Welcome to historic downtown Big Rapids

Downtown Big Rapids is a great place to live, work, and play and fun destination to explore. Our community has quality restaurants, breweries, ice cream shops, boutiques, services and exciting events. We’d love to have you experience all that is happening downtown!

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The Big Rapids Downtown Business Association is a network of downtown businesses and individuals who work together to encourage and maintain business health and vitality in Downtown Big Rapids.

Contact Us

(231) 592-4038

226 N Michigan Ave
Big Rapids, MI 49307

Director Josh Pyles
jpyles@cityofbr.org

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  • You might have seen all the recent pinwheels downtown. Did you know it’s child abuse prevention month? They are a reminder that you too can help prevent child abuse. Information is provided on the sign. #childabuseawareness #childabusepreventionmonth #childabuseprevention #pinwheelsforprevention #downtownbigrapids #bigrapids
  • We hope you’ll been able to get out onto the #whitepinestrail this weekend. We are blessed to have so much nature around, and available to us. #bigrapids #cycling #outdoorrecreation #sunshine #activeBigRapids
  • The Muskegon River is really moving fast this morning, we can sometimes see why our lumbering forefathers referred to us as “Big Rapids.” The geese are out early this morning enjoying the fresh cool water. Every year these birds come back to our piece of river bank to call their home, and raise their Spring goslings. #muskegonriver #bigrapids #bigrapidsmichigan #geese #goslings #springtime
  • We are looking forward to Summer when these streets get filled with fun events and happy smiling people, and not SNOW! LOL 😂 Thank you to the Big Rapids City for being out there and plowing our streets and sidewalks, bright and early this morning. #springinmichigan #downtownbigrapids #michiganapril
  • We underestimate winter’s tenacity. Keep thinking Spring, and those Long Summer days and evenings that you can go to the hemlock park and make warm memories. #makingmemories #downtownbigrapids #snowinapril #spring #riverwalk #hemlockpark
  • Look at these beautiful Spring promises. All along the southern 1/2 of #riverwalk you will find these early May flowers. #springinbigrapids #spring #riverwalkbigrapids #hemlockpark#downtownbigrapids #springishappening

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