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Walk the Beat · Thursday, February 4 · Grand Haven

Halfway to
Walk the Beat

Halfway to the big day, the beat checks in for winter. Eight Grand Haven venues open their doors on Thursday, February 4 for a halfway celebration of the music, the neighborhood, and the young people it all raises money for.

8 venues THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 · Grand Haven, Michigan LIVE music all across the neighborhood

The Halfway Venues

Halfway · Thursday, February 4

The stages for the halfway celebration — the working lineup, placed while we build. Every card carries the venue's own website and phone number; each venue's band lands on its card as the lineup is announced.

01

Fricano's Pizza Tavern

1400 Fulton St · at N. Hopkins

fricanospizzatavern.com · (616) 842-8640

On stage — band to be announced
02

Knights of Columbus #2975

1416 Washington Ave

kofcgh.org · (616) 842-8700

On stage — band to be announced
03

Burzurk Brewing

1442 Washington Ave

burzurkbrewing.com · (616) 414-7775

On stage — band to be announced
04

The Unicorn Tavern

415 S Beechtree St

theunicorntavern.com · (616) 414-7057

On stage — band to be announced
05

Off The Chain Brewstillery

1434 Colfax Ave

offthechainbrewstillery.com · (616) 604-2640

On stage — band to be announced
06

The Original Clover Bar

601 S Beechtree St

cloverbar.com · (616) 846-3580

On stage — band to be announced
07

Hiway Inn

600 S Beechtree St

Facebook page · (616) 842-9819

On stage — band to be announced
Proof note — The working lineup — placed while we build; Becky Newman's confirmed list is the final word.

Why Halfway

The road to the big day

Eight venues, one celebration

The halfway celebration spreads across the same neighborhood that hosts the big day — local rooms, local stages, local names on the doors.

Live music, mid-winter

February is the quiet season on the lakeshore. Halfway puts the bands back on stage and the neighborhood back out on the street.

The road to the big day

Every halfway guest is a summer guest warming up — and every dollar and registration still points at the young people's path into music.

Walk the Beat was created by Dave Palmer and is led today by its president, Becky Newman. Halfway details are finalized with Becky before this page is published.

Walk the Beat · Grand Haven, Michigan

The Beat
Goes On

The street guide to Walk the Beat — the day the whole neighborhood becomes a stage, and the Passport that keeps the music playing all year round. Find a stop on the map, tap its number, hear the band.

BIG DAY Sat · Aug 8, 2026 · 1–5 PM 49 bands 25 venues & stages · 22 street stops 2 sets at every stop

Find Your Stop

The street at a glance

Every stop carries a number — the same number as its cards in the directory below. Tap a pin (or a name) and the guide takes you straight to who's playing there.

FULTON AVE COLUMBUS AVE WASHINGTON AVE FRANKLIN AVE PENNOYER AVE SLAYTON AVE GRANT AVE COLFAX AVE WAVERLY AVE BEECHTREE ST S HOPKINS ST S EASTERN AVE EAST GRAND RIVER PARK BOLT PARK · PENNOYER AVE ★ YOU ARE HERE

The stops, by number

Two sets at every stop — an early set 1–3 PM and a late set 3–5 PM. Pick a stop to jump to its bands.

Streets shown as a schematic for wayfinding, not survey scale — but laid out like the real streets, and re-checked pin by pin against the real map on Nov 7, 2026. S Beechtree St is the spine, north at the top (see the compass), and its house numbers climb as you head south: odd numbers sit on the west side of Beechtree, even numbers on the east. The cross streets run Fulton Ave at the north end, then Columbus, Washington, Franklin, Pennoyer, Slayton, Grant, Colfax and Waverly, with S Hopkins St paralleling Beechtree to the west and S Eastern Ave to the east. On Washington Ave the numbers climb east toward Beechtree — Knights of Columbus (1416), then Burzurk Brewing (1442), then Third Coast Recording Company (1447) and Norm's Ice Cream (1453) across on the north side, with Norm's closest to the corner. Paradigm Wellness (1644 Franklin Ave) sits east of Beechtree on Franklin, and East Grand River Park waits at Franklin's far east end. Bolt Park anchors the southeast corner of Beechtree and Pennoyer. Loose Spokes and Off The Chain Brewstillery share 1434 Colfax Ave, on the south side of Colfax, so their pins sit together just below the Colfax line. Fricano's Pizza Tavern (1400 Fulton St) joins the walk at the corner of Fulton St and N. Hopkins St — stop 51, at the map's north end.

Black pins — the Halfway to Walk the Beat venues.

The Rhythm

One big day · a year-round beat

Walk the Beat isn't a weekend that disappears. It's a rhythm the neighborhood keeps — one big street day, then music in these same rooms all year long.

Saturday · Aug 8, 2026 · 1–5 PM

The Big Street Day

49 bands take over porches, shops, parks and parking lots along Beechtree and Washington. Every stop plays two sets — wander the street and the music finds you.

See who's playing
September → July

The Year-Round Beat

The same venues keep hosting live music through the year — and every visit counts. Your Passport check-ins carry the beat from one street day to the next.

Carry the beat
Now joining

Next Season's Door

Bands, venues and sponsors join for next season without waiting for a reprint — the guide is always current. See what's next and raise your hand.

What's Next →
Loyalty · Member incentives

The Beat Passport

The Passport is how the beat continues. Every stop you visit earns its keep — check in, collect points, and turn a day of music into rewards that bring you back all year.

01

Scan at the stop

Each venue posts its own QR code. One scan with your phone when you arrive — no app to install, no card to carry.

02

Check in, earn points

Every check-in adds points to your Passport. Different stops, different days — the points stack up across the whole year, not just the big day.

03

Hit the milestones

Points unlock milestone rewards and member incentives — voucher-style perks at the places you already love, redeemed right at the counter.

One Passport per member. Points and check-ins are counted by the stops you actually visit — sponsors see real foot traffic, and you see your year of music add up.

The Directory

49 bands · numbered like the brochure

Every card is numbered to match the pins on the street schematic above — 50 numbered slots in all: 49 bands confirmed, one still to be announced. Search a band or a venue, filter by set time, and tap the heart to keep your favorites close.

No bands match that search — try a venue name, or clear the filter.

On the big day, your favorite is your vote. The heart on each card becomes a vote button during the event window only — Saturday, August 8, 2026, 1–5 PM. Until then, favorites are just your shortlist.

The Last Beat, In Full

The full listing

Every venue — and every band it hosted.

See the Full Listing → Meet the Bands — and Join Them →
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Lineup as published for Walk the Beat 2026, Grand Haven — Saturday, August 8, 2026, 1–5 PM. Street map is a schematic for wayfinding, not to scale.

CONCEPT prototype for review — not a public release.