Hospitality
Everything you need, including on-site lodging, excellent dining and catering options, beautiful, innovative facilities—and exceptional hospitality.
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Catering
From breakfast for your corporate event to fine dining for a wedding, our versatile catering options can meet your needs.
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400-acre campus
Plenty of space for guests, parking, receptions, outdoor activities and meetings.
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#3 Safest College Town
SafeWise ranks Grand Rapids as one of the safest college towns in America (2016).
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Local attractions
Calvin University is located minutes from Frederik Meijer Gardens, public museums and downtown Grand Rapids.
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Made in the shade
We’re proud of our trees—all 3,500 of them (we counted). And we’ve been recognized for it: Calvin has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation.
Downtown Grand Rapids
About Grand Rapids
#1
Travel Destination in the U.S. (Lonely Planet, 2014)
#1
Place to Visit in the U.S. (Groupon, 2015)
#2
Best Foodie City for your Wallet (wallethub.com)
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Lake Michigan
30 minutes from Lake Michigan’s 300-mile Gold Coast.
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Home of ArtPrize
For 19 days each fall, the city’s contemporary art competition attracts more than 1,500 artists and awards $500,000 in prizes.
Why Calvin?
WHY CALVIN?
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Taste. Calvin Catering delivers exceptional service and food for your events.
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Experience. We host hundreds of events—from big to small—every year.
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We love sports. As a Division III school, we have world-class athletic facilities and resources for big and small events.
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Unique choices. You can choose to host an event in our beautiful art gallery or our rock wall that is modeled after the Red River Gorge.
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Location. Location. Location. Grand Rapids, Michigan is a creative city and great place to explore.
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Beauty. Our campus is stunning in all four seasons.