It’s Easter Weekend...that means Easter Egg Hunts and Easter Brunch. We also have concerts, comedy, and Earth Day celebrations!

Some activities include the kids, while others are more for the adults.

Click on the event title for additional information.

 

  • 1

    Godsmack

    Van Andel Arena, 130 Fulton St. W, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    Friday, April 19th,2019 - 7:00 pm

    Cost: Tickets start at $37.00

    Earlier this year, Godsmack released “When Legends Rise” via BMG and Spinefarm, marking the band's seventh studio album and their first in four years. The acclaimed 11-song collection, fueled by the Top 5 rock song and video "Bulletproof" plus the video track "When Legends Rise," entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart in the top ten (#8), with four #1 placements on other charts: Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Music Albums, Top Independent Albums and Top Alternative Albums.

  • 2

    Comedian Derek Richards

    Dr. Grin’s at The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Ave., NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    Friday, April 19th, 2019 - 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm

    Saturday, April 20th, 2019 - 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm

    Cost: Tickets are $10-$15 depending on time of show

    Derek brings the funny with tales about his blue-collar upbringing, his divorce, the holidays and his child-free existence. A veteran of several USO tours, Richards was chosen as one of the first performers at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after the base began guarding jailed Al-Qaeda terrorists. The comedy tour earned Richards national coverage in Newsweek. He also has performed at U.S. base camps in Iraq, Afghanistan, and more than 15 countries.

  • 3

    Almost Selena - A Tribute To Selena

    20 Monroe Live, 11 Ottawa Ave., NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    Friday, April 19th, 2019 - 8:00 pm

    Cost: Tickets start at $15.00

    Almost Selena is a tribute to the Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla, who tragically lost her life too soon in 1995 at the age of 23, shortly after a breakthrough Grammy win. Almost Selena is more than a show, it's an experience! One of the closest Selena Quintanilla tribute shows in North America. 100% authentic in the sound, the look, and the clothing. Selena's last concert was a record-breaking sold-out show at the Houston Astrodome on February 26, 1995. This last concert will be performed in its entirety.

  • 4

    Easter Egg Hunts

    Various Locations

    Saturday, April 20th, 2019 - Various Times

    Cost: Free at most places

    There are several Easter Egg hunts this weekend. It’s the Betty Ford Easter Egg-Stravaganza at the Ford Presidential Museum Saturday morning beginning at 9:30 am. There is another Egg Hunt at John Ball Zoo at 10 am. Robinette’s will be having their hunt starting at Noon. There are also several other Easter Egg Hunts at local parks and churches.

  • 5

    Super Dank Earth Day at HopCat GR

    HopCat (Downtown Grand Rapids, MI), 25 Ionia Ave., SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    Saturday, April 20th, 2019 - 11:00 am-12:00 Midnight

    Cost: Unknown

    It's the greenest beer event ever! Grab your buds and blaze a trail to HopCat for Super Dank Earth Day, a combined celebration of the dankest beers available for the 4/20 holiday and a fund-raising event to mark Earth Day. For the greenest of holidays, they are also highlighting the importance of blue. HopCat's locations are working with brewery partners to raise over $30K for nonprofit clean-water organizations in our communities. They will be supporting FLOW for Water, which works to safeguard the Great Lakes through policy initiatives & support for the campaign to Shut Down Line 5.

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    Earth Day Celebration

    Blandford Nature Center, 1715 Hillburn Ave., NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

    Saturday, April 20th, 2019 - 12:00 Noon-3:00 pm

    Cost: Free

    The Saturday before Earth Day, Blandford invites you to come and see all that they have to offer, FREE of charge! Hike the trails, see the historic buildings, visit the farm, and partake in activities. You can also roam through the woods during a special Blandford scavenger hunt.

  • 7

    Free Beer & Hot Wings Live at Night

    DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave., NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    Saturday, April 20th, 2019 - 8:00 pm

    Cost: Tickets start at $30.86

    Live at Night gives listeners of The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show on 97.9 WGRD an opportunity to see a different side of Free Beer & Hot Wings as the show takes aim at local news stories, famous celebrities and even members of the audience.

    This special event will allow the guys -- Free Beer, Hot Wings, Joe, and Steve -- to interact with their fans while focusing on everything Grand Rapids. Listeners will experience their favorite show features live in person, like Dumber than The Show Trivia, and more.

  • 8

    Mike Epps: Funny As Ish Comedy Tour

    Van Andel Arena, 130 Fulton St. W, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    Saturday, April 20th, 2019 - 8:00 pm

    Cost: Tickets start at $59.00

    Mike Epps is generating an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers for being not only one of the funniest comic actors in town, but also for his burgeoning dramatic talent. Epps steadily climbed his way up the stand-up comedy ranks when he was recognized by a national audience in 1995 for appearing on HBO's Def Comedy Jam (which, years later, he would go on to host). During a performance at LA's Comedy Store, Epps caught the attention of Ice Cube. This led to the first of three feature films they would do together: the cult hits "Next Friday," "Friday after Next," and "All About the Benjamins." On March 28, Harper Collins released his autobiography called Unsuccessful Thug, written by Mike about his life and childhood.

  • 9

    Mega 80's Prince Remembrance Show

    The Intersection, 133 Grandville Ave., SW, Grand Rapids. MI 49503

    Saturday, April 20th, 2019 - 9:00 pm

    Cost: Tickets are $12.00

    Take a handful of your favorite 80’s songs, a splash of some retro fashion, a pinch of panache and an eye-popping video spectacle in the background and what do you get? The Mega 80’s, of course! Since their emergence onto the Detroit music scene, the Mega 80’s have taken southeast Michigan by storm. Now veterans of the 80’s cultural milieu, they are still rocking as hard as ever.

  • 10

    Easter Brunch

    Various Locations

    Sunday, April 21st, 2019 - Various Times

    Cost: Varies

    Many restaurants in West Michigan will be featuring an Easter Brunch this Sunday. Check with your favorite restaurant to see if they have plans to serve up a breakfast/lunch for the Easter holiday. Some of the restaurants that we know about are Divani, Wheelhouse, Long Road Distillers, Big E’s, CityFlats Hotel in Grand Rapids, and 7 Monks Taproom.

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