Summerfest Entertainment
& Schedule of Events
Live Entertainment
Each night during the festival live musical entertainment takes place on the Constellation Energy Entertainment Stage. Bands from around the area perform a wide variety of styles and hits.
Check back in the months leading up to the festival to find out what bands will be playing at this year's
Summerfest!!
- THURSDAY 7/18 -
5-7pm: 103.1FM WCSJ Radio Live Remote Broadcast & Prize Wheel Giveaways
7:30-10:30pm: "Bad Choices" Straight Forward Rock-n-Roll
- FRIDAY 7/19 -
5-8pm: Chicagoland's FREE Country 98.3 & 102.3 Live Remote Broadcast & Giveaways
8-11:30pm: "Anthem" Classic Rock & Beyond
- SATURDAY 7/20 -
10am-2pm: DJ Jeff Saltzman (in the Car Show area)
12-4pm: DJ George - Chi-City Enterprises (next to the entertainment stage)
6-11pm: 101.7FM River Country Live Remote Broadcast & Giveaways
8-11:30pm: "Nashville Electric Company" High Energy Country Party Favorites
- SUNDAY 7/21 -
2-6pm: DJ Roy Gregory's Summerfest Country, Rock & Blues Dance Party
6:30-9:30pm: "Wicked Vic" 70's-80's-90's Rock & Roll and Current Hits
Other Activities, Events & Entertainment
Check back in the months prior to the festival to find updated information. Additional activities & entertainment will be added as they are confirmed.
- THURSDAY 7/18 -
- 5-11pm: 43rd Annual Braidwood Lions Club Summerfest Begins. Food court, Lions beer garden & Knights of Columbus concession stand open
- 5-9pm: Illinois State Treasurer's Office I-Cash Outreach Booth (under the hospitality tent)
- 6-10pm: Lions Club Bingo (under the Lions pavilion). $0.25 a card
- 6-11pm: Carnival Open. Pay one price for unlimited rides all night.
- FRIDAY 7/19 -
- 5-11:30pm: Food court, Lions beer garden & Knights of Columbus concession stand open
- 5-9pm: Illinois State Treasurer's Office I-Cash Outreach Booth (under the hospitality tent)
- 6-11pm: Carnival Open. Pay one price for unlimited rides all night.
- 6-10pm: Lions Club Bingo (under the Lions pavilion). $0.25 a card
- SATURDAY 7/20 -
- 9am-5pm: Arts & Crafts Show and Flea Market Open (south end of the city park)
- 10am-Noon: Annual Summerfest Baby Contest (under the Lions pavilion)
- 10am-2pm: Summerfest Car Show (east side of the skate park)
- 12pm-Midnight: Food court, Lions beer garden & Knights of Columbus concession stand open
- 1pm: Annual Summerfest Pie Eating Contest begins (under the hospitality tent)
- 1pm-Midnight: Carnival Open. Pay one price for unlimited rides from 1-5pm OR 6-11pm
- 2-4pm: Lions Club Bingo (under the Lions pavilion). $0.25 a card
- 2-4pm: Balloon Twisting Art & Face Painting with Pete the Fun Guy & Linda the Face Painter (under the hospitality tent)
- 4-4:30pm: "Those Funny Little People" (in front of the entertainment stage)
- 5-6pm: Circus Boy Bobby Hunt (in front of the entertainment stage)
- 6-10pm: Lions Club Bingo (under the Lions pavilion). $0.25 a card
- SUNDAY 7/21 -
- 9am-5pm: Arts & Craft Show and Flea Market Open (south end of the city park)
- Noon-10:30pm: Food court, Lions beer garden, Knights of Columbus concession stand open
- 1pm: Annual Summerfest Hometown Proud Parade begins. Main & Mitchell St. to RC Elementary School (S. Walker St.)
- 2-9pm: Illinois State Treasurer's Office I-Cash Outreach Booth (under the hospitality tent)
- 2-10:30pm: Carnival Open. Pay one price for unlimited rides from 2-6pm.
- 2-4pm: Lions Club Bingo (under the Lions pavilion). $0.25 a card
- 2-4pm: Balloon Twisting Art & Face Painting with Pete the Fun Guy & Linda the Face Painter (under the hospitality tent)
- 2:30-4:30pm: "The NORMAL One" ... Clowning Around with Laughs & Smiles (in the hospitality & entertainment area)
- 4:30-5:45pm: Dave DiNaso's Traveling World of Reptiles (under the Lions pavilion)
- 6-9pm: Lions Club Bingo (under the Lions pavilion). $0.25 a card
- 9:30pm: Annual Summerfest Fireworks Display Begins