Start of Summer Celebration 2018 Event Schedule
Schedule of Events Presented by: Rockford Chamber of Commerce
Free Shuttle Service to Downtown Rockford
Pick up & Drop off every 1/2 hour! Family Fare Supermarket & North Rockford Middle School
Friday 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
Thursday, June 7th Community Night
5:00-11:00pm Carnival Opens – Community Wristbands
5:00-11:00pm Food Booths Open
7:00pm Entertainment- Rockford Community Band
5:00pm-12:00am RBC Beer Tent – Live Music
- 8:00pm: Cosmic Knot
Friday, June 8th
Noon Carnival Opens
Noon-7:00pm Craft Booths Open
Noon-11:00pm Food Booths Open
Noon-12:00am Lion’s Beer Tent
Noon BattleGR Laser Tag – Garden Club Park
Noon Ninja Warrior Obstacle – Richardson Sowerby Park
1:00-6pm Children’s Tent – FREE Activities
2:00-7:30pm Changing Tent – (Sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church)
3:00pm Entertainment – Senior Steppers
4:30pm Entertainment – DeeJay the Clown
5:00-11:00pm Shuttle Service provided by RCC
5:00pm-12:00am RBC Beer Tent
6:00pm Entertainment – Rockford School of Dance
7:00pm Lion’s Beer Tent- Live Music – Trixy Tang Band
7:30pm Entertainment – Karaoke-Diva Productions DJ
8:00pm RBC Beer Tent-Live Music – Melophobix
Dusk Movie on the Rogue – Richardson Sowerby Park
Strolling Entertainment
6:00-8pm Entertainment – Opus Mime
Saturday, June 9th
9:00am Yoga at the Dam – Garden Club Park
10am-11pm Shuttle Service provided by RCC
10am-6pm Vintage Baseball Games – Green space
11:00am Food & Craft Booths Open
11:00am Vintage Market
11:00am BattleGR Laser Tag – Garden Club Park
11:00am PARADE
Noon Carnival Opens
Noon-12am RBC Beer Tent
Noon-12am Lion’s Beer Tent
11am-7pm Changing Tent – (Sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church)
12:30pm Fire Truck Pull – Rockford Public Safety Dept
12:30pm-3:00pm Entertainment – Flashback
1:00pm Roaming Mascots
1:00-6pm Children’s Tent – FREE Activities
1:00pm Frog & Turtle Race at Chase Bank
1:00pm Ninja Warrior Obstacle – Richardson Sowerby Park
1:00pm Cornhole Tournament – Lion’s Beer Tent
4:00pm Entertainment – Sounds Familiar
6:00pm Rotary Big Daddy Duck Race – Rockford Dam
7:00pm Lion’s Beer Tent-Live Music – Trixy Tang Band
7:30pm Entertainment – Kari Lynch Band
8:00pm RBC Beer Tent – Live Music – The Insane Theatre
Dusk Fireworks – Rockford Footwear Depot Green Space
Strolling Entertainment
Noon-2:00pm Entertainment – Opus Mime
2:00pm-4:00pm Entertainment – The Balloon Guy
7:00pm-10:00pm Entertainment – Tim Salisbury
Sunday, June 10th – Family day
10:00am Bridgeway Church Service – Garden Park
11:00am Carnival Opens
11:00am-5:00pm Food & Craft Booths Open
11:00am-5:00pm Ninja Warrior Obstacle – Richardson Sowerby Park
Noon-5:00pm Lion’s Beer Tent Open
Noon-5:00pm RBC Beer Tent Open
1:00pm SOS Kids For Kids Run – Garden Club Park
1:30pm Family Talent Show – Pavilion
1:00-4:00pm Children’s Tent – FREE Activities
1:00-5pm Changing Tent – (Sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church)
1:00pm RBC Beer Tent-Live Music – Chris Cranick
Strolling Entertainment
2:00pm Entertainment – Balloon Guy
*schedule subject to change
