Relax at Rosa - the free lunchtime entertainment series - is back on Thursday, May 1 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM.
The music series produced by Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) has become a lunchtime tradition Downtown every Thursday during the spring, summer and fall.
This year, Relax at Rosa features the incredible talents of 21 unique local and Michigan-based bands and performers. The series runs from May to September providing a midday opportunity for Downtown workers, residents and visitors to get outside, have some lunch, listen to some tunes and connect with their community.
DGRI is excited to partner with our beloved community radio station, 88.1 WYCE, to bring GR Live and Relax at Rosa together this year. GR Live is a remote weekly radio broadcast on WYCE. GR Live has been featured at various locations around Downtown since 2016. This partnership will provide an opportunity for anyone to listen to Relax at Rosa via WYCE.
DGRI's event team has assembled a Relax at Rosa 2025 playlist for to share a preview of the great music that will be live Downtown this summer:
Join the fun every Thursday (except May 29) from 12:00 - 1:30 PM at Rosa Parks Circle (performance and food truck schedule subject to change):
May 1 - Asamu Johnson & The Associates of The Blues
- Food trucks: Dune Buggy, Pilar’s Empanadas Argentinas, Los Pinches Tacos, Big Mike's Kettle Corn and Lemonade Shakers, Semifreddo, 616 Kabob Stop, El Caribe
May 8 - Breathe Owl Breathe
- Food trucks: Pressed In Time, El Caribe, PizzaMI, Falafeltruck, Street Chef Shaw, Patty Matters, El Globo
May 15 - Elisabeth Pixley-Fink
- Food trucks: Pressed In Time, 616 Kabob Stop, Pilar’s Empanadas Argentinas, Tacos la Familia G.O., Around Baking Company, Airborne Burritos
May 22 - MOLLY
- Food trucks: Sanse Filipino Cuisine, Kory's Antojitos, Pilar’s Empanadas Argentinas, Sweet Racks & Smokin' Butts BBQ, Dune Buggy
June 5 - Alex Teller Band
- Food trucks: Saladino Smoke, Pressed In Time, Patty Matters, Tamales Mary, Taquero Mucho, Boujee Bowls, Street Chef Shaw
June 12 - Da'Veonce & DaFunk Gang
- Food trucks: Dune Buggy, Cheezy Duz It, Belkis Bistro, Around Baking Company, Cousins Maine Lobster, Rumi's Garden
June 19 - Candid Antics
- Food trucks: Pressed In Time, El Caribe, Los Pinches Tacos, El Globo, Boujee Bowls, PizzaMI, Rumi's Garden
June 26 - Normal Mode
- Food trucks: 616 Kabob Stop, Semifreddo, Frostbite Shaved Ice, Tacos Mexico, Family Thyme Food Truck, Big Eds BBQ, PizzaMI
July 3 - Aaron Wayne Otto & Sunken Melody w/ Patrick Booth
- Food trucks: Boss Hoggs BBQ, Dune Buggy, Belkis Bistro, El Jalapeño, Around Baking Company, Falafeltruck
July 10 - Cabildo & EPCYA
- Food trucks: Pressed In Time, Cheezy Duz It, El Caribe, Antojitos La Victoria, Furniture City Creamery, Boujee Bowls, Airborne Burritos
July 17 - Hannah Laine
- Food trucks: Saladino Smoke, Patty Matters, Cousins Maine Lobster, Tamales Mary, Tacos Los Compadres, PizzaMI, Los Pinches Tacos
July 24 - Libby DeCamp
- Food trucks: Pressed In Time, Family Thyme Food Truck, Poncho's Tacos, Tacos Mexico, 616 Kabob Stop, Sugary Snowballs
July 31 - Al'Exist
- Food trucks: Patty Matters, El Caribe, Los Pinches Tacos, PizzaMI, Falafeltruck, Sanse Filipino Cuisine, Semifreddo
August 7 - Al Bettis
- Food trucks: The Rolling Soul, Dune Buggy, Cheezy Duz It, Tamales Mary, Poncho's Tacos, Around Baking Company, Outlaw Roasted Corn
August 14 - Eric O'Daly
- Food trucks: Big Eds BBQ, Patty Matters, Belkis Bistro, Tacos la Familia G.O., Around Baking Company, Semifreddo, Street Chef Shaw
August 21 - How To Live Together
- Food trucks: Motor Mouth, MI, Pressed In Time, Kory's Antojitos, Kona Ice, Semifreddo, Falafeltruck, Rumi's Garden
August 28 - Bahar Ensemble
- Food trucks: Patty Matters, Belkis Bistro, Taquero Mucho, PizzaMI, Boujee Bowls, Airborne Burritos
September 4 - Trillium Groove
- Food trucks: Dune Buggy, Tamales Mary, Tacos Mexico, Around Baking Company, Dolce Mini Cakes, Outlaw Roasted Corn, Street Chef Shaw
September 11 - Adrian Wright & the Great Let Go's
