creativity,
music and belonging. Events include community resource tables, local vendors,
food trucks, open mic and performers, activities and crafts, and a family-friendly
atmosphere.
The 6th annual 'CommUNITY: Pride in the Park' has become a beloved success
story in St. Johns, bringing the city together for years of joy, growth and celebration.
The festival is proudly sponsored with inclusion, diversity, equity, love and
community by the St. Johns Call-In Coalition and associated sponsors.

As the sun sets, Potter Park Zoo comes alive with Twilight Adventures!

From 6 – 9 p.m., explore the zoo with a themed scavenger hunt, make friendship bracelets, paint rocks for pollinators, play yard games, and enjoy s’mores by the fire.

Along the way, discover simple ways to help animals and the planet because small actions make a big impact!

9th Annual Detroit Festival of Books (aka: Detroit Bookfest)! FREE!

Sunday, July 19, 2026
10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Eastern Market
Shed 5
2934 Russell Street
Detroit, Michigan

Entry is FREE!

Our 9th Annual Detroit Bookfest will feature over 300+ vendors selling......you guessed it......BOOKS!
Books of all sorts: used, rare, antiquarian, unusual, ephemera, authors, etc.

Vendors will also be selling vinyl records, comic books, creative arts, vintage board games and more!

Entry is FREE!

Food, beer, and DJ Seven Whales will be bringing the funk music.

Website
https://detroitbookfest.com/

Questions
https://detroitbookfest.com/contact-us/

Photos from 2025
https://detroitbookfest.com/?s=photos+2025

Prospective vendors read this (and apply using link at bottom of article)
https://detroitbookfest.com/dbf2026-vendor-info-timeline/

FB event page
https://www.facebook.com/events/1588205042529502

As the sun sets, Potter Park Zoo comes alive with Twilight Adventures!

From 6 - 9 p.m., explore the zoo with a themed scavenger hunt, make friendship bracelets, paint rocks for pollinators, play yard games, and enjoy s’mores by the fire.

Along the way, discover simple ways to help animals and the planet because small actions make a big impact!

Join us for a FREE, family-friendly day of fun and wellness! Enjoy health screenings, cooking demos, group fitness sessions, music, giveaways, and advice by top doctors—all designed to help your family move, eat better, and thrive. Fun for all ages!