Wauconda Fest offers rides, music, water fights
The Wauconda Park District will host Wauconda Fest 2017 Thursday through Sunday, June 22-25 at Cook Park, 600 N. Main St., Wauconda.
Admission is $3 for a Fest Button good for all four days.
The event will feature carnival rides, kickball and bags tournaments, a craft show, water fights, a car show, food and refreshments including a beer and wine tent, live entertainment and more. Featured performers include Hello Weekend on Thursday; Modern Day Romeos on Friday; Mike & Joe and Arra on Saturday; and Kevin Purcell and the Nightburners on Sunday.
Festival hours are 5-10 p.m. Thursday, 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, noon to midnight Saturday, and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. Ride specials will be available each day, with $1 tickets (two-three tickets per ride) Thursday, 22 tickets for $20 Friday, and $22 for unlimited rides from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Business Team Water Fights will be held Saturday, starting at 2:30 p.m., in the Wauconda Park District main parking lot. Teams of five will compete, with cash prizes awarded for the top four teams. Entry is $20, and registration begins at 1:30 p.m. the day of the event. For advance registration and a full list of regulations, visit waucondaparks.org/wauconda-fest/business-water-fights.
The fourth annual Arts & Crafts Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The outdoor show is open to crafts and vendors of all types. Sunday will also feature a car show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with registration and setup from 8-11 a.m. Trophies will be presented for the top three places in several different classes. Registration for show cars is $15. For car show information, call Roy or Sue Tocha, at (847) 526-6361.
For more information, visit waucondaparks.org/wauconda-fest or call (847) 526-3610.
Wauconda Fest
Events are scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, June 22-25, at Cook Park. Admission is $3 for all four days.
Thursday
5-10 p.m. Fest hours
5-9:30 p.m. Wine & Cheese Tasting/Jazz Trio
7:30 p.m. Hello Weekend performance
Friday
5 p.m. to midnight Fest hours
6-10 p.m. Bingo
7:30 p.m. HillBilly Rockstarz performance
9:30 p.m. Modern Day Romeos performance
Saturday
10 a.m. Second Annual Kickball Tournament
Noon to midnight Fest hours
Noon to 4 p.m. Future Business Leaders Association Bingo
2 p.m. Varro Police Dog Demo
2:30-4:30 p.m. Water Fights (Main Parking Lot)
4 p.m. Adult Bags Tournament
4-10 p.m. Bingo
4:45 p.m. Water Fights Trophy Presentation
5 p.m. Midwest Dueling Pianos
7 p.m. Mike & Joe performance
9:30 p.m. ARRA performance
Sunday
8 a.m. Car Show Registration
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Craft Show
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Car Show
Noon to 9 p.m. Fest hours
1:30-4 p.m. Troop 90 Archery Demo
2-4 p.m. Face Painting
2:30 p.m. Parent/Teen Bags Tournament
2-6 p.m. Bingo
5 p.m. Heartache Tonight (Eagles tribute band) performance
7:15 p.m. Kevin Purcell & Nightburners performance