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Experience Grand Rapids is fortunate to enjoy the support of a community that understands and appreciates the value of business and leisure travel to the area. In return, we strive to keep community members informed on what we are doing and how our efforts impact the local economy and quality of life. We created this page to showcase recent EXGR developments, points of local pride and the ongoing effort to make Grand Rapids/Kent County feel more welcoming to everyone. Subscribe to the Friends of Experience GR newsletter to have the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every quarter.
Take a look at a few of the many reasons to be proud of Grand Rapids and Kent County.
The 49507 Project is a liberated public arts project unlike anything that I’ve seen in West…
Over the early fall of 2021, seven murals created by seven local BIPOC artists came to life in Grand…
Celebrating Grand Rapids means celebrating the people, traditions, cultures, and of course, food! This…
‘Together Again’ If you have never been to the Grand Rapids Pride Festival, you’ll…
How and why Grand Rapids is becoming a better place for all to live, work & visit.
Explore Grand Rapids' diverse and welcoming community.
Experience Grand Rapids shares in the grief felt by the Lyoya family, our local community, and our nation in the tragic loss of Patrick Lyoya’s life. We also grieve the deaths of countless others who…
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