# Events & Things To Do In Jackson, Michigan on 1st May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Jackson, Michigan on 1st May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Jackson, Michigan on 1st May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Jackson

- **Event Name**: Opening Day - Friday Downtown Market
  - **Description**: May Day! May Day!
Grow Jackson 
invites you to celebrate with us
MAY 1, 2026 - OPENING DAY of the
Grand River Farmers Market
at the downtown pavilion 
9:00 - 2:00

We’ve missed you! 
Come on down and reconnect… We’ve got dozens of your favorite vendors r
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri May 01 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/opening-day-friday-downtown-market/200029895793141
  - **Venue**: 114 W. Pearl St.
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  - **Categories**: performances, health-wellness, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Empty Bowls: Supporting Jackson Interfaith Shelter & MyPlace
  - **Description**: Join us on Friday, May 1st for a fundraising event supporting MyPlace and Jackson Interfaith Shelter! Local artists and art students are making handmade pottery bowls that you'll be able to use to enjoy food from Jackson-area restaurants and food vendors.
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/empty-bowls-supporting-jackson-interfaith-shelter-and-myplace/200029801290339
  - **Venue**: Art 634
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  - **Categories**: music, art, live-music, entertainment, charities
- **Event Name**: Artisans & Fleas Spring Market at JCAS
  - **Description**: Join us at JCAS for a 2-day Spring Market featuring over 40 craft & artisan vendors.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 182
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/artisans-and-fleas-spring-market-at-jcas/200029741046417
  - **Venue**: 3370 Spring Arbor Road, Jackson, MI, United States, Michigan 49203
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  - **Categories**: flea
- **Event Name**: Milwaukee Outdoor Power Show | 70th Anniversary Event #2
  - **Description**: The future of outdoor power is here.
And it doesn’t run on gas.

Join us May 1st & 2nd for our Milwaukee Outdoor Power Show featuring the full lineup of M12 & M18 Outdoor Power from Milwaukee Tool.

This is hands-on.
This is loud.
This is heavy du
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 9
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/milwaukee-outdoor-power-show-|-70th-anniversary-event-2/200029857827320
  - **Venue**: Hammond Hardware
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  - **Categories**: food-drinks
- **Event Name**: Jackson mi SadClownComedy Show
  - **Description**: Get ready to laugh your heart out at the Jackson MI SadClownComedy Show—funny, quirky, and totally live!About this EventJackson mi SadClownComedy ShowGet ready to laugh your heart
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 09:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/jackson-mi-sadclowncomedy-show/100001986356032364
  - **Venue**: The music Box
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  - **Price**: USD 13
  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, comedy
- **Event Name**: Wine & Canvas: Cozy Sip & Paint Workshop!
  - **Description**: Paint on canvas, come with some friends or meet new friends, sip a glass of wine and some explore your creativity!About this EventPaint on canvas, come with some friends or meet new friends, enjoy a glass of wine and ligh
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/wine-and-canvas-cozy-sip-and-paint-workshop/100001455076566179
  - **Venue**: Jackson School of the Arts
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  - **Price**: USD 10 to 38
  - **Categories**: workshops, art, fine-arts, drawing-painting
- **Event Name**: Spring Makers Market and Open House
  - **Description**: Join the Grace School of Dance family for a curated Spring Makers Market.  Browse local creators, order recital needs and register for summer classes!


We’re looking for local vendors and artists to showcase their work. Support the arts while we support
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 36
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/spring-makers-market-and-open-house/200029710360702
  - **Venue**: 106 E Washington Ave, Jackson, MI
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  - **Categories**: workshops, art
- **Event Name**: Corn Hole Tournament
  - **Description**: For our registered campers, located at the Rec Pavilion. Sign-up begins at 6 pm, and the event starts at 7 pm. Cost: $5 per person to play. How it works: Campers will draw for partners. Bring your own board and bags. There will be a 50/50 drawing.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/corn-hole-tournament/200029612759219
  - **Venue**: 2401 Hilton Rd, Jackson, MI, United States, Michigan 49201
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  - **Categories**: sports, tournaments, art, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Horse Races for Youth
  - **Description**: For our registered campers, come to the field by the Rec Pavilion to participate in a Horse Race using fake horses, and there will be an obstacle course/ race track set up. The Activities staff will provide prizes for the winners.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/horse-races-for-youth/200029612759723
  - **Venue**: 2401 Hilton Rd, Jackson, MI, United States, Michigan 49201
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  - **Categories**: sports, workshops

