Events in Grand Rapids — December 2026

December 2026: events in Grand Rapids.

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Top picks for December 2026

13 events are listed in Grand Rapids. These are the ones we'd start with.

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Clownvis Presley wsg Vlad's Skeletal Circus

Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill · Grand Rapids

From $18

Fri, Dec 4

Michigander - 3rd Annual Holiday Special Night One + Metal Bubble Trio + Dawning

The Pyramid Scheme · Grand Rapids

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Fri, Dec 11

Grand Rapids Ballet: The Nutcracker

DeVos Performance Hall · Grand Rapids

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Wed, Dec 2

ALY & AJ - Places to Run Tour 2026

Intersection · Grand Rapids

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Tue, Dec 1

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

DeVos Performance Hall · Grand Rapids

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Wed, Dec 2

ALY & AJ - Places to Run Tour 2026

Intersection · Grand Rapids

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Thu, Dec 3

Acrisure Lounge: Christmas Together w/ Amy Grant - NOT AN EVENT TiCK

Van Andel Arena · Grand Rapids

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Thu, Dec 3

Christmas Together with Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and CeCe Winans

Van Andel Arena · Grand Rapids

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Fri, Dec 4

Michigander - 3rd Annual Holiday Special Night One + Metal Bubble Trio + Dawning

The Pyramid Scheme · Grand Rapids

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Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Clownvis Presley wsg Vlad's Skeletal Circus

Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill · Grand Rapids

From $18

Fri, Dec 11

Grand Rapids Ballet: The Nutcracker · Dec 11

DeVos Performance Hall · Grand Rapids

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Fri, Dec 11

Michael Kosta: Big Dad Energy

GLC Live at 20 Monroe · Grand Rapids

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Sat, Dec 12

Grand Rapids Ballet: The Nutcracker · Dec 12

DeVos Performance Hall · Grand Rapids

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Rescheduled

Rescheduled · new date to be confirmed

An Evening with John Cusack

GLC Live at 20 Monroe · Grand Rapids

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Sun, Dec 13

for KING + COUNTRY'S A DRUMMER BOY CHRISTMAS

Van Andel Arena · Grand Rapids

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Fri, Dec 18

Grand Rapids Ballet: The Nutcracker · Dec 18

DeVos Performance Hall · Grand Rapids

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Sat, Dec 19

Grand Rapids Ballet: The Nutcracker · Dec 19

DeVos Performance Hall · Grand Rapids

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Festive season

December is typically dominated by festive markets, holiday concerts and New Year’s Eve programming, with many cities running special end-of-year events.

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Book early — festive-season tickets and popular markets fill up fast