SummerFest Returns to LaGrange Park!

On the first night of SummerFest 2015 , the midway and carnival will be open from 5-10 pm with rides and games for kids of all ages.  At 7pm the main stage will feature Billy Croft & the 5 Alarm.  They are a red hot smokin’, top 40 country band, burnin’ up the country music scene in Illinoi!  WIth hits from country superstars like Jaso ALdean, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan, and hot country music from mega-groups like Lady Antebellum, the Band Perry, Liittle Bit Town and Florida Georgia Line, Billy Croft & the 5 Alarms will play YOUR favorite country songs all night long.  If you are looking for FUN and have a taste for country music that kicks like moonshine, Billy Croft & The 5 Alarm has got you covered! The beer garden and local food vendors will be open for business as well.

On Friday July 17th, the grounds open from 5-11 pm.  Opening the evening will be local band Hot LZ, and taking the stage at 8pm will be The Lounge Puppets.  this rock powerhouse is no force to be reckoned with.  By performing all of the top hair band and classic rock hits, with unparalleled accuracy and energy, they light up the stage!  Enjoy a drink from the beer garden, let the kids play at the midway and enjoy a summer night out!

On Saturday July 18th the grounds open at 8pm.  An unlimited ride pass for $20 will be available that day.  At 8pm join us at center stage for American English, A Beatles Tribute Band with music for all ages.  At the inception of the band, they were voted “number one” by thousands of Beatle fans as winners of sound alike contests at Beatlefest for three consecutive years.  They have also won Illinois Entertainer of the year and have been voted “Best Tribute Band” three of the last four years by their fans in the Chicagoland area.  Grab a date, dinner from our local vendors and beer garden and enjoy.  The Midway with games and rides will be open until 11pm.

To close out the fest on Sunday July 19th the grounds will open at noon. We salute our Veterans and Service people that day as well.  The will a veteran’s outreach team onsite from the VA during the day.  From 2:30-5:30 the main stage will feature the music of The Sylvies.  A typical set might include The Blues, Zydeco, Gospel, Swamp Pop, Traditional Country, Roots Rock n roll, Rhythm and Blues, Motown, Modern, New Orleans, or heartwarming down on the bayou music.  It’s all stirred together and roped with enough red pepper to get audiences up and cuttin’ the rug or singing along to an old forgotten favorite song.  It’s good-time music--family style!  The midway with games and rides will be in full swing until 6pm.

Megapasses which will be good for all four days at the fest will be available for $40 advance purchase, or for $50 on the midway.  For more information check out the website at www.slmparish.org/summerfest or give us a call at 708-352-7388.  Please note that entertainment and rides may be subject to change.  Can’t get away this summer? Plan your mini vacation around SummerFest 2015!!