Lansing LIT
Join us for a weekend of bookish events!
Lansing LIT festival is a weekend-long celebration of Lansing's exceptional literary scene featuring local bookstores, author events, a bookstore crawl, and more — join us in Michigan's capital city on Sept. 18–20, 2026!
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Schedule of Events
Friday
11:00 AM — Book Crawl begins!
Type: Shopping
Location: Multiple locations
3:30 PM — Writing Midwest Home
5:00 PM — Boozy Book Fair
7:00 PM — Washington Square Review - Live!
Saturday
All Day — Batman Day
Type: Kids / Activities
Location: Summit Comics & Games
11:00 AM — Michigan Author Book Market
11:00 AM — Next Step Poetry Workshop: "Crash Ethos: Poetry & Play"
12:30 PM — Read with Buddy’s PALS! (hang out w/ animal friends)
2:00 PM — Board Gaming (until close)
Type: Activities
Location: Summit Comics & Games
2:00 PM — Renee Ozburn - Unwanted Significance
2:00 PM — One Grand Read Book Discussion
3:00 PM — My Story From Yours: Collage Poetry by Chelsea Lake Roberts
5:00 PM — The Dreadfuls: Getting Gothic w/ A. Rae Dunlap’s New Historical Thriller
5:00 PM — Book Bedazzling
7:00 PM — Author & Reader Soirée
Sunday
12:00 PM — Merchant Market (lots of bookish vendors)
Type: Pop-up market
Location: REO Town Marketplace
12:00 PM — Motor City Love Song
2:00 PM — Tracie Webb: 30 Days Closer to You
2:00 PM — Kids Movie + Craft Day: GOAT
6:30 PM — Charleen Hurtubise
