EGR Harvest & Beer Festival

05/28/2026

📣Huge Announcement!📣

Through the work of our own committee member John Lee, with some tweaking by the entire committee, we have our own website officially built out and active!! This site allows us to offer you:

~ General Harvest Festival info & Mission
~ Volunteer Opportunities with easy links and placement options
~ Brewery and Beer Updates
~ Day of Entertainment News and Updates
~ Sponsors that are supporting
~ A countdown clock and More!!

Check out the link, pass along to friends and family and prepare for this year’s October 10th date!!

Come grow with us and help support local charities while having a fun day with the entire family!!

The EGR Harvest + Beer Festival is East Grand Rapids' premier autumn celebration — one day of craft beer, food, live music, and genuine community spirit in the heart of Gaslight Village.

03/29/2026

When your Harvest Fest hat is being repped in Cabo, you post it!! Big news coming on dates and times for this years event!!

12/25/2025

Have a blessed Holiday from all of us on the Harvest Festival Committee!!

11/12/2025

If you loved Harvest Festival, you'll love Ada Chili and Beer Festival! .Just like with our event, this one benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities West Michigan Charities.

They are looking to fill lots of volunteer spots. Anyone who helps out receives tasting and beer tickets and fun event branded swag. Bring a group of 5 or more, get some $$
https://tinyurl.com/5xcatywm

They are also looking for just 8 more chili teams if you know someone that wants to get in on the competition! https://forms.gle/zxu2WXsXNqW73Wza9

Saturday, December 6, 2025 • 11 AM–4 PM 📍 The Community Church in Ada — 7239 Thornapple River Dr SE, Ada, MI Congrats! You made the Top 30! Before we start shouting you out on social and locking in team logistics, please fill out this quick form so we can get all your details in one place. ...

11/06/2025

Official Call for Entries 🔥 The 11th Annual Ada Chili and Beer Festival returns Saturday, December 6, 2025 (11 AM–4 PM) at The Community Church in Ada — and they’re calling on all chili cooks, from backyard legends to restaurant pros, to bring your best recipe to the big tent!

Compete for cash prizes, trophies, and bragging rights as one of Michigan’s Best Chilis — all while supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities West Michigan, with every dollar raised helping local families in need. 🌶️👉 Sign up now: https://tinyurl.com/2kf7em36
Only 10 spots remain — don’t wait!

ONLY 10 SPOTS LEFT!

🔥 Official Call for Entries 🔥
Who’s ready to talk Chili & Beer?!

The 11th Annual Ada Chili & Beer Festival returns Saturday, December 6, 2025 (11 AM–4 PM) at The Community Church in Ada — and we’re calling on all chili cooks, from backyard legends to restaurant pros, to bring your best recipe to the big tent!
This year’s event will be one for the books — live music, local breweries, food trucks, and more chili than you can imagine, all under 16,000 square feet of heated tents.

If you’ve ever thought about entering, this is your year. Compete for cash prizes, trophies, and bragging rights as one of Michigan’s Best Chilis — all while supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities West Michigan, with every dollar raised helping local families in need.

We can’t wait to see (and taste) what you’re cooking up. 🌶️
👉 Sign up now: https://tinyurl.com/2kf7em36
Only 10 spots remain — don’t wait!

10/29/2025

ITS GOING DOWN TONIGHT!! 4-6pm in Gaslight!! Kids activities, restaurant specials and of course trick-or-treating!! 🎃🎃👻💀🎃🎃

10/19/2025

What a day.

The suspect weather held off, and we ended up with a perfect afternoon for the 2nd Annual EGR Harvest + Beer Festival. The streets were packed from 12:30 until the end — early guess is that there were between 5,000 and 6,000 people total!

Ronald McDonald House Charities West Michigan was the big winner today, thanks to the incredible support from everyone who came out.

Huge thanks to our entire committee, volunteers, sponsors, breweries, DJ AB, The Yetis, and The Marathonfor the music — and to stellafly for capturing it.

For the full album: https://stellafly.smugmug.com/2ND-ANNUAL-EGR-HARVEST-BEER-FESTIVAL

Couldn’t ask for a better community to celebrate with. 🍂🍻

10/19/2025

What a day!

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us at the EGR Harvest & Beer Festival. Your energy made Gaslight Village come alive.

Huge thanks to all the breweries and distilleries, Pepsi, Gordon Water, our incredible food vendors, volunteers, AB, The Yeti’s, and the Marathon for helping make it happen.

We couldn’t do it without this community. It truly takes a Village 🍂 More photos coming soon!

photo: Joe Miles

10/18/2025