This Weekend in Kalamazoo: Music, Food, and More!

July 24th:

• Lunchtime LIVE! 11:30-1:30pm - Bronson Park - It's summertime so Lunchtime Live! is back with even more dates to free you of the office.  Bronson Park will be host to live music, local food trucks, pop-up retail vendors and other summertime activities!  There will be something for everyone!
• Taste and Brew of Kalamazoo - July 23rd - 25th - Arcadia Creek Festival Place - Every year, on the fourth weekend of July, thousands of hungry festival-goers flock to downtown Kalamazoo to enjoy the endless variety of foods prepared by Kalamazoo's most popular eateries, celebrating local food and brews from around Kalamazoo. Cuisine from over 30 restaurants will be available, offering mouth-watering combinations of ethnic items, family favorites, exotic dishes, and local specialties. The Taste of Kalamazoo Festival attracts and feeds an average of 10,000 people per day in downtown Kalamazoo, totaling 25,000 - 30,000 attendees over the entire weekend.

July 25th:

• Corks for Conservation Wine Tasting - 6p-10p - Binder Park Zoo - Come to Binder Park Zoo’s Corks for Conservation wine tasting and sample some of the best Michigan wines and some microbrews too! Enjoy the Zoo after-hours with live music, delicious hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, live animal presentations, and of course wine from Michigan based wineries. For tickets go online at www.binderparkzoo.org or call 269-979-1351 for more information. The event is 21 and up and Designated Driver tickets are available at a reduced rate.
• Downtown Kalamazoo Brewery Walking Tour - 12p-4:30p - Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - West Michigan Beer Tours is proud to be partnering with Discover Kalamazoo and the rest of our sponsors on the 2015 Kalamazoo Craft Beer Walking Tour Series. Every Saturday from May 30 through Aug. 30 and the last Sundays of June, July and August — June 28, July 26 and Aug. 30 — there will be a public walking tour available in downtown Kalamazoo. Learn about the craft beer in Kalamazoo, enjoy sampling some of the best beers in the world, and find out about the fascinating history of Kalamazoo. Registration will be held at noon with departure at 1 pm.
• Pop Cult - 9p-1a - Dock at Bayview in Richland - PopCult reproduces top charting songs that span the decades while capturing style elements of iconic popular culture. We are “Pop, Rock, Pop-Rock and Pop that Rocks”.