A Special Event Application and Certificate of Insurance are required to hold events such as 5K walk/runs, triathlons, large gatherings and other special events at Ingham County Parks.  Please call 517-676-2233 in advance to reserve a date.

All Special Event reservations are pending Park Manager/Director approval.

Please download the Policy and Application below for your event.  If, after reviewing the appropriate policy, you have questions contact the Parks Department for more information by calling 517-244-7185.

Please mail the finished applications as well as a Cerfiticate of Insurance to the Ingham County Parks Department at P.O. Box 178, Mason, Michigan 48854 or FAX the application to 517-244-7190.

 

The Special Event Policy explains the standards and requirements in detail and is an thirteen page .PDF document.  Click here to download the Policy.

All three pages of the Special Event Application must be completed and mailed/faxed to the Ingham County Parks Department Office 60 days prior to the date of the proposed event.  All information and required documentation must be received no later than 30 days prior to the date of the event.  Click here to download the Application.

The following fees will be charged for Special Events based on the number of participants:

Non-Profit Youth Groups	$0
1-100 Participants	$200
101-200 Participants	$300
201-300 Participants	$400
301-400 Participants	$500
401-500 Participants	$600
500+ Participants	$700

Parking Fee:
Please note there will be a per vehicle entrance fee of $3 for residents and $5 for non-residents Thursday through Tuesday at Lake Lansing South, Lake Lansing North, Hawk Island, and Burchfield Park; and seven days a week at Potter Park. No vehicle entrance fees will be collected on Wednesdays at all parks, with the exception of Potter Park, or one hour prior to the Friday night Band Shell concert at Lake Lansing South.

If you are interested in purchasing parking passes for your guests, please call 517-676-2233 in advance, before you send out your invitations (or you can leave the parking fee up to your guests).  If you request the passes, a master sheet of the passes can either be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed for you to duplicate and send out in your invitations or registration packet.  A credit card is required to set this system up-your credit card will be kept on file until after your event.   On the day of your event, the passes will be collected at the gatehouse, and a charge to your credit card will be made as soon as the parking passes are turned into the Parks Office.  Please note that the gatehouse attendant will determine whether or not the driver of each vehicle is an Ingham County resident or a non-Ingham County resident and each pass will be charged $3.00 for each County resident and $5.00 for each non-County resident based on that determination. The entrance fee is per vehicle. 

The Band Shell stage at Lake Lansing South is a multi-use facility capable of accommodating performances, plays, concerts, religious functions and other family-oriented cultural and social events by reservation.  

Please call 517-676-2233 in advance to reserve a date.  A Band Shell Use Application and Certificate of Insurance are required.

All Band Shell reservations are pending Park Manager/Director approval.  Please download the Policy and Application below for your event.  If, after reviewing the appropriate policy, you have questions contact the Parks Department for more information by calling 517-244-7185.

Please mail the finished applications as well as a Cerfiticate of Insurance to the Ingham County Parks Department at P.O. Box 178, Mason, Michigan 48854 or FAX the application to 517-244-7190.

The Band Shell Policy explains the standards and requirements in detail and is a ten page .PDF document.  Click here to download the Policy.

All four pages of the Band Shell Use Application must be completed and mailed/faxed to the Ingham County Parks Department Office 60 days prior to the date of the proposed event.  All information and required documentation must be received no later than 30 days prior to the date of the event.  Click here to download the Application.

The following fees will be charged for the Band Shell stage:

Monday - Thursday, 11am-3pm	No Charge
Monday - Thursday, 5pm-sunset	No Charge
Monday - Thursday, 11am-sunset	No Charge
Friday, 11am-3pm	$50
Friday, 5pm-sunset	$100
Friday, 11am-sunset	$150
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays, 8am-11am	$50
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays, 5pm-sunset	$100

Please note that the Band Shell is not available for rental on Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays from 11am-5pm; prior to 11am Monday-Friday; and on Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day due to the free Friday night Band Shell concert series.

Use of Band Shell Equipment:
Public Address System - $75.00
Stage Chairs - $25.00
Music Stands - $25.00
If using all 3 types of equipment the fee is $100

Applicable fees are required 60 days prior to the planned event. These fees are non-refundable