Sparta Tire & Automotive

06/16/2026

🍺🌭 SPARTA BEER & BRAT STREET FEST 🌭🍺
📅 June 19 & 20, 2026
📍 Downtown Sparta, Michigan
Get ready for two days packed with great food, cold drinks, live entertainment, and small-town fun!
Parking  Balyeat Field 190 Olmstead, Sparta, MI
Friday, June 19
🍻 Michigan Craft Beer Garden
🎸 Live Music: Mason Grady 4-6 pm, Grayson Barton 4-7pm, Dylan Tolbert 4-7 pm, Soul Syndicate 7-10 (bring a chair or some seating provided)

🌭 Brats Flavors: Jalapeno Popper, Philly Cheese Steak, Bacon Cheddar, Traditional,
Trini's Burrito, Garden Patch Breakfast, & Angela's Famous Homemade Sausage

🛍️ Downtown Shopping & Dining
🍔 Food Trucks: Cheese & Squeeze, Grumpy's, Momma D's Lemonade, & Grub It Up BBQ
🛍️ Artisan Vendors with on the Ridge 4-8 pm
🍹 Social District Beverages – Walk around Downtown!
🎯 Yard Games & Outdoor Fun
🌙 Summer Night Festival Atmosphere
Saturday, June 20
🎉 Downtown Street Party All Day Long
🛍️ Artisan Vendors with on the Ridge 11-8 pm
🎶 Live Bands Throughout the Day 7 Degrees South 12-2 pm, Deerfield Run 2:30-5:30 pm, Scott Carpenter 4-7 pm, Jon Fett Quartet 7-10 pm (bring a chair or some seating provided)
🍺 Beer Garden Opens 11 am: Beers, Brats, & Freedom Lager (Pink Barrel Cellars), Honeycrsip Ale (Pink Barrel Cellars), Your Favorite Dunkel (Pink Barrel Cellars), Dunneback Blonde (Pink Barrel Cellars), Hoplust IPA (Rockford Brewing Company), Barnstormer Collab Dripa (Brick Haus Brews & Pink Barrel Cellars), Kusterer Original Weisbier (Cedar Springs Brewing), Razz Cider (Pink Barrel Cellars), Strawberry Cheesecake Seltzer (Pink Barrel Cellars), Sangria (Rockford Brewing Company), Other beers sold at local restaurants with social district!

Co****le Contest: Saturday at 11 am, free to participate, youth and adult division. 1st & 2nd place prizes for each division. Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIQZuj9hyJDCefxRA_WELiUsQHXk_ZTDOpPUsbns0MQfVv3w/viewform

🛍️ Shopping at local businesses
🍔 Food Trucks: Cheese & Squeeze, Grumpy's, Momma D's Lemonade, & Grub It Up BBQ
🍔 Local Restaurants open!
🎯 Activities open: Axe Throwing & Lawn games
🏆 Raffle Prizes! 4 Burner Griddle, 52” Gas Firepit, or Floating Dock Platform with Yeti Cooler!
🍹 Social District Cocktails & Beverages from local restaurants!

Gather your friends, bring your appetite, and celebrate summer in downtown Sparta!

06/15/2026

06/07/2026

Calling all of Spartan Nation!!!

Our girls have made it to the top 8 in the State and we need your help to extend their run further than any Sparta Softball team has gone.

MHSAA State Quarterfinals are Tuesday, June 9th at 4pm at Ferris State vs Ogemaw Heights.

Tickets ➡️ https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10264

BE THERE & GO BLUE 🟦

Sparta Sports Boosters
Sparta Spartans HS Football
Sparta Varsity Baseball
Sparta High School - New Site
Sparta Strength & Performance
Sparta HS Girl's Softball
Ridgeview Elementary - Sparta, Michigan
Appleview Elementary School- Sparta, Michigan
Sparta Middle School - Sparta, MI
Sparta Boys Volleyball
Sparta Boys Golf
Sparta Girls Varsity Track & Field and Cross Country
Sparta Area Schools - Sparta, MI
Sparta Girls Basketball
Sparta High School Boys Soccer
Sparta Hockey
Sparta Cheer
Sparta Little League

06/06/2026

These girls are on 🔥!! So fun to see them take home the mitten! Congrats, ladies!!

06/05/2026

Congrats and Thank You!!

Today, we celebrate five incredible educators as they enjoy their final day at Sparta High School: Mrs. DR, Mr. Zurek, Mr. Roark, Mrs. WK, and Mr. Smith.

Each of them has played an important role in shaping the lives of our students and contributing to the Sparta High School community. Their dedication, passion, and commitment will leave a lasting impact, and they will be greatly missed.

We would also like to recognize Mrs. Hill, who is retiring as well. While she is not pictured, she has made a tremendous difference and will be missed by many.

Please join us in thanking these outstanding educators for their years of service and wishing them all the best as they begin their next adventure. Congratulations on your retirement!

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

Congrats, boys!!

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

10 Grand Rapids-area softball teams are moving onto regionals after winning district championships.