# Theater Events, Live Performances In Big Rapids & Shows in Big Rapids

- **Subtitle**: Discover best of Big Rapids performances, theater events & musicals. Experience best of performing arts in Big Rapids & buy the tickets to the best of theatre events.
- **Category**: Performances
- **Type**: format

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For the lover of all things art there is a lot to catch; performing arts, musicals and theater events in [CITY] are all set to keep you entertained. There are these amazing and unforgettable performances in [CITY] that will keep you hooked for days long. This is your guide to the [CITY] show listings and all the top-rated performances so you never miss out on top-rated events. Explore the best of Broadway shows, plays and performances with us and book your tickets already.

## Performances Events in Big Rapids

- **Event Name**: Bandshell Summer Concert Series - Ferris Community Summer Band
  - **Description**: Join us for the first installment of the 2026 Hemlock Park Bandshell Summer Concert Series! This week we will have the Ferris Community Summer Band performing live at the Bandshell! 

The Bandshell is located in Hemlock Park along the Riverwalk. Bring a c
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    - Count: 14
  - **Date**: Wed Jun 17 2026 – Wed Jul 01 2026 (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/bandshell-summer-concert-series-ferris-community-summer-band/200029930933240
  - **Venue**: Hemlock Park
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, concerts, performances, live-music, art, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Pocket Park Music Series - Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin' Crowd
  - **Description**: Join us for our next installment of the 2026 Pocket Park Music Series! This week Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin' Crowd will join our stage and perform live in Downtown Big Rapids! 

Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin' Crowd is a local band known for their
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    - Count: 8
  - **Date**: Fri Jul 03 2026 at 12:00 pm – Fri Jul 03 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/pocket-park-music-series-peter-jordan-and-his-fun-lovin-crowd/200029912248324
  - **Venue**: 123 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-1401, United States
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Pocket Park Music Series - Hand of Giants
  - **Description**: Join us for the next installment of the 2026 Pocket Park Music Series! This week Hand of Giants will hit the stage to perform live in Downtown Big Rapids! 

Hand of Giants is a Michigan-born revival rock band with anthems of survival, rebellion, and redem
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    - Count: 8
  - **Date**: Fri Jun 26 2026 at 12:00 pm – Fri Jun 26 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/pocket-park-music-series-hand-of-giants/200029912248525
  - **Venue**: 123 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-1401, United States
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: FSU Free Concert - Americana 250
  - **Description**: Join us for an afternoon that celebrates the spirit, history, and heart of America through music.

Experience the powerful sounds of the Ferris State University Symphony Orchestra and the West Central Concert Band at Americana 250!

📍 Williams Auditorium
  - **Date**: Sun Apr 26 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/fsu-free-concert-americana-250/200029956446222
  - **Venue**: Williams Auditorium
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Concerts
- **Event Name**: 21st Annual Police Memorial
  - **Description**: Come join us to pay respect and tribute to those officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

Memorial service includes:
Posting of the colors
Invocation - Lead Pastor Simon Endacott
Keynote speaker - Chad Connelly
Reading of Ferris’ fallen officers
O
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    - Count: 12
  - **Date**: Tue May 12 2026 at 09:00 am – Tue May 12 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/21st-annual-police-memorial/200029912246018
  - **Venue**: Robinson Quad, 805 N Campus Dr, Big Rapids, MI 49307, United States
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  - **Categories**: Music, health-wellness, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Pocket Park Music Series - Lisa Carol
  - **Description**: Join us for the next installment of the 2026 Pocket Park Music Series! This week Lisa Carol will take the stage to perform live in Downtown Big Rapids! 

Lisa Carol is a local artist and musician who focuses on folk rock music, drawing inspiration from th
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    - Count: 4
  - **Date**: Fri Jul 10 2026 at 12:00 pm – Fri Jul 10 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/pocket-park-music-series-lisa-carol/200029930933544
  - **Venue**: 123 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-1401, United States
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  - **Categories**: art, music, entertainment, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Pocket Park Series - Colmus Family
  - **Description**: Join us for the next installment of the 2026 Pocket Park Music Series! This week Colmus Family will join the stage with their Gospel inspired music. 

