Local Events
LatinX Festival 2025
Our community comes together to celebrate Latinx culture, food, dance, and music!
Celebrate the Emancipation Jubilee
Emancipation Jubilees date back to the 1830s yet not as much is known about them. Discover stories of early Black families, the Michigan Manual, the Douglass legacy, and more
Kalamazoo Youth Pride 2025
Kalamazoo Youth Pride held its second event on Saturday, June 28, providing LGBTQ+ kids a safe place for them to be themselves. Many kids came with their parents and grandparents, while others came with supportive friends looking for a sense…
Why Pride Still Matters
From June 6-7th, non-profit OutFront Kalamazoo, which primarily serves the LGBTQ+ community and their allies in Southwest Michigan, hosted Kalamazoo Pride 2025. This event served as a fundraiser to support OutFront’s year-round programming and services. We spoke with Kalamazoo Pride…
Party in the Park: A Celebration of Early Childhood Literacy
Ready to Read is a “Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) outreach program that encourages parents and caregivers to share books with children from birth to five years of age.” Every year, they put on Party in the Park, a celebration of early childhood…
Speed Puzzling
Teams such as “Just Piecing It Together,” “Side Pieces,” and “Perpetually Puzzled” competed at the Speed Puzzling Competition at Shakespeare’s Pub on April 24th. The event was meant to raise money for the Grand Rapids Women’s Rugby team which stars…
Kalamazoo Comic-Con!
From April 11th-13th, cosplayers, comic book collectors, artists, and fans of all different fandoms gathered in the Kalamazoo Expo Center for Kalamazoo’s first-ever independent Comic Con! There were cosplay contests, celebrity panels, tons of collectibles, and unique artwork for sale.…
