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🌙 Nightly brief

Tomorrow, every night

One alert each night: tomorrow's classes, what's due, and a heads-up before exams and big papers. No name or account.

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Tonight & this week

The next 7 days: concerts, talks, big games and things to do around campus and town.

Thu, Oct 8 + 29 more dates

Cloth and Clay in African Art

Kruizenga Art Museum

Examples of African textiles and ceramics from the KAM collection reveal how African artists have used cloth and clay to transform…

Details → Thu, Oct 8 + 29 more dates

KAM x Library

Kruizenga Art Museum

Part of a new series of exhibitions entitled Campus Voices, designed to uplift voices from all over the Hope College campus, KAM x…

Details → Thu, Oct 8 + 29 more dates

Points of Convergence: Where Math and Art Meet

Kruizenga Art Museum

Artworks from the KAM collection highlight the enduring dialogue between these two disciplines, exploring the ways in which mathematics…

Details → Thu, Oct 8 🆓 Free

Halloween Hunt at Holland Energy Park

Holland Energy Park, 1 Energy Park Way, Holland

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Details → Oct 12 – Oct 18

Renoir

Knickerbocker Theatre

Details → Tue, Oct 13

Make and Takes: Craft Herbal Tea

Windmill Island Gardens, 1 Lincoln Ave, Holland

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Details → Wed, Oct 14

Park Your Boat: A Yacht Rock Fundraiser @ Park Theatre

Park Theatre, 248 South River Ave., Holland

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Details → Wed, Oct 14 🆓 Free

Homecoming Kickoff Event

New Holland Brewing, 66 E 8th Street, HOLLAND

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📅 All events this weekend and coming up →

🆓 Free this week

Halloween Hunt at Holland Energy ParkThu, Oct 8 · Holland Energy Park, 1 Energy Park Way, Holland

🆓 All free events →

Around campus

🌙 Late-night food

Open late tonight

9 places open past 10:30 PM tonight

Places that list their hours, still open at 10:30 PM. Hours come from OpenStreetMap, so check before you go.

All 9 open late →
Game day

Home games

Next: Fri, Oct 9 · Men's Swimming and Diving vs Grand Valley State University Invite

Football at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium (313 Fairbanks Ave; park in Lot 75 or at 16th St and Fairbanks); basketball and volleyball in DeVos Fieldhouse; soccer at Van Andel Soccer Stadium, all on the east side of campus. Club hockey plays at Holland Ice Arena, 4444 Holland Ave. Don't miss basketball vs. Calvin: The Rivalry.

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Plan ahead

Big weekends

Next: Oct 15–17
  • Oct 15–17
    One Big Weekend: Hope's homecoming and family weekend. Downtown and the hotels fill up.
  • Sat, Oct 24
    The Nykerk Cup (7pm, DeVos Fieldhouse), plus downtown trick-or-treating and the Boo Bash in the morning.
  • Oct 29–31
    Halloween at the Park Theatre: Rocky Horror (Thu), a costume party (Fri) and a Halloween fiesta (Sat).
  • Dec 1–6
    Dutch Winterfest: the Parade of Lights (Tue, 6:30pm; 8th Street closes from 2pm), Kerstmarkt (Fri–Sat) and Christmas Vespers in Dimnent Chapel (Sat 4:30pm, Sun 3pm).
  • Feb 5–6
    Holland on Ice and the Snowmelt 5K downtown.

Family visiting? Hotels and restaurants fill up on these weekends, so book early.

Getting around

Trains, buses & parking

Amtrak: the Pere Marquette leaves Holland's Padnos Transportation Center (171 Lincoln Ave, a 10–15 minute walk; Hope offers free rides to the station) at 6:49am for Chicago, arriving 9:08am Central. The return leaves Chicago at 6:30pm Central and gets to Holland at 10:33pm. One round trip a day; Grand Rapids is about an hour.

Buses: MAX runs weekdays only, about 5am–7pm, with stops on 9th Street by the Haworth Inn and on 11th Street by DeVos Fieldhouse. $1.15 a ride, or $34.50 for a semester pass with your student ID.

Flying home: Hope runs shuttles to Grand Rapids' airport (GRR, about 45 minutes) around breaks, $25 each way when you book ahead.

Parking: downtown parking is free, with no meters, but no overnight parking without a permit. In winter, downtown's heated "snowmelt" streets and sidewalks stay clear.

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Lake Michigan today

At the lake

Water 59°F
Water
59°F
Wind
SSW 2 mph
Sunrise
7:49 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM

Water: NOAA Holland station. UV: EPA. Wind: National Weather Service Grand Rapids. Sunrise & sunset for Holland.

Know before you go

Holland Farmers Market

8th Street Marketplace (150 W 8th St). Wednesdays and Saturdays 8am–2pm through Oct 31, then 9am–1pm Nov 4–28 and on Saturdays Dec 5, 12 and 19. Indoors at Civic Center Place on Saturdays, January to April. Free parking.

📞 (616) 796-0472

Lake Michigan beaches

Holland State Park (2459 Ottawa Beach Rd) and Tunnel Park are about 15 minutes' drive. The state park needs a Recreation Passport ($12 a day or $42 a year for out-of-state cars). Great Lakes currents are dangerous: check for beach hazard warnings and stay off the piers when waves are high.

📞 (616) 399-9390

Kerstmarkt

Holland's Dutch Christmas market at 8th Street Marketplace: Fridays 3–8pm and Saturdays 9am–7pm, Nov 20 to Dec 19.

Snow days and campus alerts

Lake-effect snow is common. Sign up for Hope Alert texts and emails at hope.edu/alert, where closings are posted.

Hope Campus Safety

178 E 11th St, 24/7. Call for a safety escort across campus at night.

📞 (616) 395-7770

Police (non-emergency)

Ottawa County Central Dispatch for the Holland Department of Public Safety (89 W 8th St). For emergencies, always call 911.

📞 (616) 994-7850

Nearest hospital (ER)

Holland Hospital, 602 Michigan Ave, about 5 minutes' drive from campus.

📞 (616) 392-5141

Emergencies

For any emergency, call 911.

Business directory

Restaurants, cafés, groceries, pharmacies, gyms, salons and more within a mile of campus: downtown Holland's 8th Street, Centennial Park and River Avenue. Not exhaustive — business owner? Use "Business login" at the bottom of the page.

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