Montgomery Fest will begin Friday in Montgomery and continue through Sunday and include music, carnival rides, food, a parade, fireworks and more.
Most Montgomery Fest activities will be at Montgomery Park, with the entrance at the corner of River and Mill streets.
The celebration begins at 5 p.m. Friday with a sponsor expo, beer tent, food vendors and the carnival. Carnival wristbands are $35 for all rides from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday.
Live entertainment on Friday at the main stage at Montgomery Park will include Who We Are from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Kovac & Company from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Semple from 8 to 10 p.m.
Events Saturday begin at 10 a.m. with the craft fair and market and also the food vendors opening. Also at 10 a.m. on the main stage is the Mr. Freeze Science Show until 10:45 a.m.
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“Chalk with a Cop” will also begin at 10 a.m. and run until noon.
The petting zoo will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., the beer tent will run from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and the carnival is set for noon to 10 p.m., with the wristband for unlimited rides offered for $30 from noon to 4 p.m. and for $35 from 5 to 9 p.m.
A change from years past is the car show will be held on Saturday instead of Sunday. It will go from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Austin Park.
Saturday’s live music lineup includes The Lenny from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., The Wayouts from 1 to 3 p.m., Voyage from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Cadillac Groove from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Nashville Electric Company from 8 to 10 p.m.
Sunday’s events begin early with the Carp Fishing Derby from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
New Life Montgomery church will host “Church in the Park” at 8:45 a.m. Morning yoga in the park will go from 10 to 10:45 a.m. and the petting zoo will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The beer tent will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with the carnival operating from noon to 9 p.m. with the wristband for unlimited rides offered for $30 from noon to 4 p.m. and for $35 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Jimmy Jamz Kids Show will begin outside Village Hall at noon.
The Montgomery Festival Parade will step off is at 1 p.m. at Main and Madison streets.
Music on Sunday will include South of Disorder from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Evil Burrito from 2 to 4 p.m., Planet Groove from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Hi-Infidelity from 7 to 9 p.m.
Fireworks launched from Austin Park will end the festival at 9 p.m.
Due to the shortage of parking in the downtown area, a free shuttle will be running from two locations every 30 minutes from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The shuttles will run from Lakewood Creek Elementary School at 2301 Lakewood Creek Drive and also from the U-Haul parking lot at 1900 Douglas Road.
For more information on the festival, go to www.montgomeryil.org.
Judy Pochel is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.