Pumpkin Party 2025
Southeast Area Farmers’ Market, Joe Taylor Park Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for our annual Pumpkin Party and enjoy family-friendly activities, including: Free Pumpkins* for Kids Free Trees* for Adults Kids activities Cider & Donuts Fresh Produce from New City Neighbors And more! Please note: This is a free event and is first come, […]
Fresh Coast Film Festival Roadshow presented by Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
Strap in for a night of adventure, conservation, and inspiration featuring a curated collection of short films from festivals past. Filmmakers and film subjects will attend to share their stories and processes. Tickets on sale February 4th | $25/ticket Learn more about Fresh Coast Film Festival: https://freshcoastfilm.com/roadshow Become a member of GRCMC & Wealthy Theatre […]
Love Your Parks: A Night Out with Friends
Love Your Parks is Friends of Grand Rapids Parks’ annual fundraising event, celebrating the past year’s work in parks, trees, and trails and the projects yet to come! Get ready for a night out in the park with Friends! This year’s Love Your Parks fundraiser will be held on February 22nd from 5-8pm. Join us […]
Trees Along the Grand River: Guided Kayaking Adventure
Come learn about tree species along Friends and the City of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation department’s GR Outside division. Paddle the Grand River along Riverside Park as Certified Arborist Lauren Davis teaches how to admire and identify our local trees along the Grand River. Basic kayaking instruction is included. This trip launches and ends […]
Summer Games 5k Trail Run
Lace up your shoes and get ready to run in our 5K Trail run during the 2024 Summer Games. This event will welcome athletes of all ages in a fun filled, competitive event. Check out the page below for more on the 5K run event and we look forward to seeing you there! The race […]
Community Forest Conversation
The Historical Relationship of African Americans, Forests, and the Forestry Industry Join us for a discussion with moderator Latesha Lipscomb (Amplify GR) and panelists Jasmine Brown (doctoral student at MSU) and Tiawanna Ezell (Urban League of West Michigan) about the history of African Americans and their relationships with forests and the forestry profession. After the […]
Fresh Coast Road Show – Love Your Parks Week
Fresh Coast Road Show at Wealthy Theatre When: February 22nd, 2024Where: Wealthy TheatreTime: Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm!**Join us for the post show after-party at The Winchester Friends is STOKED to bring the Fresh Coast Filmmakers—all the way from Marquette, MI—to share some of the best documentary filmmaking of the Great Lakes […]
Love Your Parks Fundraiser Gala
Party in Plaid at the 2024 annual Love Your Parks Gala! More information coming soon.