Name: Highlands Fall Festival
Start: 2026-10-17
End: 2026-10-17

Must play for those who enjoy the combination of tranquility, natural beauty and golf. Top 100 to Play, Golf Magazine 2002, 2007. US Open qualifier & 4 1/2 Stars, Golf Digest 2006.

Pilgrim's Run Golf Club

A self-serve wine bar featuring only Michigan-made wines and ciders, Pour Michigan Wine Barn offers tastings and experiences that educate guests about the unique terroirs, climate, and varietals distinctive to each of Michigan's five American Viticulture Areas (AVAs). The food menu includes charcuterie, flatbreads and other delicious wine accompaniments. Hours may vary by season.

Pour Michigan Wine Barn

Countryside Group is a receptive agent offering motorcoach or land packages to the beautiful state of Michigan. We have 35 years of experience in the group travel industry and are members of the American Bus Association.

Countryside Group

Stop in to the Upper Room of the City Impact Community Center to enjoy coffee drinks in a Christian-oriented space where everyone is welcomed. 7:30am-noon Mon-Wed & Fri.

Upper Room Coffee

Cedar Springs Brewing Company offers tours of their brewing facility free of cost, by appointment!

Brauhaus. Restaurant. Biergarten. Distillery. Winery. Gemütlichkeit on Main Street and the White Pine Trail in downtown Cedar Springs, less than 20 minutes north of downtown Beer City, USA. Join us in the heart of Cedar Springs for a freshly crafted beverage and a flavorful meal from our sustainably sourced kitchen.

Cedar Springs Brewing Company Facility Tour

Cedar Chase Golf Club, designed by architect W. Bruce Matthews III, offers unique challenges to all levels of golfers. The bent grass fairways, elevated tees, Scottish-like roughs and bunkers, and spacious, undulating greens give each hole its unique appearance. If you like isolated tree-lined fairways, picturesque par-threes over water or rolling Scottish links style holes, Cedar Chase Golf Club will soon become your preferred course in Western Michigan. Why travel hours to northern Michigan when your "up north" course is only minutes away?

Cedar Chase Golf Club

Providing full service transportation! Compass Coach owns & operates 17 vehicles from 29 p to 58 passengers. We have the capacity to transport up to 830 people at once.

Compass Coach

Discover our Adventure Park!

Come on down to Deer Tracks Junction Adventure Park where you will get up-close and personal with all of your favorite critters, like goats, pigs, mini donkeys, mini cows, camels, bunnies, and TONS of babies, just to name a few! Wander through the park at your leisure while loving on the animals and maybe feed them a snack or two. For the health and safety of our animals, feed only food purchased here - no outside food allowed. When you're done horsin' around with the animals, the adults will have a BLAST on our HUGE, Award-Winning play areas - oh, and the kids will have fun, too! There is always somethin' fun happenin' here!

Check out our DRIVE-THRU Safari! The only one in Michigan!

Come experience the WILD up close and personal! From the comfort of your own car, you can wind your way down the trails while feeding all kinds of animals like Fallow Deer, Llamas, Alpacas, Bison, Tibetan Yaks, and more. For the health and safety of our animals, feed only food purchased here - no outside food allowed. But watch out, 'cuz you never know what might be lurking around the next turn...maybe even Black Bears (no feeding allowed)! While on your safari, be on the lookout for giants that should have been extinct! Things have gotten wild out there, so keep your eyes peeled and drive safe.

Deer Tracks Junction

We are an economic generator through sports tourism for Greater Grand Rapids and Kent County in the West Michigan area.

We own and operate an award winning baseball/softball complex; the Meijer Sports Complex [www.MeijerSportsComplex.com](https://www.MeijerSportsComplex.com) featuring eight fields, including a championship field that seats 1,000.

Our signature event, the Meijer State Games of Michigan (Olympic-style sporting event), draws 10,000 athletes through 60+ sports in its Winter and Summer Games.  We work with many of our local sports clubs and organizations to host various regional and national tournaments.

Why Grand Rapids? We have:
•	12,000 + hotel rooms (2,500 downtown)
•	234,000 square foot downtown convention center (fits 40 volleyball courts)
•	12,000 seat Van Andel Arena
•	5 facilities that feature 4+ courts and multiple grass or turf fields
•	Grant program for new events
•	and more!

West Michigan Sports Commission

Join us for Thunder Acres Highlands Summer Fest on Saturday, October 17, 2026- Hours are from 10 AM to 3 PM.

Enjoy farm animals, Food Trucks, local vendors, and summer fun with our majestic Highlands— fun for the entire family!

Children under two are free!

Highlands Fall Festival

Four days of championship foosball in Grand Rapids. Juniors and touring professionals play at the same tables. Every dollar raised helps put free foosball tables in schools.

The Great Lakes Classic

Gear up for the 2026 University of Michigan Health - West Grand Rapids Marathon, a thrilling all-ages multi-sport event set to energize the vibrant streets of Grand Rapids on October 18, 2026!  Traverse the scenic landscapes of Michigan's second-largest city as you race towards triumph amidst the community's cheers. 

University of Michigan Health - West Grand Rapids Marathon

The 2026 Thunderfest Wheelchair Rugby Tournament, presented by Fusion Medical, is a Grand Rapids Thunder home tournament taking place October 24–25, 2026, at MSA Fieldhouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This six-team Division II–III wheelchair rugby competition welcomes athletes, coaches, volunteers, and officials, with lunch and a tournament T-shirt provided to participants. Tournament schedules will be emailed after rosters are received, with roster submissions due October 13.

Thunderfest Wheelchair Rugby Tournament

The 2nd annual Women's 3x3 Unified Basketball Tournament is taking place in West Michigan in November 2026! Teams throughout the nation will compete for the gold medal in a thrilling 4-day experience.

Special Olympics North America Women's 3x3 Unified Basketball Tournament

The mission of Special Olympics Michigan is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Athletes develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy while participating in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship among their families, Special Olympics athletes and the community. The athletes achieve their dreams with the support of caring volunteers, coaches, family members and staff. Donations from Michigan citizens and businesses provide funding for the program.



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