KALAMAZOO, MI --

Here is the schedule for the Arcadia Creek Festival Place's 2014 season.

The Color Run

When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 12

What: An untimed 5K run where participants are blasted with multicolored powder along the course (Get more details on MLive.com).

Connect: thecolorrun.com/kalamazoo

Heart Walk

When: 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 26

About: The American Heart Association brings the community together to celebrate the progress made in the fight against heart disease and stroke.

Connect: www.kalamazooheartwalk.org

Susan G. Komen Southwest Michigan Race for the Cure



When: Noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 17

About: This 5K and one mile walk draws between 3,000 and 4,000 people a year.

Connect: komenswmichigan.org

38th annual Dionysos Greek Festival

When:

June 5-7 (11 a.m.-11 p.m. June 5 and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. June 6-7)

About:

Annual celebration of Greek culture from local restaurant with live music, food and more.



Connect:

Kalamazoo Pride

When: June 13-14 (5-11 p.m. June 13 and 2-11 p.m. June 14)

About: The Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center will host one of the site's most popular events that expanded to two days last year. The event was created to celebrate diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Connect: kglrc.org/pride

Island Festival

When: June 19-21 (11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. June 19; 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. June 20; 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. June 21)

About: Kalamazoo's annual celebration of the culture of the Caribbean will feature food, vendors and live music.

Connect: www.islandfestkalamazoo.com

Irish Festival of Kalamazoo

When: June 27-28 (4:30-11:30 p.m. June 27; 10:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. June 28)

About: The Irish American Club of Kalamazoo's annual celebration of Irish culture with food, drinks, vendors and more.

Connect: www.kalamazooirish.org

Jesus Loves Kalamazoo "One Worship"

When:

4-8 p.m. Sunday, July 6

About:

Vanguard Street Ministry and Haven Church will collaborate on the event that's described as a "unified worship service" to kick off a week of outreach in this second-year festival.

Connect: vanguardstreetministry.org

Kalamazoo Blues Festival

When: July 10-12 (5-10:30 p.m. July 10; 5 p.m.-12:45 a.m. July 11; Noon-12:45 a.m. July 12).

About: The 21st annual Kalamazoo Blues Festival from the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association will return.

Contact: www.kvba.org

Taste of Kalamazoo

When: July 24-26 (11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. July 24; 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. July 25; 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. July 26)

About: The 29th annual celebration of local restaurants and beer and wine makers will be back with live music and more.

Contact: www.tasteofkalamazoo.com

Kalamazoo Ribfest

When: Aug. 7-9 (11 a.m.-midnight Aug. 7; 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Aug. 8 and 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Aug. 9)About: Townsquare Media takes over organizing this event, one of the most popular of the season. Local, state and national vendors will help attract around 30,000 people over the three-day event. This year's entertainment headliners are: James Wesley, country singer (Aug. 7); Dennis DeYoung, lead singer of Styx (Aug. 8) and Shenandoah, Grammy Award-winning country band from Muscle Shoals, Alabama (Aug. 9).

Contact: kalamazooribfest.com

Wright for Kids Arcadia Rock Fest

When: Aug. 15-16 (4 p.m.-midnight Aug. 16; 1 p.m.-midnight Aug. 16)

About: Bill Wright's charity holds its annual family-friendly party with live music and food.

Contact: www.wrightforkids.com

Oktoberfest

When: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4

About: The second annual fundraiser for the Vine Neighborhood Association will feature live music, food, lots of craft beer and more.

Contact: www.vineneighborhood.org

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

When: 8 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Oct. 18

About: This 5K event will begin and end at the festival site.

Contact: www.makingstrideswalk.org/kalamazoomi

John Liberty covers entertainment for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Call him at 269-370-7372, email him at jlibert1@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter.