Rotary GroveFest To Bring 4 Days Of Fun To Downers Grove In June

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — In just over a month, downtown Downers Grove will be abuzz with carnival games, brightly lit rides and live entertainment for the 2023 Rotary GroveFest. The four-day festival will be held June 22 through June 25.

Featured rides are set to include a Tilt-a-Whirl, a Ferris Wheel, a merry-go-round, Zero Gravity and other fun favorites. Wristbands will be available to give festival-goers access to unlimited rides. The wristbands will be $33 throughout the event and $30 before the fest closes on Sunday.

On Saturday, adults 21 and older can swing by the festival's 4th Annual Craft Beer and Cocktail event. The tasting will spotlight 20 breweries from the area, including:

• Goldfinger
• Alter
• On Tour
• Pollyanna
• One Trick Pony
• Upland
• Elmhurst Brewing
• Exit Strategy
• First Forest
• Hop Butcher
• Sketchbook
• Wolfden
• Middle Brow
• Pig Minds
• Sun King
• Is/Was
• Nik & Ivy
• Second City Meadery
• St. Errant
• Werk Force

Each day of Rotary GroveFest will feature live entertainment. The schedule is as follows.

June 22

6:15 p.m.: SunFallen

8:30 p.m.: Wedding Banned

June 23

5 p.m.: Mackenize O'Brien

7:15 p.m.: Valius

9:30 p.m.: Sixteen Candles

June 24

12 p.m.: April and Kevin

1:30 p.m.: DJ Dirty Donuts

5 p.m.: Mike and Joe

7:15 p.m.: My Posse In Effect

9:30 p.m.: 7th Heaven

June 25

12:45 p.m.: DLD Dance Center

1:15 p.m.: McNulty Irish Dancers

1:30 p.m.: Versified Dance Company

2:30 p.m.: Garage Band U

3:45 p.m.: Downers Grove South Jazz Sextet

5:45 p.m.: Starlight City

8 p.m.: Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press

Presented by the Rotary Club of Downers Grove, Rotary GroveFest raises funds to benefit nonprofit organizations in and around the village.