Libido Funk Circus performed at the Taste of Wheaton at Memorial Park Thursday night.
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The Taste of Wheaton opened its four-day run Thursday at Memorial Park with a sentimental favorite.
No, we're not talking about cover bands, though there was plenty of '80s and '90s music performed by Libido Funk Circus and The Chicago Experience.
In honor of #ThrowbackThursday, organizers celebrated the festival's roots with shirts and Koozies bearing the original moniker of the city's summer kickoff celebration: Cream of Wheaton.
The festival continues today with beer and food sales starting at 4 p.m. Carnival rides will run from 4 to 11 p.m. along Liberty Drive.
Today's headliners are The Boy Band that, as its name suggests, covers hits from N'Sync, Backstreet Boys, and One Direction, and era-spanning Dick Diamond & The Dusters.
Festival admission is free. Carnival wristbands cost $25 for unlimited rides.
For the full entertainment lineup, visit Wheatonparkdistrict.com.
Louis Galante, of Genoa Italian Concessions, calms the flames on several rows of Italian sausages during the opening night of Taste of Wheaton at Memorial Park.
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Jamie Galen, left, and Ellie Bartlett, right, both of Carol Stream, write on a chalk wall during the opening night of Taste of Wheaton at Memorial Park.
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Carnival rides are in full swing during the opening night of Taste of Wheaton, which continues throughout the weekend in downtown Wheaton.
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Dora Cheila-Georganas of Wheaton volunteers to serve beer during the opening night of Taste of Wheaton at Memorial Park.
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John Vires, board president of the Wheaton Park District, center, holds the scissors during a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the Taste of Wheaton at Memorial Park. Other festivities continue throughout the weekend in downtown Wheaton.
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