Entertainment

There’s no shortage of ways to spend a summer weekend in Grand Rapids. Whether you’re chasing live music, cheering on elite pickleball players, catching a Broadway favorite, exploring local art or simply looking for a memorable night out, the city has plenty on the calendar.

Film festivals are generally associated with red carpets, celebrity sightings and coveted invitations. But the fourth annual Cans Film Festival is taking a decidedly more down-to-earth approach: Skip the ticket. Bring a can.

It's not every day one of the biggest names in comedy announces a show just down the road from Grand Rapids.

Remember those records your wife told you to get rid of about 10 years ago, the ones you swore you’d “deal with later” before quietly sliding them a little deeper into the attic? Turns out, you were right all along; they are making a comeback. 

St. Cecilia Music Center’s Acoustic Café Folk Series will open its 2026–2027 season with a two-night statement of intent—one rooted in bluegrass tradition and global crossover reach, the other in genre-expanding virtuosity that has redefined what a banjo can do.

With the opening of the new Acrisure Amphitheater, it’s hardly news that downtown summer evenings are getting a little more melodic—but the Grand Rapids Downtown Market is adding its own refrain to the season.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has announced the 2026 lineup for Sunday Strings, a series of six live chamber music performances featuring West Michigan musicians.

It's a busy weekend across West Michigan and Up North, with everything from NASCAR racing and live music to art fairs and neighborhood celebrations.

Downtown Holland comes alive Thursday nights in the summer as the annual Street Performer Series returns.

The East Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department is expanding its popular summer entertainment series, Concerts and Movies in the Park.

Grand Rapids is heading into one of its biggest weekends of the spring season.

For West Michigan audiences who treasure chamber music — or simply the thrill of hearing world-class musicians perform live in an intimate setting — St. Cecilia Music Center’s season finale promises to be one of the spring’s defining classical events.

Opera lovers, take note: a Puccini-packed weekend is on the horizon in West Michigan.

This weekend in West Michigan offers the perfect mix of outdoor fun, springtime events, and ways to enjoy the season.

Joan Osborne brings her unmistakable voice and genre-blurring artistry to West Michigan on Thursday, April 30.

The Gilmore International Piano Festival and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra have teamed up on a new opera-inspired work about Texas-born pianist Van Cliburn.

“Dinner and a movie” may be a familiar refrain, but in Grandville, Michigan, it’s getting a welcome reset.

A full weekend slate of live music, theater, sports, and hands-on experiences unfolds across the Grand Rapids area.

Whether you’re in the mood for live theater, late-night museum wandering, cheap beer and hockey, or hands-on creativity, this weekend in Grand Rapids delivers every kind of outing.

Disney’s The Lion King roared to life last night at DeVos Performance Hall, kicking off its multi-week run from April 8 to 26.