10 Things To Do this Weekend: February 28th-March 1st
It’s the last weekend in February, plus we get to celebrate Leap Day! We have everything from Disney on Ice to Tubing, Comedy and Beer, Basketball to Butterflies, Runs, Comedy and more!
Some activities include the kids, while others are more for the adults.
Click on the event title for additional information.
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Beer Month GR
Various Locations
Saturday, February 15th, 2020 through Sunday, March 15th, 2020
Cost: Varies
Savor the Craft during a month-long celebration of Grand Rapids' exceptional craft beer scene. Highlights include Cool Brews. Hot Eats, the 15th Annual Winter Beer Festival, Sounds of Beer City which features live music at the breweries, and plenty of other beer-centric events at Grand Rapids craft breweries.
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Tubing at Cannonsburg Ski Area
Cannonsburg Ski Area, 7825 Cannonsburg Rd NE, Cannon, MI 49341
Fridays - 4:00 pm-10:00 pm
Saturdays - 11:00 am-10:00 pm
Sundays - 11:00 am-9:00 pm
Cost: $20.00
Bring your friends and family because tubing is fun for all *ages! The fast and fun tubing lanes are serviced by a state-of-the-art magic carpet, ensuring your group gets maximum laps! Tickets are good for 3 hours of tubing! A waiver is required and participants must be 42″ tall. Be sure to listen to Jojo and Scott on 98.7 WFGR for your chance to win some tubing passes.
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Disney On Ice presents Celebrate Memories
Van Andel Arena, 130 Fulton St. W, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Friday, February 28th, 2020 - 7:00 pm
Saturday, February 29th, 2020 - 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, & 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 1st, 2020 - 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, & 7:00 pm
Price: Tickets start at $20.00
Your favorite Disney stories come to life at Disney On Ice presents Celebrate Memories! Sail along with Moana on her high-seas adventure and dance with Woody, Buzz and all the Toy Story friends. Feel inspired when love wins in Frozen and dreams come true for the Disney Princesses. Share the excitement and make new memories the whole family will treasure forever!
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Comedian Jessimae Peluso
Dr. Grin’s at The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Ave., NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Friday, February 28th, 2020 - 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm
Saturday, February 29th, 2020 - 5:30 pm, 8:00 pm & 10:30 pm
Cost: Tickets are $15.00-$20.00 depending on show time
Jessimae has appeared on the small screen as a cast member for MTV’s “Girl Code” & “Failosophy”, with appearances on TBS’ “Deal With It”, NBC’s “Last Call With Carson Daly Spotlight”, Comedy Central’s “@Midnight”, E!’s “Chelsea Lately”, Fox’s “World’s Funniest Fails”, AXS’s “Gotham Live”, “The Tyra Banks Show”, Tru TV’s “All Worked Up”, OWN Network’s “It’s Not You It’s MEn”, and an international Nintendo ad campaign. She can also be seen touring the country on her #JessAmericaTour.
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Winter Trail Fest Half Marathon and Five Mile Run
Deep Lake Rustic Campground, Yankee Springs Recreation Area, Middleville, MI 49333
Saturday, February 29th, 2020 - 12:00 pm
Cost: $55.00
Description: Some call it Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Half, some call it The Winter Trail Fest Half some just think What The F..... This race is not for the weak at heart or the cold intolerant. We will be down at Yankee Springs for a winter trail half marathon race and they will be hoping for some of the nastiest conditions possible! They really want you to earn your WTF Medal and WTF custom hoodie! The afternoon start will give you a chance to relax and enjoy the morning before tackling 13.1 brutal miles in the afternoon! There will be easy to follow trail markings, a lot of gels, Gatorade, and water on the course, live results, and unique prizes! At the finish, they will have some warm cocoa, a bumper sticker and an awesome finisher's medal to show people when they ask you “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot were you thinking, racing a trail half marathon that crosses a creek in the middle of a Michigan winter?!” (There are just a few spots available -- sign up now).
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Basketball: The Grand Rapids Drive vs. The Lakeland Magic
The DeltaPlex Arena, 2500 Turner Ave., NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544
Saturday, February 29th, 2020 - 7:00 pm
Cost: Tickets start at $5.00
It will be Ben Wallace Bobblehead Night! Also on Saturday nights it is the Family 4 Pack. Get 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas for $44.
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GR Symphony Presents Symphony with Soul
DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave., NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Saturday, February 29th, 2020 - 8:00 pm
Cost: Tickets start at $18.00
The Grand Rapids Symphony brings you Symphony with Soul. With this one time performance don’t miss this amazing show at DeVos Performance Hall! It’s their 19th annual celebration of African-American musical expression, bridging cultures through the shared language of music. Symphony with Soul special guest is set to be Jazz trumpet great Terence Blanchard. Blanchard has been dubbed "one of his generation's most artistically mature and innovative artists and a committed support of jazz education," as well as being a phenomenal trumpeter and a six-time Grammy Award winner. Symphony with Soul also features the Grand Rapids Symphony Community Chorus, a vocal ensemble that sings in the gospel tradition, led by Duane Shields Davis.
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Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave., NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Runs Sunday, March 1st, 2020 through Thursday, April 30th, 2020
Cost: Included with admission
Opening this Sunday is the annual Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming exhibition at Meijer Gardens. It is the largest temporary tropical butterfly exhibition in the nation. Tropical butterflies from around the world fly freely in the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory every March and April. Throughout the exhibition, there is special educational programming and the Lena Meijer Children’s Garden offers butterfly-themed activities.
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Grand Rapids VegBash Plant Based Food Festival
Clearwater Place, 1430 Monroe Ave., NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Sunday, March 1st, 2020 - 11:00 am-5:00 pm
Cost: $9.00 to $13.00
It is an evening celebration of vegan and vegetarian cuisine featuring the food of up to 6 amazing restaurants, caterers and food trucks, live music, food product exhibits, cruelty free shopping vendors, kids' activities and more. A VIP Preview ticket option will be available for a limited number of guests, arriving between 11 am and 1 pm. General Admission to the 2020 Grand Rapids VegBash begins at 1 pm and continues until the event ends at 5 pm.
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Free Pinball Day
The Pyramid Scheme, 68 Commerce Ave., SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Sunday, March 1st, 2019 - 4:00 pm-Close
Cost: Free
Head out to play some free pinball! This is for 21+. Current list of pinball machines: Addams Family, Batman 66, Congo, Creature From The Black Lagoon, Deadpool, Dialed In, Game Of Thrones, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Indiana Jones Pinball Adventure, Iron Maiden, Medieval Madness, Metallica, Monster Bash, Scared Stiff, The Shadow, Simpsons Pinball Party, Spiderman, Star Wars, Tales Of The Arabian Nights, Theatre Of Magic, Total Nuclear Annihilation, Twilight Zone, White Water & Walking Dead. (This event is 21 or over, but they will also be doing an All Ages Pinball Day the day before, on Saturday, February 29th, 2020, from 1:00 pm-8:00 pm. Minors must be accompanied by an adult 21+ or older.)