Region 5 -Lansing to Saginaw

There is something for everyone at the popular annual Winter Glow event – East Lansing’s free, outdoor winter festival in downtown East Lansing with a wide variety of fun-filled seasonal activities.

Saginaw Valley Rail Trail is 9.2-mile trail is a great choice for your year around recreation. The Saginaw Valley Rail Trail always beautiful, but especially so in autumn when fall foliage is reaching peak colors.

The Saginaw Valley Rail Trail covers 9.55 miles of abandoned rail corridor in Saginaw County, stretching from St. Charles to Saginaw. It incorporates a number of natural features including: seven bridges over various rivers and creeks, The Shiawassee State Game Area and many wetland areas.

Enjoy seven days of family fun featuring monster trucks and derby races, entertainment tent, 4-H horse show, Midway Carnival, Grandstand events, food, and so much more.

Howell Recreation is excited to present this year’s The Mini Howell Melon Festival! This more compact and cozy version of the festival will still include lots of community favorite events and more (without the traffic headache as Grand River will not be closed).

Featuring a Grand Mint Parade, Arts & Crafts, Flea Market, Quilt Show, Business, Non Profit & Food Vendors, New Vehicle Show, Free Entertainment, Sports
Card/Coin Show, Photo Contest, Kids World, Pony & Train Rides, Mini Golf, Petting Zoo, Various Sports Tournaments & Avenue of Flags.

Montrose Blueberry Festival featuring two parades, a blueberry mud bog, blueberry pancake breakfast, a blueberry festival Road Race (both a 5k and 8k route), wine & cheese tasting night, movie night, road race expo and so much more!

The Michigan Honey Festival is a fun, inexpensive, & informative weekend for everyone, young and old, non-beekeepers, “Newbee’s” & seasoned beekeepers alike. All our attendees, sponsors, vendors, and volunteers will walk away with something.

The Ingham County Fair in Mason,Michigan is filled with wonderful memories and time spent with family and friends! The annual fair is a wonderful celebration of our heritage and the volunteers that have helped make the Fair what it is today!

Come on out and join the fun at the Ingham County Fairgrounds. The Mason Outdoor Expo in Mason, Michigan, is a can’t-miss event for anyone who loves the outdoors, motorsports, and community fun.

Little ghouls and boys will enjoy an afternoon of spooktacular fun. There will be tons of activities for everyone to enjoy, including:

Straw maze
Live animal presentations
Hayrides
The (in)famous Boo Tunnel

Andy T's Farms offers Bonfire and Hayrides Information during the Summer and Fall. During the holidays come to Andy T's Farm to find your Christmas Tree and other items for your decorating needs.

Your perfect costume is only a phone call away! Costume Rentals by Judy has been renting quality costumes for over 9 years. With a selection of over 2,000 costumes, you will find the right costumes for any occasion.Open Sunday through Thursday all year long and open 7 days a week in October to better serve our Halloween rental customers.

Each season brings new beauty to the estate. Start spring with a visit to see and smell Applewood’s beautiful spring blossoms. In June, the Perennial Garden is filled with peonies, poppies, iris, lilies and delphiniums while roses bloom in the Rose Garden.

Crossroads Village & the Huckleberry Railroad is an authentic Great Lakes town from the turn of the last century, with over 34 historic structures and a thriving community to welcome you. Ride the Huckleberry Railroad, catch a show at the Colwell Opera House or learn a trade from one of our craftspeople.

Potter Park Zoo is located along the Red Cedar River, in Lansing Michigan. Potter Park Zoo is a 20 acre zoo within an 80 acre park located in the capital city of Lansing, Michigan. With over 500 animal residents there is always something new and exciting to see.

Enjoy a fabulous narrated tour of Frankenmuth on the Cass River aboard our 150 passenger authentic paddlewheel riverboat, the "Bavarian Belle." Ramped, handicap-accessible dock. Open early May-Mid October.

Saper Galleries is a world-renowned award-winning bricks-and-mortar art gallery located in Saper Galleries buildingdowntown East Lansing, Michigan.

(SCENE) Metrospace is an alternative art and performance space located in downtown East Lansing.

Purchase a Season Punch pass for all three (3) shows (includes dinner) and save $5! Season Punch Passes have 3 punches. Only one punch can be used for the musical. You will still need to call for reservations and then "pay" at the door by getting your pass punched.

Our Michigan State University hotel gives you access to the best in Spartan activities and attractions in East Lansing, Michigan.

In the past forty years the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation and its Steam Railroading Institute have grown tremendously, now housing two steam locomotives, two diesel locomotives, and a fleet of passenger cars, plus numerous pieces of rolling stock.