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Wacousta
Kids can trim their bikes and ride in the Wacousta Memorial Day Community Parade on Saturday May 23! We’ll provide red, white and blue patriotic trims (while supplies last) for families to decorate kid’s bikes, wagons, strollers or scooters, and a spot to ride in the parade as we honor & remember with gratitude all those who serve and served our country. Please Note: Decorating 10am - 10:45am, parade starts promptly at 11am. All ages with adult assistance. 
more info...		5/23/202610:00am to 10:45amStefanie Black

Adults
Gather in the daytime with other adults for coffee, conversation and learn how to avoid Financial Scams. Adults meet up at the Library monthly for interesting presentations, crafts, games and more. Enjoy coffee, snacks and conversation with friends you know-- and those you've just met. 
more info...		5/27/20262:30pm to 3:30pmStefanie Black

Kids 3rd Grade+ 
Get ready to create, play, and explore coding at Code Club, where kids of all experience levels learn fun, kid-chosen tech skills each week using easy, colorful block-based programming! Find out more at gladl.org/project/learncoding
more info...		5/27/20266:00pm to 7:00pmStefanie Black

Adult
Participants gather at our designated tables at BrickHaven, and everyone brings a book of their choice to read silently for 45 minutes while enjoying a drink/meal. Then they will share a bit about the book they’re reading. Registration required to reserve space. 
more info...		5/27/20266:00pm to 7:00pmStefanie Black

Meet at GLADL Tuesdays at 11 am and follow the little red wagon to the Trinity Episcopal Church playground for a family storytime filled with stories, songs, activities and a snack! An outdoor, sunshiney, playdate summer story-time for children (and their caregivers) too! Open to children of all ages. Families may bring chairs, a picnic blanket, and a lunch or snack.  Rain location: 1931 Room – Stories to be told rain or shine!
more info...		6/3/202611:00am to 12:00pmStefanie Black

The monthly Free Community Meal will be on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:00 PM at Grand Ledge First United Methodist Church.
  • February 4
  • March 4
  • April 1
  • May 6
  • June 3
Weather permitting, of course
more info...		6/3/20265:30pm to 7:00pmGrand Ledge First United Methodist Church

Kids 3rd Grade+ 
Get ready to create, play, and explore coding at Code Club, where kids of all experience levels learn fun, kid-chosen tech skills each week using easy, colorful block-based programming! Find out more at gladl.org/project/learncoding
more info...		6/3/20266:00pm to 7:00pmStefanie Black

The construction of the Soo Locks, connecting Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes, was a massive undertaking! Deep dive into the history of the Soo Locks with Chief Park Ranger Michelle Briggs. This presentation uses historic photos dating back to the 1860s to review the construction of the eight locks built on the St. Mary’s River and put them into the context of world and US events. This presentation also includes an update on the 9th navigation lock currently being built.
more info...		6/3/20266:00pm to 8:00pmStefanie Black

Saturdays, June 6 - September 26, 2026 (Yankee Doodle Day - Saturday, June 13)

A great place for farmers and artisans to sell their products directly to the community as well as food truck vendors who can provide tasty local foods.

The market is intended to foster local economic development and encourage business in Grand Ledge. The markets purpose is to also bring local produce and other locally produced goods to the people of Grand Ledge. Items include fresh local produce, homemade baked goods, handcrafted products, plants, honey, maple syrup, smoked fish, flowers, and other locally produced goods.

Throughout the summer, we will also have entertainment on the Rotary Club stage during the market and food trucks.

If you have want to be a part of our entertainment or have questions about being a vendor, please contact the Chamber at info@grandledgechamber.com.


more info...		6/6/20269:00am to 1:00pmGrand Ledge Area Chamber of Commerce

The 2026 Wacousta Community Block Party is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2026, in downtown Wacousta, hosted by the Wacousta Cooperative Preschool. This community event features live music, food trucks, over 40 vendors, and kids' activities to raise funds for the preschool’s scholarship fund, promising family-friendly fun.
  • Location: Downtown Wacousta (typically near 9180 W Herbison Rd, Eagle, MI).
  • Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026. from 3-7 pm
  • Activities: Live music, over 40 local vendors, artisan stalls, food trucks, and kids' activities often including face painting and character visits.
  • Purpose: Proceeds from the block party benefit the Wacousta Cooperative Preschool's scholarship fund, which helps local families with tuition assistance.
  • New Additions: A kids' market for young entrepreneurs to sell their creations.

more info...		6/6/20263:00pm to 7:00pmChelsea

Celebrate the start of Summer Reading at our Unearth a Story Kick-Off Party, featuring fantastic things to "unearth"! Explore dinosaurs, fossils, rocks, worms and more from under the earth! Meet local sidewalk chalk artist Ryan Holmes, creating Dinosaur Sidewalk Art for kids to color! Stop in to pick up an SRP starter kit with your reading log and surprises inside*, make a Dinosaur craft or two*, search for dinosaurs with our scavenger hunt, decorate a dinosaur scale, play our Sidewalk Action Game, and enjoy a tasty treat too! *While supplies last.
more info...		6/8/202611:00am to 1:00pmStefanie Black

Have a Dinosaur Adventure with a real paleontologist! Paleo Joe takes you on a trip back in time to learn about the victims and perpetrators, life and death of the prehistoric. Learn the techniques used in the investigation of how these creatures lived and died. See the evidence and discover the stories that are told through Dinosaur CSI.

