Elburn Days blends summer fest with county fair

Posted August 14, 2017 11:00 pm

Daily Herald staff report

George Alexander of Lake Run Farm in Batavia leads his team of Clydesdales along Main Street in last year's Elburn Days parade. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

Combine a county fair and a summer festival and what you come up with is an event like Elburn Days.

Elburn Days blends agriculture-related activities such as 4-H judging and a tractor pull with traditional festival offerings such as carnival rides, live entertainment, craft shows and a mud volleyball tournament.

This year the 88th annual festival opens with a parade at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 and closes on Sunday, Aug. 20, with a car raffle and 50/50 raffle.

In between, visitors can enjoy bingo, a petting zoo, a charity race, dance performances and a beer garden. Musical performers include Rebel Soul Revival and Back Country Roads on Friday; Stroker Red, Hillbilly Rockstarz and Josh Thompson on Saturday; and Kashmir and Hi Infidelity on Sunday.

On Saturday guests can park at the Elburn Metra station and hop on a shuttle to the festival grounds at 500 N. Fillmore St.

The Elburn Lions Club sponsors the event, which is its largest fundraising event of the year, and proceeds go to support Elburn Lions Park and Elburn Lions Charities. Admission is free. For details or a complete schedule of events, visit www.elburnlions.com/Elburn-days/ or find Elburn Days on Facebook.

Paul Kasin helps a winner pick out his prize in a midway game at last year's Elburn Days festival in Lions Park. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

The DuKane Equipment Corp. makes its way down the parade route on the opening day of Elburn Days. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com, 2016

David Brooks of Cuba, Illinois, and his '58 Farmall tractor compete in the Elburn Days truck and tractor pull. Daily Herald File Photo, 2015

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