Grand Rapids Nightlife
You'll find plenty of things to do after dark in Grand Rapids. Our downtown entertainment district puts you in the middle of a dazzling array of nighttime diversions: live-music places, sports bars, brewpubs, comedy clubs, theatres and more. Everything's within a five-minute walk of your downtown hotel!
Venture outside the city center and you’ll find even more nightlife fun – from concert venues and cocktail rooms to dance clubs and sports bars to bowling alleys and a fowling alley. Visit scores of craft breweries, cideries, distilleries and meaderies, all over town. If you’re up for a short drive, hit the game tables at Gun Lake Casino or take a moonlight stroll along a Lake Michigan beach. Scroll down to search our nightlife options by region and category.
Ideas for your night out!
Ideas for your night out!
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Locally Owned & Operated LGBTQ+ Businesses to Check Out
- by Rick Jensen photo by Experience Grand Rapids
- 14 min story
Grand Rapids is home to many locally owned and operated LGBTQIA+ businesses. The city is now a…
Locally Crafted Hard Seltzer in Grand Rapids
- by Rick Jensen photo by Brian Craig for Experience Grand Rapids
- 4 min story
Hard seltzer continues to attract new fans across the nation and is one of the hottest new trends in…
Dive Bars to Check Out in Grand Rapids
- by Rick Jensen photo by Austin Graff (@austinkgraff on Instagram)
- 8 min story
The term “dive bar” has evolved in meaning over the years. What once meant an…
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