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Fall Guide - Sparta TODAY Events

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Friday, September 23Market on the Ridge Artisans4-8pm - Balyeat FieldHarvest Chance Raffle4pm-9pm - Town Square by the Large Tent Enter for the chance to win several awesomeprizes! Tickets are drawn Saturday at 8 pm. Kids Harvest Events 4-8pm- Balyeat Field (Donation boxes will be onsite for these kids events!) Kid's Apple Box Tractor Rides, Pony Rides,Petting Zoo, and Bounce Houses! Dance with Me Slime Making & Bake Sale 4-8pm - Balyeat Field (Fundraiser) Create slime for $5 and support their Bake Sale!Gelly Ball4-8pm - Balyeat FieldGellyBall Blasters shoot a soft gel ball, much likeOrbeez! $5 per person. Poker Run on the Harvest Hayride4pm, 5:30pm, 7pmHop on the Harvest Hayride & cruise to fivestops to get your cards. Poker Run will last aboutan hour & is $20 to join, which includes aHarvest Adult Beverage "Tasting" at each stop! Moonshot Band (Classic/Modern Rock)7-11pm - Scarffe Chiropractic Main StageSponsored by Burnette Foods 3Downtown Sparta September 23 & 24, 2022Drinks & Eats Both Days! Social District in Downtown SpartaStop at your local favorite restaurant to pick upyour adult beverage in a Social District Cup andwalk through the event! Or visit our deliverybooth under the Large Tent in Town Squarefeaturing specialty drinks from: Angela's, BrickHaus Brews, North Kent Eagle's, and DowntownTrini & Margarita Joe's. The Social District area is throughout the downtownand into Balyeat Field for this weekend! Eats. Eats. Eats! Town Square & Balyeat FieldStop into one of our many fabulous restaurantsor stop at our food trucks: Dune Buggy, KoolBreze, Land Whale Deli, Pork-n-Stein, andRockin' Dogs!Sparta Today spartachamber.com

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Saturday, September 24Market on the Ridge Artisans10am-7pm - Balyeat FieldHarvest Chance RaffleUntil 7 pm! Town Square by the Large TentEnter for the chance to win several awesome prizes!Tickets are drawn Saturday at 8 pm. See Antique Tractors in Sparta Town SquareApple Pie Baking ContestBring pies made with Michigan apples to the SpartaChamber office from 9:30 - 11 am! The winner isannounced at 6:45 pm on Scarffe Chiropractic MainStageKids Harvest Fun Activities in Balyeat Field(Donation boxes will be onsite for the kids events!) Petting Zoo 10-6 pm Deer Trax Junction 10-2 pmHands on Animals!Bounce Houses 10-6 pmKid's Apple Box Tractor Rides11am-1pm, 1:30-3:30pm & 4-6pmKid's Crafts & Games11am-4pm - Balyeat FieldSHS National Honor Society will be leading gamesand crafts. $5 per kiddo for all of the activities underthe tent!Chain Saw Carver10am-7pm - Balyeat FieldDance with Me Slime Making & Bake Sale 11-8pm - Balyeat Field (Fundraiser)Create slime $5 and support their Bake Sale!Apple Sling Shot Contest11am - Town Square by Balyeat BridgeMichigan Apple Queen12-3 pm - Town SquareVisit with the Michigan Apple Queen, Aubrey Rasch!Great Lakes Lumberjack Show12pm, 2pm, & 4pm - Town SquareThe show features chainsaw carving, axe throwing,wood chopping, one & two-man crosscut sawing,modified chainsawing, log rolling, and loads ofclean, family-friendly humor.Sparta Today spartachamber.com

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Saturday, Sept. 24 Continued... Gelly Ball12 - 7pm - Balyeat FieldGellyBall Blasters shoot a soft gel ball, much likeOrbeez! $5 per person. Apple Peeling Contest with Ace Hardware2pm - Town Square in front of ScarffeChiropractic Main StageKid's Apple Pie Eating Contest2pm - Town Square in front of Scarffe Chiropractic Main Stage Adult Apple Pie Eating Contest2:30pm - Town Square in front of Scarffe Chiropractic Main StagePoker Run on the Harvest Hayride1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, 5:30pmHop on the Harvest Hayride in front of the Eagles,and cruise to five different stops to get your cards.Poker Run will last approximately an hour and costs$20 to join. Don't miss out on your chance to winprizes and have a blast going around town! Ages 21+only. Kiddie Tractor Pull5pm - Town Square in front of Scarffe Chiropractic Main StageAdult Tractor Pull6pm - Town Square in front of Scarffe Chiropractic Main StageDenise Anderson Connection Band (Country Rock)7-11pm - Town Square on Scarffe ChiropracticMain StageHop on the Harvest Hayride in front of theEagles, & cruise to five different stops to getyour cards. Poker Run will last approximately anhour & is $20 to join, which includes a HarvestAdult Beverage "Tasting" at each stop! Fri. Sept. 23 - 4 pm, 5:30 pm, 7 pmSat. Sept. 24 - 1 pm, 2:30 pm, 4 pm, 5:30 pm Win prizes guessing Apple Picking Facts & havea blast going around Sparta! Ages 21+ only. Sparta Today spartachamber.comSpecial Thanks to our Michigan Apple Fest Sponsors!Elite Apple Co.Poker Run on a Harvest Hayride!Poker Run on a Harvest Hayride!

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SPARTAHOMECOMINGParade & Community Pep Rally!Parade & Community Pep Rally!FRI. OCT. 7 AT 5 PM Parade begins on Elm Street Next to Angela's Pizza and will parade to NorthUnion Street; The Parade will continue north to Library Street, then walk to thecenter of Sparta Town Square (201 E. Division, Sparta)In Sparta Town SquareIn Sparta Town SquareCrowning of Homecoming KingCrowning of Homecoming KingSparta Community Pep RallySparta Community Pep Rally Sparta Today spartachamber.comPARKING LOT PARTYBEERS. BANDS. BITES. VENDORS, FOOD, LIVE MUSIC, FARM STAND,& MORE!EVERY THURSDAY 5:30-8 PM

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Dog DaysGames, Treats,Vendors, & Fun! Brought to us by The Barkery Pet GroomingSparta TownSquare (201 E.Division)Bring your wellmannered dogs onleashes to enjoy aday celebratingyour pet!Saturday, October 22, 11am-3pmSparta Today spartachamber.com

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(616) 383-10809430 Sparta Ave(231) 834-7368316 S. Maple St.SPARTAGRANT RENTAL SHOP! Sparta Today spartachamber.com

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