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Grand Rapids Fall Activities

What makes fall so special in Grand Rapids? The world’s most attended public art event, one of America’s largest apple crops, seasonal beers, vibrant foliage and all sorts of ways to celebrate Halloween, for starters. It all starts with a fun-filled Labor Day Weekend and extends through the beginning of our year-end holiday celebrations. Make your fall getaway to a destination that offers amazing opportunities to enjoy every aspect of this dazzling season!

Scroll down to discover some of this fall’s hottest festivals, attractions and things to do. You’ll find even more fall activities on our Events page, where you can search by the dates of your visit and 25 + activity categories – including art, beer, children’s activities, nightlife and shopping, Visit our Trip Planning page for all you need to know about visiting and build your Grand Rapids itinerary.

U-picks, Farms & Wineries

Grand Rapids is the Apple Capital of Michigan, one of the nation’s top three apple-producing states. Celebrate the fall harvest with us:

Nick Irwin for Experience GR A variety of vibrant fruit and vegetables line the tables at Fulton Street Farmers Market while shoppers browse
Experiences

Family Farm Markets

  • by Experience Grand Rapids photo by Nick Irwin for Experience GR
  • 5 min

You can purchase fresh-picked produce - or pick your own - at many of the farms and farm markets that…

Halloween and Fall Events

Whether you’re intent on a family-friendly Halloween or you’re all about the scary stuff – or both – Grand Rapids is the place to be in October:

  • Kids and families will love the Pumpkin Train (Oct Saturdays & Sundays), Zoo Goes Boo (Oct 23-25 & Oct 30-Nov 1) and Hallowee-Ones at Meijer Gardens (Oct 31).
  • Thrill-seekers can experience 50,000 sq. ft. of pure terror at The Haunt, venture into a serial killer’s workshop at Abandoned Acres Farm and try to evade hordes of the walking dead in the Zombie Dash 5K (Oct 24).
  • Visit our Halloween page for more  – including trunk ‘n treats, ghost tours, corn mazes and other haunted attractions, and costume parties. There will be many more events and activities added to the page as the holiday grows near.
Full Moon over Grand Rapids

Halloween Activities

Halloween isn’t just day in Grand Rapids – it’s an entire month full of weird, wild, wacky, wonderful…

Live Music

From huge superstar concerts to intimate acoustic performances, Grand Rapids offers something for every music fan this fall:

Performing Arts

Fall in Grand Rapids brings all manner of performing arts to local stages:

Sports

Whether you like to watch or participate – or both – Grand Rapids has your athletic bases covered this fall:

Family Fun

Grand Rapids is filled with opportunities for kids and families to play their way:

Fall Foliage Color Tours

Fall is a fantastic time to feast your eyes on Grand Rapids’ natural beauty:

Food, Drink & Restaurant Week

Discover why Grand Rapids is a Top 20 U.S. Foodie City and the Craft Beverage Capital of America:

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Fall Bucket List

Fall Bucket List

White Pine Trail biking

Biking

photo by Matthew Medendorp