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There’s a lot going on in Our Fair City and its surrounds. Most times you can’t make it to everything that you want to get to because of the sheer volume of events. Time to drop your excuses — these 6 events are absolute must-gos for this Fall.
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Where: Ionia Street in Downtown Grand Rapids
When: November 1, 2014, starting at 3pm (Full schedule)
How Much: General admission, $10
Halloween on Ionia (HOI for the cool kids) is the biggest Halloween party of the year in Grand Rapids. If you want to know where it will be going down, this is the place. Refer to the video above.
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Where: The DeltaPlex
When: November 8, 2014 (3pm to 8pm)
How Much: $20 – $40 (depending on the food/drink tickets you want)
Sooooo…. it’s an entire festival, comprised entirely of bacon and beer. And it’s at the DeltaPlex, which is really pretty big, so, that’s like, a lot of bacon and beer. Unless you’re veg, this is pretty much where you want to be on November 8. They’ll have small plates from local chefs (with bacon), cocktails and brews (with bacon) and bacontrepreneurs (with, one would imagine, bacon). In other words, bacon.
Where: Downtown Grand Rapids
When: November 8, 2014 (2pm-7pm)
How Much: Before Oct. 22, $20 / After that $30 (bulk discount available)
Crawl for a cause — this fundraiser is definitely the way to give to a worthy organization. The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan works to fight kidney disease and improve the quality of life for those living with it. The Krawl stops at The Grand Woods Lounge, McFadden’s, Peppino’s, & Ritz Koney, and includes drink specials, raffles, a t-shirt, and more! Registration starts at 1pm the day of.
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When: October 25, 2014 (11:30am-5pm)
Where: Rockford Brewing Company, Perrin Brewing Company, Cellar Brewing Company and The Hideout Brewing Company
How Much: $65 per person
A true enthusiast’s event. Travel to four different breweries north of GR with other beer lovers, meet the brewers, beer samples are included, all in the comfort of a 15-passenger van with a sober driver. Sounds like heaven to us. the “Great North” tour includes a trip to Rockford Brewing Company, Perrin Brewing Company, Cellar Brewing Company and The Hideout Brewing Company. Our friends at GR Beer Tours even bring an icy cooler so you can buy a sixer at stop one and take it home cold after stop four. Clever.
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When: October 31, 2014 (8:30pm)
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids
How Much: $12 advance / $14 day of
Look. We know it’s not exactly a beer event. But come on — you can tie one on and see Stepdad (and others). Watch the video above and tell me that’s not the most fun ever and how you really wanna spend your Halloween night listening to it. That track is practically on loop at the Beer O’Clock office.
And you know, while we’re on it, this goes for everything they do at the Scheme. If you haven’t been to a show there, you really need to get on it. Go ahead, just choose one at random. Play some pinball, drink good beer, dance it out.
Where: DeVos Place, downtown Grand Rapids
When: November 20-22, 2014 (times vary)
How Much: Single day, $15. 3-day pass, $40.
Though it doesn’t fall into our usual MO, being at DeVos place and being mostly debauchery free (though I will do immoral things to some artisan cheese), this event is the biggie when it comes to culinary conventions in the city. Featuring 1200+ wines and 200+ beers, the selection available for tasting is pretty great. Add in food from places we normally couldn’t afford that can be bought with your included tasting tickets, and you can definitely get your money’s worth of high-end comestibles.
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