Food & Lodging
Lodging
Prince Conference Center is currently booked for Homecoming & Family Weekend, but you can visit Experience Grand Rapids for a listing of all local hotels.
We’ve also arranged Homecoming & Family Weekend rates at the following locations:
Comfort Inn Grand Rapids Airport
4155 28th St SE (2.2 miles)
$109 + tax (king room), $114 + tax (two full), or $124 + tax (king suite with pullout sofa)
Use this link to get the Calvin Homecoming rates, available through September 15
Country Inn & Suites East Beltline
3251 Deposit Drive NE (3.7 miles)
$124 + tax (king room) or $134 + tax (two queens)
Mention being a Calvin parent or Calvin alumni any time for this rate
Hilton Garden Inn Grand Rapids East [full; no more rooms available]
2321 E Beltine Ave. SE (0.6 miles; no sidewalks between the Inn and Calvin)
$129 + tax for a two-queen standard room
Hotel website | Booking website for HCFW rate
Meals
Creative Dining Services is offering special, reduced prices for meals at Knollcrest and Commons this weekend:
Breakfast (hot or continental): $6
Saturday Lunch and Sunday Brunch: $8
Dinner: $10
Children’s rates: 0–4 years are free; 5–11 years are half off
Learn more about on-campus dining venues and hours (but note that Saturday's general breakfast/brunch will be at Commons Dining Hall, not Knollcrest). All venues accept cash or credit card at the door, or students can use their Bonus Bucks or extra meal blocks to pay for their guests.
See the Grand Rapids section of this website for our favorite local restaurants.
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Register
These events require tickets or advance registration:
- Maroon & Gold Gala ($85)
- Calvin Improv ($5)
- Late Night with Capella ($9/$6)
- Pancakes with the President ($10)
- Hockey ($6/$3)
- Donut Dash ($10)
- Architecture tour (free)
- Drawing workshops (free)
- Class of 1994 25-year Reunion ($25)
- Young Alumni Reunion ($15)
You can sign up for all events on the box office website or from any of the individual event listings. From the HC&FW schedule, click into each event for a full description.
All other events are free with no registration needed—just show up!
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Park & Explore
See the visitor parking map (.pdf) for daytime visitor parking.
Bunker Interpretive Center: Open house activities 1–3 p.m. on Saturday; Ecosystem Preserve trails open dawn to dusk daily
Campus Store: Extended hours until 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.–6 p.m. on Saturday
Center Art Gallery: 9 a.m.–9 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on Saturday
Climbing Wall: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. on Saturday
Dice Mineralogical Museum: 12:30–5 p.m. on Friday and special Saturday opening from 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Peet’s Coffee: 7:30 a.m.–11 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m.–8 p.m. on Saturday
Fitness Center: 6 a.m.–6 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on Saturday
Venema Aquatic Center: 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. and 6–9 p.m. on Friday; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. on Saturday
The Family Locker Room will be available to all campus guests who intent to use the pool or fitness center. Just check in with the Fitness Center front desk, or a lifeguard at the pool, to inform them that you are here for Homecoming & Family Weekend!
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