Weekend Idea Round-Up

Our first fall weekend is upon us, and there's a lot to take in. The season - and our weekend calendar -  is full of color changes, pumpkins, and harvest festivals galore. If you're in the Grand Rapids area, you'll be blasted with all things ArtPrize. That's right, don your beret and grab a glass of wine: Michigan's second largest city has been turned into a giant art gallery featuring both the beautiful and the strange, and the city is talking about little else. It you're digging all the art in GR, take the short half hour drive to its neighbor Grand Haven where the city is hosting a similar event, ArtWalk.

Happy fall readers!

High five,

-Shannon

Starting This Weekend:

• Coopersville & Marne Railway: Pumpkin Train
• Rothbury: Double JJ Resort: Wicked Ranch

All Weekend:

• Grand Haven: ArtWalk
• Grand Rapids: ArtPrize
• Harbor Springs: Boyne Highlands: 3rd Annual Biketemberfest 
• Jackson Family Fall Festival 
• Traverse City KOA: Halloween at the KOA 

Friday:

• Grand Rapids Ballet Company: Guest Artist Series: Luna Negra Dance Theater

Friday & Saturday:

• Grand Rapids: John Ball Zoo Park: Oktoberfest
• Grand Rapids: Van Andel Arena: U.S. Army’s Spirit of America 
• Kalamazoo County Expo Center: Scrapbooking & Stamping Show 
• White Lake Annual Fall Fest

Saturday:

• Kalamazoo: Air Zoo: Super Science Saturday - To Space & Back
• Grand Rapids: DeVos Performance Hall: Comedian Mike Epps and Friends
• Holland Museum: What’s in Your Attic? 
• Traverse City: Music House Museum: Smithsonian Museum Day
• Vicksburg Harvest Festival

Saturday & Sunday:

• Fennville: Fenn Valley Vineyard: Winery Tours
• 42nd Fallasburg Fall Festival

Sunday:

• Harbor Country: Apple Cider Century

Don’t Forget:

• Harbor Springs: Boyne Highlands: Fall Color Horseback Trail Riding Adventure
• Grand Rapids: Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park: ColorFall, Chihuly, and Sculptors Celebrate the Legacy of Fred and Lena Meijer 
• Grand Rapids Children’s Museum: Curious George: Let's Get Curious! 
• Holland Museum: Be Prepared! 
• Muskegon Museum of Art: Detour Art, Remembering Newaygo County and Shout Freedom! 
• Niles Haunted House & Scream Park
• South Haven Center for the Arts: Small Art
• Traverse City: Dennos Museum Center: One Woman’s Creative Journey, Stitching Stories of Miracles and Memories and Celebrating Women

Planning ahead: WMTA.org is your place not only for this weekend's events, but a complete calendar for the coming months. Start planning your West Michigan vacation today!