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East Lansing food calendar
What is in season in East Lansing, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in East Lansing
The best of January: MSU Dairy Store ice cream, The olive burger and Olive Burger Week.
In season
- Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
On the calendar
- Olive Burger Weeklate January
Lansing restaurants serve their own olive burgers (Jan. 23 to 31, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in East Lansing
The best of February: MSU Dairy Store ice cream and The olive burger.
In season
- Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in East Lansing
The best of March: MSU Dairy Store ice cream and The olive burger.
In season
- Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in East Lansing
The best of April: MSU Dairy Store ice cream and The olive burger.
In season
- Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in East Lansing
Shoulder seasonThe best of May: MSU Dairy Store ice cream and The olive burger.
In season
- Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
Plan around
- MSU commencementspring
Graduation weekend fills hotels and restaurants.
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in East Lansing
Peak seasonThe best of June: MSU Dairy Store ice cream, The olive burger and East Lansing Farmers Market season.
In season
- East Lansing Farmers MarketSundays, June to October
Valley Court Park, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (June 7 to Oct. 25, 2026).
Jun–Oct - Allen Farmers MarketWednesday afternoons
1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Jun–Oct - Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
On the calendar
- East Lansing Farmers Market season
Sundays June 7 to Oct. 25, 2026.
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in East Lansing
Peak seasonThe best of July: MSU Dairy Store ice cream and The olive burger.
In season
- East Lansing Farmers MarketSundays, June to October
Valley Court Park, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (June 7 to Oct. 25, 2026).
Jun–Oct - Allen Farmers MarketWednesday afternoons
1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Jun–Oct - Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in East Lansing
Peak seasonThe best of August: MSU Dairy Store ice cream and The olive burger.
In season
- East Lansing Farmers MarketSundays, June to October
Valley Court Park, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (June 7 to Oct. 25, 2026).
Jun–Oct - Allen Farmers MarketWednesday afternoons
1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Jun–Oct - Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in East Lansing
Peak seasonThe best of September: MSU Dairy Store ice cream, The olive burger and Farmers Market at the Capitol.
In season
- East Lansing Farmers MarketSundays, June to October
Valley Court Park, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (June 7 to Oct. 25, 2026).
Jun–Oct - Allen Farmers MarketWednesday afternoons
1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Jun–Oct - Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
On the calendar
- Farmers Market at the Capitollate September
Michigan farmers on the Capitol lawn in Lansing (Sept. 22, 2026).
Plan around
- Spartan football weekendshome football Saturdays
Hotels fill and downtown bars are packed; book early.
Sep–Nov
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in East Lansing
Shoulder seasonThe best of October: MSU Dairy Store ice cream and The olive burger.
In season
- East Lansing Farmers MarketSundays, June to October
Valley Court Park, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (June 7 to Oct. 25, 2026).
Jun–Oct - Allen Farmers MarketWednesday afternoons
1629 E. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Jun–Oct - Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
Plan around
- Spartan football weekendshome football Saturdays
Hotels fill and downtown bars are packed; book early.
Sep–Nov
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in East Lansing
The best of November: MSU Dairy Store ice cream, The olive burger and Silver Bells in the City.
In season
- Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
On the calendar
- Silver Bells in the Citylate November
Lansing's downtown holiday night.
Plan around
- Spartan football weekendshome football Saturdays
Hotels fill and downtown bars are packed; book early.
Sep–Nov
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in East Lansing
The best of December: MSU Dairy Store ice cream and The olive burger.
In season
- Olive burgers
All year; Olive Burger Week is in late January.
Eat it now
- MSU Dairy Store ice creamall year
The 2025 national grand champion, scooped on campus.
- The olive burgerall year
At Kewpee, Dagwood's and the Peanut Barrel.
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.