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Sometimes a day trip just isn't enough. Join us for a weekend, week or longer. Shop, eat, check out live music and shows, art and so much more.
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Fresh produce, baked goods, meats, cheeses, flowers and more are available at our weekly Farmers Market. Check out the market on Saturdays along Lake Boulevard
9a.m.-2 p.m. through Oct. 17.
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Enjoy more than 70 vendors in Lake Bluff Park the
first Sunday of every month through October.
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FREE MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES
Enjoy free movies in Whirlpool Centennial Park throughout the summer season. Bring your blanket or favorite chair and some snacks, relax and enjoy. Movies begin at dusk - see full schedule below.
July 11 Wizard of Oz
July 18 Frozen
July 25 Annie (2014)
Aug. 1 Jaws
Aug. 8 Bad News Bears (1976)
Aug. 15 Dial M for Murder
Aug. 22 Jurassic Park
Aug. 29 Free Willy
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Warm weather fun is here!
Temperatures are rising, the fountain is running daily and the sun is warm and that means even more fun and events scheduled in beautiful St. Joseph, Michigan!
Area visitors and residents will have the opportunity to check out area festivals including this year's Summer Celebration in St. Joseph and Chalk the Block, enjoy a delicious dining experience (indoor and outdoor!), find unique gifts while shopping downtown, run through Michigan's largest splash pad, enjoy outdoor concerts, check out antiques on the bluff, take in the weekly farmers market, enjoy a horse-drawn trolley ride downtown and more! Looking for additional fun things to do? Check out our area's attractions, wineries, breweries, museums and art galleries plus don't miss the Krasl Art Fair happening July 11-12.
Also be sure to join us for 4th of July where we celebrate with a fantastic firework display over Lake Michigan and live music by the St. Joseph Municipal Band and the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Click here for more information!
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Free Outdoor Concerts all summer long at the John E.N. Howard Bandshell
Groove to the sounds blues, jazz and more while overlooking the St. Joe River with views of Lake Michigan and the lighthouse at the John E. N. Howard Bandshell, Port St. Downtown.
Brown Bag Concert Series
Sponsored by Jimmy John's
Wednesdays Noon-1p.m.
Through September 2
Friday Night Concerts
Sponsored by the Boulevard Inn & Bistro
Fridays 7:30p.m.-8:30p.m.
Through September 4*
*There will not be a concert on Friday, July 10 (instead check out the Krasl Art Fair Block Party). Also, July 17 is replaced by the Mike Yore Memorial Car & Music Show (free live music 7-11pm).
Free concerts by the St. Joseph Municipal Band are also now available every Sunday and on holidays.
Check out the schedule here.
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New Public Art Exhibit has arrived - Splishin' and a Splashin'
This summer, make your way downtown to find BIG fellas that are cute and artsy and chubby - 20 duckies, froggies and whales, plus two ginormous tubbies. You'll be awfully fond of how regional artists have painted these bath toy sculptures that are floating block after block along our Victorian-era streets.
Click here to learn all about the project and get a sneak peek of the art. Maps listing all of the lighthouse can be picked up at the
St. Joseph Today Welcome Center .
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Join us for the 2015 St. Joseph Celebration featuring the Mike Yore Memorial Car & Music Show, return of the Lighted Boat Parade and much more!
Groove to classic tunes of Rockin' Randy and view the classic cars from days gone as they line up along Lake Boulevard. The cars roll in at 4 p.m.!
Free music fills the air at the John E. N. Howard Bandshell starting at 7 p.m. Enjoy the concert in bandshell seating OR bring a lawn chair or blanket and relax on the grassy hill. Bands featured include Top Secret Band and George Bedard & the Kingpins. Wine and beer will be available for purchase starting at 6 p.m.
Additional awesome activities that weekend include:
- 2015 Race for YMCA 5K 10K presented by Chemical Bank
- Farmers Market, Lake Bluff Park, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- SummerFest Music & Microbrews presented by the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra located at the Shadowland Pavilion, Silver Beach, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Lighted Boat Parade, St. Joseph River, 10 p.m.
- Movies in the Park - "Frozen" at Dusk
Click here for all of the details!
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Artists show off their talent during Chalk the Block July 31 - August 2
Watch as the streets of downtown St. Joseph are transformed into beautiful works of art. Blocks are judged and prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Artists start working on Saturday with block viewing available all day on Sunday (weather-permitting)!
During this weekend's festivities, guests will also enjoy sidewalk sales July 30 - August 2 hosted by shops downtown, our Friday Night Concert Series, Farmers Market, Antiques on the Bluff and Movie in the Park.
Click here to see all of the details of the weekend's festivities.
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