What's on in Okemos for free?
19 upcoming events
We've rounded up 19 upcoming events in Okemos for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Okemos for free
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Skin Bash - Pinnacle Dermatology Okemos
Pinnacle Dermatology - Okemos
Thu 5 · 7:30 PMFree
Quiz
Fast & Furious Trivia
High Caliber Karting and Entertainment
Fri 6Free
Karaoke
Double Clutch Free Karaoke
High Caliber Karting and Entertainment
Wed 18 · 6:30 PMFree
How to Handle Anything with Mary Lemmer
Schuler Books Okemos
Wed 18 · 7 PMFree
Coming in Hot: New Invasive Species to be Aware of
Michigan Nature Association
Thu 19 · 7:30 PMFree
Hunger Games Trivia
High Caliber Karting and Entertainment
Sat 28 Nov · 11 AMFree
Signing Day Saturday: Small Business Saturday Edition
Schuler Books Okemos
Sat 5 Dec · 10 AMFree
Okemos Winter Wonderland Craft & Vendor Market
Meridian Mall
Sat 2 Jan · 10 AMFree
Market
2027 Meridian Township Winter Farmers Market
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
Sat 16 Jan · 10 AMFree
Market
2027 Meridian Township Winter Saturday Farmers Market
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
Sat 30 Jan · 10 AMFree
Market
2027 Meridian Township Farmers Market
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
Sat 6 Feb · 10 AMFree
Market
2027 Meridian Township Mid-Winter Farmers Market
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
Sat 20 Feb · 10 AMFree
Market
2027 Meridian Township Saturday Farmers Market
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
Sat 6 Mar · 10 AMFree
Market
2027 Meridian Township 1st Saturday Farmers Market
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
Sat 20 Mar · 10 AMFree
Market
2027 Meridian Township 3rd Saturday Farmers Market
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
Sat 3 Apr · 10 AMFree
Market
2027 Meridian Township Spring Farmers Market
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
Sat 17 Apr · 10 AMFree
Market
2027 Meridian Township Spring Saturday Farmers Market
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
See also in Okemos for free
Fri 30 · 7 PM
Karaoke
DOUBLE CLUTCH: Friday Night Karaoke
High Caliber Karting & Entertainment, Okemos
Sat 31 · 11 AM$30
PunkFolk / Acoustic
HIDE Fest
Lake Lansing Park South, Haslett
Sun 8 · 3 PM
ClassicalConcert
Spartan Spectacular
Wharton Center for Performing Arts, East Lansing
Tue 3 · 7 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at Jolly Pumpkin
Jolly Pumpkin, East Lansing
Tue 3 · 8 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at Lou & Harry's Bar and Grill
Lou & Harry's Bar and Grill, East Lansing
Tomorrow · 8 PM
ExperimentalConcert
The Ringing
Beaumont Tower, East Lansing
Sat 31 · 7:30 PM$12–14
ClassicalConcert
State Singers and University Chorale
MSU Auditorium's Fairchild Theatre, East Lansing
Sun 1 · 2 PMFree
Jam / Open micOutdoors
Weekly Drum Circle at Lake Lansing Park North
Lake Lansing Park North, Haslett
Sun 1 · 3 PM$10
ClassicalConcert
31st Annual Grand Sousa Concert
MacDonald Middle School, East Lansing
Tue 10 · 6 PM
ClassicalExperimental
Sightlines and Soundscapes
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM$12–14
ExperimentalConcert
Transfigurations
MSU Music Building - Murray Hall, East Lansing
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM
ElectroConcert
MSU Museum x Vaux
Michigan State University Museum
Tue 3 · 7 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at The Green Door
The Green Door, Lansing
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Futuretime String Band, Super Secret Cult Band - Twin Bill)
The Robin Theatre, Lansing
At 6 PM
Jam / Open mic
Midweek Music Lounge
UrbanBeat, Lansing
At 7 PM$88–181
RockPop
In Her Own Words, Every Avenue & Public Works
Grewal Hall at 224, Lansing
At 7:30 PM
PopConcert
In Her Own Words
Grewal Hall, Lansing
Fri 30 · 6:30 PM$31.50–72.504.8(112)
ClassicalWorld music
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
Lansing Central United Methodist Church
Fri 30$28.50
ClassicalConcert
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
Central United Methodist Church, Lansing
Fri 30 · 7 PM$35
Street party
Halloween Mixer
Van Atta's Greenhouse, Bath Township
Thu 5 · 4 PM$20
Market
Houseplant & Succulent Sale VIP Party
MSU Horticulture Gardens, East Lansing
At 7 PM$28.52
Board games
517 Social Singles Mixer (ages 30-45)
Davis Nature Pavilion at Fenner Arboretum, lansing
