The Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival is the original syrup festival in Michigan, starting in 1940. The festival includes carnival rides, a talent show, arts and crafts, a flea market, two parades, a petting zoo, a princess pageant, various displays, games, free entertainment, a pancake derby, and arm wrestling. Enjoy pancakes with real maple syrup offered by the Maple Valley Band Boosters and the American Legion. For details, visit syrupfest.org.

Join the Hippity Hop 5K at the Potter Park Zoo for the sixth annual event. All registered participants get a free entry into the zoo. The race will start and finish near the entrance to the zoo, running along the Lansing River Trail. All proceeds are going to the Child Benefit Fund, assisting at-risk families in Ingham County. For details, visit  runsignup.com/Race/MI/Lansing/HippityHop5K.

Attend the book launch party of Michigan author Cindy William Schrauben for her new picture book, “This Could Be You.” This event at Impression 5 Science Center in Lansing is open to all ages. Science center admission applies. The event features games, crafts, a photo booth, book signing and prizes, as well as live readings at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. For details, visit impression5.org/home.

Catch the musical sensation, featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway. Lin-Manuel Miranda takes the story of one of America’s Founding Fathers and brings it to life on the stage. See the American Revolution in the spotlight at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing. Visit whartoncenter.com/events/detail/hamilton for details.