🌱 FREE Entertainment Weekends and 11 more events
Lansing, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Lansing! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Mai Fest 2026 Arts & Crafts Street Fair at Old Western Avenue & Broadway Street
- Free Event: Touch A Truck (12PM-4PM) at Memorial Park
- Visual Arts Expo Open to the Public at Flossmoor SD 161
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why can't you play cards with pirates ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 63, low: 48.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 45 degrees.
📸 Around Lansing
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Mai Fest 2026 Arts & Crafts Street Fair →
Old Western Avenue & Broadway Street, Blue Island
12:00 pm -
Free Event: Touch A Truck (12PM-4PM) →
Memorial Park, 612 Wentworth Ave, Calumet City
12:00 pm
Saturday May 9
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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Visual Arts Expo Open to the Public
Flossmoor SD 161, 41 E Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights
8:00 am -
FREE Entertainment Weekends →
The Rhoyal Bistro Live, 2352 172nd St, Lansing
7:00 pm -
Mother's Day Comedy Jam →
Kasey's Banquet Hall, Restaurant & Lounge, 17800 Lorenz Ave, Lansing
5:00 pm -
Serena Hills AANHPI Celebration and Choir Concert
Serena Hills Elementary School, 255 Pleasant Dr, Chicago Heights
5:30 pm -
Flossmoor Hills Musical
Parker Junior High School, 2810 School St, Flossmoor
6:00 pm -
Lan-Sing: Music for the Soul →
Fox Pointe, 18138 Henry St, Lansing
1:00 pm
Friday May 8
Sunday May 10
Tuesday May 12
Wednesday May 13
Sunday May 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Visual Arts Expo Open to the Public
Flossmoor SD 161, 41 E Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights
8:00 am -
3:15-4:15: Schrum's Soccer Practice (M,T, R, & F) Start Date 4/20 & Ends on 5/26
Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409
3:15 pm -
Parker Junior High Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Choir Concert
Parker Junior High School, 2810 School St, Flossmoor
6:00 pm -
Senior Awards Night
Bloom Trail High School, 22331 Cottage Grove Ave, Sauk Village
6:00 pm -
TAFT SCHOOL: 1st Grade Mother's Day Event - 12:45 PM
Taft School -
TAFT SCHOOL: PreK PM & Full Mother's Day Event - 1:45 PM
Taft School
Thursday May 7
Friday May 8
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Incredible Pope hung up on during critical bank account update (audacy.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they are always sitting on the deck ? (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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