It’s Here! Time for the Best of GR 2025 Contest – You Can Win Your Own Staycation! Don’t Miss Out!

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Show Your Favorite Businesses Some Love

Help us celebrate the best our community has to offer with the Best of Grand Rapids Grandtastic Contest for 2025!

It’s time to VOTE your favorite business or family-friendly destinations.

2025 Nominations are now closed. Thank you for your participation! Come back March 4 – 17 to vote for the finalists.

WIN $400 Gift Card to Build Your Own Staycation

Nominate (or vote) for at least 5 businesses and you are automatically entered to win a $400 gift card to build your own staycation!

Not sure what to do? We’ve got some ideas to get you started:

Princess Staycation: A Day Fit for a Princess

The Princess Party Spa
💅 have your nails done
💇‍♀️ hair accessories
💄 makeup
👗 dress up clothes

Tea party at High Tea
🫖 have a real tea party!
🍽️ Fairy Tea: for ages 8 and under (two savouries, traditional British scone, preserves, two sweets, and pot of lemonade decaffeinated tea)

Stay at JW Marriott
Does it get any more magical than staying downtown in the beautiful JW Marriott hotel?

Lantern Festival Staycation Itinerary

🏩 Stay at JW Marriot in Downtown GR, right on the Grand River.
You can enjoy an indoor pool, coffee shop, restaurant, and more.

🍽️ Dinner at Marguax at JW Marriot.
Delicious French Delicacies

🏮 Go to the Lantern Festival at John Ball Zoo, a 5-minute drive from the hotel.
Visit after dark for best view.

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Timeline & Process

CONTEST TIMELINE 2025
Nominations: February 6 – 20, 2025 (14 days)
Finalists Voting: March 4 – 17, 2025 (13 days)
Winners Announced: May 2025

Getting on the Ballot

Make Your Selections Here

Vote for your favorites in the 2025 Best of Grand Rapids Grandtastic Awards from Grand Rapids Kids! (When you vote for 5+ places, you are automatically entered to win.)

HOW TO VOTE
STEP 1: Click on a category & start voting.
STEP 2: Enter your email address. (After your email address has been accepted you are entered to win.)
STEP 3: Continue voting for all of your favorite local businesses. You don’t have to vote for every category.
STEP 4: Come back to continue voting at any point during the voting period. Your votes will be saved.
*Only one voting form per person is allowed.

STEP 5: Wait for the form to load. (If you don’t see the voting form, it might still be loading.) If the form does not load after a minute, please click here. (This will reload the page, hopefully with the form intact.) Still need help? Let us know.

FINE PRINT: This giveaway will close on March 17, 2025, at 11 pm. The winner will be notified via email in April 2025. The winner will have 24 hours to respond by email accepting the prize. No purchase necessary to enter the contest. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to grkids.com and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used to enter the contest and notify winners. Entrants will release Facebook from all liability. Entrants must be at least 18 years of age and reside in Michigan. Only one entry per household or IP address. Grand Rapids Kids’ liability is limited to the value of the prize.

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70 thoughts on “It’s Here! Time for the Best of GR 2025 Contest – You Can Win Your Own Staycation! Don’t Miss Out!”

  16. Pam Kriekard

    Shared on Facebook with an added plug to vote for the Academy of Music (take it from me-a music teacher!!)

  40. Kelly

    Shared on Facebook! And encouraged people to vote for ISR as the best swim program. My second child is going through the program now. My oldest was completely self sufficient in the water (swimming the length of the pool) by age three. It’s such a great program!!!

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