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Two days of fun at Lakemoor Fest, Aug. 9 and 10

Posted August 08, 2019 1:00 am

Daily Herald staff report

A highlight of Lakemoor Fest is the fireworks display. This year's event will take place Aug. 9 and 10 at Lakemoor's Morrison Park. Other features include a petting zoo, bags tournament, fishing derby, food, music, and more. Courtesy of the village of Lakemoor

Food, fireworks, music and more will be featured at Lakemoor Fest this weekend.

Festival hours are 5-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, and noon to midnight Saturday, Aug. 10.

Lakemoor Fest will take place at Morrison Park, 233 Rand Road, Lakemoor.

A highlight of the event every year is the fireworks display, which will take place around 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Scheduled musical performances include the Modern Day Romeos from 7:30-11 p.m. Friday and Exit 147 from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday (with a break for the fireworks).

Other activities include an all-ages show by Poww Entertainment at 7 p.m. Friday, a petting zoo from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, face-painting from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, a water balloon toss at 1 p.m. Saturday and the Police and Fire departments on hand at 2 p.m. Saturday.

A fishing derby for ages 15 and under will be held from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Worms will be provided; bring your own pole. A fishing license is not required. There will be a $2 registration fee.

A bean bag tournament for ages 18 and older will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Registration is $20 per team.

Advance registration is available for the fishing derby and bean bag tournament at the festival website.

A 50/50 raffle will be held, with drawings Friday and Saturday evening. Tickets will be $1 for one, or six for $5. Proceeds benefit the Lakemoor Scholarship Program and Lakemoor Fest.

Food vendors scheduled to be on hand include: MJ's Coffee Bar, Plum Garden, McDago's, Taco Factory, Trainwreck Smoking Co., My Funnel, E & W Catering, Auntie Vee's, Krueger's Farm and Old Town Pizza. Food trucks will include Stix & Noodles, Cookies with Flavor and Perk N' Pickle. Beach front vendors scheduled for Saturday include MJ's Coffee Bar, Riverside Chocolate Factory, Nancy's Pizza of Island Lake and Los 2 Primo's of Lakemoor.

Beer and other adult beverages will also be available for festivalgoers over 21. Drink wristbands are $5 per day.

Admission to Lakemoor Fest is free.

For details, visit www.lakemoor.net/lakemoor-fest.html.

Kruegers Farm of Lakemoor will be one of the many local vendors offering food at Lakemoor Fest. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com, 2014

Modern Day Romeos will perform from 7:30-11 p.m. Friday at Lakemoor Fest in Morrison Park. Courtesy of Modern Day Romeos

Exit 147 will perform at Lakemoor Fest from 7 p.m. to midnight - with a break for fireworks - Saturday. Courtesy of Exit 147

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