Silver Bells in the City

Silver ⁠​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌⁠Bells in the City is downtown Lansing's big holiday kickoff, held the Friday before Thanksgiving. The night brings an electric light parade of about 70 lit entries (a parade tradition since 1997), the lighting of the State of Michigan Christmas tree at the Capitol, a vendor village and a community sing, with a 5K the next morning.