The Lansing Symphony Orchestra has been entertaining generations of Lansing area residents since 1929. The current maestro, Gustav Meier, has been with the Orchestra since 1979. The Greater Lansing Ballet Company [4]is an award-winning ballet and dance company. The Michigan Princess riverboat has lunch, dinner, and entertainment cruises throughout the summer and fall on the Grand River. The Michigan Princess is the only triple-deck riverboat in Michigan. The Riverwalk Theatre (formerly the Okemos Barn Theatre), the Lansing Civic Players and the Boarshead Theatre are all located in downtown.

The historic Lansing City Market, one of the oldest city markets in the United States, has been completely renovated in recent years. It is located downtown along the Grand River.

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The historic Potter Park Zoo, located along the Red Cedar River in Lansing, has more than 400 animals, and numerous programs and events for children and families.

The Lansing JazzFest and the Old Town BluesFest host leading musicians and are two of the larger music festivals held each year in the state. The Creole Gallery brings in various musicians and hosts the Icarus Falling Theater group. While Lansing's nightlife skews heavily toward sports bars and dive bars, Mac's Bar on the East Side books current, mostly indie, musical acts. The Temple Club in Old Town was another such bar, but closed on October 18, 2006 after 5 years of operation.

Lansing Model Railroad Club has a large HO scale model railroad layout complete with cities, mountains, tunnels, forests, factories, and bridges. The club is located in the former Grand Trunk Western Railroad Millett depot in Delta Charter Township, Michigan. The Wharton Center for Performing Arts, the Kresge Art Museum, the MSU Museum, and the Abrams Planetarium are highly acclaimed cultural destinations located on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing.

The Michigan Library and Historical Center is a highly regarded state library and research center. The library is one of the top five genealogical research facilities in the United States.

The Common Ground Festival is a musical event held over a week every July. It is held at the Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing. It began in 2000 and replaced the Michigan Festival that was in nearby East Lansing. It has wide range of musical acts. In 2006 some of the acts were Steve Miller Band, Bonnie Raitt, Poison, Styx, Etta James and Ted Nugent.

The Capital Area District Library has three branches in the city: The Main library downtown, the Foster Library on the east side, and the South Lansing Library on the south side.