Downtown Events

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Want your downtown community event to appear right here on our calendar list? Fill out the form below with your event information, and we’ll get back with you. Please note that the events featured in this calendar are for downtown events only. But, here's our secret, we consider the Vine Neighborhood part of downtown.

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Host an Event Downtown

Looking to host an event downtown? Follow the links below to learn how to host an event in a public space. You can also apply for a sponsorship for up to $5,000 to support your event.

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Park Kalamazoo Launches Weekly 'Park. Shop. Win.’ Giveaway to Support Downtown Businesses 

Park Kalamazoo is inviting residents and visitors to park, shop, and win this summer with a new weekly promotion that rewards supporting local businesses.  Shoppers who spend $25 or more at any Downtown Kalamazoo business can now enter for a chance to win $100 in Downtown Dollars, redeemable at participating downtown locations. One winner will be selected each week through September 5, 2026, giving the community multiple chances to win while enjoying everything downtown has to offer. The first winner will be drawn on Tuesday, April 28.  Downtown Dollars have long supported local spending, and this new promotion builds on that success by rewarding customers…

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Community Invited to “Design It! Downtown,” A Week of Events to Shape the Future of Downtown 

The City of Kalamazoo is inviting residents, businesses, community partners, and anyone who lives, works, or plays downtown to take part in Design It! Downtown, a weeklong series of interactive events focused on experiencing, exploring, and shaping the future of downtown Kalamazoo.  Taking place April 28 through May 4, this dynamic lineup is part of the Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 process and brings together local organizations, national experts, and community voices to reimagine what downtown can be.  From hands-on workshops and walking experiences to panel discussions and open houses, each event offers a unique opportunity to engage with the spaces, ideas, and investments shaping downtown today and what comes next.  “A great downtown doesn’t happen by…

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Downtown Parking Updates Take Effect to Improve Parking Access and Availability

The City of Kalamazoo has installed new parking meter kiosks downtown as part of a series of updates to improve parking availability, better aligning it with demand. The updates take effect today, April 1, 2026, and installation of signage and kiosks is complete. The changes follow recommendations from the City’s Parking+ Downtown Parking Management Blueprint, first published in 2019 and updated in 2023, which aims to make it easier for visitors to find parking near their destination while maintaining free options throughout downtown. As part of the updates, 12 downtown blocks have transitioned to paid parking where demand for curbside…

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