Though few of us require another reason to come to downtown Kalamazoo, this Sunday is Fete de la Musique (fett day lah mue-zeek), Concerts in the Park, AND Father’s Day.  What better way to celebrate the first day of summer?

What is Fete, you ask?  Fete de la Musique is a worldwide celebration of music, occurring each year on the 21^st of June.  This year, it happens to be a Sunday, and almost 100 musical acts can be seen throughout downtown Kalamazoo in 21 different locations.  The event runs noon-10pm, and provides all different musical offerings: acoustic, classical, jazz, country, bluegrass, r&b, techno, brass, percussion, and vocal—no matter your pleasure, we’ve got it in Kalamazoo on Sunday.  At 4pm at the Bronson Park “mainstage”, Tri-Fi and Keith Hall will perform for Concerts in the Park (rain location First Baptist Church).  Every one of these performances is FREE, and is friendly for the entire family.

Part of the beauty of Fete is also the spontaneity of the event.  Musicians who have not signed up to perform at a designated place may pick a street corner, overhang or other, and just play where they stand.  At least one first-come, first served site is available to musicians in this way, but all are welcome to take to the streets and play ‘where they land’.

A schedule of musical offerings is available by clicking the link above.  On the day of the event, you’ll find printed versions of the latest schedule at the volunteer headquarters at the corner of Rose and South streets.

Hope to see you Sunday, June 21, noon-10pm! Fete de la Musique is presented by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, and supported by Kalamazoo County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the City of Kalamazoo, Downtown Kalamazoo Incorporated and Bell’s Brewery.