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Festive Lansing Christmas Events 2024: Reindeer, Nativities, Markets & More

Kids posing at a Christmas event in Michigan

Mid-Michigan Fills Your Stocking With Santa Sightings, Reindeer, Christmas Trees and More

‘Tis the season when the air gets colder, we say “see ya” to all things fall, and we look forward to the magic and fun the holidays bring.

Holiday time means different things to different people, but rest assured Lansing has something for everyone.

Horrocks Anna and Elsa Meet LFF
Anna & Elsa Meet & Greet at Horrocks in Lansing, MI

No matter what’s on your holiday bucket list – whether it’s meeting Santa, witnessing a live nativity, seeing real reindeer, cutting down your own Christmas tree, attending a tree lighting ceremony, or driving around to see holiday light displays – the Capital City’s got you covered with a diverse offering of Christmas and holiday events and activities.

You’ll find performances, concerts, parades, and events you didn’t know existed, all reflecting the spirit of our community and ready to help us get into the holiday spirit.

Cookie decorating event at Woldumar Nature Center
Cookie decorating event at Woldumar Nature Center

This diversity of traditions is one of the things that makes Lansing, well Lansing: The love, care, and holiday spirit that reminds us just what this season is all about.

Get the hand warmers and hot cocoa ready and keep reading to see the best Christmas and holiday events happening in Lansing this year.

Mark Your Calendars for These Christmas Events

You can almost feel the holiday magic in the air!

Those fond fuzzy feelings of love and joy are still just as alive for me as an adult as they were when I was little and in big part because of the awesome Lansing community that continues to hold phenomenal Christmas events and holiday fun.

Let’s get to planning, shall we?!

All Things Santa

Do you know where Santa will be this year in the Lansing area?! Now you will –  with a list the size of Santa’s belly!

Find out where to take pictures with Santa, eat with Santa, go on a sleigh ride with Santa, and more with our Santa Finder!

Santa Parade in Grand Rapids GRK
Santa at a Holiday Parade

Holiday Lights & Events

This holiday bucket list keeps getting better with more and more holiday light festivities, shows, and decorated homes added to the mix every year!

Whether it’s a tree or a house, we’ve got you covered.

Christmas Decorated House - LFF
Light show with music in Lansing, MI

Cut Your Own Christmas Tree Farms

Cutting your own real Christmas tree is way more than just the tree!

It means hot chocolate, horse-drawn carriage rides, Santa sightings, and trees galore at many farms around the Greater Lansing area.

Cutting Down a Christmas Tree Lansing Family Fun
Cutting down a Christmas Tree in Lansing, MI

Holiday Fun All Around Michigan and Beyond

If you’re looking to venture out of the Greater Lansing area this holiday season, West Michigan has plenty of holiday cheer to go around including parades, activities, and events.

And don’t forget about the southwest part of the state. Our friends at KZOOKIDS have the intel on a reindeer ranch tour and other holiday events.

And who could forget Frankenmuth? Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland is all things Christmas all year round plus the town loves to celebrate the season.

And for those looking for a holiday adventure straight out of a movie, we suggest a trip to Chicago at Christmas. Decorated storefronts, ice skating downtown, and enough holiday cheer to fill The Bean if that were possible!

Christmas in Chicago KZOO Kids
Downtown Chicago all decked out for the season

Whatever you decide, Lansing, we hope your time with your family is full of the best holiday memories this year!

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