Welcome to the Coopersville Area Chamber of Commerce : Coopersville Michigan

Convenient - FRESH - Locally Grown

Thank you for your support of local farmers!

The Coopersville Farmers Markets will open again Wednesday May 25th and Friday May 27th and run through the end of October 2011.

Wednesday Farmers Market

Opening Day May 25th

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Farmers Market Pavilion located in the North Main Street Parking Lot

Friday Farmers Market

Opening Day May 27th

2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Veteran's Memorial Park located on W. Randall Street

Vendor information available at 616/997.5164 or ctimmerman@cityofcoopersville.com.

The Annual Coopersville Santa Claus Parade

Friday, December 2, 2011

Grand Marshall's - Jim & Lill Budzynski

One of the original night-time parades in Michigan, this annual event begins immediately following the lighting of Lori's Tree at the corner of Eastmanville & Main Streets.

Professional and amateur floats, decorated vehicles and firetrucks compete for prizes as they travel along Main Street in the Historic Downtown District of Coopersville. Click here to register your entry!

Guests are invited to a free ride on the Coopersville & Marne Railway Shuttle from East Street adjacent to the school campus to the downtown area. After their return ride they are invited to have free refreshments while the children have a visit with Santa, get their faces painted and more.

Sponsoring an event is just one of the ways the members of the Coopersville Area Chamber of Commerce says “Thank You” to the community for their support.

Direct inquiries to ctimmerman@cityofcoopersville.com or at 616/997.5164 or with Trish at 616/997.5165.

		Summerfest is a volunteer-driven celebration that began as a local-only draw and has grown to host an estimated 100,000 visitors on Saturday of this 6-day festival that takes place August 8th - 13th. The week is filled with over 25 family friendly, affordable or free activities. Over 400 cars will participate in the Del Shannon Car Cruise on Friday night, followed by music and the My Personal Credit Union 3-D Fireworks, winding up with over 800 cars lining the streets of Historic Downtown Coopersville for the Del Shannon Memorial Car Show on Saturday. Proceeds from the events throughout the week are utilized by the many non-profits that organize them. All food selections will be courtesy of local non-profit agencies. The Coopersville Summerfest logo may only be used with written permission from the Coopersville Area Chamber of Commerce. Information at 616/997.5164 or here. Please direct your Summerfest inquiries to 616/997.5164. Downloadable Event Registration Forms will be here as they become available. This festival would not happen without the generous financial support of many local businesses. Please take a moment to thank and patronize the following 2010 sponsors!
New Videos! Click here for the "Wandering West Michigan" video link! Click here for YouTube video!		Outhouse 500 Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Historic Downtown Coopersville Celebrate "the house behind the house" during this annual mid-winter event. Teams decorate, then race "themed" outhouses down Main Street in Historic Downtown Coopersville! Suffering from cabin fever? Looking for a good belly-laugh? Join us for the Outhouse 500 Parade, Races, Chili Blast, 5-K Run, Music, Diaper Drive and more! For the entire month of February! "Flush Out Crime" in our City! The traveling outhouse may just end up in your yard! Donate $25 to get it removed from your yard - and an additional $10 will guarantee it not return. Share your thoughts on who should then receive it! Proceeds from this fundraiser will support NEOForum, our nationally recognized best of the best Youth At Risk Prevention Program. Coopersville Cares is in need of diapers in all sizes - but particularly size 4, 5, 6 and pull-ups. Drop off your donations to Church of the Saviour, Family Fare and the Coopersville Farm Museum. Thank you to Shelly Phillips of Phillips Jewelers for coordinating this event! 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Carb up for the days activities with the All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast at the Coopersville Farm Museum. Click here for info. 9:00 a.m. - Noon Coopersville Methodist Church Bake Sale at the Coopersville Farm Museum 10:00 a.m. The C-ville Chill 5K Run, registration information is available here. 11:00 a.m. Outhouse 500 Parade followed immediately by the races. Feel like entering your own outhouse? Contact Gunner at 616/893.1880 or click here for a downloadable form. 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The "Official Fuel of the Outhouse 500", the Coopersville Farm Museum Chili Cookoff. Click here to enter the contest or for more info. (Alcohol will be available) 11:00 a.m. - ? Coopersville VFW Outhouse 500 Beverage Tent 511 N. 68th Ave. Public Welcome Cash bar, 50/50, raffles and live music from 2 Dudes in Flip Flops Euchre Tournaments begin at 11:00 a.m. also! 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. "Bands & Buds" Live Music and Social Night coordinated by Sarah Carmody at the Coopersville Farm Museum. Info here.


		Scarecrows on Main Street October Visit Coopersville during the month of October to see imaginatively decorated scarecrows lining Main Street in Historic Downtown Coopersville. Vote for your favorite Scarecrow with non-perishable food or personal hygiene items at the Coopersville Farm Museum. Your donations will suppor local families in need via the Coopersville Cares Food Pantry. Sponsored in part by the Coopersville Rotary Club. Fulfill your Fall Family Fun with a ride aboard the "The Famous Pumpkin Train", learn more about agriculture at the Coopersville Farm Museum, local history at the Coopersville Area Historical Society Museum and pick up farm fresh locally grown produce at the Wednesday or Friday Farmers Markets!