Grand Rapids Bachelorette Party

Grand Rapids is such a fun place to host a bachelorette party with plenty of entertainment options and cute places to stay!

We wanted to help you plan the best bachelorette party in Grand Rapids, so we compiled a 48-hour itinerary for your fun. You can easily span out the 48 hours into a weekend or add more to it with all that the city has to offer, but we thought 48 hours was the best way to do a round-up of our favorites!

Plus, if the bride or a future bride might be reading this, be sure to check out our blog on planning a wedding near Grand Rapids; you won’t want to miss it!

Day 1

Start Your Morning Off With Breakfast, Coffee, or a Sweet Treat (or All 3!)

Here are the places around GR that scream girls’ day to us:

• Lucy’s Cafe
• Morning Belle
• Brown Butter Creperie
• High Tea GR
• Le Bon Macaron
• Lyon Street Cafe
• The Bradbury
• Madcap Coffee

Next Up on Your Itinerary, Take a Fun Class - There Are Tons of Options!

Grand Rapids has so much to offer when it comes to classes that will get your crafty side going, your body moving, or your taste buds watering:

Candle Making:

• Sable Candle Co
• Wax Poetic Candle Bar

Fitness/Yoga:

• Zeal Aerial Fitness
• Funky Buddha Yoga

Crafting:

• The Aroma Labs
• Wine and Canvas
• Brush Studio
• The Mud Room

Cooking:

• The Local Epicurean

Then Go and Shop Wealthy Street

Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids is the best spot to get your girls and shop til you drop! Some of our favorite boutiques are Rebel, The Counting House, Basic Bee Boutique, and Fox Naturals but there are tons more to stop in as you walk down Wealthy St!

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Before Getting Ready for a Night Out on the Town, Stop Into House Rules Board Game Lounge to Play the Bride's Favorite Games!

House Rules is a board game lounge in Grand Rapids with a full bar and a wall of about every game you could think of. It’s an absolute blast of a time!

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Then Hit the Town for a Night of Dancing and Fun!

Grand Rapids has a great nightlife scene on the weekends. There are lots of places with music playing and a dance floor ready for you to break it down with your girls! Here are some of the spots we recommend stopping at:

• Mojo’s
• The BOB
• The Back Forty
• AC Lounge
• Social House
• The Tin Can

Day 2

A Slow Morning is the Way to Go to Start Day Number 2 Followed by Pampering Yourselves

Treat the bride and yourselves to a spa day at one of the following spots around the city:

• Facials at Douglas J Aveda
• Woodhouse Spa
• Ethos Day Spa
• Seraphina Spa
• The Oasis Hot Tubs

Then Get Lunch at Bistro Bella Vita and Embark on a GR Scavenger Hunt

Break up into teams or become one big team to look around Grand Rapids for some local treasures! There are plenty of digital scavenger hunts available to buy online that are both Grand Rapids-specific and generalized to any location. Or you could make your own as well.

One specific one we recommend is the self-guided Rad-Woman Electrical Box Tour around Downtown!

Get Drinks at One of GR's Well-Loved Rooftops

• Knoop is on the top floor of the Canopy Hotel and has amazing views. The rooftop has indoor and outdoor spaces, so it is perfect to visit year-round. (They also have a fantastic espresso martini for all of you spro-tini lovers out there!)
• Mertens is another great outdoor rooftop right Downtown GR with a sophisticated, modern, and fancy vibe, perfect for making your bride feel like a princess!
• IDC GR is Grand Rapids’ speakeasy “outdoor patio” with a rooftop kind of feel and a top-secret code to get in. How do you get the code? Sign up for their newsletter to be in the know!

End Your Celebration by Attending an Event or Show!

Grand Rapids is a fantastic spot to enjoy a concert or find a fun local event! We recommend checking out the following venues for fun happenings:

• Van Andel Arena
• DeVos Place
• Grand Rapids Ballet
• Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
• The Intersection
• GLC Live by 20 Monroe
• The Pyramid Scheme

We hope this helps for all of you planning a fun getaway for the bride in your life! We know that wedding season might mean looking for a new home as well and we want to be a resource for those getting married and entering that next chapter! Click the button that applies down below to learn more about buying or selling in the area.