Celebrate Meridian Festival

Meridian Township’s annual Celebrate Meridian Festival returns this weekend, offering a teen night on Friday (June 28) and a full day of entertainment for all ages on Saturday (June 29).

Teen night runs 6 to 10 p.m. Friday (June 28) at the Marketplace on the Green, featuring a performance by School of Rock East Lansing, laser tag, crafts provided by Capital Area District Libraries, a video game trailer, gaga ball and Connect 4 tournaments, jigsaw puzzle competitions and food trucks.

Saturday’s events will begin with the Meridian Township Farmers Market, open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Marketplace on the Green. There will be performances by singer-songwriters Justin Holcomb from 8 to 10 a.m. and Steve Spees from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., offering building tours, jewelry vendors, demonstrations and more. The Meridian Historical Village’s buildings will also be open from 2 to 6 p.m., and guests can enjoy an ice cream social and a performance by folk band Acoustic Liberty from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

At Central Park, food vendors will be open from 3 to 11 p.m.; the children’s area, offering rides, inflatables and games, will be open from 4 to 9:30 p.m., with wristbands available for $5; and the beer garden will be open from 4 to 9:30 p.m. At the Marketplace on the Green, the beer garden will be open from 4 to 11 p.m., rock and pop cover group Garage Sale Band will perform from 4 to 6:30 p.m., and funk, Motown, R&B and soul group Tony Thompson & Friends will perform from 7 to 10 p.m.

Additionally, a pet parade will begin at 5 p.m. at the Marketplace on the Green and will finish at Central Park Pavilion.

A fireworks display will cap the evening at 10:15 p.m.

For more information, including parking instructions, visit meridian.mi.us/about-us/calendar/celebrate-meridian-festival.