entertainment – Kellogg Arena

Showstopper Dance Competition

Join us for the second weekend of the Showstopper Dance Competition: April 17-19, 2026 at Kellogg Arena!

🎟️ This event is FREE admission!

⏰ Schedule will be released shortly prior to the event.

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We design each day of the Showstopper dance competition in Battle Creek, MI, to be seamless and spectacular. When the details are handled, your dancers can shine and you can enjoy every second.

🌟 Step into the spotlight with a competition experience like no other:

Built for Every Studio and Every Dancer:
- 5 competition levels, including a level for dancers with special needs and disabilities
- 5 overall age divisions
- 20+ category age divisions
- 6 routine entry types
- 15+ dance categories
- Awards for both categories and overalls
World-Class Production: Custom Marley stages, pro lighting, massive LED screens
Free Live Stream: Every routine streamed with “next-up” screen updates
Dynamic LED Backgrounds: 100,000+ visuals tailored to each performance
Capture the Moment: Multi-camera videos and professional photos—each photo or video package starting at $9.99 per routine
Professional Critiques: Honest, helpful feedback from industry pros
Trophies + Medals: Every dancer gets a medal, every routine earns a trophy
Special Opportunities: Convention scholarships, magazine features, All-Star invites, and even Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade selections
Shop the Showstopper Store: Over 50 exclusive items dancers love—at prices you’ll appreciate
Memorable Extras: Just Dance videos, photo ops, and fun surprises throughout the weekend

🏨 Host Hotels: Reserve your room through Showstopper Travel to access exclusive discounted rates at the NEW venue’s hotel—stay just steps from all the action!

🅿️ Parking is available in the Hamblin Ave. parking ramp (connected to the Kellogg Arena)

National Cereal Festival 2026

🥣 The National Cereal Festival returns Saturday, June 13, 2026! 🥣

If you are unfamiliar, this signature festival highlights Battle Creek’s heritage as the birthplace of the cereal industry and is a tradition that has drawn people far and wide for over 50 years.

The Cereal Festival will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2026, on McCamly St. starting at Michigan to Hamblin Ave., from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Festival activities include live music, exotic animal shows, games, competitions, vendors, children’s activities and more. The vendors will operate from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. The event is held rain or shine!

The National Cereal Festival is FREE and open to the public!

All Cereal Festival event information can be found HERE!

Start the festivities with the National Cereal Parade at 6:30pm on Friday! Parade begins and ends at the Kool Center.

For any questions or additional information contact Kelly Walden at kwalden@kelloggarena.com or Kaycie Chrystan at kchrystan@kelloggarena.com

2026 VENDOR REGISTRATION now open! Sign up HERE!

Sign-up HERE to become a 2026 sponsor!

Sign-up HERE to join the 2026 Cereal Parade!

Volunteer opportunities coming soon!

Showstopper Dance Competition

Join us for the return of the Showstopper Dance Competition March 13-15, 2026 at Kellogg Arena!

🎟️ This event is FREE admission!

⏰ Schedule will be released shortly prior to the event.

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We design each day of the Showstopper dance competition in Battle Creek, MI, to be seamless and spectacular. When the details are handled, your dancers can shine and you can enjoy every second.

🌟 Step into the spotlight with a competition experience like no other:

Built for Every Studio and Every Dancer:
- 5 competition levels, including a level for dancers with special needs and disabilities
- 5 overall age divisions
- 20+ category age divisions
- 6 routine entry types
- 15+ dance categories
- Awards for both categories and overalls
World-Class Production: Custom Marley stages, pro lighting, massive LED screens
Free Live Stream: Every routine streamed with “next-up” screen updates
Dynamic LED Backgrounds: 100,000+ visuals tailored to each performance
Capture the Moment: Multi-camera videos and professional photos—each photo or video package starting at $9.99 per routine
Professional Critiques: Honest, helpful feedback from industry pros
Trophies + Medals: Every dancer gets a medal, every routine earns a trophy
Special Opportunities: Convention scholarships, magazine features, All-Star invites, and even Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade selections
Shop the Showstopper Store: Over 50 exclusive items dancers love—at prices you’ll appreciate
Memorable Extras: Just Dance videos, photo ops, and fun surprises throughout the weekend

🏨 Host Hotels: Reserve your room through Showstopper Travel to access exclusive discounted rates at the NEW venue’s hotel—stay just steps from all the action!

