What's Happening West Michigan: Sept. 15-16

9:45 AM, Sep 15, 2012   |    comments
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(WZZM)- It's going to be a beautiful weekend, so there is no excuse to not get out and enjoy some of this weekend's best events.

The Michigan Irish Music Festival is back in Downtown Muskegon. The event takes place at Heritage Landing, and offers a weekend full of live Irish and Celtic music, food, and culture.

On Saturday, vistors can experience Michigan FEIS, which is an Irish dance competition.

Sunday, the festival offers a Catholic Mass at 9 a.m. followed by a traditional Irish breakfast.

You can buy tickets at the festival grounds. Tickets are $20 on Saturday and $15 on Sunday.

You can learn more about the festival here.

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Keeping it here in Grand Rapids, Eastown is holding its annual Street Fair on Wealthy and Lake Drive.

Festivities start at 9 a.m. and run through 10 p.m. tonight.

There will be over 120 booths for the family to enjoy, featuring art, crafts, food, and kids activities. There will also be two stages set up providing live music, but local groups all day long.

The event is free.

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HoptoberFest is upon us for its second year in Downtown Grand Rapids.

Hosted by Downtown brewery, HopCat, the event is shutting down Ionia Street between Weston and Oakes, for an outdoor "urban beer garden."

35 breweries will offer almost 130 different beers from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday.

Funk music will fill the streets all day. Headliner, "Dumpstaphunk" will hit the stage at 8:35 p.m.

Tickets are available for purchase the day of for $15.

Sunday, HoptoberFest is offering a free breakfast buffet for the first 2,000 people to show up with their Saturday HoptoberFest tickets.

You can find out more about HoptoberFest here.

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