Parking downtown can be limited, but meters are free on the weekends. We encourage our bears to be friendly and carpool whenever possible :) If you have questions about parking downtown at the bars, do not hesitate to contact our event staff.

Taxi service will be available at the hotel entrance for those bears who wish to visit the Grand Rapids nighlife.

 

Bearfest Emcee
Mr. Michigan Leather 2008-2009 Dave Watt
 

Friday, November 7th

3 PM - 9PM
Registration Opens, Vendors Open, Silent Auction begins

7:00 PM - 9 PM
Bearfest Meet and greet, featuring a "Grazin' Bar" of mini corn dogs, pizza, cheezy bread, and non-alcoholic drinks

Bear-e-oke 

Bear GameTime - gather around the table with friends, old or new, and play your favorite board games from your childhood and beyond.

Round 1 of the Bearlywed Game - main hotel conference room
 

9 PM - 10PM

Bear Clogging Dancers

10:30 PM- 1:30 AM
Underwear Dance Party - main hotel conference room - shake your undies to the tunes of DJ Dougie

1:30 AM- 4 AM
Bears After Hours - party in the top floor of the hotel

Saturday, November 8th

7 AM- 10:30 AM
Continental Breakfast @ Hotel

For those of you with Bear-sized appetites can visit Pilar's Cafe, just a short drive from the hotel.  Coupons for discount breakfasts at Pilar's will be available at the registration desk

9 AM- 4 PM
Registration Open, Vendors Open

9 AM- Noon
BearSoak pool party @ hotel pool

Noon - 1:30pm
"Grazin' Bar" featuring subs, chips, dip

2 PM 
Round-Robin Euchre Tournament - with a twist: $5 donation to play, $1 gawkers "tax" to watch :) 25% of total money taken in goes to the winning team, the rest to BASIS
 
6:30 PM - 8 PM
 
Dinner
Menu: Chicken -n- Ribs, baked potato, and veggie, rolls, and dessert

Featuring a musical performance by Ben Walter

If you'd like to attend just the Saturday night dinner event (6:30-8PM), the cost is $20 and you must reserve your place by October 18th

Bear-e-oke 

7 PM
Silent Auction closes

8 PM 
Bearlywed Game Finals - main hotel conference room

 Bear clogging performance
(unrelated to arteries or shower drains)

10:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Pure Fur Dance Party - main hotel conference room
 
BearFlix Movie Time - secondary hotel conference room - featuring delightfully fun and campy flix for whole family! (Well...maybe not the WHOLE family...)
 
and the pool is open to wet yer fur until 11 PM

Sunday, November 9th

8 AM- 11 AM
Continental Breakfest @ Hotel
12 Noon
Hotel Checkout Time