The Colmus Family will also be joined by honored guests from Mecosta County ARC. 

Thank you to Lake Osc
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    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Fri Jun 19 2026 at 12:00 pm – Fri Jun 19 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/pocket-park-series-colmus-family/200029912249328
  - **Venue**: 123 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-1401, United States
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- **Event Name**: Pocket Park Series - High Strung Steel
  - **Description**: Join us for the next installment of the 2026 Pocket Park Music Series! Celtic Roots/Americana band High Strung Steel will take the stage to perform live in downtown Big Rapids from 12 pm to 2 pm!

High Strung Steel is an acoustic Michigan duo with a fusio
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    - Count: 12
  - **Date**: Fri Jun 12 2026 at 12:00 pm – Fri Jun 12 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/pocket-park-series-high-strung-steel/200029912247020
  - **Venue**: 123 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-1401, United States
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Pocket Park Music Series - Sisterfolk
  - **Description**: Join us for the first installment of the 2026 Pocket Park Music Series! Folk music duo Sisterfolk are joining the stage to perform live from 12 pm to 2 pm! 

Sisterfolk will also be joined by honored guests from Our Brothers Keeper.

Thank you to Lake Osc
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  - **Date**: Fri May 29 2026 at 12:00 pm – Fri May 29 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/pocket-park-music-series-sisterfolk/200029912243708
  - **Venue**: 123 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-1401, United States
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  - **Categories**: art, fine-arts, kids
- **Event Name**: Spring Concert and Silent Auction
  - **Description**: Please join us for annual Spring Concert and Silent Auction on May 5, 2026. We are currently accepting donations for the Silent Auction, which serves as a fundraiser for next fall's marching season. The fundraiser portion will begin at 5:30 and the concer
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    - Count: 21
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/spring-concert-and-silent-auction/200029840598229
  - **Venue**: Big Rapids High School
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  - **Categories**: concerts, music, entertainment, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: The Backsliders @ Pocket Park
  - **Description**: live
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    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Fri Jun 26 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-rapids/the-backsliders-pocket-park/200029912250733
  - **Venue**: Pocket Park, Big Rapids
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## Trending Events in Big Rapids

- **Event Name**: RAM Free Clinic - Big Rapids, MI
  - **Description**: Location: R.L. Ewigleben Sports Complex
210 Sports Dr, Big Rapids, MI

– PATIENT PARKING LOT OPENS
The patient parking lot will open no later than 11:59 p.m. (midnight local time) on Friday night, May 29, and will remain open throughout the clinic weekend
  - **Venue**: Ewigleben Sports Complex
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- **Event Name**: Pride Big Rapids QUEEN-tennial Festival
  - **Description**: It is with joy and hope in our hearts that we prepare for our 5th (yessss, 5TH!!) Pride Festival! 

📢 SAVE THE DATE 
🏳️‍🌈 PRIDE BIG RAPIDS QUEEN-TENNIAL FESTIVAL!! FEARLESS & FREE, LOUDER THAN EVER!! 🏳️‍🌈
📍 Downtown Big Rapids, on Michigan Ave., betwe
  - **Venue**: Downtown Big Rapids
- **Event Name**: Blessing of the Iron
  - **Description**: Blessing of the Iron celebrates the return of chrome, horsepower, and the unmistakable smell of fresh exhaust. Join us as we kick off the 2026 car show season with good friends, good fun, and a ceremonial send-off for every ride brave enough to hit the ro
  - **Venue**: Baker Big Rapids
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- **Event Name**: Big Rapids Summerfest
  - **Description**: Summerfest is back and better than ever! Join us in beautiful Downtown Big Rapids on June 6th from 10 AM to 2 PM to celebrate the beginning of an amazing and fun-filled summer! 

