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 playingHalfway 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.
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.
1400 Fulton St · at N. Hopkins
fricanospizzatavern.com · (616) 842-8640
1416 Washington Ave
1442 Washington Ave
burzurkbrewing.com · (616) 414-7775
415 S Beechtree St
theunicorntavern.com · (616) 414-7057
1434 Colfax Ave
offthechainbrewstillery.com · (616) 604-2640
601 S Beechtree St
cloverbar.com · (616) 846-3580
The halfway celebration spreads across the same neighborhood that hosts the big day — local rooms, local stages, local names on the doors.
February is the quiet season on the lakeshore. Halfway puts the bands back on stage and the neighborhood back out on the street.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 playingThe 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 beatBands, 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 →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.
Each venue posts its own QR code. One scan with your phone when you arrive — no app to install, no card to carry.
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.
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.
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.
Every venue — and every band it hosted.
See the Full Listing → Meet the Bands — and Join Them →