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Grand Rapids Pride Festival's theme for 2019 is "Proud to Be."

Your Guide to the 2023 Grand Rapids Pride Festival

by Rick Jensen / photo by Pride Festival. Performer: Batty Davis, 2018. Photographer: Eric Zuniga

Published Jun. 06, 20235 Min Story

Celebrating pride in Grand Rapids for 35 years If you have never been to the Grand Rapids Pride Festival, you’ll want to check it out on Saturday, June 17, from noon to 10 p.m. at Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids. This year the event will ring in 35 years of celebrating Pride in the city of…

A mother and father pushing their baby in a stroller through a decorative tunnel at a park

World of Winter Family Itinerary

by Jackie Kanyolo / photo by Rashelle Whiteharris for Experience GR. Artwork: Passage of Shadow and Light by Laura Kloosterman.

Published Jan. 12, 20236 Min Story

Grand Rapids is the city I’ve called home my whole life. And while I’ve traveled Michigan thoroughly over the years, I’ve struggled to embrace Michigan winters once the holiday decor comes down. That is, until downtown Grand Rapids started hosting the World of Winter in 2018. World of Winter is an…