Lansing's 420 Music Festival: Details on cannabis, Mike Tyson, the hip-hop show and more
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Lansing's 420 Music Festival, a cannabis and hip-hop event, is returning to Lansing for the second year with more vendors and a boxing legend.
"We're expecting 8,000 people," said Mark King, production manager for College Entertainment Productions.
Organizers originally planned the inaugural festival for 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to shift plans to late summer 2021. This year, King said the festival is back and partnered with LIV Cannabis to bring in boxing legend Mike Tyson and artists Curren$y and Bun B. The event runs from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday at Adado Riverfront Park.
"There's a host of other local artists that are on the card as well, Lansing artists. They're coming from all over," King said.
Lansing Police are ready for an out-of-the-ordinary influx of people in the area, according to Public Information Director Robert Merritt. The department is aware of consumption on festival grounds per licensing issued to organizers.
"Much like the Common Ground festivities, LPD’s role will be the same, monitoring traffic and assisting on flow, as well as basic parking support," Merritt said in an email.
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Festival rules limit bags and outside food, weed
Fans are encouraged to have fun at the festival, but King said all must adhere to the following rules:
No backpacks or large purses
No outside foods, drinks, alcohol or marijuana
No glass, fireworks or weapons
No re-entry allowed
"There will be plenty, believe me, of weed. There's no need to bring," King said.
He suggested people to bring cash or a debit card to use at the festival. Credit cards will not be accepted. A dozen food vendors will be onsite who can take credit cards, such as California Burrito.
Unlike earlier this week, Saturday's high will be near 77 with partly cloudy skies, according to the National Weather Service's forecast.
People may bring in lawn chairs and blankets to rest at the park.
Traffic will be blocked off in between Grand Avenue, Shiawassee, Cedar and Saginaw Streets. Due to the consumption of cannabis, King said only attendees age 21 and over may attend and a valid ID is needed to enter.
General admission tickets are available for $50 each. King said those tickets are available to purchase the day of the event. VIP tickets, which come with private viewing and consumption areas, are available for $200.
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Attendees are directed to enter the festival on the western side of the Grand River.
Where can I park, stay in downtown Lansing?
Parking is free in Lansing-owned lots from 6 p.m. on Friday until 6 a.m. Monday. King recommended attendees use public lots rather than street parking.
Attendees are urged to use the following ramps:
North Grand Avenue Ramp: 960 spaces available
South Capital Ramp: 866 spaces available
Additional parking options are available on the city's parking website. Several electric scooters are scattered throughout Downtown Lansing to make commuting to and from the riverfront easier.
Discount rates are no longer available at the downtown Marriott or Radisson hotels. Market rate rooms, however, are still available while they last.
How to catch Mike Tyson at the 420 Music Festival
The boxing legend is anticipated to first stop at the LIV Cannabis dispensary in Lansing "earlier in the day," King said. Following the appearance, Tyson will be on festival grounds around 3 p.m. The visits are to promote his Tyson 2.0 premium cannabis products. They are being produced in collaboration with Common Citizen, which will grow Tyson's marijuana at its facility near Marshall.
"His launch is based around our festivals so that we can't get any bigger than that," King said. "We got the introduction of JSON bytes, the Pound Cake and the Knockout 2.0."
Merritt added Lansing Police is in close coordination with event coordinators and "does not anticipate any problems."
"That's one thing that the recreational cannabis is doing, bringing together people evolve backgrounds and cultures to have fun," King said.
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Contact reporter Krystal Nurse at (517) 267-1344 or knurse@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @KrystalRNurse.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: What to expect at Lansing's 420 Music Festival: Marijuana, Mike Tyson
