BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL
The largest music and art festival for the culture.
Saturday July 8, 2023
Sponsor
Use our festival to promote & advertise your business and community support.
Sell Your Items
Get your business in front of patrons for a shopping experience.
Food Vendors
Bring your flavor and eats to the all day festival to feed over 1,500 patrons!
Performers
Get on stage! We’d love for you to show us what you got! All genres welcome!

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RELATED EVENTS

Youth Day - Friday July 7, 2023
This event highlights youth talents and youth focused organizations here in Kalamazoo. It is FREE and filled with various activities, including live youth performances, music, crafts and free food!

Presenting this years Headliner' Booker T Jones
Join us on July 8 at Kalamazoo State Theatre and enjoy a free concert performed by this legend of Soul, Booker T. Jones! Jones’s 2019 memoir, Time is Tight: My Life Note by Note is currently available at KPL for checkout.
Doors open at 6 pm, show begins at 7 pm.
The Experience
This years festival will take place at Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo with performances, shopping, eating and an outdoor art gallery.

BAF 2022 Recap
Take a look at last year’s festival
Membership
Consider membership to save on the Black Arts Festival. Members get into events free, free vending at events and access to private events. Beyond the festival you have all year round benefits.
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Call Us
(269) 349 - 1035
Address
Black Arts & Cultural Center
359 S Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 102
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Email Us
info@blackartskalamazoo.org
Office Hours
Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Gail Sydnor Gallery Hours
Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm
Office hours are sometimes flexible. We encourage calling before visiting and emailing to schedule Gail Sydnor Gallery viewing and Executive Director appointments.