Miss Penelope's Saloon
Miss Penelope’s Saloon! Stop in before the show or at intermission for cold water, beer, wine, and cocktails. Also new this season, bring your drinks into the theatre with you to enjoy during the show!
Music, Arts, and Entertainment
Art gallery wanderers, music lovers and those who are theater obsessed will be able to find something to do and enjoy all year-round in Kalamazoo.
Experience Michigan's Oldest Resident Summer Stock Theatre
The Barn Theatre School for Advanced Theatre Training
Explore More Performing Arts in Kalamazoo
Miller Auditorium
Miller Auditorium is the premier performing arts venue in West Michigan and features touring productions straight from Broadway, live concerts, comedy events and family shows.
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
For over 90 years, the Civic has served Kalamazoo's community and out of town visitors by bringing theatrical experiences of the highest caliber.
Farmers Alley Theatre is a small, independent and award-winning professional theatre in Kalamazoo.
With a wide variety of music venues and places to experience the arts, you’ll be sure to find the perfect spot to listen to your favorite tunes.
Classical Music
Kalamazoo's classical musical offerings are diverse as the city itself, with options from symphony and chamber music to a world-class International Piano Festival and so much more.
Fifteen years ago, Andrew Koehler came to Kalamazoo and has seen over the years how Kalamazoo is an extraordinary place for the arts. Not only with the world class artists that perform here, but having so many great local artists that call Kalamazoo home. His career path has followed the footsteps of Julius Stulberg, who impacted many generations of musicians and continues to do so through the Stulberg International String Competition that takes place annually in Kalamazoo.
The Gilmore
The Irving S. Gilmore Foundation creates some of the most unique and significant awards for pianists anywhere in the world, as well as a biennial piano festival to celebrate keyboard music. Click below to learn more about the various concerts and events, as well as the 2022 Gilmore International Piano Festival taking place April 24 - May 15, 2022.
Fontana Chamber Arts
Kalamazoo is fast transforming into a great little biking city in West Michigan. Every day, a growing number of cyclists check their brakes, put air in their tires and head onto our roads and ever expanding network of trails!
Art in Kalamazoo
Art gallery wanderers, mural admirers, handcrafted lovers and those with a curious eye will find something to marvel at in this creative city.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Discover Black Arts & Culture in Kalamazoo
Black history and culture are a vital part of Kalamazoo’s past, present and future. Residents and visitors to Kalamazoo can take advantage of a number of opportunities to celebrate and discover Black history and culture all year round at some of our museums, attractions and organizations that offer concerts, exhibitions, workshops and more.
