Youth Talent Show & Entrepreneur Fair

Join us on August 15 for a special youth focused Lunchtime Live! event featuring a youth talent show and youth entrepreneur fair. This event is presented by Kzoo Parks and the Kalamazoo Youth Action Council in partnership with the Kalamazoo Civic.

Youth Entrepreneur Fair Information

Youth entrepreneurs can sign up as vendors and showcase their businesses to the community, network with other young entrepreneurs, and sell their products. Each vendor will be provided a table and chair.

Talent Show Information

Youth and teens 19 and under can participate in the talent show with music, dance, and comedy performances. There will be 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place prizes along with Crowd Favorite prizes! The show will be hosted by Von Washington Jr., the Executive Director of Community Relations for the Kalamazoo Promise.

Auditions will be held starting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 31 in the Carver Studio at the Kalamazoo Civic (426 South Park St). If you aren't able to attend the audition, send a video of your performance to kzooparks@kalamazoocity.org

If your act requires any music, the music must be downloaded (preferably in WAV or MP4 format) and sent to kzooparks@kalamazoocity.org by Friday, August 8th by 5pm. There will be an optional practice day on Thursday, August 7 in Bronson Park (event coordinator will reach out to select a time if you selected yes during registration).

Registration will be open through Friday, August 8. Space is limited to 16 acts, including solo and group performances. When registering duo/group acts, only one person from the group needs to register. If registering a large group, such as a dance team, the coach can register for the group.

Talent Show Rules

Max age to participate is 18.
There will be a sound checks with the sound engineer the morning of the Talent Show (sound checks will be required, the event coordinator will send a schedule for sound checks and performance time, so participants can plan accordingly).

Talents may include (but not limited to) singing, dancing, instrumental music, skits, magic, comedy, martial arts, juggling.

Absolutely no profanity or insensitive subject matter will be permitted. Including music in acts must be instrumental or the clean version of the song must be played.

Costumes must be appropriate for all age groups. This s a community event.

Acts are responsible for their own props and costumes.

Recommended performance length is 3 - 8 minutes. Max performance length is 8 minutes.

All performances will be screened for appropriateness by the talent show committee.

There will be prizes given for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place.

There will be a crowd favorite award. The crowd favorite will be chosen by the crowd (excluding participants who placed 1^st, 2^nd, or 3^rd).

Decisions made by the judges are final.

If your act requires any music, the music must be downloaded (preferably in WAV or MP4 format) and sent to kzooparks@kalamazoocity.org by Friday, August 8th by 5pm.

There will be an optional practice date prior to the Talent Show date (event coordinator will reach out to confirm date and time if selected yes during registration).

When

Friday, August 15, 2025 | 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Location

Bronson Park, 200 S Rose St, View Map

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Cost

Free

Registration

Youth can sign up to participate in the August 15 event as a performer or vendor at the link below. Select the "Youth & Teen" tab at the link.