Summerfest Entertainment
& Schedule of Events
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Live Entertainment
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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.
Scroll down the page to find a full listing of entertainment, events, activities & more!!
- THURSDAY 7/18 -
5-7pm: 103.1FM WCSJ Radio Live Remote Broadcast & Prize Wheel Giveaways
Sponsored by: Casey’s General Store, Polk-A-Dot Drive In, J&C Travel Inc. & Anderson Tax Service
7:30-10:30pm: "Bad Choices" Straight Forward Rock-n-Roll
Sponsored by: D. Construction, Inc
- FRIDAY 7/19 -
5-8pm: Chicagoland's FREE Country 98.3 & 102.3 Live Remote Broadcast & Giveaways
Sponsored by: Arnie Bauer, Busey Bank & Braidwood Dairy Queen
8-11:30pm: "Anthem" Classic Rock & Beyond
Sponsored by: Berkot’s Super Foods
- SATURDAY 7/20 -
10am-2pm: DJ Jeff Saltzman (in the Car Show area)
Sponsored by: Elite Rehabilitation Institute, R&R Septic and Sewer & Sun Motel
12-4pm: DJ George - Chi-City Enterprises (next to the entertainment stage)
Sponsored by: Top Fuel Saloon
6-7pm: 101.7FM River Country Live Remote Broadcast & Giveaways
Sponsored by: Northern Illinois Steel Supply Co., Subway & South Wilmington Sportsmen’s Club
8-11:30pm: "Nashville Electric Company" High Energy Country Party Favorites
Sponsored by: Kozol Bros.
- SUNDAY 7/21 -
2-6pm: DJ Roy Gregory's Summerfest Country, Rock & Blues Dance Party
Sponsored by: Zieter’s Septics Unlimited & Western Specialty Vehicles
6:30-9:30pm: "Wicked Vic" 70's-80's-90's Rock & Roll and Current Hits
Sponsored by: D’Orazio Ford
Other Activities, Events & Entertainment
Scroll down the page to find a full listing of additional activities, events & entertainment taking place during this year's festival.
- 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)
- 6-9pm: Braidwood Fire Department Fire Prevention Booth & Equipment Displays
- 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)
- 6-9pm: Braidwood Fire Department Fire Prevention Booth & Equipment Displays
- 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)
Coordinated by: The Braidwood Area Healthy Community Coalition
- 10am-2pm: Summerfest Car Show (east side of the skate park)
Coordinated by: The RC Gridiron Club
- 12pm-Midnight: Food court, Lions beer garden & Knights of Columbus concession stand open
- 12-9pm: Ignite Christian Church Baby Changing/Feeding/Cooling Station & Outreach Booth (north of the hospitality tent)
- 1pm: Annual Summerfest Pie Eating Contest begins (under the hospitality tent)
Sponsored by: Broadway Auto Salvage & MJS Communications
- 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)
Sponsored by: West Flooring Company & Stewart Spreading Inc.
- 2-9pm: Braidwood Fire Department Fire Prevention Booth & Equipment Displays
- 4-4:30pm: "Those Funny Little People" (in front of the entertainment stage)
Sponsored by: Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, Titan Construction Enterprises & Shadow Lakes II Association
- 5-6pm: Circus Boy Bobby Hunt (in front of the entertainment stage)
Sponsored by: R.W. Patterson Funeral Home & Financial Plus Credit Union
- 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.)
Grand Marshal: Ken Hopf
- 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)
Sponsored by: Midland States Bank, & Playhouse Academy
- 2-8pm: Braidwood Fire Department Fire Prevention Booth & Equipment Displays
- 12-9pm: Ignite Christian Church Baby Changing/Feeding/Cooling Station & Outreach Booth (north of the hospitality tent)
- 2:30-4:30pm: "The NORMAL One" ... Clowning Around with Laughs & Smiles (in the hospitality & entertainment area)
Sponsored by: Jensen Electric Inc.
- 4:30-5:45pm: Dave DiNaso's Traveling World of Reptiles (under the Lions pavilion)
Sponsored by: M. Gingerich, Gereaux & Associates & Village of Godley
- 6-9pm: Lions Club Bingo (under the Lions pavilion). $0.25 a card
- 9:30pm: Annual Summerfest Fireworks Display Begins