Fri 30 · 6:30 PMFree
Street party
Gumbo Connect: Let's See What's Cooking for 2027
Allen Neighborhood Center, Lansing
Fri 30 · 7 PM
BallroomSocials
TGIF Annual Halloween DANCE PARTY @HAWK HOLLOW $25 CASH Prizes for Best Costumes
Hawk Hollow Golf Course and Banquet Facilities, Bath Township
Fri 30 · 9 PM$28.52–39.19
DJ setHip-Hop
Rock City's Annual Halloween Party
2101 E Michigan Ave, Lansing
Fri 30 · 10 PM$10
Club
UPNXT517 Presents: AFTER DARK – A Halloween Party
King Ocean Crab, Lansing
Sat 31$25
DJ set
Alter Ego Halloween Party
The Comfort Zone Cigar Zone & Bistro, Lansing
Sat 31 · 10 AM$26.67–33.01
Parties
Dave and Boo-ster's - Lansing
Dave & Buster's Lansing
Sat 31 · 4 PM$12.78–18.41
Parties
Lansing Halloween Bar Crawl 2026
Lansing Shuffleboard & Social Club
Sun 1
Parties
1st Friday Groove at The Comfort Zone
The Comfort Zone Cigar Lounge & Bistro, Lansing
Fri 13
Parties
Friday Night Live - Pilgrim Fest
Building Twentyone - Ninja, Mason
Fri 13 · 6 PM
Parties
Holiday Shopping Night
Impression 5 Science Center, Lansing
Tomorrow · 5 PM
Street party
Halloween Carnival
Bath Township Library
Fri 30 · 6 PMFree
SwingSocials
Fall Swing Fling
Gannon Commons, Lansing
Sat 31
DJ set
Unity in Music Halloween Takeover at Midtown Brewing
Midtown Brewing Company, Lansing
Sat 31 · 12 PMFree
Street party
Hecate's Keys Halloween Party
Keys To Manifestation, Lansing
Sat 31 · 7:30 PM
Club
The Fright Crawl - Lansing's #1 Halloween Bar Crawl
Fright Crawl, Lansing
Fri 6 · 6 PM$10
Inclusivity
Teens & Adults w/Disabilities Social Night
Valley Farms Community Center- Gymnasium, Lansing
Sun 1 · 1 PM$72
Theatre
The Notebook - The Musical
Wharton Center - Cobb Great Hall, East Lansing
Sat 7 · 2 PM
Stage
Zoe Butler: The Genealogy of Light
Abrams Planetarium
Thu 5 · 8 PM
Theatre
Clybourne Park
Riverwalk Theatre/Community Circle Players- Black Box, Lansing
Fri 13 · 8 PM$4.51–7.18
Drag show
Thank Drag It's Friday!
Mac's Bar, Lansing
Fri 13 · 8 PM$28.52
Stand-up
Dead End Kids Productions Presents Mike Cronin Live at Capital Prime
Capital Prime, Lansing
At 7:30 PM$38
Musical
The Notebook
Wharton Center for Performing Arts, East Lansing
Fri 13 · 5:30 PM
InclusivityDisability
Sensory-Friendly Night
Harris Nature Center, Okemos
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM
Food
Tim Burton- Dinner in the Dark
Red Haven, Okemos
Sat 31
CinemaOutdoors
HIDE Fest
The Mayfair Bar, Haslett
Sun 1 · 2 PMFree
Art & Culture
All Souls' Eve
St. Katherine's Episcopal Church, Williamston
Thu 12 · 9 AM
Crafts
Annual Farm Open House & Mason Christmas Craft Trail
Happy Goat Lucky Ewe & Michigan Merinos, Mason
At 4 PM$0
HeritageGuided tour
Mid-Michigan Spartans Present: Spooktacular MSU History Walk
Main Library, East Lansing
TomorrowFree
Cinema
MSU Film Collective
Wells Hall B122, East Lansing
Tomorrow · 7 PM
Cinema
MSU Film Collective: ZUMBI ZUMBI ETERNO (2023) and Black Zombie (2026)
MSU Wells Hall
Wed 4 · 6 PM
PoetryLiterature
Native American Heritage Poetry Reading
MSU Museum and Native American Institute at Michigan State University, East Lansing
Thu 5
CraftsCeramics & pottery
Greater Lansing Potters' Guild Show and Sale
All Saints Episcopal Church in East Lansing
Fri 6 · 5 PM
Crafts
Peace Education Center Alternative Holiday Sale
469 North Hagadorn Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
Art & Culture
Alternative Holiday Sale
Edgewood United Church, East Lansing
Mon 9 · 1:30 PMFree
Talk
MSU Retirees — November Monthly Membership Meeting
MSU Federal Credit Union, East Lansing
Sat 7 · 9:30 AMFree
Talk
Tu Casa, Tu Futuro: Taller para Compradores de Vivienda | En Español
MSU Headquarters 1 (Community Room), East Lansing
Sun 8 · 11 AM
CraftsFood
Holiday Bazaar
Liederkranz Club Lansing
Sun 8 · 12 PM
Fashion & DesignConsumer fair
2026 Lansing Fall Bridal Show
Eagle Eye Golf Course and Banquet Center, East Lansing
Wed 4 · 6 PM$12.51
Exhibition
Art Show and Tell
Chengdu Teahouse, Lansing
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Venues in Okemos for free
Michigan Nature Association
1 event
Art Unlimited
12 events
Schuler Books Okemos
3 events
High Caliber Karting and Entertainment
3 events
Meridian Mall
1 event
JCPenney Wing of the Meridian Mall
11 events
High Caliber Karting & Entertainment
110 events
Marketplace on the Green Pavilion
1 event
Henry's Place
1 event
Red Haven
8 events
Best Western Okemos/East Lansing
1 event
Harris Nature Center
4 events