Grand Rapids is located on the Grand River, east of Lake Michigan, and it has a population nearing 200,000. It is home to over 100 live music venues located throughout the city where visitors are able to enjoy a great range of musical genres, many performing arts centers, the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Patterson Ice Arena, and many other attractions including Lake Michigan for numerous outdoor activities and tours. The city offers visitors many fun and interesting things to see and do during their stay including a wide range of cool things to do at night. Scroll down to read about the things to do at night in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1. Behold one of Shakespeare's masterpieces at the Dog Story Theatre
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We love everyone in the theater community, including our performers, crew, and guests. Because of COVID-19, our doors...
Posted by Dog Story Theater on Saturday, April 11, 2020
Stop by for a cultural experience one evening and behold the actors perform one of Shakespeare’s classics. The theatre offers reasonably priced tickets to all who want to catch a glimpse of their interpretation of Macbeth, Much a Do About Nothing, and other renderings of Shakespeare. There is a comedy night on Mondays to give the audience an evening of enjoyment and a break from all that Old English vocabulary.
Dog Story Theater
Address: 7 Jefferson Avenue SE
Website: Dog Story Theatre
Price: 75 USD
2. Laugh the evening away at Dr. Grins Comedy Club
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Dr. Grins has been home to comedians since 1997 and it has produced nationally acclaimed performers including Greg Fitzsimmons, Nikki Glaser, Kevin Nealon, Aries Spears, and many others. Dr. Grins offers patrons a pre-show dinner menu of pizza, sandwiches, and appetizers along with drink specials prior to watching the evening’s entertainment. To be noted, Dr. Grins is an environment catering to those 21 and up, making it not suitable for the entire family.
Dr. Grins Comedy Club
Address: 3F - 20 Monroe Avenue NW
Website: Dr. Grins Comedy Club
Opening hours: Thursday: 8:00 am - 11:30 pm; Friday: 8:00 pm - 12:00 am; Saturday: 6:00 pm - 12:00 am; Closed Sunday - Wednesday
Price: 11 - 30 USD
3. Experience the grace and beauty of ballet at Grand Rapids Ballet
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Posted by Grand Rapids Ballet on Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Come and be inspired by the magic of dance at Michigan’s only professional ballet company. Grand Rapids Ballet is celebrating its 47th season with Firebird, Alice in Wonderland, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and others which include artful performances full of passion and skill against the music of renowned artists like Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Queen, Roberta Flack and others. Lovers of culture will be captivated by the talented choreography, beauty, and grace of the company’s ballet dancers. Be prepared for performances full of pirouettes, plies, and soaring jetes across the stage during afternoon matinees or evening soirees.
Grand Rapids Ballet
Address: 341 Ellsworth Avenue SW
Website: Grand Rapids Ballet
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Closed Saturday & Sunday (Performance day times vary from matinees to evenings)
Price: 48 - 52 USD
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4. Enjoy your fave cult classics at the Wealthy Theatre
Watch the red velvet curtain rise on some amazing live theatre performances and musical acts at this restored historic theatre and performing arts center. Refer to the marquis for movies that include cult classics to current screenings to keep all in the family happy. Either purchase your tickets at the box office or online to enjoy a matinee or evening performance.
Wealthy Theatre
Address: 1130 Wealthy Street SE
Website: Wealthy Theatre
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Price: 10 USD
5. Rock out to live music at Billy's Lounge
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Posted by Billy's Lounge on Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Enjoy an evening soaking up the intimate ambiance of candlelit tables while enjoying live music. The lively dance floor features theme nights weekly including 80s Revival Dance Party Nights, Fiery Latin Nights, Throwback Thursdays, and special guest performances throughout the week. Stop in one evening for a memorable night of pleasure at Billy’s Lounge while visiting Grand Rapids.
Billy's Lounge
Address: 1437 Wealthy Street SE
Website: Billy’s Lounge
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 3:00 pm - 2:00 am; Saturday: 8:00 pm - 2:00 am; Sunday: 9:00 pm - 2:00 am
Price:11 - 30 USD
6. Enjoy being pampered at Design 1 Salon Spa
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Posted by Design 1 Salon Spa on Friday, November 2, 2018
Drop by 1 of 3 Grand Rapids locations of Design 1 Salon Spa for a day of pampering and complete relaxation. Enjoy sitting back and letting the talented stylists take care of you as you read one the salon provided magazines. Services include hair styling and color treatments, manicures, pedicures, and soothing massages of bamboo, deep tissue, and hot stone to leave you feeling totally rejuvenated and ready to discover more of Grand Rapids.
