The Grand Rapids Film Festival normally takes place in April and the Mr Michigan Leather Weekend is an annual September affair at Dunes Resort.(see our events listings) and In 2016 their LGBT film festival screened at the Park Theater and the Holland Civic Theatre. Holland Pride also takes place each year in June, with a celebration on the waterfront. See upcoming plans at their website or local media such as PrideSource. Alexander Calder's abstract sculpture, La Grande Vitesse, is in the public square at City Hall.įrand Rapids Pride in recent years has taken place in June, downtown at Calder Plaza or at Riverside Park on the NW side. The Festival of the Arts takes place around town the first weekend of June each year, with food, art, music, dance, poetry, film, and more. Venues include the DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Avenue NW.
The Grand Rapids Symphony, one of America’s leading regional orchestras, was founded in 1930 and presents more than 400 performances a year.
See the CDC website for details and updates.įor local Covid-19 updates see the City of Grand Rapids and State of Michigan websites.įirst settled in 1826 in an area of Indian tribes, mis and fur traders, Grand Rapids was incorporated as a city on April 2, 1850.Ī major regional lumbering center, Grand Rapids became known as the foremost center for premium US furniture manufacturing during the last half of the 19th century, and nicknamed "Furniture City." It was later the site for one of the first regularly scheduled US airline passenger routes, with flights from Grand Rapids to Detroit/Dearborn, beginning July 31, 1926. There are restrictions on the entry of some travelers into the United States in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19.