The holidays have officially landed in West Michigan, and there’s no shortage of ways to get in the spirit. Whether you’re hunting for one-of-a-kind gifts at a local artist market, catching a concert full of festive tunes, taking in a beloved holiday show, sharing a special meal, or strolling through a dazzling light display, there’s something merry waiting around every corner.

• Holidays
• Holiday Events
• Art Markets
• Holiday Markets
• Christmas

Get Out is Your Monthly Guide to What’s Great in the Great Outdoors.

I’m not going to tell you that I always choose my group hike locations based on whether they have nice restrooms, but it certainly is a factor.

• Get Out
• Outdoor Fun
• Nature
• Grand Ravines
• Trails

Our guide to events, goings-on and things to do in Grand Rapids and all around West Michigan for the months of November and December.

Halloween season has once again descended upon West Michigan, bringing with it sinister scares and spine-tingling surprises spread out all across the area.

• Halloween
• Haunted Houses
• Fall Fun

Whether you’re lamenting summer’s end or embracing scented pine cone season, one thing’s for sure: Things are changing. Like brisker air, darker mornings, and shifting hues all around us. 

• Get Out
• Nature
• Crystal Mountain

Our guide to events, goings-on and things to do in Grand Rapids and all around West Michigan for the month of October.

• comedy
• Things to Do
• Touring Music
• Fred Armisen

Samantha Bee has never been one to shy away from uncomfortable topics, whether she was skewering politicians on her late night show “Full Frontal,” or diving headfirst into the absurdities of American life.

• Wealthy Theatre
• comedy
• Samantha Bee

Get Out is your monthly guide to what's great in the great outdoors. The funny thing about summer feeling like it’s winding down, is that in some ways it’s just hitting its peak. This is true at the many farmers markets and produce stands around town where we can finally get locally grown goods. In West Michigan, it takes as long as it takes, and it’s worth the wait!

Our guide to events, goings-on and things to do in Grand Rapids and all around West Michigan for the month of September. We have concerts with artists like Poppy, Weird Al Yankovic and The Lumineers, block parties and street fairs, food and beer festivals, art and craft markets, and of course, ArtPrize! Check it out.

• What's Going On
• Events
• Festivals

Friendship is the foundation and the future of the Laughter on the Lakeshore Comedy Festival, returning for its second year in downtown Muskegon, Aug. 29-30. Initially the brainchild of local comedian/promoter/producer Ricarlo Williams-Winston of RJN Comedy, Laughter on the Lakeshore took over four bars and businesses last summer as it welcomed comedy fans for a weekend filled with laughs, connection and beachside vibes. 

• Muskegon
• comedy