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Submit Events

The DowntownGR events database is administered by the Grand Rapids/Kent County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Bureau reserves the right to accept or reject calendar listings. Listings may be edited at the Bureau's discretion. Events will normally be live on this web site and others within 2 days. Submissions with incomplete information will not be considered. Questions may be directed to the CVB at or (616) 233-3550.

Please verify that your event is not already listed on the complete VisitGrandRapids calendar before submitting. Events can be submitted on either site--please don't use both.

Entry Form

Tell us about you

Tell us who the sponsor of this event is, and who we can contact for more information. This information will not be published.
Event sponsor:
Contact person:
Contact phone:
(and/or) email:
Now, describe the event using the following fields:

(Fields with * are required)
*Event name:
*Date range: From
through
(For one-day events, make both dates the same.)
For events that do not occur every day during the above date range, please use the following checkboxes to define which specific days of the week your event occurs on:
Days of week: Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Weeks of month: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
*Time(s) of event:
Example: "Fridays 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM"
*Admission price:
Example: "Adults $5.00, Seniors (65+) $4.00, Children (5-17) $2.00"
*Event location #1:
If the location is NOT LISTED in the drop-down menu above, LEAVE THE ABOVE FIELD BLANK and instead please type in the name of your location along with a complete address here:
Event location #2:
(if applicable)
*Event description: (Please limit your description to 30 words or less if possible.)

NOTE: Don't put phone numbers, websites, ticket prices, etc. in the description field above--JUST A SIMPLE DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT. Other info goes below...
Event-specific URL: (optional)
Example: http://www.reallygreatmovie.com/
How can the public get more information from you?

*Only one of the following three fields is required, but you may fill out all three:
Phone number:
Example: (616) 459-8287
Sponsor URL:
Example: http://www.uica.com/
Email:
Example: bob@aol.com
*Ticket provider:
(Please select "None" if this field does not apply.)
Ticket availability date:
(if applicable)
Choose one or more categories this event fits under. For maximum exposure, choose all applicable categories for your event.
*Main category:
2nd category: (optional)
3rd category: (optional)
4th category: (optional)
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