Design 1 Salon Spa
Address: Suite 102, 5747 28th Street SE
Website: Design 1 Salon Spa
Opening hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm; Friday: 8:00 - 7:00 pm; Saturday: 8:00 - 5:00 pm
Price: 15 - 140 USD
7. Delve into a literary classic at Schuler Books & Music
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Posted by Schuler Books on Thursday, August 26, 2021
Stop by to search the many titles of classic and current literary favorites on the shelves at Schuler Books & Music. Turn through the pages of such classics as Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind to Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations to Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and onto John Grisham’s The Firm, The Runaway Jury, and the Client. Their wide selection includes travel, children’s, fiction and non-fiction pieces and everything in between for readers to enjoy during a day spent quietly delving into one of their books. Guests have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of CDs to listen to music or e-books and DVDs to watch while relaxing in one of their leather chairs and sipping on a latte from the in-store cafe.
Schuler Books & Music
Address: 2660 28th Street SE
Website: Schuler Books & Music
Opening hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm; Friday & Saturday: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm; Sunday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Price: 10 - 25 USD
8. Satisfy your sweet tooth at Spoonlickers
Editor’s note: Establishment is permanently closed.
Lovers of sweets will have a difficult time deciding which frozen dessert to satisfy their sweet tooth. All their yummy frozen and baked products are produced from scratch. There is creamy frozen custard in chocolate almond toffee and cinnamon donuts as well as frozen yogurt cakes. Intense flavors of pineapple mango, sangria, margarita, and lemon raspberry are among the refreshing sorbetto choices served at all three Grand Rapids locations. No parlor would be complete without a display full of irresistible gelato which is a perfect way to savor flavors such as cherry, pistachio, and hazelnut cappuccino during daily afternoon breaks as in Italy.
Spoonlickers
Address: 616 Fulton West
Website: Spoonlickers
Opening hours: Monday - Saturday: 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm; Sunday: 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Price: Under 10 USD
9. Enjoy a wine tasting at Cascade Winery
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Come by for a tasting of the delightful wines produced with fruits harvested from local orchards and farms. Tastings are offered at the tasting bar daily at six samples for USD 5. Don’t forget to take home some bottles of the award-winning wines offered in flavors such as pear, strawberry, and apple. The wide array of reds, blushes, whites, and dessert wines along with recipes and souvenirs can be taken home as gifts.
Cascade Winery
Address: 4665 Broadmoor Avenue SE
Website: Cascade Winery
Opening hours: Monday - Thursday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm; Friday & Saturday: 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm; Closed Sunday
Price: 10 USD
10. Become a culinary artisan at Sur La Table's cooking class
Editor’s note: Establishment is permanently closed.
Pop into this upscale cooking store for a unique experience during your vacation. Visitors can spice up their holiday by enrolling in a 2 - 2.5-hour cooking class at the test kitchen. They can participate in a small group of up to eight students so they can receive hands-on teaching from the instructor. Enjoy preparing sumptuous recipes which change daily to suit the cuisine being prepared. Experiences include Parisian Bistro, Little Italy, American BBQ, and Springtime Seafood where visitors get to try their hand at preparing traditional dishes and get to enjoy a generous taste of each dish they create.
Sur La Table
Address: Suite 2488 - 2500 Burton Street SE
Website: Sur La Table
Opening hours: Monday - Saturday: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm; Sunday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Price: 45 USD
Enjoying the coolness of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is literally a cool city to visit during the winter months where guests can enjoy indoor activities such as ice hockey games, concerts, ballet, and curling up in front of the fireplace at Schuler’s Book Store. Spring and summer are a time for locals and visitors to ditch the parkas and venture out into the nearby wilderness to enjoy Lake Michigan, various parks and gardens, and to cool down with a delicious froyo in hand from a family field trip to Spoonlickers. We hope you’ve had a memorable time trying out some of the suggested activities during your visit to the “Super Cool” destination that is Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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