## Trending Events in Jackson

- **Event Name**: HG Cares - Paint with Purpose: Benefiting 5th Squad
  - **Description**: Join us at Herrin-Gear Lexus for an afternoon of creativity, community and impact. Proceeds from this event will benefit 5th Squad, a Mississippi-based nonprofit providing immediate, life-sustaining support to veterans on crisis-helping w
  - **Venue**: Herrin-Gear Lexus
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69c7226b377d6.jpg
- **Event Name**: HG Cares - Paint with Purpose: Benefiting American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  - **Description**: This gathering will feature the theme of Light—a reminder of hope, healing, and the power of coming together to support one another. Proceeds from this event will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Mississ
  - **Venue**: Herrin-Gear Lexus
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69c72505b44f3.jpg
- **Event Name**: Pop-Up Park Picnic: Couple Date Night (Self-Guided) - Jackson Area!
  - **Description**: Pop-Up Picnic in the Park Couple Date Night  (Self-Guided) Watch sunset with fun digital activities over picnic!About this Eventhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxgWuziXD5w  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/d855eb2
  - **Venue**: Klaus Park - Recommended Park Venue or another park choice (YOU MUST USE PDF TICKETS EMAILED FOR EVENT- NO MOBILE APP OR QR CODES ACCEPTED)
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- **Event Name**: Intro to Tech
  - **Description**: Riot Act Inc. is thrilled to announce another great workshop in our Adult Education Program: Intro to Tech. Classes will run Sat. April 18, Sun. April 19, Sat. April 25 and Sat. May 2 from 3-5p. Register on Riot Act’s website www.riotactin
  - **Venue**: Center for the Arts, South Glenwood Street, Jackson, WY, USA
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69bd989a2a86f.jpg
- **Event Name**: Riot Act, Inc. Presents: Salon Sundays
  - **Description**: Riot Act Inc. Presents: Salon Sundays Starting September 21 | Sundays 5–7 PM | Riot Act Studio @ Center for the ArtsAre you brimming with creative energy? Looking for a
  - **Venue**: Riot Act, Inc. Studio
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6862ee065189c.jpg
- **Event Name**: Bob Dylan at Thalia Mara Hall
  - **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at Bob Dylan at Thalia Mara Hall, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in Thalia Mara Hall nestled in bustling Jackson, MS, this e
  - **Venue**: Thalia Mara Hall
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- **Event Name**: Bob Dylan
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Bob Dylan, where dreams come alive and possibilities are endless! 🏛️ Join us at Thalia Mara Hall in the heart of Jackson, MS for an event that defies expectations. 📅 On
  - **Venue**: Thalia Mara Hall
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- **Event Name**: Wilco at Thalia Mara Hall
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Wilco at Thalia Mara Hall, where dreams come alive and possibilities are endless! 🏛️ Join us at Thalia Mara Hall in the heart of Jackson, MS for an event that defies expecta
  - **Venue**: Thalia Mara Hall
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- **Event Name**: National Folk Festival and Smithsonian Folklife Festival
  - **Description**: The city of Jackson will be hosting the 83rd National Folk Festival, November 13-15th, 2026, as part of the Smithsonian’s’ Festival of Festival’s celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. 

This FREE, nationally recognized event will bring together some of
  - **Venue**: Downtown Jackson
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Jackson?
  - **A:** Opening Day - Friday Downtown Market (Fri May 01 2026 at 09:00 am at 114 W. Pearl St.), Empty Bowls: Supporting Jackson Interfaith Shelter & MyPlace (Fri May 01 2026 at 05:00 pm at Art 634), Artisans & Fleas Spring Market at JCAS (Fri May 01 2026 at 10:00 am at 3370 Spring Arbor Road, Jackson, MI, United States, Michigan 49203), Milwaukee Outdoor Power Show | 70th Anniversary Event #2 (Fri May 01 2026 at 11:00 am at Hammond Hardware), Jackson mi SadClownComedy Show (Fri May 01 2026 at 08:00 pm at The music Box).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Jackson?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Jackson on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Jackson?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Jackson?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Jackson include 114 W. Pearl St., Art 634, 3370 Spring Arbor Road, Jackson, MI, United States, Michigan 49203.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Jackson?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Jackson range from USD 10 to USD 38. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Jackson?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Jackson include Grand River Farmers Market, Jackson Interfaith Shelter, Jackson County Animal Shelter and Animal Control.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Jackson?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Jackson.

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