Lansing Liederkranz German-American Club

09/04/2026

The week after the Lansing Liederkranz German-American Club had our Oktoberfest our friends at the Austrian Society of Detroit will be having a wonderful fest! Looks like a wonderful time and we are planning on attending!

Join Us for Our 2nd Annual Austrian Society Oktoberfest!

We may be Austrian, but Oktoberfest brings out the Bavarian in all of us!

Celebrate with us for a day of delicious Oktoberfest food, festive drinks, lively music, and fun for the whole family.

Enjoy traditional music and dancing, hands-on crafts, cultural activities, and, of course, plenty of Gemütlichkeit—the warm spirit of friendship, hospitality, and good cheer.

Come celebrate with family and friends—we can't wait to welcome you to our fest and our beautiful park!

09/02/2026

And just like that it’s September! I hope you had a great summer, I know I did and we’re getting ready for another season of Dinner/Dances here at the Lansing Liederkranz German-American Club. I don’t know about you but my thoughts are on Oktoberfest! Delicious German food, beverages, music, dirndls and lederhosen! All this and a whole lot of Gemütlichkeit (warmth, friendliness and good cheer) can be found at the Liederkranz on September 19 for Oktoberfest Part 1!

We are going to be having a very special menu for Oktoberfest Part 1 as a fundraiser for our roof repairs and to more closely match Oktoberfest in Germany!

For $20 you will get:

—German bratwurst
—Brötchen/bun
—Rotkohl/red cabbage
—German potato salad
—Käsespätzle/cheesy homemade noodles
—Other surprises…
—German desserts
—Included: 1 pop or 1 bier 🍺 or 1 wein 🍷 (21+)
—Dance admission included!

Also available for purchase will be:
—Freshly baked Bavarian pretzels 🥨
—Full bar with many German specialty drinks 🍺 🍷 🍹

***please be aware we are a cash only establishment***

Hey…you’re wondering why we celebrate Oktoberfest in September when clearly it has “October” in the name! Well, it has to do with beer 🍺😆 …no really! Beer was traditionally brewed starting in October after the grains were harvested. The current year’s barrels needed to be emptied out and what better way than to drink that delicious beverage! Plus there is the added benefit of Septembers longer days and better weather! But don’t worry, Oktoberfest is also celebrated in October (Oktoberfest Part 2 coming next month)!

So let’s celebrate the beautiful month of September at the Liederkranz! Shine up your dance shoes, start thinking about delicious German food and a bier or two (it’s traditional after all) and get ready for our next Dinner/Dance!

~Delicious food 5-6:30
~Excellent German beverages all evening from our fully stocked bar.
~Wonderful music with the Meridian Polka band 6:00-10:00? pm
~Viel Gemütlichkeit (lots of friendly good cheer)

Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you soon!

06/15/2026

The Lansing Liederkranz German-American Club’s Rummage and Bake Sale is almost here! You asked (a lot 😆) and yes, we are having our amazing sale again this year! Oh so many wonderful things have been piling up for this sale. Our club members have been busy collecting items and the storage area is packed with every sort of treasure. There will also be delicious homemade baked goods available purchase. Please join us July 15-17 in our air conditioned club. I know you’ll find something you need!

06/02/2026

Can you believe it? We are coming up on our last event for the season on June 13. After that we will take a short summer break and return to our regular schedule in September. While we won’t have a live band this month we will have lots of German music playing, plenty of singing and I know I will get out and dance at least a couple times! (I do live to do the chicken dance with the kids haha). As always we will have delicious food, beverages of all types and lots of Gemütlichkeit! We hope you can join us!

We as a club would like to thank you for coming and supporting the LIederkranz Club this year. This summer we will reach 157 years of celebrating our German heritage (and many other ethnic backgrounds) with song (Lieder), food, beverages and friendship circles (kranz). We continue as the oldest ethnic club in Michigan and one of the longest continuously running clubs in the country. We are so glad you are a part of this circle!

05/17/2026

A great time was had at the Lansing Liederkranz German-American Club last night. Thank you to WILX for coming out. Hope to see everyone June 13 for our next Dinner & Dance!

The Liederkranz German-American Club held a traditional spring festival called Maifest on Saturday.

05/07/2026

I’m excited to announce the return of our Spring Salad Luncheon on May 20. This is one of our most popular events of the year!

Did you know salads are extremely popular in Germany? German salads are known for their simplicity and freshness, and besides lettuce type salads they frequently feature hearty ingredients like
Kartoffelsalat (potato salad), Gurkensalat (cucumber salad), Krautsalat (cabbage salad), and Wurstsalat (sausage salad…yes, a salad made with a lunch meat type of sausages 😆).

Our membership really goes all out to provide a wide variety of the best salads (savory to sweet) to fill your plate along with a wonderful bratwurst and all the fixings. Plus there will be so many delicious homemade desserts to pick from! Last year the tables were positively groaning with the amount of food and the variety was incredible.

Coffee or tea will be included with the lunch (and water). A couple specialty non-alcoholic drinks will be also be available for purchase at our bar along with a large selection of pop (fountain or cans).

Our roving barbershop singers will entertain you while you eat 🎶 as well!

Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there!

05/01/2026

This month’s Dinner/Dance will be held on May 16 in celebration of Maifest (May Fest)!

Maifest in Germany is a time for celebrating the transition from winter to summer with blooming fruit trees, fruit wines, beer, fireworks and parades. Maifest has its roots in one of mankind’s oldest traditions in welcoming the new growing season! What was an ancient pagan festival eventually took on Christian religious significance, and has evolved to become a colorful, joyous part of European history and culture, with distinctive traditions like the dancing around the maypole. We only have one more Dinner/Dance for the season (next one will be June 13 and then we are off until September!)

So let’s celebrate the beautiful month of May at the Liederkranz! Shine up your dance shoes, start think about delicious sauerkraut, pork roast, spätzle (and more) and get ready for our next Dinner/Dance!

~Delicious food 5-6:30
~Excellent German beverages all evening from our fully stocked bar (including a refreshing Maifest drink special)
~Wonderful music with the Meridian Polka band from 6:00-?
~Viel Gemütlichkeit (lots of friendly good cheer)

Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you soon!

04/22/2026

Here is an updated schedule for 2026! We have been having so much fun this year. May will include our very popular Salad Luncheon (more details coming soon!) and our May Dinner Dance. And because we are having fun we are thinking about adding a Dinner Dance in June with a special German menu. Let us know what you think!

04/19/2026

We had a fantastic evening last night at the Liederkranz and it was so good to see everyone! Delicious homemade German food, special drinks at the bar, the fun music of the Chuck Krafft Band were enjoyed by all ages! Memories made here!

*photo shared with permission 😊