Upcoming Events
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks (FGRP) is all about creating awesome events for our community! From planting trees to volunteering, we offer opportunities that help make our city greener and bring us all closer together. Join us at our fun-filled community events, where we celebrate the spirit of Grand Rapids and the friendships that make our city thrive!
Explore Your Parks: Discover Birds in Grand Rapids
September 23, 2023
8am-11am
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and Grand Rapids Audubon Society at Huff Park to learn the basics birding, tips to help you identify and sight some amazing birds in our area!
Neighborwoods – Day 1
September 29, 2023
1:00-4:00 pm
The last day of September and the first of October brought out sunny clear skies, and the perfect temperatures for planting trees. With over 150 volunteers for the Neighborwoods event in partnership with the Mayor’s Greening Initiative, we planted 200 trees over three 3-hour shifts—finishing them all with an hour and a half to spare.
Neighborwoods – Day 2
September 30, 2023
9:00am - 4:00pm
The last day of September and the first of October brought out sunny clear skies, and the perfect temperatures for planting trees. With over 150 volunteers for the Neighborwoods event in partnership with the Mayor’s Greening Initiative, we planted 200 trees over three 3-hour shifts—finishing them all with an hour and a half to spare.
Pumpkin Party
October 21, 2023
11:30am-1pm
Get ready for our annual Pumpkin Party at Camelot Park for pumpkin giveaways, lunch and yard games for all!
Mountain Biking
October 28, 2023
9:30am-4pm
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and West Michigan Mountain Bike Association to learn more about mountain biking, a costume party or try your hand at a mountain bike race!
Events Calendar
Green
Gala
It's My
Park Day
It's My Park Day
Join us for our city-wide park clean-up event on May 7th with neighborhood-led volunteer projects at parks throughout GR!
VOLUNTEER
Love Your
Park
Love Your Park
A fundraising event that celebrates park and tree wins of the past year.
Check back for 2024 event info!
Check out 2022 Event
Check back for 2024 event info!
Neighborwoods
Movies in
the Park
Movies in the Park
A summertime favorite with music and movies in the park.
Check back for Summer 2023 info!
Check back for Summer 2023 info!
Pumpkin Parties
Pumpkin Parties
We bring the pumpkin patch into the city, complete with s'mores!
Check back for Fall 2023 info!
Check back for Fall 2023 info!