Thursday, November 7, 2013

Winter Events 2013-14


Shorter days, longer nights, and colder weather signal winter in Kalamazoo. The season of snow brings opportunities for skiing, sledding, skating, and lots of local festivities.


Winter Events near Kalamazoo
November 9, 2013 The Annual Kalamazoo Holiday Parade 11 am Kalamazoo
December 2, 2013 Marshall's 49th Annual Christmas Parade 7:00 PM Marshall

December 3, 2013 Parade of Lights 6:30 PM Holland
December 6, 2013 Sinterklaas Eve Procession 7:00 PM Holland

December 14, 2013 Free Admission Day and Local Gift Fair  9 am -4 pm Kalamazoo Nature Center Kalamazoo

December 14, 2013 - January 5, 2014. Christmas Bird Count
December 14?  Santacon Kalamazoo 6pm Kalamazoo

December 31, 2013 New Year's Eve Fest Kalamazoo
January 10-11 2014 Ice Sculpting Competition Holland
January 11-18 2014 Kalamazoo Beer Week Kalamazoo
January 17-19  2014  Hunter Ice Festival  Niles
usually around January 18 Schrier Park Winter Sports FestPortage

January 23 - 26, 2014 Winterfest 2014 Grand Haven

January 30 – February 1, 2014 Muskegon Snowfest Muskegon

January 31 – February 2, 2014  Icebreaker  South Haven

February 7-9, 2014 Magical Ice Carving Festival Saint Joseph

February 14 -17,  2014  Great Backyard Bird Count

February 15 - 16, 2014 Free Fishing Winter Weekend throughout Michigan

February 22, 2014 Winter Beer Festival Grand Rapids

March 1, 2014 Quietwater Symposium East Lansing


Ongoing events
International Festival of Lights Battle Creek November 23-December 31


Holiday Kerstmarkt Fridays and Saturdays Nov 23 - Dec 14, 2013 Holland

Millennium Park Skate Rink
opens in December  Portage


See also

Discover Kalamazoo's event listing

Monthly Events Roundup from Pure Michigan
 
Outdoor Athelete's Winter Sports events

Gazelle Sports Races and running calendar

Kalamazoo in Winter
from CommunityLink

West Michigan Winter Weekends

Sarrett Nature Center's Weekend Programs Benton Harbor

The Department of Natural Resources has events in the State Parks in NovemberDecember, and January