JULY 25 – JULY 28, 2024 ALGONQUIN, IL
This year’s theme is set to celebrate your favorite movies from Star Wars to The Godfather. From On Golden Pond, to The Terminator…and of course…Barbie!!!! Come dressed as your favorite movie character and win the Oscar for Best Character in a Community Event 2024!!!!
Thanks to your feedback and participation in our Founders’ Townhall, we are extremely excited to announce that Founders’ Days will be kicking off with our Founders’ Beer Fest. All entertainment and activities on Thursday will be held on the River and on Main Street to celebrate and enjoy all that our downtown has to offer.
WhenThursday to Sunday
July 25 2024 - July 28, 2024
THURSDAY
DOWNTOWN ALGONQUIN
MAIN STREET & RIVERFRONT PARK
FRIDAY - SUNDAY
SPELLA PARK
2610 HARNISH DR.
ALGONQUIN, IL 60102
meet thIS YEAR’S ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP
THURSDAY, JULY 25
7:00PM
Johnny Russler & the Beach Bum Band combine the sounds of Trop Rock, Reggae, Surf, and Calypso by pouring great original music along with songs by Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Zac Brown Band, Paul Simon, Sublime, Beach Boys, and many more into a musical blender to create a strong concoction direct from the lower latitudes!
FRIDAY, JULY 26
8:30PM
7th heaven is an experience you just have to see and hear! 7th heaven has charted #1 on the Midwest Billboard Charts three times; and has had 7 major radio hits. The band has toured the world; playing: U.K., Ireland, Amsterdam, Panama, Mexico and all over the United States.
6:30PM
Rok Brigade is a Def Leppard tribute band formed in the summer of 2018 when six friends, all in well-established cover bands in the Chicago area came together to pay tribute to one of the most dominant party rock bands of the 1980's
5:00PM
SATURDAY, JULY 27
8:30PM
ARRA is one of the best and largest drawing classic rock tribute bands in the Chicagoland area and has been for the past three decades. The band was also voted BEST CLASSIC ROCK BAND for five straight years in the Nitelife Best of the Burbs Contest!
6:00PM
Whether you’re looking to bring back the memory of a favorite concert seen in 1985 or seeking a true-to-life representation of what a rock concert was like in the 80’s, Hairbanger’s Ball provides both the music and the mayhem for young and old alike, bundled together in a 6-piece, high octane lineup.
4:30PM
Delivering a concert rock experience that will take you thru the best of the 70’s 80’ 90’s to hits of today. Focal Point features 5 talented musician’s with great chops, strong harmonies and a passion to create a live performance experience.
SUNDAY, JULY 28
7:00PM
Adult-alternative rockers, Pino Farina Band, are known for their showmanship, high-energy performances as well as tender, intimate songs. They bring an energetic mix of an extensive original music catalog to the stage as well as beloved covers.
4:30PM
Jimmy Nick is an old-fashioned, guitar slinging blues prodigy who spent his teenage years being schooled by legendary bluesmen in the famous Chicago clubs of Kingston Mines, Rosa’s Lounge, and B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted.
3:00PM
get in on all the action
CATEGORY
TIME
EVENT
3:00PM
CARDBOARD BOAT REGATTA REGISTRATION (RIVERFRONT PARK)
4:00PM
CARDBOARD BOAT REGATTA BUILDING BEGINS (RIVERFRONT PARK)
5:00PM
FOUNDERS’ GATES OPEN (DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET)
6:00PM
CARDBOARD BOAT RACE BEGINS (RIVERFRONT PARK)
5:00PM-9:30PM
FOUNDERS’ BREWFEST OPENS (DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET)
5:00PM-9:00PM
DESIGNATED DRIVER PROGRAM
5:00PM-9:00PM
MAIN STREET CAR SHOW BEGINS
6:30PM
OPENING CEREMONIES (MAIN STREET STAGE)
07:00PM
JOHNNY RUSSLER AND THE BEACH BUM BAND (MAIN STREET STAGE)
09:00PM
LAST BREWFEST TICKET SOLD (LAST CALL)
09:30PM
FOUNDERS’ BREWFEST CLOSES
10:00PM
FOUNDERS’ GATES CLOSE
Meet Our generous 2024 sponsors
MEET OUR 2024 TASTE OF FOUNDERS’ VENDORS
amazing LOCAL BUSINESS nominations
Food Vendor
Business Vendor
MEET OUR 2024 FOUNDERS’ DAYS PARADE
MAILBOX: PO BOX 101
Algonquin, IL 60102
2610 HARNISH DR. ALGONUIN, IL
FEST ADDRESS
algonquinfoundersday@gmail.com
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