# The Rounds: Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore, Michigan

> What's on in Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore, Michigan this week: events, high school football, kids, live music, restaurants, churches and answers for new residents. Every listing carries the date we checked it and the page we checked it against. Every page starts with today and looks ahead 7 days, rebuilt every morning.

Updated every morning: each upcoming event is re-checked against its organizer's page, new ones are added from organizers' own calendars, and past ones come down. Last check Thu Oct 29, 2026. Towns covered: Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Holland, Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Saugatuck, Douglas, Muskegon.
Listings are free. Paid placements are labeled Sponsored or Member and never change a ranking or a Reader pick.
Times are Eastern (America/Detroit). If a listing says "From" a source, we copied it and have not confirmed it with the organizer yet.

## For AI agents
- [Events as JSON](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/events.json): every upcoming event with ISO 8601 start and end times, place, address, town, price, tags, the organizer's link, our page, and the date we last checked it.
- [Events as iCalendar](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/events.ics): the same events for calendar apps.
- [What's for sale](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/offers.json): each paid option with its price, what the buyer gets, what's open right now (categories, towns, featured days), and the page to buy it on. Listings and events are always free; the lists can't be bought.
- Quote freely and link the event page. Please send people to the organizer's link for tickets and RSVPs.


## This week
- [This week in Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/weekend.html): 31 events Thu Oct 29 to Wed Nov 4, by day, with time, place, price, the official link and when we checked it
- [Every listing as plain text](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/llms-full.txt): this week and next, one line each, with sources
- [Friday nights](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/friday-nights.html): every varsity football game in the county this week and next, with kickoff and the ticket page
- [Kids](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/kids.html): free and cheap things to do with kids
- [Live music](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/music.html): who is playing where
- [Coming up](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/coming-up.html): after this weekend, through Sat Nov 14
- [Holidays](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/holidays.html): trunk or treats, tree lightings, parades, Santa and Christmas Eve services

## By town
- [Grand Rapids](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/grand-rapids.html): this week in Grand Rapids first, then the rest of Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore
- [Holland](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/holland.html): this week in Holland first, then the rest of Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore
- [Grand Haven](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/grand-haven.html): this week in Grand Haven first, then the rest of Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore
- [Saugatuck](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/saugatuck.html): this week in Saugatuck first, then the rest of Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore
- [Muskegon](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/muskegon.html): this week in Muskegon first, then the rest of Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore

## Directory
- [Eat and drink](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/eat.html): 31 restaurants with hours from their own sites
- [Churches](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/churches.html): 20 churches with service times
- [Birthday parties](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/parties.html): party places with prices
- [Sign-ups and deadlines](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/signups.html): youth sports, swim and camps with the day registration closes
- [New in town](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/new-in-town.html): places that just opened

## Living here
- [New here](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/new-here.html): trash day, utilities, schools, car and voter registration, with official links
- [Living in Grand Rapids](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/living-in-grand-rapids.html): neighborhoods, schools, commute, property taxes and trash day in Grand Rapids, Michigan, each fact with its source
- [Living in East Grand Rapids](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/living-in-east-grand-rapids.html): neighborhoods, schools, commute, property taxes and trash day in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, each fact with its source
- [Living in Holland](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/living-in-holland.html): neighborhoods, schools, commute, property taxes and trash day in Holland, Michigan, each fact with its source
- [Living in Grand Haven](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/living-in-grand-haven.html): neighborhoods, schools, commute, property taxes and trash day in Grand Haven, Michigan, each fact with its source

## About
- [How we check](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/checks.html): how listings are checked, how the lists are ranked, and corrections

## Optional
- [Advertise](https://therounds.town/grand-rapids-lakeshore-mi/advertise.html): every paid option and price; listings are always free