🅿️ Parking is available in the Hamblin Ave. parking ramp (connected to the Kellogg Arena)

Food Prize 2026

Food Prize 2026 is a regional food business competition and industry convening designed to support new and existing food entrepreneurs across Michigan.

The event combines a pitch competition, food product showcase, and educational summit, bringing together food business owners, support organizations, funders, and industry partners.

Food Prize is free for spectators! Head down from 12pm-4pm and try food items from competitors.

📅 Saturday, March 21, 2026

⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

📍 Kellogg Arena & Battle Creek Innovation Hub

Food Service Application

Food Manufacturing Application

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Program Overview:

Pitch Competition | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Two competitive tracks:
• Food Service (catering, food trucks, restaourants) — Regional
• Food Manufacturing (CPG Food & Beverage) — Statewide

Up to $40,000 in cash awards will be distributed!

Food Business Summit | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Educational forums focused on the operational, regulatory, and financial needs of food businesses.

Make It:
• Commercial kitchen access, incubators, and accelerators
• Regulatory and compliance requirements

Fund It:
• Capital access, including loans, grants, and investment

Sell It:
• Scaling operations
• Co-packers, contract manufacturing, and retail pathways

Food Show:
Participating vendors will showcase and sell products at Kellogg Arena.

Hosts / Co-Hosts
• Small Business Battle Creek
• Kellogg Arena
• Sprout BC
• BC Food Reimagined
• Battle Creek Innovation Hub
• Northern Initiatives

T.K. Pro Rodeo Presents: Man Vs. Beast Bull Riding

🔥 Experience the Ultimate Rush of Professional Bull Riding! Get ready for a heart-pounding night of action as the toughest cowboys in the country face off against the rankest bulls in the business. This isn’t just a rodeo — it’s a full-scale adrenaline show packed with high-energy production, arena-shaking music, and edge-of-your-seat excitement. Every 8 seconds feels like a lifetime as riders battle for glory and fans witness raw power, grit, and elite athleticism.

Bring the family, bring your friends — and be part of an electric crowd that’s louder, wilder, and more alive than ever before. Don’t miss your chance to experience the action up close — grab your tickets now before they’re gone!

🎟️ General Admission: $23, children 2 and under are FREE

Family 4 Pack: $78

Doors open at 5:30pm, show at 7:00pm

Purchase Friday, February 13th tickets HERE

NO ticket refunds or exchanges.

Interested in volunteering at the rodeo? Sign up HERE!

✏️ Know Before You Go:

Parking is available in the Hamblin Ave. Ramp.
NO outside food/beverage, coolers, or weapons allowed in the Kellogg Arena.
Blankets are permitted, with subjection to search.

Trap N’ Skate

Excel Media Presents: Trap N’ Skate at Kellogg Arena!

In partnership with Casamigos — this is the Adult Skate Night the city’s been waiting on.

Hip Hop + R&B & Drinks all night

Sounds by DJ Sic Musiq Anthony Marcel

Friday, Dec 5th, 2025

Doors open 7:30pm–11pm

Kellogg Arena

🍺 Ages 21+ (Valid ID Required. No photos/screenshots or paper ID’s accepted.)

$10 Ticket Entry

🛼 $12 Skate Rental or Bring Your Own (limited rentals available) provided by Good Vibez Mobile Roller Skating LLC

A portion of proceeds will be donated to the Justice E. Bowser II Justice Center.

✨ Pull up, vibe out, and roll with us — the floor is waiting. 🛼🔥

🎟️ Skip the line. Purchase your mobile tickets online now!

🚗 Parking available in the Hamblin Ave ramp for $5

Winter Jam 2025 – Best of Both Worlds

Get ready for one of Michigan’s biggest nights of music and culture!

Winter Jam 2025 – Best of Both Worlds Edition brings Skilla Baby × Jacquees together on one stage for an unforgettable concert celebrating unity, arts, and culture through music. Hosted by comedian Jack Funny, with special guest Gloss Up. 🔥

Presented by R.I.S.E. Entertainment & E Baller Touring, this event uses entertainment as a powerful tool for community connection, cultural pride, and positive expression — highlighting Battle Creek’s growing influence in the Midwest music scene.

This concert is also part of R.I.S.E.’s broader mission to uplift and empower African-American communities through arts and entertainment, using music as a form of violence intervention, cultural restoration, and healing.

Experience explosive performances, local talent, and pure energy as hip-hop and R&B collide in
this Best of Both Worlds experience.

