Gymnastics on the Grand 2026
Go Big or Go Home.
47 daysuntil the meet weekend
Entries closed October 1. In 2025, 2,785 athletes from 66 clubs and 4 states competed.
What comes with the meet
Last year, by the numbers
The 2025 edition, as it actually ran: where the teams came from and how the levels broke down.
Athletes by level
Clubs that keep coming back
- American Gymnastics InstituteMI · 3 of 4 yearsup to 91
- Great Lakes Elite GymnasticsMI · 3 of 4 yearsup to 82
- All American Flames GymnastixMI · 3 of 4 yearsup to 79
- Hartland Gymnastics AcademyMI · 3 of 4 yearsup to 78
- Kids Gym IncMI · 3 of 4 yearsup to 74
Plan the weekend
Where to stay, how to get there, and what to do with the hours between sessions, from the host.
Getting here
Parking Event parking is managed by the City of Grand Rapids in the underground parking area marked A.
Walking Convenient access to nearby hotels via covered walkway.
Grand Rapids, MI
Open in MapsBetween sessions
- Gerald R. Ford Museum5 min walk
- Grand Rapids Public Museum5 min walk
- Van Andel Arena12,000-seat arena hosting Griffins hockey12 min walk
- Acrisure AmphitheaterOutdoor venue with riverside setting5 min drive
- Frederik Meijer Gardensmeijergardens.org15 min drive
- John Ball Zoojbzoo.org8 min drive
- Grand Rapids Children's Museumgrcm.org10 min walk
- Downtown restaurantsDozens of restaurants within a three block radius5 min walk
Registration details
Everything a coach needs before saying yes, in one place.
| Entry fee | $165 per athlete through October 1, 2026 · $175 after, as space allows |
|---|---|
| Team fee | $75 per team |
| Deadline | October 1, 2026. No refunds on team or gymnast entry fees after October 15, 2026 for any reason; fees may transfer to other gymnasts if space permits. |
| Level changes | Through October 15, 2026 |
| Sanction | USA Gymnastics · Women's · Invitational · #96038 |
| Levels | Levels 1–10 · Xcel Bronze–Sapphire |
| Also included | covered walkway to nearby hotels · event finals Saturday · AA crystals 1st-3rd |
| Contact | GOTG Event Director, Event director, +1.616.975.2992, gotgeventdirector@gmail.com · Registration, Roster changes, registernow.onthegrand@gmail.com · Kathleen Wright, meet director · gymnasticsonthegrand.com |
Questions coaches ask
Short answers. Anything else, ask the host directly.
When do session assignments come out?
The host hasn't published a date for the schedule. Most hosts post session assignments a few weeks out, and it appears on this page once it does.
What if we need to scratch an athlete?
No refunds on team or gymnast entry fees after October 15, 2026 for any reason; fees may transfer to other gymnasts if space permits. Ask the host about scratches after the deadline.
Can an athlete move levels after we enter?
Level changes are accepted through October 15, 2026 on this sanction. After that, ask the host.
Past editions
Results and field numbers from every year already on Vault.
Also in December
Other sanctioned invitationals in Michigan within a month of Gymnastics on the Grand.