Bell’s Giving Day
We’re kicking off something special. 💛 Join us for the Inaugural Bell’s Giving Day on Friday, Nov. 14th from 4 – 8 PM. A celebration of community and the incredible impact of local non-profit organizations in honor of #NationalPhilanthropyDay. • Kalamazoo Community Foundation• Kalamazoo Communities In Schools• Family Promise of West Michigan• The Trevor Project Stop by the General Store, where we’ll be collecting pajama (suggested sizes: 6 months to adult 4XL) and toy donations for families supported by the Comstock Community Center (receive a gift from us when you donate), then head to the Cafe and connect with local non-profit organizations doing meaningful work in our community. Enjoy a special Thanksgiving Buffet in the Back Room at $25 per person (plus tax & fees), with all proceeds benefiting the South Michigan Food Bank and Migrant Legal Aid. We hope to see you there!
All Stouts Day 2025
Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 2nd. Doors open at 11 AM! 15+ stouts on tap, special package releases at the General Store, and Detroit Football watch party in the back room at 1 PM.
Booween in Bell’s Beer Garden
Your pup’s favorite day of the year is back! Mark your calendars for Booween on Sunday, October 26th from 12 – 4 PM. The Dog Costume Contest kicks off at 3 PM with a chance to win a Bell’s dog merch prize pack (last year’s contestants did not mess around so start planning now)! We’ll have fall beers on tap, a photo station for you and your furry friend + our friends from Animal Rescue Project will be on-site with adoptable pups looking for their fur-ever home. It’s going to be spooktacular!
Holiday Wreath Making
Tickets available HERE Join us to get creative and enjoy some holiday cheer. Attendees will be guided through the skill of wreath making while listening to holiday tunes and enjoying some creative connection. You’ll leave with your own fresh evergreen wreath and the skills to make endless wreaths on your own! We’ll create a holiday wreath using fresh evergreens attached to a grapevine wreath frame with additional provided holiday flair!. You’re welcome to bring your own flair (bells, bows, ornaments, etc.) and guidance will be provided on how to best attach it to your frame. Let’s get festive, and creative! Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable
Bell’s Brewery 40th Anniversary Party
This is a free, all-ages, public event. Tickets are only required to attend the concert. Attendees of the concert must be 18+ or 17 and under with a parent/guardian. Forty years, countless beers, and more memories than we can count… all thanks to you. A special package & draft release of Bell’s 40th Anniversary BBA Expedition Stout + throwback beers on tap The 1985 LIVE in the Back Room. Tix required to attend concert: Bell’s 40th Anniversary Party with The 1985 Tickets | Kalamazoo, MI | Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Costume Contest: Dress as your fave Bell’s Beer 360° Photo Booth 👯♀️ Dress up as your favorite Bell’s Beer Costume Contest Throwback menu + Oyster Pop-Up Bar 40th Anniversary Merch & Apparel Come raise a glass and let’s party like it’s 1985.
Octoberfest Fall Celebration + Trivia
We’re celebrating Octoberfest all-day next Wednesday, September 17th! 🍺 The first 50 pours at 11 AM & 6 PM will receive an Octoberfest can sleeve, we’ll have pretzels from our friends at Sarkozy Bakery on the menu + Octoberfest Trivia is happening in the back room at 7 PM! Mark your calendars and we’ll see you there! Trivia is 21+
National Dog Day in Bell’s Beer Garden
Come celebrate #NationalDogDay with us on Tuesday, August 26th in the beer garden from 4 PM – 8 PM! Live caricaturist on-site from 5-7 PM for a special drawing of you + your pup with Goofy Faces DIY paw print painting activity for your furry Picasso ($5 to participate with all proceeds going to our amazing friends at Animal Rescue Project) Barks In The Zoo is bringing goodies for your four-legged bff Mark your calendars! Your pup will thank you later.
Connecting Chords Fest – Djangophonique
Purchase tickets Here Djangophonique is an award-winning project that delivers the infectious joy and expressive freedom that is at the heart of Django Reinhardt’s jazz manouche. With respect for the tradition and a fearless creativity that bends the conventions of the style, Djangophonique is keeping the Hot Club revival alive and well. The result is a sound that’s unmistakable to fans of the music and alluring to the uninitiated – a sound that can bring the lively energy of a Parisian dance hall to the quietest listening room or captivate a buzzing festival audience with the aching nostalgia of a shimmering ballad. Opening for the ensemble will be Kalamazoo’s own The Birdseed Salesmen – it will be a wonderful, fun night of gypsy jazz!
Connecting Chords Fest – Djékady
Purchase tickets Here Djékady is a collaboration between West African musician Balla Kouyaté and Grammy-winning cellist Mike Block. Their ensemble puts Malian music into conversation with American folk music and contemporary styles, allowing new shoots to sprout from his family’s musical tree. Balla Kouyaté has been featured on numerous albums, including the Silkroad Ensembles’s Sing Me Home and Yo-Yo Ma’s Songs of Joy and Peace. His music has been recorded for the Library of Congress and heard in venues like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, and The Kennedy Center as well as festivals throughout the United States and Europe. As an educator, Kouyaté has offered masterclasses in universities and schools across the country, and he was chosen as a NEA National Heritage Fellow in 2019. Mike Block is a Grammy Award-winning cellist, singer and composer with a passion for cross-cultural collaboration. Hailed as “one of the bravest, most intriguing musicians on the American fusion scene,” (Gramophone) he has been a member of the Silkroad Ensemble for nearly twenty years. Yo-Yo Ma calls Block “the ideal musician for the 21st century,” saying, “I’m always struck by his unique perspective on the world and his relaxed and confident approach; he takes on new music and new things fearlessly.”
Miki Yamanaka Trio
Purchase tickets Here Miki Yamanaka, pianoTyrone Allen, acoustic bassJimmy Macbride, drums Discover the enchanting world of Miki Yamanaka, Japanese‑born pianist lighting up New York since 2012. Through her residencies at mainstay NYC jazz clubs Smalls and Mezzrow, as well as her weekly livestreaming concert series “Miki’s Mood” during the pandemic, audiences have come to love Yamanaka’s light, expressive playing and bold rhythmic invention, not to mention her infectious personality. In addition to touring as a leader, she also plays with the Mingus Big Band and the Harish Raghavan Quintet. Expect an evening of vibrant energy as she presents her celebrated repertoire — including selections from her latest album, Chance, and fan favorites from 2021’s Stairway to the Stars — alongside imaginative re‑interpretations of Great American Songbook and jazz standards. Joining Yamanaka at The Gilmore is her NYC rhythm section: bassist Tyrone Allen and drummer Jimmy Macbride. A modern ambassador for jazz who bridges tradition and innovation, Ms. Yamanaka’s charm and cultural flair shine as she performs in her signature kimono, making her sets as visually captivating as they are musically rich.
