Events
Annual Events
REO Town may be best known for its special events. Our organization is volunteer-driven, and we are always on the lookout for sponsors (both in-kind and financial), volunteers, and interesting new event concepts.
Roughly half of REO Town’s events are coordinated by the REO Town Promotions Committee while the other half are partnerships with other neighborhood and event planning organizations.
REO Town Art Attack!
Nightmare Off Elm Street
Nightmare Off Elm Street is REO Town's neighborhood Halloween party! Businesses stay open late, housing pop-up shows from local artists. Come from 5-8 to grab a bite and check out the exhibitions, then stick around for an evening of costume parties, burlesque and drag shows, and spooky hijinks! This event takes place in late October.
Lansing Beer Fest
Lansing Beer Fest is an outdoor beer festival on Washington Avenue between South St. and Elm St. in REO Town. The festival features 20+ Michigan breweries and around 100 craft beers, as well as a variety of ciders and spirits.
Hosted in mid-June, the event offers food trucks, live music, vendors, a great beer selection, and more!
REO Town Thrift Gala and Burlesque Extravaganza
REO Town’s biggest, weirdest fundraiser, the Thrift Store Gala features burlesque and circus arts performers in a warehouse space in the REO Town area.
Attendees are encouraged to wear thrift or vintage apparel featuring the Decadence Dolls, a Lansing pin-up photography studio who sponsored a ‘Miss Thrift” pageant.
How to Get Involved
There are lots of ways to get involved in REO Town!
- Attend board meetings
- Join a sub-committee
- Become a member of the commercial association
- Sponsor an event
- Or hang out and become a regular at one of our local businesses!