ARTS CALENDAR
EVENTS IN & AROUND MICHIANA
Arts Guide
Discover concerts, performances, and cultural events across our community.
2026
Friday, May 1
7:00 PM — From Cliburn to Kantorow: A Celebration of Tchiakovsky
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
Saturday May 2
8:00 PM — Alexandre Kantorow, 2024 Gilmore Artist
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
Sunday, May 3
2:00PM— Cameron Carpenter
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo, MI
Monday, May 4
2:00PM— Stewart Goodyear
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI
Tuesday, May 5
2:00 PM— Eighth Blackbird
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI
Wednesday, May 6
7:30 PM— Kirill Gerstein & KSO with Beethoven’s Piano Concertos
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
Wednesday, May 6
2:00PM— Lori Sims
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo, MI
Thursday, May 7
2:00PM— Chopin and Viardot: A Dialogue
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, MI
Friday, May 8-10
53rd Annual Fischoff Chamber Music Competition
📍 University of Notre Dame, IN
Saturday, May 9
7:30PM— Bernstein & Tchaikovsky
SMSO & The Gilmore
📍 The Mendel Center Jenkins Theater, LMC, MI
Saturday, May 9
4:00 PM— Marc-André Hamelin
The Piano Gilmore Festival
📍 Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College, MI
Saturday, May 9
7:30 PM— Celebrating the Music of John Williams
South Bend Symphony Orchestra
📍 Morris Performing Arts Center, IN
Saturday, May 9
7:00 PM— Meet Me Here: An American Portrait
Musical Arts Indiana
📍 Kern Road Mennonite Church, IN
Friday, May 15
5:00-7:30PM— Michiana Annual Art Competition | Reception
Box Factory for the Arts
📍 Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph, MI
Friday, May 15
7:00PM— Giacomo Puccini: La
Bohème
Kalamazoo Philharmonia
📍 First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo, MI
Sunday, May 17
4:00PM— Exhale and Celebrate
Elkhart County Symphony
📍 The Lerner Theater, Elkhart IN
Friday-Sunday, May 29-31
Varies— Sleeping Beauty(ballet)
Southold Dance Theater
📍 DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN
Friday, May 15
6:00-8:00 PM— Preview: Sculpture
In the Direct Method
Krasl Art Center
📍 Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
Sunday, May 17
3:00 PM— Harmonic Horizon
Battle Creek Community Chorus
📍 First Presbyterian Church, Battle Creek, MI
Friday, May 29
6:00-7:00 PM— Spring Concert of
Dance: The Four Seasons
The Citadel Dance & Music Center
📍 Hanson Theatre at LMC, Benton Harbor, MI
Friday, Saturday May 29 & 30
7:30 PM— Giacomo Puccini: La
Bohème
Lyric Opera South Bend
📍 IUSB Campus Auditorium, South Bend, IN
Friday, June 5
5:00 PM-8:00PM —
FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION | Around the Bend 2026
South Bend Museum of Art
📍 South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
June 5 -28
The Prom(musical)
Twin City Players
📍 Twin City Players Playhouse, St. Joseph, MI
Friday & Saturday, June 5 &6
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair
Kalamazoo Institute of Art
📍 Bronson Park , Kalamazoo, MI
Saturday, June 6
7:00 PM— Festival of Dance
Morris Performing Arts Center
📍 Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN
Saturday, June 6
10:00AM-7:00PM— St. Joe Lighthouse Tours
St. Joe Today
📍 Tiscornia Park, St. Joseph MI
Thursday, June 11
5:30PM-7:30PM— The Jim Cooper/Kenny Cooper Quartet
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
📍 Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
June 11 -28
7:30PM-9:30PM— Next to Normal (musical)
The Ghostlight Theater
📍 The Ghostlight Theater, Benton Harbor, MI
Thursday, June 18
7:00PM-8:30PM—Pops at the Pier 2026: From Broadway to the Big Screen
Holland Symphony Orchestra
📍 Eldean’s Boat Shed, Holland MI
Sunday, June 14
2:00PM- 5:00 PM— Garden Party
Fernwood Botanical Garden
📍 Fernwood Botanical Garden Niles, MI
Wednesday, June 24
9:30AM—7:30PM- Arts in Bloom Garden Walk 2026
South Bend Museum of Art
📍 The History Museum, South Bend, IN
Wednesday, July 1
7:30PM — Patriotic Pops at Portage
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
📍 Overlander Bandshell, Portage MI
Thursday, July 2
8:30PM-Patriotic Pops at Bronson Park
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
📍 Bronson Park, Kalamazoo, MI
July 11-12
6AM-9:00PM-Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff
Krasl Art Center
📍 Lake Bluff Park, St. Joseph MI
Sunday, July 12
1:00PM-3:00 PM— Intro to Nature Journaling
Fernwood Botanical Gardens
📍 Fernwood Botanical Garden, Niles, MI
Sunday, July 12
10:00AM-4:00PM— Kayak the Kalamazoo River
Sarett Nature Center
📍Allegan State Game Area
Thursday, July 16
6:00PM-7:00PM— Pop Up Concert
Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra
📍Dwight P. Mitchell City Center Park, Benton Harbor, MI
July 16 -19
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
The Ghostlight Theater
📍 The Ghostlight Theater, Benton Harbor, MI
Saturday, July 18
10:00AM-5:00PM—Summer Art Market
Krasl Art Center
📍 Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
July 17-18
Matilda Jr. The Musical
The Citadel Dance & Music Center
📍 Citadel Dance and Music Center, Benton Harbor, MI
Sunday, July 26
2:00PM- Opera Uncorked- " Now That's What I Call Opera"
South Bend Lyric Opera
📍 Roti Roti Art Center of Buchanan, MI
Saturday, August 1
7:00PM-9:00PM —Dame and Denise - Together Again for The First Time!
Box Factory for the Arts
📍 Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph, MI
Sunday, August 2
10:00AM-5:00PM-Antiques on the Bluff
St. Joe Today
📍 Lake Bluff, St. Joseph, MI
Friday, August 7
6:00-8:00PM-Behind the Glass: From sand to Art
Water Street Glassworks
📍 Water Street Glassworks, Benton Harbor, MI
Saturday, August 8
11:00AM-3:00 PM—Monarch Festival at Love Creek Nature Center
Sarett Nature Center
📍 Love Creek County Park, Berrien Center, MI
Thursday, August 13
6:00-7:00PM— SMSO: Pop Up Concert
Southwestern Michigan Symphony Orchestra
📍Maud Preston Memorial Library, St. Joseph MI
Saturday, August 15
11:00AM-7:00PM— Art Beat
Downtown South Bend
📍Jefferson Bridge and East Bank, South Bend, IN
August 13 -30
Little Shop of Horrors
The Ghostlight Theater
📍 The Ghostlight Theater, Benton Harbor, MI
August 21- September 6
Much Ado About Nothing
Twin City Players
📍 TCP Playhouse, St. Joseph, MI
August 18-30
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival 2026: Macbeth
University of Notre Dame
📍 DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN
Thursday, August 27
7:30PM- Opera Uncorked- " Summer Heat"
South Bend Lyric Opera
📍 The Table at 108, Goshen, IN
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Past Featured Events
May
SBSO: Celebrating the Music of John Williams
May 9, 2026 / 7:30 p.m.
Morris Performing Arts Center, IN
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