Streamwood aims high with weekend festival

Posted July 22, 2009 11:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

While the big summer festival has come and gone for many suburbs, seasonal fun will culminate in Streamwood this weekend with its annual Summer Celebration, which kicks off Friday at Hoosier Grove Park at Irving Park Road and Madison Drive, just east of Route 59.

All the highlights are back this year, including the parade at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, fireworks at 9:15 p.m. Saturday, the car show from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and daily live entertainment, carnival rides, a business expo and children's activities.

Here's how it all breaks down:

FRIDAY

5-9 p.m.: Children's craft activity area

5:30 p.m.: Clowns Bingo and Jay Jay

7-8 p.m.: Mendhi hand painting

5-10 p.m.: Children's attractions, business expo booths

5-10:30 p.m.: Children's carnival rides

6-8 p.m.: Dan the Animal Man

6-9:30 p.m.: Teen Beatnick Lounge

Main Stage:

5:30-7:30 p.m.: Janesville

7:30 p.m.: Paper Airplane Contest

8:30-10:30 p.m.: 7th Heaven

SATURDAY

10:30 a.m.: Parade, steps off from Streamwood Boulevard and Bartlett Road

noon-4 p.m.: Unlimited carnival rides w/wristband, $17

noon-5 p.m.: Dan the Animal Man

noon-8 p.m.: Business expo booths

noon-9 p.m.: Children's craft activity area

noon-10 p.m.: Children's attractions

noon-10:30 p.m.: Children's carnival rides

1-4 p.m.: Clowns Bingo and Jay Jay, Hoosier Grove Museum

2-5 p.m.: Mendhi hand painting

5:30-7:30 p.m.: Clowns Bingo and Jay Jay

9:15 p.m.: Fireworks

Children's Stage:

12:30 p.m.: Jazzercise demonstration

1-2:30 p.m.: Ice Cream Eating Contest, sponsored by Colonial Ice Cream

3:30 p.m.: Chezaday Illusion Co.

5 p.m.: Magic by Randy

Main Stage:

2-3:30 p.m.: Voyage

4-5 p.m.: Talent show, sponsored Sponsored by Kiwanis Club

5:30-7:30 p.m.: Members Only

7:30 p.m.: Hula hoop contest

8:30-10:30 p.m.: ARRA

SUNDAY

7:30 a.m.: Golf outing (shotgun start)

noon-3 p.m.: Mendhi hand painting

noon-4 p.m.: Unlimited carnival rides w/wristband, $17

noon-5 p.m.: Classic car show, business expo booths, Dan the Animal Man

noon-8 p.m.: Children's craft activity area, children's rides and attractions

1-4 p.m.: Hoosier Grove Museum

1:30-5:30 p.m.: Clowns Bingo and Jay Jay

Children's Stage:

1:30 p.m.: Magician Steve Belliveau

3:30 p.m.: Rick Kelley Children's Singer

Main Stage:

2 p.m.: Water balloon contest

3-4:30 p.m.: Howard and the White Boys

4:30 p.m.: Marshmallow golf drive contest

5:30-7:30 p.m.: Vinyl Highway Band

7:30 p.m.: Raffle drawing

Members of the Hanover Township Senior Center entertain the crowd during a previous Streamwood Summer Celebration parade. The festival favorite kicks off this year at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Streamwood Boulevard and Bartlett Road. Daily Herald file photo

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