Checker Pop Candy Shop

06/25/2026

🏁🍭 Pop-up Candy Shop at Berlin Raceway this Saturday! 🍭🏁

The ISMA Supermodifieds are coming to Berlin Raceway this Friday & Saturday, and trust me—you need to see these things in person.

🔥 850 horsepower
⚡ only 1,850 pounds
🏎️ 125 MPH average lap speed at Berlin

These cars are basically rocket ships 🚀 With hydraulic wings on top that create v***r trails, big blocks and the entire drivetrain hanging off the left side - they are circle track superstars.

Head out to the track and be sure to visit our Pop-up Candy Shop on the concourse, starting at 4 PM Saturday!

Grab some candy. Watch some insanely fast race cars. Have an awesome Weekend.

See you at Berlin! 🍭🏁

06/23/2026

There are few things that hit quite like a slushie on a hot day! 🍒 🍇 🍊 🍉 🧜‍♀️

Grab one in your favorite flavor today or tomorrow during the market or before the concert!

06/22/2026

06/20/2026

Come on down and check it out!!

Grab your friends for Beer & Brat Street Fest today! Enjoy local food, music, and vendors today from 11am-10pm.

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

The parking lot at 201 Marketplace/“our” parking lot will be closing at 3 PM today, Thursday, June 18 in preparation for this weekend’s Beer & Brat Street festival.
There will still be plenty of on street parking today, however tomorrow morning at 6AM Division Street will be closed down. Parking will be available in Bayleat Field. 

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

Guess what?!?!

We have SLUSHIES at Checker Pop Candy Shop!!

The blue in the machine is “Mermaid” which is a mixed berry flavor, and we have a bunch of other flavors we can mix up for you, including “sour shocker” with can be mixed in with ANY flavor if sour is your jam.

Current flavors:
Cotton Candy
Bubble Gum
Orange
Watermelon
Blue Raspberry
Cherry
Grape
Mermaid
Sour Shocker

One size - 16oz $3 each!

Come try it out!

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!