📍 Kellogg Arena | Battle Creek, MI
📅 Saturday, December 20, 2025
⏰ Doors open at 6:00 PM | Show starts at 7:00 PM

🎟️ Tickets available online now!

General Admission (Balcony/Upper Level): $30.00
Balcony Deal: 2 for $50 or Buy 3, Get 1 Free
• Lower Bowl / Floor GA: $60.00
• VIP: SOLD OUT
• Backstage Passes: Contact Damon Brown at Leadership@risecorp.org or (269)
358-9466

Sponsorship info:

(269) 358-9466 or (810) 347-3201, or dbrown42178@gmail.com

In-person box office purchases are by appointment only. Please call (269) 788-1101 to schedule an appointment. Box office hours are 9am-3pm, Mon-Fri.

🚫 There will be NO re-entry for this event.

🚗 Parking available in the Hamblin Ave. Parking Structure for $8

🚫 NO OUTSIDE FOOD/BEVERAGE OR WEAPONS PERMITTED IN THE KELLOGG ARENA. 🚫

👜 Kellogg Arena Bag Policy

For the safety and security of all guests, Kellogg Arena enforces the following bag policy:

Bags may be no larger than 4.5” x 6.5”.
All bags are subject to search upon entry.

Guests are encouraged to leave bags at home whenever possible to expedite the entry process. Thank you for your cooperation.

💰 ATM: The nearest ATM to Kellogg Arena is Kellogg Community Credit Union (35 Jackson St W). Guests can cross through Festival Market Square and access ATM through the Jackson St. parking lot.

Battle Creek Winter Wanderland 2025

❄️ Winter Wanderland returns to Downtown Battle Creek! ❄️

Winter Wanderland is a collection of holiday events happening in and around Battle Creek. Join in celebrating this magical time of year and wander all around our beautiful city to get into the holiday spirit. Special events happening December 6, 2025 from 2-8pm.

Event Highlights:

🎄Holiday Market

DoubleTree by Hilton Atrium
Saturday, December 6: 2-8 pm

🎨 Artisans and Makers: Browse handmade crafts by local vendors. Vendor spaces are full.

Event activities include:

Santa Meet & Greet
The Grinch Meet & Greet
Cookie Decorating
Chiropractic adjustments & massages

🐎 Horse Drawn Wagon Rides

Festival Market Square
Saturday, December 6: 3-8 pm

Dash through the snow in a one horse open sleigh around downtown Battle Creek. Rides are free of charge. Wagon rides will ONLY operate out of Festival Market Square. Click here to see the wagon ride route.

Rides will be available from 5-8 pm. Wagons can hold 12-14 people and will be running continuously every 25 minutes. Horse drawn wagon rides provided by Twinn Pines Carriages.

ALL WAGON RIDES ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. BE SURE TO GET THERE EARLY TO SECURE YOUR BOARDING PASS TICKET.

🚃 Mini Polar Express Train Rides

Festival Market Square
Saturday, December 6: 2-8 pm

All aboard! Enjoy a free magical ride around holiday themed track in Festival Market Square!

🎟️ Winter Wanderland events are FREE for all ages!

Bring your holiday spirit and join us for a memorable celebration at Battle Creek Winter Wanderland! 🌟

Jingle Bell Laughs 2025

🎄Get ready to laugh loud this holiday season at Jingle Bell Laughs—a one-night comedy blowout starring Ron Taylor, as seen on BET’s Apollo Live, Fox’s Laughs, All Def-Digital, and handpicked by Bill Burr for Comedy Central’s The Ringers. Featuring Blain Hill, Kevin Johnson, Ree Ledbetter, and Patty Rooney, and hosted by Comedy Central’s own Mike Geeter, this all-star lineup hits the stage at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek on Friday, December 19 at 8PM. Don’t miss your chance to catch the hottest holiday comedy event in Michigan.

Headliner: Ron Taylor

Openers: Blain Hill, Kevin Johnson, Ree Ledbetter, Patty Rooney

Host: Mike Geeter

🎟️ Purchase tickets HERE

VIP: $38 (includes preferential table seating, private bar and meet & greet with performers.)

GA HOLIDAY SPECIAL: BOGO FREE ($13 each)

Guests must be 18 years or older to purchase. Minors under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

🚗 Parking available in the Hamblin Ave. Parking Structure for $5

Thank you to our community partner, Kellogg Community Credit Union, for helping to make this event a success!

