Name: Beer City Brewers Festival 2026
Start: 2026-10-03
End: 2026-10-03

A modern American restaurant located along the river on North Monroe, downtown Grand Rapids. Offering seasonal lunch and dinner menus with a river view and patio.

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Quick and delicious, The Kitchen Counter serves freshly baked and made-to-order breakfast and lunch items with ingredients to nourish and delight.

The Kitchen Counter by Wolfgang Puck

What is a ‘Pub Cruiser’? It is a fun filled, 16-person party bike for riders age 21+ that is powered with pedals! 2, 2.5 and 3 hour tours are offered with stops to your favorite restaurants and pubs along the way! Enjoy the outdoors while experiencing a fun and safe event with your friends or colleagues Hoppy the HopsCycle has joined the Great Lakes Pub Cruise Fleet! This new cycle allows for smaller group bookings (2-6 people).

Great Lakes Pub Cruiser

Want to keep up with your favorite team while visiting downtown Grand Rapids? Peppino’s has more than 70 big-screen TVs tuned to sports, so it’s like having season tickets for every game and match!

Peppino’s also offers an extensive menu of bar- and family-friendly food – everything from pizza and pasta to salmon and sirloin. There are dozens of beers, ciders and seltzers available on tap or in bottles and cans, plus a nice selection of wines and some delectable signature cocktails. Happy hour specials offer great deals Monday-Friday from 2pm-6pm. Around the corner from [Van Andel Arena](https://www.experiencegr.com/listing/van-andel-arena/3383/) and [Celebration! Cinema Studio Park](https://www.experiencegr.com/listing/celebration-cinema-studio-park/13092/), Peppino’s is a great stop before or after a [Grand Rapids Griffins](https://www.experiencegr.com/listing/grand-rapids-griffins/1960/) hockey game, [Grand Rapids Gold](https://www.experiencegr.com/listing/grand-rapids-gold/8431/) basketball game, [Grand Rapids Rise](https://www.experiencegr.com/listing/grand-rapids-rise-pro-volleyball/14983/) volleyball game, a concert or a movie.

Peppino's Downtown Grille & Pizzeria Sports Lounge

Authentic Korean BBQ, cooked right at your table, plus a variety of appetizers, entrées and hot pots, and Asian beers and cocktails. Our family recipes are waiting for you! Private dining options available, please contact the restaurant for more information.

K-Rok

Open for dinner at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday with a live dueling piano show nightly. Full menu, 20 plus martinis and energy up the whazzo!

Mojo's Dueling Piano Bar and Restaurant

A local favorite in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids featuring award-winning BBQ ribs, certified Angus beef burgers and steaks, Michigan brewed beers and a large variety of spirits. Food served daily until 2am with great happy hour specials Monday-Friday.

Z's Bar & Restaurant

Discover the Grand Rapids Art Museum's Creative Learning Center, a 4,500 square-foot space fostering hands-on creative exploration for all ages. Featuring an interactive Discovery Gallery, GRAM Studio classrooms, and enhanced accessibility, the Center embodies GRAM's commitment to connecting the community through art.

The Creative Learning Center

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Monroe North is located in the Monroe North neighborhood of Grand Rapids, close to the banks of the Grand River. We are community focused, hosting local artwork and musicians, and have a place for you to come and relax! Our cafe features real ingredient-focused, globally-influenced beverages. With a full coffee menu, an extensive premium tea selection, and unique signature drinks, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! We also serve baked products and light fare.

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Monroe North

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 at Calder Plaza, celebrating 14 years of Beer City USA. This FREE, family-friendly event features local brewers, live music, food trucks, a bazaar, free caricatures, and beer samples, including ProAm competition entries. Use the [Beer City Brewsader® app](https://www.experiencegr.com/articles/post/beer-city-brewsader-passport/) to vote for the people’s choice award. 21+ will be carded.

Beer City Brewers Festival 2026

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