Leilapalooza

The 11th Annual Leilapalooza Music Festival. July 29, 3o, 31 2021

In our 11th year! Leilapalooza is a multi-genre music festival the last weekend in July focused on local, regional and national music acts. Brought to you by the BCMAMS. This year, to accommodate Covid maximum occupancy rules, we have limited down to one stage, and spread out our bands and musicians over a 3-day event. Each day will have a slightly different genre focus, to ensure everyone can see the bands they love on the same day. However, to get the full Leilapalooza experience, we encourage you to come out all 3 days. This will be a FREE event that is open to the public. Parking is $10. This small parking fee helps contribute to the Leila Arboretum Society, and to ensure future events like this can continu

Leilapalooza is a fund raising event for the Leila Arboretum Society in Battle Creek Michigan on the last weekend in July. Looking for something fun to do in Battle Creek this summer?

*Absolutely NO outside food, coolers, or beverages allowed on festival grounds.
*In light of Covid we are still practicing social distancing and rules are subject to change depending on CDC regulations.
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Event Details

WHAT:
Leilapalooza Music Festival 2021
WHERE:
Leila Arboretum Battle Creek, MI
WHEN:
Thursday, July 29th from 4pm-10pm
Friday, July 30th from 4pm-12am (midnight)
Saturday, July 31st from 11am-12am
COST:
Free Admission, $10 parking
Food and beverage vendors

2021 Lineup

Thursday July 29th

Friday July 30th

Saturday July 31st

We Need Your Help!

Would you like to help keep Leilapalooza one of the best music events in the mid-west?

We always need responsible, outgoing people like you! Sign up for one or more 2-hour shifts and get a free t-shirt. Tell your friends to come help too, and have a great day.

Thank you in advance! We appreciate you!

Please click on the volunteer now button below, then fill out the sign-up form.

Volunteer Now!

Security Guidelines for Leilapalooza

As part of the Security Guidelines for Leilapalooza, the list of items that are permitted inside has changed. Only bags that comply with standards of 16″ x 16″ x 8″ will be admitted and subject to search. Guests will be asked to return all restricted items to their vehicle. Guests who are caught in the festival site with a restricted item(s) will have the object confiscated and may be subject to ejection.

Our security team reserves the right to search any and all bags before granting access into Leilapalooza. We appreciate your cooperation, please review the following guidelines before coming to Leilapalooza:

Permitted Items:

bags smaller than 16″ x 16″ x 8″ (including soft sided coolers, backpacks and diaper bags, bags cannot have a rigid interior or exterior frame)
binoculars
blankets
cameras - still and video
drink boxes, if you have children in your party or for medical needs
headphones
plastic baby bottles if you have a child in your party
lawn chairs
strollers
umbrellas (large golf umbrellas and umbrellas with metal tips are strongly discouraged)

Prohibited Items:

tents and pop up canopies
aerosol cans (hairspray, mace, pepper spray, etc.)
animals (except ADA certified service animals) Think of the safety of your animal and before bringing them to a loud, crowded concert.
bags larger than 16″ x 16″ x 8″
beverages of any kind (except juice boxes with children in your party, or for medical needs)
bottles (glass or plastic)
liquid containers of any kind (glass, metal, paper, styrofoam, plastic, etc.)
fireworks, firearms or other weapons
framed backpacks
coolers
knives (any size)
laser devices/pointers
markers, paint
noise making devices: air horns, bullhorns, thundersticks, cowbells, bells, horns, kazoos, whistles, and other noisemakers

The 2018 8th Annual Leilapalooza Music Festival

The 2018 Leilapalooza music festival was our best year to date. 43 Michigan music acts donated their time and talent. 100 volunteers from Kellogg company did the majority of the festival site setup. Another group of about 120 individual volunteers were stationed throughout the festival. We could not have had the event without them.

We want to thank our major sponsors Atlas Sales, BCMAMS, Leila Arboretum Society, and, new this year, Stanton Interiors and Battle Creek Glass Works for donating time and materials for our new Oak Tree stage. Our fans, festival goers and supporters keep reminding us why we put on this festival and other fun community events and fund raisers. We love making Battle Creek a great place to live.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Sincerely, The BCMAMS and Leilapalooza committee.