RON TAYLOR – Ron Taylor is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor from Detroit, now based in Los Angeles. He was just cast as a series regular on Freeform’s comedy series, NONE OF THE ABOVE. In 2018, he was selected as a New Face at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, and in 2017, he performed at the festival as part of Kevin Hart’s talent showcase LOL LIVE. Ron has appeared on B.E.T’s “Apollo Live,” Fox TV’s “Laughs,” and various viral videos on the All Def-Digital network. He was chosen by Bill Burr to perform on Comedy Central’s stand-up series, The Ringers.Ron performs at festivals and clubs worldwide, including hosting Blake Griffin’s Charity Comedy Show in Los Angeles and Russell Westbrook’s Charity Comedy show in Oklahoma City. He’s a paid regular at the famous Comedy Store in Hollywood. Most recently, he appeared in the FX series “Oh Jerome, No,” directed by Alex Karpovsky, and will feature in Yassir Lester’s upcoming film THE GUTTER.

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/O5jku2WIWHM

BLAIN HILL – Blain Hill is a comedian, writer, and podcaster from Detroit, Michigan. A mainstay of the Detroit comedy scene for more than a decade, Blain has entertained audiences all across the country with his sharp, original writing and deadpan delivery. Blain is a regular performer at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase, and The Detroit House Of Comedy and has shared the stage with greats like Barry Crimmins, Jimmy Pardo, and Sam Morril.

KEVIN JOHNSON – Kevin Johnson is a native Detroiter who uses his urban upbringing to express his unique prospective on the world and everything in it. For the last 11 years he has enjoyed traveling coast to coast spreading smiles to audiences. From dating to work life he finds a hilarious way to tell stories using wit and physical comedy. Whether right or wrong he will entertain you with his views…just one man’s opinion.

REE LEDBETTER – Comedian Ree Ledbetter has been entertaining audiences at venues across the Midwest and Canada, such as Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, The Windsor Comedy Club, The Laugh Factory Chicago, and every dive bar in between. With her unique life experiences, lighthearted self-deprecation, and likable energetic presence, she has become a fan favorite wherever she performs.

PATTY ROONEY – Patty Rooney is a Metro Detroit comedian, improviser, writer, and filmmaker. Her sketch comedy videos have been featured on WhoHaHa. When she’s not performing stand-up, she’s improvising with her troupe, Big Fun Social for their monthly sold-out show “Big Fun Murder” at Go Comedy. You can catch her doing standup around the Midwest, most recently at the Detroit Women of Comedy Festival.

AND, YOUR HOST, MIKE GEETER – Mike is a unique comedian who hails from Pontiac, MI. Despite being a dropout from an Ivy League, he is a proud graduate of a community college. His humor is an insightful take on current events, family, and relationships. Growing up in a family with 17 siblings and being a father himself, Mike’s comedy is a blend of sharp wit and a smooth delivery. He has performed at some of the most prestigious comedy venues in the U.S. and Canada and has had the opportunity to work with Kevin Hart, Tom Papa, Maria Bamford, Hannibal Burress, Natasha Leggero, Jim Norton, and Rickey Smiley, among others.

For more than a dozen years, Mike has been a versatile artist who has been featured on Fox Television and Hulu’s comedy showcase “Laughs,” and on the Detroit episode of “Kevin Hart Presents: Hart Of The City 2” on Comedy Central. He has also moderated and hosted at national conferences, played Santa in a national OnStar commercial, and portrayed a casino bartender in a regional commercial. Additionally, he delivered a TEDTalk in October 2022 and can now be heard on SiriusXM on Kevin Hart’s LOL Radio. Mike’s company, SamRose Entertainment, produces comedy events around Michigan, including the Traverse City Comedy Festival!

Mike’s first full-length comedy CD, “The Charm Offensive,” is available on all digital platforms. His new “Put It On Tape: Detroit” mini-special can be seen on YouTube.

Monster Truck Wars

🛞 America’s wildest monster truck show is returning to Kellogg Arena Saturday, February 7 & 8, 2026! Enjoy an evening of family fun!

2/7: Shows will be held at 12pm and 6pm

2/8: Show will be held at 2pm

Concessions and bar will be available, including local vendors!

🎟️ Tickets on sale now!

*Please Note: Monster Truck Wars reserves the right to adjust ticket pricing based on current ticket supply and demand. Tickets increase in price day-of-show.*

Interested in volunteering for this event? Sign up HERE!