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Tours & Attractions
What an amazing place! Here, you can ride in a miniature train pulled by a 100 -year-old steam engine. Sail on a replica War of 1812 tall ship. Climb to the top of a lighthouse. Or challenge your teens to laser tag. This page directs you to hours of fun.
Makers Trail
Just follow the Makers Trail. What a welcome you’ll receive at each stop along the way in Berrien County as we pop wine corks, tap beer kegs and whiskey barrels, and pour flights for you and your friends. Drink in our makers’ art and bring home your favorites.
For Foodies
Southwest Michigan grows a cornucopia of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Explore this section to find nearby farms and markets to gather up your favorite just-picked, flavor-rich foods. Or a myriad of restaurants and sweets shops — many proudly serving locally raised ingredients. There’s a table ready for you.
Outdoor Recreation
Southwest Michigan is a four-season paradise with Lake Michigan and a countryside peppered with scenic rivers, inland lakes and verdant hills.
Creative Connections
Some places naturally inspire us. Southwest Michigan is one of them. The vibrancy and beauty of Lake Michigan, the serenity of our countryside and the rich stories of our past fill this land with creative inspiration. That’s why some of the region’s finest artists, writers, musicians, history-makers and performers call this home.
Natural Route
Take the Natural Route today for remedy and relaxation, and discover our local dispensaries.
Lighthouse
When you walk the Tiscornia Beach shoreline, look over the bluff or simply go for a drive along Lake Michigan in St. Joseph, you can’t miss the two St. Joseph Lighthouses.
Social Districts
Get a taste of several drinks in one place in Southwest Michigan’s social districts.

