In the past, we have had concerns with the parking situation at DeVos Place, with our patrons not finding enough parking, and our exhibitors paying too much for their staff to be at the show.  This year, once again, we will provide a solution.

For the 2011 West Michigan Home & Garden Show, we will offer FREE PARKING for our Exhibitors in Lot #9 on Seward St., with a FREE SHUTTLE to the front doors of DeVos Place!   Rather than parking below the building, you will park just across the river and be shuttled over.  This will make many spots in the underground parking available for our patrons to use, hopefully increasing our attendance and ease the frustration of our patrons in their hunt for close parking.

We will be using a dedicated Grand Rapids DASH bus, running a 10-minute loop from Lot #9 on Seward (just a few blocks over the river) to the front entrance of DeVos Place.  It will run the following hours during the show:

Thursday, March 3:  1pm-10:30pm
Friday, March 4:  11am-10:30pm
Saturday, March 5:  9am-10:30pm
Sunday, March 6:  10am-7pm

Think of all the money you will save if you can get all of your employees to use this system rather than parking below the building.  AND it will free up space for show attendees in the surrounding municipal lots.

Click here for a map and the hours of operation from 2010 (2011 Map will be available soon.  This map is also available in your Online Exhibitor Kit (click here to log in).