2023 Fantasy Forest Chainsaw Carving Festival
Leila Arboretum Society 928 W Michigan Ave, Battle CreekSave the date! More details to come.
Save the date! More details to come.
Food Prize is a food event and pitch competition highlighting up and coming food entrepreneurs. The event at Kellogg Arena is Saturday, October 7 from 12-5 pm. Come try exciting new foods from invigorating food makers all across Southwest Michigan and cast your vote on who should take home a piece of the prize pool! Food Prize BC is the kick-off to Battle Creek’s Restaurant Week, happening October 7-14, 2023. Be sure to check out all the mouthwatering participating restaurants and deals happening all week long! Visit battlecreekrestaurantweek.com for more information. Pitch Competition With over a $40,000 prize pool, food entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas to a panel of local judges, and YOU. Have a say in who will win and have the opportunity to launch their business to the next level. Food Prize BC Event Check out more than 12 different vendors serving their food! Get your ticket, and you’ll be given vouchers to try all of the unique offerings from all the competitors.
This event will feature a special presentation on tombstone preservation, restoration and symbology from experts Bobbie Mathis, Andrew Noland and Andrea Chamberlain. Bobbie Mathis is the President of the Union City Society for Historic Preservation, Andrew Noland is the owner of Silent Cities Restoration in Milan, Michigan and Andrea Chamberlain is a cemetery preservationist at Evergreen Cemetery in Girard, Michigan. All three speakers have spent thousands of hours combined in cemetery headstone and monument preservation and restoration. The program will not only address important historical details about headstones and their preservation, but also symbology through the years, as well as types of materials used through the ages. It will be a fascinating panel discussion, combined with a journey through history. A photo presentation on some of the monuments and markers they have saved through the years will also be included.
Battle Creek Restaurant Week is back! October 7th – 14th, 2023. Battle Creek Restaurant week will give local food lovers the opportunity to enjoy the great offerings of local participating restaurants. By supporting local restaurants, you are supporting Battle Creek’s hospitality industry as well as stimulate business and revenue for restaurants throughout the community. Participating restaurants will highlight a variety of culinary menus, from casual to fine dining. Visit battlecreekrestaurantweek.com to view all the participating restaurants, special menus and more!