Grand Ledge Chamber of Commerce

Community Calendar


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Events available for Registration...

2024 Food Truck Registration
1/1/2024 - 12/6/2024

Registration has Closed for this event.

2024 Night Lights Christmas Parade
12/6/2024 - 12/6/2024
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Events in the month of August 2024

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8/1/2024

Join us on Thursday nights during the summer at Music in the Park, which 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.

PLEASE NOTE: There will not be Music in the Park on Thursday, July 4.

8/2/2024
Come have some messy outdoor summer fun Friday afternoons this August! Kids can play with chalk, bubbles, goop, squirt bottles, big trucks, mud, and more. Great manipulative play and sensory activities-- Different activities each week. Find the fun outside GLADL, along our sidewalk and north lawn-- weather permitting! All ages.
8/3/2024

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.

8/5/2024
Complete fun games and activities while learning about your five senses. Ages 3+.
8/6/2024
Join us for a discussion as we delve into the Great Michigan Read Book for this summer: FireKeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. We'll discuss plot, storyline and share ideas on our reading. Refreshments. Ages 16+.
8/7/2024
Enjoy a fun night of bounce houses, carnival games, and treats! Each reading log you complete earns you more carnival tickets to spend! Many non-ticketed activities for all to play too like bounce houses & the Eaton County Parks game trailer. Everyone welcome, dress to get messy! All ages.
8/8/2024
Learn emergency procedures, discipline techniques, diapering, age-appropriate activities, rescue breathing, the Heimlich maneuver, and basic first aid skills needed while babysitting. Upon workshop completion, students receive an American Red Cross babysitting course certificate. Ages 12+.
8/8/2024

Join us on Thursday nights during the summer at Music in the Park, which 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.

PLEASE NOTE: There will not be Music in the Park on Thursday, July 4.

8/9/2024
Come have some messy outdoor summer fun Friday afternoons this August! Kids can play with chalk, bubbles, goop, squirt bottles, big trucks, mud, and more. Great manipulative play and sensory activities-- Different activities each week. Find the fun outside GLADL, along our sidewalk and north lawn-- weather permitting! All ages.
8/10/2024

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.

8/10/2024

Celebrate National S'mores Day the Girl Scout way!
Did you know the first s'mores recipe was published in a Girl Scout guidebook from 1927? That's right, making s'mores around a campfire is a time-honored Girl Scout tradition.💚🍫🔥

Come visit on Saturday, August 10, between 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, at our Lansing Regional Center to explore the outdoors while roasting a toasty marshmallow over the fire!

We will have target sports, such as archery and slingshot, SWAPs to make, button making with Capital Area District Library, and a slime bar. Plus, MSU Science Outreach from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams will be there, and kittens from Saved by Zade Kitten Rescue will be there, too.

Back by popular demand, we will have a fun DJ dance party playing in foam with Jump N' Slide, so bring a towel!

This is a free event for girls of all ages and their families, so invite a few friends along to have fun at this extravaganza together!

8/12/2024
Make your own aquarium in a jar with a no maintenance “pet”.  We will use plastic animals to create a unique aquarium in a jar. Ages 6+.
8/13/2024
We’ll have our Minecraft server set up and the laptops ready to go. No experience needed -- all levels of players/builders welcome. Create your own story in the world of Minecraft! Ages 8 - 12
8/14/2024
Join us 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. 

8/14/2024
Join us for an evening of fun and friendly Switch gaming! We’ll play Mario Kart tonight! Who’s the best driver around? Feel free to bring your Switch to play between your turns on the big screen! All skill levels welcome! Ages 8 - 12.
8/15/2024
Join the Bridge Street Merchants the Third Thursday of every month for Late Night Shopping
A variety of stores will be open til 9pm with sales, specials and snacks!

8/15/2024

Join us on Thursday nights during the summer at Music in the Park, which 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.

PLEASE NOTE: There will not be Music in the Park on Thursday, July 4.

8/16/2024
Come have some messy outdoor summer fun Friday afternoons this August! Kids can play with chalk, bubbles, goop, squirt bottles, big trucks, mud, and more. Great manipulative play and sensory activities-- Different activities each week. Find the fun outside GLADL, along our sidewalk and north lawn-- weather permitting! All ages.
8/17/2024

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.

8/23/2024 - 8/24/2024
Friday, August 23rd: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
5:00     Food & Beer Tent Open with Acoustic Music
6:30     Euchre Tournament (Please register by August 22)
6:30     Archery Tournament
8:15     Dodgeball Games
8:30     Trivia

Saturday, August 24th: Noon - 10:00 PM
Noon    Food & Beer Tent with Entertainment
Noon     Bake Sale (While Supplies Last)
Noon     Kid's Games (Closed @ 3:45)
12:30    Cornhole Tournament
2:00       Volleyball
4:30       Mass Under the Tent
5:30       Famous Chicken BBQ Dinner
6:00       Live Auction & Raffle Drawings
8:00       Live Music with Exit 86

See website for more details and registration information. 

8/23/2024
Come have some messy outdoor summer fun Friday afternoons this August! Kids can play with chalk, bubbles, goop, squirt bottles, big trucks, mud, and more. Great manipulative play and sensory activities-- Different activities each week. Find the fun outside GLADL, along our sidewalk and north lawn-- weather permitting! All ages.
8/24/2024

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.

8/24/2024
End of Summer Bash! Free community event!
Location: Liberty Church - 12745 Georgia Ave. Grand Ledge, MI 48837
1:00pm-4:00pm
Food, bounce houses, dunk tank, giveaways, live music, games, and more!
Join us!!
8/31/2024

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.


If you would like to submit a local community event to be included in our calendar, please submit your event online.  

Submissions will ONLY be approved for those local community events that will take place within the Grand Ledge Public School (GLPS) District or that are sponsored by a local business or organization that is housed with the GLPS District.

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