After 16 years, the Leila Arboretum Music Festival has announced that it will not be holding its annual Leilapalooza Music Festival in Battle Creek in 2026.
It’s been a hard year for the Leilapalooza Committee, and as funding continues to be cut, the ability to host an annual event becomes harder and harder as the years go by.
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Recently, they took to Facebook to inform the public that this year the music festival would not be taking place:
Sadly, due to a decline in sponsorship availability, attendance, and volunteerism over the past few years, we are putting a pause on the Leila Arboretum Music Festival in Battle Creek, Michigan. We have enjoyed bringing Southwest Michigan a fun and entertaining free music festival for the past 16 years at one of the best outdoor venues in Michigan…