Name: Michigan Made Craft Beverage Tasting Festival
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-09

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

**Michigan Made Craft Beverage Tasting Festival — Grand Rapids**

Experience the best of Michigan's craft beverage scene at the Michigan Made Craft Beverage Tasting Festival, held Friday, October 9, 2026 at BattleGR in Comstock Park. This premier West Michigan tasting event brings together 20+ Michigan distilleries, breweries, cideries, and wineries for one unforgettable fall evening.

**VIP Experience — 6:30 PM**  
VIP guests choose one of three guided tasting tracks — Spirits, Beer, or Wine & Cider — and enjoy six curated pours delivered directly to their reserved table by the Michigan producers who made them, paired with Michigan-inspired bites from the BattleGR kitchen. VIP tickets include early entry, reserved seating, and full festival access beginning at 7:30 PM.

**General Admission — 7:30 PM**  
Festival-style access to all 20+ Michigan producers with 10 tastings to spend across spirits, beer, cider, and wine. Enjoy Michigan-inspired appetizers, live music, People's Choice voting, and axe throwing lanes open until 9:00 PM. Canned mocktail tastings available for non-drinkers.

Tickets start at $49 with early bird pricing through September 4. VIP tracks are limited and sell separately. $5 from every ticket benefits a nonprofit (hasn't been chosen yet). If you have one in mind please email us party@battlegr.com

Whether you're joining us from Grand Rapids, Comstock Park, Rockford, Ada, Grandville, Kentwood, Wyoming, Holland, or Grand Haven — this is West Michigan's craft beverage night of the year.

**Tickets:** battlegr.com/michigan-made-craft-beverage-tasting-festival-grand-rapids

BattleGR · 284 Dodge NE Suite 100 · Comstock Park, MI 49321 · 21+

Michigan Made Craft Beverage Tasting Festival

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