Festival Performance Arts

2024 Performance Schedule

Entertainment for Everyone

Festival provides great opportunities for area performing artists and organizations to proudly present West Michigan talent on our four downtown stages. Musicians and singers of every genre, dancers and actors, poets and songwriters – it’s all right here, and all presented free of charge!

Festival Stages

Festival features music, dance, performance, and more on four stages:

• Calder Stage, on Calder Plaza in front of City Hall

• DiSuvero Stage, inside the tent on the northwest end of Calder Plaza

• Clock Tower Stage, on Ottawa Ave. at Lyon

• City Stage, on Fountain between Ottawa and Ionia

• Indoor Classical, Inside in the Atrium at Uccello’s at Monroe Center

New for Festival 2024

Join us for something new this year.  Festival after Dark.  Located in the Uccello’s Atrium starting after Indoor Classical performances at 9:00pm.

Festival Schedule

Use this handy schedule to plan your visit to Festival. Please note: While we do our best to ensure accuracy, last-minute changes are always a possibility.
2024 Performance Schedule

Want to perform at Festival?

If you’re a local singer, dancer, actor, poet, or other performance artist, Festival welcomes you to apply to perform on one of our four stages. Deadline for applications is February 28, 2022. You must reside in Kent, Newaygo, Barry, Montcalm, Ionia, Muskegon, Ottawa or Allegan Counties. Details are on the application form below.

PERFORMANCE APPLICATION