This project is funded in part by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.
more info...		6/8/202612:00pm to 1:00pmStefanie Black

Meet at GLADL Tuesdays at 11 am and follow the little red wagon to the Trinity Episcopal Church playground for a family storytime filled with stories, songs, activities and a snack! An outdoor, sunshiney, playdate summer story-time for children (and their caregivers) too! Open to children of all ages. Families may bring chairs, a picnic blanket, and a lunch or snack.  Rain location: 1931 Room – Stories to be told rain or shine!
more info...		6/9/202611:00am to 12:00pmStefanie Black

We’ll have our Minecraft server set up and the laptops ready to go! No experience needed -- all levels of players/builders welcome.
more info...		6/9/20266:00pm to 8:00pmStefanie Black

Join us for these networking events at 9:00 AM on the second Wednesday of each month in the City Hall Community Room across from the Chamber office.

Join us and learn about fellow Chamber members. 

Please like our Facebook page to keep up to date about who the presenter will be each month.


more info...		6/10/20269:00am to 10:00amGrand Ledge Area Chamber of Commerce

Spend a relaxing afternoon playing Bingo and winning fun prizes. Everything is provided including light refreshments.
more info...		6/10/20262:30pm to 4:00pmStefanie Black

Kids 3rd Grade+ 
Get ready to create, play, and explore coding at Code Club, where kids of all experience levels learn fun, kid-chosen tech skills each week using easy, colorful block-based programming! Find out more at gladl.org/project/learncoding
more info...		6/10/20266:00pm to 7:00pmStefanie Black

Decorate a small rock with colorful paint to display at home or in a garden space. You can paint a fun design, favorite character, or create a kindness rock with an inspirational or uplifting saying or design to hide around town for someone to find and brighten their day.
more info...		6/11/20266:00pm to 7:00pmStefanie Black

11:00 AM Parade Downtown on Bridge Street
Music at Fitzgerald Ballfield by Island Park
Fireworks at Dusk

This annual family-friendly community event will include various activities throughout the day, including a craft show and kids' activities, and night-time fireworks!


more info...		6/13/2026Activities throughout the dayGrand Ledge Area Chamber of Commerce

Welcome to our 8th Annual Charity Golf Outing! Each year, ShayMak Mortgage (formerly Cherry Creek Mortgage) teams up with a Lansing-based non-profit for their annual charity golf outing and silent auction. Since 2017, this event has raised over $106,000 to help organizations' missions of helping local families. Over 140 golfers have come together each year to support these vital organizations. This year, we have partnered with Big Brother Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region. 100% of the proceeds for this event will go to Big Brother Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region.

For 70 years locally, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Big Brothers Big Sisters facilitates and supports meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and youth (“Littles”). Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region serves children in Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia and Shiawassee counties. They develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

This event will be pivotal in raising the funds and local awareness necessary to continue serving local youth. When you sponsor, donate and/or participate, you directly impact the lives of local children in our community.

Four person scramble -- Golf with Cart -- Continental breakfast -- Lunch-All You Can Eat Outdoor BBQ -- Fountain Pop & Keg Beer Included

CONTESTS: Longest Putt (Men & Women) -- Longest Drive (Men & Women) -- Closest to the pin (Men & Women)
SILENT AUCTION!


more info...		6/13/20269:00AM Shotgun StartMegyn Forest

Meet at GLADL Tuesdays at 11 am and follow the little red wagon to the Trinity Episcopal Church playground for a family storytime filled with stories, songs, activities and a snack! An outdoor, sunshiney, playdate summer story-time for children (and their caregivers) too! Open to children of all ages. Families may bring chairs, a picnic blanket, and a lunch or snack.  Rain location: 1931 Room – Stories to be told rain or shine!
more info...		6/16/202611:00am to 12:00pmStefanie Black

Kids 3rd Grade+ 
Get ready to create, play, and explore coding at Code Club, where kids of all experience levels learn fun, kid-chosen tech skills each week using easy, colorful block-based programming! Find out more at gladl.org/project/learncoding
more info...		6/17/20266:00pm to 7:00pmStefanie Black

Meet at our NEW Wacousta branch location (in the old elementary school, near the playground) to enjoy fun and stories at an outdoor family storytime filled with different themed activities: music, bubbles, water play—and time for play with your Storytime friends too! Stories, songs, and literacy enhancing activities-- reading/talking about stories; singing; learning rhymes and finger plays as we build fine and gross motor skills, plus exposure to the conventions and structure of language! Oh-- We'll have fun too! 

For families with children of all ages. Families may bring chairs, a picnic lunch too.  Will relocate inside if poor weather
more info...		6/18/202611:00am to 12:00pmStefanie Black

Thursdays, June 18 - August 13, 2026
7:00 - 9:00 pm

Music in the Park is a great way to bring the community together and enjoy some local talent on the Rotary Club stage. Bring your friends and a lawn chair or blanket. There will be food concessions available onsite.


more info...		6/18/20267:00pm to 9:00pmGrand Ledge Area Chamber of Commerce

Saturdays, June 6 - September 26, 2026 (Yankee Doodle Day - Saturday, June 13)

A great place for farmers and artisans to sell their products directly to the community as well as food truck vendors who can provide tasty local foods.

The market is intended to foster local economic development and encourage business in Grand Ledge. The markets purpose is to also bring local produce and other locally produced goods to the people of Grand Ledge. Items include fresh local produce, homemade baked goods, handcrafted products, plants, honey, maple syrup, smoked fish, flowers, and other locally produced goods.

Throughout the summer, we will also have entertainment on the Rotary Club stage during the market and food trucks.

If you have want to be a part of our entertainment or have questions about being a vendor, please contact the Chamber at info@grandledgechamber.com.


more info...		6/20/20269:00am to 1:00pmGrand Ledge Area Chamber of Commerce

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