We will have live music, a vintage car show, treats galore, inflatables, fun
  - **Venue**: Downtown Big Rapids
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- **Event Name**: Greenhaven Yard Sales
  - **Description**: 🎈 Greenhaven 52nd Annual Yard Sale!!! 🎈

This is a neighborhood-wide event with 100+ homes participating!
We’ve extended this sale to surrounding neighbors, and last year (2025) was a HUGE SUCCESS!

🗺️ A map of participating homes will be continuously upd
  - **Venue**: Ross Parkway
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- **Event Name**: Corewell Health Big Rapids & Reed City Hospitals Wheatlake Wellness Walk & 5k
  - **Description**: Join the fight against cancer and participate in the 20th Annual Wheatlake Wellness Walk and 5K benefiting the Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center! 

$30 Registration Fee
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. Start

Big Rapids Bandshell (behind Big Rapid
  - **Venue**: Big Rapids Middle School
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- **Event Name**: Angels of Action's Annual Chicken BBQ at the Mecosta County Fair
  - **Description**: Hey BBQ fans! 🍗💛

We’re so excited to be firing up the grill again for this year’s Angels of Action Chicken BBQ and we’d love to see your smiling face as you dig into some seriously delicious chicken!

Join us at the Chicken Coop during the Mecosta County
  - **Venue**: Mecosta County Fairgrounds
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- **Event Name**: Big Rapids High School Annual All Class Reunion
  - **Description**: Join us for our annual All Class Reunion on Saturday, August 1st, 2026! This event will again be held on the block of Michigan Avenue in front of Shooter's. A short program will begin at 5pm with the presentation of our annual Distinguished Alumni Award a
  - **Venue**: Downtown Big Rapids
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- **Event Name**: Bandshell Summer Concert Series - Ferris Community Summer Band
  - **Description**: Join us for the first installment of the 2026 Hemlock Park Bandshell Summer Concert Series! This week we will have the Ferris Community Summer Band performing live at the Bandshell! 

The Bandshell is located in Hemlock Park along the Riverwalk. Bring a c
  - **Venue**: Hemlock Park
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Performances events in Big Rapids?
  - **A:** Bandshell Summer Concert Series - Ferris Community Summer Band (Wed Jun 17 2026 at Hemlock Park), Pocket Park Music Series - Peter Jordan & His Fun Lovin' Crowd (Fri Jul 03 2026 at 12:00 pm at 123 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-1401, United States), Pocket Park Music Series - Hand of Giants (Fri Jun 26 2026 at 12:00 pm at 123 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-1401, United States), FSU Free Concert - Americana 250 (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 04:00 pm at Williams Auditorium), 21st Annual Police Memorial (Tue May 12 2026 at 09:00 am at Robinson Quad, 805 N Campus Dr, Big Rapids, MI 49307, United States).
- **Q**: What Performances events are happening in Big Rapids this weekend April 24–26, 2026?
  - **A:** FSU Free Concert - Americana 250 (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 04:00 pm at Williams Auditorium).
- **Q**: What Performances events are happening in Big Rapids in April 2026?
  - **A:** FSU Free Concert - Americana 250 (Sun Apr 26 2026 at 04:00 pm at Williams Auditorium).
- **Q**: How can I find Performances events in Big Rapids?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Performances events in Big Rapids on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Performances events in Big Rapids?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Performances events in Big Rapids?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Performances events in Big Rapids include Hemlock Park, 123 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, MI 49307-1401, United States, Williams Auditorium.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Performances events in Big Rapids?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Performances events in Big Rapids include City of Big Rapids Parks & Recreation, Big Rapids Downtown Business Association, Ferris State University Athletic Bands.
- **Q**: Are there any online Performances events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Performances events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Performances events in Big Rapids?
  - **A:** Follow the Performances category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Performances events are listed in Big Rapids.

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