Join Us for a Concert
In addition to our 100 years of performing, we have performed in over 100 locations throughout Southwest Michigan in the past two years alone. Below are details for many of our mainstage performance venues.
We want to make sure your concert experience is enjoyable from beginning to, well, your next concert! If you have any questions or need addition venue information for the event you are attending, please reach out at any time.
Phone: 269.349.7759
Email: info@kalamazoosymphony.com
Concert Venues
Miller Auditorium
1341 Theatre Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Miller Auditorium is the premier performing arts venue in West Michigan. KSO utilizes Miller for most of our Masterworks performances.
Miller Auditorium is located on the campus of Western Michigan University. Parking is free and available in the attached garage or adjacent lots. There is a drop-off area in front of the main doors. Handicapped parking is available just inside the garage.Â
Chenery Auditorium
714 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Chenery Auditorium… there’s just not a bad seat in the house! Chenery offers multiple entrances and aisles for easy seating and an orchestra shell that presents the audience with an astounding audio/visual experience.
Parking at Chenery is free and available in the parking lot located behind the building. There also is street parking available surrounding the building.
Dalton Recital Hall | Western Michigan University
1300 Theatre Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
The recital hall is located in the heart of the Western Michigan University campus. Parking is available in the garage or lots next to Miller Auditorium.
Persons requiring barrier-free access can be dropped off at the Miller Auditorium circular drive. An accessible ramp is to the left of the drive. From the ramp, there is a short walk on a level sidewalk to the entrance. Handicapped parking is available in the parking ramp near Miller Auditorium.
Bell’s Eccentric Café
355 E Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
The Backroom at Bell’s Eccentric Café is the perfect setting for an intimate evening of chamber music and friends. Enjoy a pint of Kalamazoo’s best-loved brew while listening to our great KSO musicians in a relaxed atmosphere.
The Eccentric Café has lots to the North, East, and West of the Café that offer plenty of parking options close by.
Bell’s Beer Garden
355 E Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
The Bell’s Beer Garden is located at 355 East Kalamazoo Avenue, Kalamazoo. In the summer, the Beer Garden hosts Craft Music concerts.
We encourage concertgoers to bring their own lawn chairs. Pre-set seating is limited and reserved first for those with limited mobility.
The Eccentric Café has lots to the North, East, and West of the Café that offer plenty of parking options close by.
Crawlspace Comedy Theatre
315 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Crawlspace Comedy Theatre is a space dedicated to building community through scene-based comedy. The Theatre is located in the historic First Baptist Church, built in 1853, and is is the oldest public building in Kalamazoo. The building itself is managed by the Kalamazoo Non-profit Advocacy Coalition (KNAC), focused on performing arts and entrepreneurial incubation.
Street and ramp parking are available nearby.
Judy K. Jolliffe Theatre | The Epic Center
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Suite 205, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
The Epic Center is home to the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, nine other arts organizations, and The Hub restaurant.
The Epic Center Parking Ramp at the corner of South and John Street offers covered, attached parking for a fee. Parking in the ramp is free for the first 90 minutes. This ramp has a direct entrance to our facility, which you can access two ways: through doors into the Epic Center lobby from the ramp’s second floor on the Lovell Street side or directly from outside the ramp’s elevator on the third floor.
Kalamazoo Central High School
2432 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Kalamazoo Central High School is a Class A school serving Kalamazoo Public Schools students in ninth through 12th grade. It is one of three high schools serving Kalamazoo Public Schools students.
Opening in 1858, Kalamazoo Central was the first public high school in Michigan. Originally located in downtown Kalamazoo, in what is now the KPS Community Education Center and home to the historic Chenery Auditorium, it moved to its current location in 1972.
Radisson Plaza Hotel | Arcadia Ballroom
100 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
The Radisson’s Arcadia Ballroom features gorgeous chandeliers suspended from 20-foot vaulted ceilings. Located at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites in downtown Kalamazoo, the Arcadia Ballroom hosts some of the Symphony’s KSO by Candlelight performances.
Paid parking is available in the Radisson parking ramp across the street. Valet parking is also available.
Parking
We know parking can be one of the biggest unknowns when visiting a concert venue; we want to make it easy!
The parking details for the venues we perform in are outlined above. Before your concert experience, we send a Visit Preparation email with additional venue and parking details.
Please reach out at any time with parking questions.
Accessibility
We strive to make our performances accessible to all. Most of our venues are fully accessible, with step-free entry and wheelchair/companion seating. Some venues may have uneven ground and limited accessible seating.
Please reach out at any time for additional information about the accessibility of a venue.
Pick Your Performance
The next step is picking the performance you want to attend! Explore our concert calendar to find the Symphony concert that’s perfect for you.
