A Glimpse of Africa
Mid August (2027 dates TBA)African music, dance, textiles, and food from across the continent, presented by West Michigan's African immigrant communities in Grand Rapids.
Festival details for A Glimpse of Africa →Festivals in Grand Rapids, Michigan
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ArtPrize
Mid-September to early October (2027 dates TBA)In 2009 a Grand Rapids entrepreneur proposed a social experiment: any artist from anywhere could enter, any downtown property owner could become a venue, and the public - not…
Festival details for ArtPrize →Beer City Brewers Fest
Late September-early October (2027 dates TBA)Grand Rapids took the Beer City USA title in a national online poll in 2012 and never let go of the name. Fourteen years on, the local brewers guild throws a free party under…
Festival details for Beer City Brewers Fest →Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival
Late AugustDozynki is the Polish harvest festival, marked for centuries in the old country and kept alive in Grand Rapids - polka, pierogi, and a blessing of the harvest by a community with…
Festival details for Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival →Dumpling Fest
Mid-September (2027 dates TBA)A festival built entirely around the dumpling - gyoza, momo, pierogi, empanadas, and whatever else counts, from vendors across West Michigan's Asian and Pacific Islander…
Festival details for Dumpling Fest →Festival Hispano de Grand Rapids
Early August (2027 dates TBA)A celebration of Latino culture in West Michigan - music, dance, and food from across Latin America, in a city with a large and long-established Hispanic community.
Festival details for Festival Hispano de Grand Rapids →GR Intl Wine, Beer & Food Festival
Nov 20-21, 2026Two convention halls, twelve hundred labels, and fifteen thousand people make this the largest tasting event in the Midwest - Michigan wineries and breweries sharing floor space…
Festival details for GR Intl Wine, Beer & Food Festival →Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival
Mid June (2027 dates TBA)Food, dance, and performance from West Michigan's Asian and Pacific Islander communities - a dozen-plus cultures sharing one downtown festival, with lion dancing and a food…
Festival details for Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival →Grand Rapids Cider Week
Early May (2027 dates TBA)Just north of downtown, the Fruit Ridge grows nearly three-quarters of Michigan's apples - and Michigan has more certified cideries than any state in the country - so Grand…
Festival details for Grand Rapids Cider Week →Grand Rapids Día de los Muertos Festival
Late October (2026 dates TBA)West Michigan's Latino community marks Día de los Muertos with altars, sugar skulls, marigolds, and traditional food — a celebration of the dead that's really a celebration of…
Festival details for Grand Rapids Día de los Muertos Festival →Grand Rapids Mexican Festival
Mid September (2027 dates TBA)A three-day celebration of Mexican culture run by the Mexican Heritage Association of West Michigan - folklórico dancers, mariachi, regional food, and a community that's been…
Festival details for Grand Rapids Mexican Festival →Grand Rapids Pride Festival
Late June (2027 dates TBA)West Michigan's largest Pride celebration, at Calder Plaza downtown - performances, a march, and thousands of people in a city that hasn't always been the easiest place to hold…
Festival details for Grand Rapids Pride Festival →Homecoming of the Three Fires Pow Wow
Mid-JuneThe Three Fires - Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi - gather in Grand Rapids for a traditional powwow with grand entry, drum groups, and dancers, on land their confederacy has…
Festival details for Homecoming of the Three Fires Pow Wow →Irish Off Ionia
Mid-March (2027 dates TBA)Grand Rapids closes off a downtown street for one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parties in Michigan - multiple stages, thousands of people in green, and a crowd that shows up…
Festival details for Irish Off Ionia →Noodle Fest
Early March (2027 dates TBA)The winter counterpart to Dumpling Fest - ramen, pho, lo mein, and noodles from across Asia served indoors during Grand Rapids' World of Winter, when the city programs its way…
Festival details for Noodle Fest →Oktoberfest Grand Rapids
Last full weekend of September (Fri-Sat)Grand Rapids has thrown its own Oktoberfest for over 40 years, run by the Edelweiss Club, a German-American social club founded in 1980. Imported beer from six sponsoring German…
Festival details for Oktoberfest Grand Rapids →Pulaski Days
First full weekend of October (Fri-Sun)For one weekend every October the Polish halls scattered across Grand Rapids throw open their doors - a dozen or so private clubs that are otherwise members-only, serving pierogi…
Festival details for Pulaski Days →Upheaval Festival
Jul 16-17, 2027A hard rock and metal festival in downtown Grand Rapids - national headliners on outdoor stages in a city better known for beer and art fairs.
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