Warrenville Summer Daze marks its 45th year with live music, car and bike show
The Warrenville Summer Daze returns on Aug. 4-5 for its 45th year with a car show, bike show, food, fun for kids and live music.
The food booths and beer tent will be open 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Warrenville City Hall Complex, 28W701 Stafford Place. Beer token sales end at 10:30 p.m.
The business booths will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.
There is some exciting bands performing at this year's Summer Daze, like 7th Heaven, Infinity, The Throwbacks, and Miss Liz Music.
In addition, there will be free children's activities, face painting, petting zoo, car show, food, inflatables and more.
The car show, organized by locally owned Countryside Customs, will be 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Route 56 (Butterfield) and Batavia Road.
The first 100 registered cars will receive a dash plaque and a T-shirt. Preregistration is $15, with an Aug. 4 deadline. Day-of show registration is $20 from 7 to 9:30 a.m. There will be 27 classes with three awards in each class. The seven "Best of" awards will be announced around 2:30 p.m.
Recycled Cycling in Warrenville is hosting its third annual bike show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the store parking lot. The Illinois Wheelmen are returning this year with some of the very first bicycles from the late 1800s. There will be classic Schwinns from every decade, custom low-rider bicycles and Working Bikes will be out with their crazy bikes for the kids to enjoy.
The festival main stage will open on Friday with the classic rock band Gallery performing your favorite classic rock songs from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
They will be followed by Serendipity, a pop/rock band playing a combination of popular 1960s, '70s and '80s covers as well as current pop hits from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Headliner 7th heaven, known for its "30 Songs in 30 Minutes" medley of songs from the 1970s and '80s, will take the stage from 9 to 11 p.m.
On Saturday, Miss Liz, who uses a blend of original songs, classic kids tunes, pop music, and an array of props to inspire kids and grown-ups alike, will open the main stage from 2 to 3 p.m.
From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Off The Charts will perform music hits from the 1960s to today's chart topper songs.
The Throwbacks might seem like an odd cover band. Three young guys decided to take classic oldies songs from the 1950s and 1960s, and infuse energy and modern song writing into them, to play for audiences who have loved them for decades. The trio will combine their style of high energy rock with music from a bygone era from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Buckle Band will bring a country-rock experience to the main stage from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Infinity will light up the stage with hits from Boston, Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin, Styx, Queen, REO Speedwagon and their signature group, Journey, from 9 to 11 p.m.
On Friday evening, kids can stop by the Friendly Farms Petting Zoo or take a pony ride from 6 to 8 p.m. On Saturday evening, kids can try out the interactive NASCAR style racing with Prime Time Racing from 6 to 10 p.m.
On both days, join Painting with Pinot's Palette of St. Charles from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. or check out the inflatables from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
There also will be face painting by Sue Kleinwachter from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Enjoy food from Churro Babes, Doggie Diner, Marino's Kitchen, Two Brothers Tap House, Kool Kat Ice Cream, Tropical Breeze, Angelo's International Concessions, and La Michocoacana Premium. All food vendors accept cash and credit cards.
For information, visit www.warrenvilleparks.org/event/summer-daze-2/ or facebook.com/warrenvilleparkdistrict/.