Festivals in Kalamazoo

Check out happening festivals events all around Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo Living History Show 2026

 Sat, 21 Mar at 09:00 am Kalamazoo County Expo Center

Joshua Bell in Kalamazoo

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Gilmore Keyboard Festival

Finale: Sullivan Fortner Trio featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant & Ambrose Akinmusire

 Sun, 10 May at 04:00 pm Chenery Auditorium

Mac N Cheese May-hem

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Downtown Kalamazoo

Chucho Valdés in Kalamazoo

 Sat, 09 May at 07:30 pm Gilmore Keyboard Festival

Summer Sidewalk Sales

 Thu, 23 Jul at 10:00 am Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI

From Cliburn to Kantorow: A Celebration of Tchaikovsky

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Chenery Auditorium

Hydraulix

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:30 pm Papa Pete's USD 23 to 29

OUTDrejas, Park Street Phantom, Wavy Awakening, YellowHouse, Delusional Zoo and Westnedge

Sat, 28 Feb at 06:30 pm Papa Petes

2026 Kalamazoo Winter Gift, Food and Craft Show

 Fri, 20 Feb at 09:00 am Kalamazoo County Expo Center Free

RADFest, Regional Alternative Dance Festival 2026

 Thu, 05 Mar at 09:00 am 359 S Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4842, United States

Kalamazoo Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm LFG Gaming Bar USD 7 to 31

Dance & Drumming Jam for RADFest at the KIA

 Sat, 07 Mar at 03:00 pm Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

Cons at Dawn! Leprecons Play Shakespeare's

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 am Shakespeare's Pub

Alexandre Kantorow, 2024 Gilmore Artist

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm Chenery Auditorium

Keith Hall: Gilmore After Dark

 Fri, 08 May at 10:00 pm 315 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

Kirill Gerstein & KSO with Beethoven’s Piano Concertos

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Chenery Auditorium

Andrew Rathbun: Gilmore After Dark

 Sat, 02 May at 10:00 pm 315 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

Comedian Zak Toscani Live at Shakespeares Pub

 Fri, 27 Mar at 09:00 pm Shakespeare's Pub USD 15 to 45

Oigs Fest 9: Oigs Goes To Hell

 Sat, 04 Apr at 03:30 pm Papa Petes

Kalamazoo Growlers vs. Wisconsin Rapids Rafters

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm Homer Stryker Field Free

Call To Artists— Midwest RADFest 2026

 Thu, 05 Mar at 12:00 pm Epic Theatre

Rockford Rivets at Kalamazoo Growlers at Homer Stryker Field

 Tue, 21 Jul at 06:35 pm Homer Stryker Field

Gilmore Festival Fellows Showcase Recital

 Fri, 08 May at 02:00 pm 359 S Kalamazoo Mall Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Andrew Rathbun: Gilmore After Dark

 Fri, 01 May at 10:00 pm 315 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

Kalamazoo MI SmokeFest Stop

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am Kalamazoo County Expo Center

RADFest Midday Creative Exchange: A Tribute to Martha Graham Dance

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:15 pm 359 S Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4842, United States

RADFest 2026 Morning Movement Series

Thu, 05 Mar at 09:30 am Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers

Kalamazoo Growlers vs. Richmond Flying Mummies

 Fri, 31 Jul at 06:35 pm Homer Stryker Field

Coffee Talk with Cori Terry & Peter Sparling during RADFest 26

Fri, 06 Mar at 10:00 am Black Arts & Cultural Center

Beyond Resilience-Free Art Creation Event with the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival

Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm 1103 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Celebration of Community Poets

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Crawlspace Comedy Theatre

Ekphrastic Art Event

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Move with Joy - Dance, Yoga, Pilates

2026 Edible Book Festival

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:30 pm 326 W Kalamazoo Ave, Ste. 103A, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

Poets in Print: Samyak Shertok and Katy Didden

Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm 326 W Kalamazoo Ave, Ste. 103A, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

RADFest Community Dance & Drumming Jam

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

Roots & Wings: Stories of Survival and Soaring

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition Free

March Art Hop

 Fri, 06 Mar at 05:00 pm 107 West Michigan Avenue, Suite 801, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Seasons (50+) Winter Hygge Queer Film Festival: "Wicked" (2024)

 Sun, 22 Mar at 12:45 pm 1020 South Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49008

Seasons (50+) Winter Hygge Queer Film Festival: "Wicked: For Good" (2025)

 Sun, 26 Apr at 12:45 pm 1020 South Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49008

ArtBreak: Pysanky Eggs: A Traditional Eastern European Folk Art

 Wed, 11 Mar at 12:00 pm 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

Burrell Juneteenth Celebration

 Fri, 19 Jun at 12:00 pm Spring Valley Park USD 0 to 23

Unrestrained 2026 ..Downtown kalamazoo

Sat, 13 Jun at 05:30 pm The Kalamazoo Loft

*Auditions* 5 Lesbian Eating A Quiche

Sat, 25 Apr at 05:30 pm 1030 Portage, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49001

Recital: The Gilmore 2026 Piano Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 07:30 pm Dalton Center