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Events

Friday
13
/ May
1101 Broad St., SAINT JOSEPH
Free Gallery Show: Michiana Annual Art Competition Exhibition
10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday
28
/ May
533 E. Lemon Creek Road, Berrien Springs MI
Wine and Fine Art Festival
12:00pm - 6:00pm
Thursday
02
/ Jun
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Live at Lunchtime: Museum to Museum
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Thursday
02
/ Jun
500 Market Street, St. Joseph
Pop Up! Concert
4:00pm
Friday
03
/ Jun
1101 Broad St., SAINT JOSEPH
Starry Night: The Play
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday
04
/ Jun
1101 Broad St., SAINT JOSEPH
Starry Night: The Play
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday
09
/ Jun
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Live at Lunchtime: Museum to Museum
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Thursday
09
/ Jun
500 Market Street, St. Joseph
Pop Up! Concert
4:00pm
Friday
10
/ Jun
196 Water Street, Benton Harbor
Céramique Opening Reception & Summer Art Hop
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuesday
14
/ Jun
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Registration Deadline for KAC Summer Clasess
11:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday
15
/ Jun
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - BUDDY PEARSON 3 – MIDWEST MADE
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Thursday
16
/ Jun
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Live at Lunchtime: Museum to Museum
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Thursday
16
/ Jun
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Graffiti Workshops with ASMA Speeks
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday
16
/ Jun
500 Market Street, St. Joseph
Pop Up! Concert
4:00pm
Friday
17
/ Jun
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - ROBBIE FULKS
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Monday
20
/ Jun
101 Hinkley Street, Benton Harbor
Circesteem Kids Camp
09:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday
22
/ Jun
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - WATER STREET WRANGLERS – MIDWEST MADE
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday
22
/ Jun
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - WATER STREET WRANGLERS – MIDWEST MADE
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Thursday
23
/ Jun
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - CRACKER RETURNS TO THE ACORN!
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Thursday
23
/ Jun
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Live At Lunchtime: The Art Of Egg Prize With David Kail
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Thursday
23
/ Jun
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Live at Lunchtime: Museum to Museum
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Thursday
23
/ Jun
500 Market Street, St. Joseph
Pop Up! Concert
4:00pm
Saturday
25
/ Jun
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Graffiti Workshops with ASMA Speeks
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Wednesday
29
/ Jun
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - ABBIE THOMAS BAND – MIDWEST MADE
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Thursday
30
/ Jun
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Live at Lunchtime: Museum to Museum
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Thursday
30
/ Jun
500 Market Street, St. Joseph
Pop Up! Concert
4:00pm
Friday
01
/ Jul
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - KURT ELLING
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday
06
/ Jul
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - OPEN MIC NIGHT W/ THE EDGAR WILLBURY EXPERIENCE – MIDWEST MADE
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Friday
08
/ Jul
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - HEARTACHE TONIGHT - A TRIBUTE TO THE EAGLES
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday
08
/ Jul
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
2022 Krasl Art Fair Block Party - a 60th Birthday Celebration!
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday
09
/ Jul
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Saturday at the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff
10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday
10
/ Jul
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
Sunday at the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff
10:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday
13
/ Jul
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - KAITLIN ROSE & THE BAND OF THORNS – MIDWEST MADE
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday
13
/ Jul
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
The Melodious Faithful: The Musical History of the House of David
10:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday
14
/ Jul
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - STATE OF THE UNITY, FAN FIRST PREMIERE W/ THE BERGAMOT
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday
15
/ Jul
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - LAZO & EXODUS
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Saturday
16
/ Jul
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - THE BRIT PACK
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Saturday
16
/ Jul
Shadowland Pavilion, 101 Broad St., St. Joseph
Penning and Langford Present My Favorite Things - Celebrating the Music of Julie Andrews
6:30pm
Wednesday
20
/ Jul
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - MIKE STRUWIN BAND – MIDWEST MADE
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Thursday
21
/ Jul
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Out and Proud: LGTBQ History in West Michigan
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Saturday
23
/ Jul
Shadowland Pavilion, 101 Broad St., St. Joseph
Heartache Tonight - A Tribute to the Eagles!
6:30pm
Monday
25
/ Jul
101 Hinkley Street, Benton Harbor
Discovering Your Voice
10:00am - 3:00pm
Wednesday
27
/ Jul
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - SANKOFA – MIDWEST MADE
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Friday
29
/ Jul
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Croonin' at the Courthouse: Martha Care and Friends
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Thursday
04
/ Aug
10062 Burgoyne Rd, Berrien Springs
Epicurean Dinner Series | Dinner 2 - Italian
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday
05
/ Aug
The Acorn, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - BILLY GILMAN
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday
05
/ Aug
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
KAC Joins Arts in the Park with Benton Harbor Arts Assn.
Saturday
06
/ Aug
The Acorn , Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - THE CHICAGO EXPERIENCE
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Thursday
11
/ Aug
The Acorn, Three Oakd
Live at The Acorn - PETTYBREAKERS
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Thursday
11
/ Aug
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Sweet Sounds: The House of David's Musical History
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Saturday
13
/ Aug
Shadowland Pavilion, 101 Broad St., St. Joseph
Music for the Young at Heart
6:30pm
Sunday
14
/ Aug
101 Hinkley Street, Benton Harbor
Dunes Theatre Cabaret
7:30pm - 09:00am
Friday
19
/ Aug
The Acron, Three Oaks
Live at The Acorn - THE EMPTY POCKETS
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Tuesday
23
/ Aug
707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph
20th Anniversary Celebration of Richard Hunt’s ‘And You, Seas’
Friday
26
/ Aug
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Croonin' at the Courthouse: South Shore Concert Band
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Friday
26
/ Aug
2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor
"Weird Al" Yankovic - The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday
08
/ Sep
10062 Burgoyne Rd,
Epicurean Dinner Series | Dinner 3 - Fall Farm to Table
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday
10
/ Sep
101 Hinkley Street, Benton Harbor
3rd Annual Zombie Crawl
Thursday
15
/ Sep
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Growing Wild: The Story of Liberty Hyde Bailey
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Friday
23
/ Sep
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Croonin' at the Courthouse: The Brass Band
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Saturday
24
/ Sep
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Artisan Weekend at the Square
10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday
01
/ Oct
101 Hinkley Street, Benton Harbor
Manhattan Shorts Film Festival
7:30pm
Saturday
01
/ Oct
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
3rd Annual Dia de Muertos Community Ofrenda
10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday
01
/ Oct
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Fireside Tales: Ghostly Voices
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
12
/ Oct
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Sew Gorgeous: The Quilts of the BCHA Collections
10:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday
13
/ Oct
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Halloween Masquerade on the Square
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday
20
/ Oct
Rosehill Road, Berrien Springs
Stories Among the Stones: Symbolism in Cemeteries
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Monday
31
/ Oct
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Trick or Treating with the BCHA
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tuesday
08
/ Nov
2755 E Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor
Henry Winkler
7:30pm
Thursday
17
/ Nov
313 N. Cass Street, PO Box 261, Berrien Springs
Conscientious Objectors: The House of David in WWII
6:30pm - 8:00pm

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Members tagged “Creative Connections”

ARS Gallery, Arts and Culture Center
Telephone: 1.2693634740
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Berrien County Historical Association
Telephone: 1.2694711202
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Box Factory for the Arts
Telephone: 1.2699833688
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Chartreuse
Telephone: 1.2699830931
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Citadel Dance & Music Center
Telephone: 1.2699251099
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Inn at Harbor Shores
Telephone: 1.2699831111
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Krasl Art Center
Telephone: 1.2699830271
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North Berrien Historical Museum
Telephone: 1.2694683330
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Silver Beach Carousel
Telephone: 1.2699828500
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Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra
Telephone: 1.2699824030
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The Acorn
Telephone: 1.2697563879
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The GhostLight Theatre
Telephone: 1.2692525222
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The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College
Telephone: 1.2699278700
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Twin City Players
Telephone: 1.2694290400
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Water Street Glassworks
Telephone: 1.2699255555
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