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You Cannot Attend Shorewood's Crossroads Festival This Weekend If You Bring Any Of These 10 Items
Now that there is no such thing as the Taste of Joliet, the village of Shorewood's highly successful Crossroads Festival stands to benefit.

SHOREWOOD, IL — One of the best small-town festivals around the Will County area is only a few days away and village of Shorewood officials are reminding people that you cannot show up for the community's annual Crossroads Festival if you bring certain items to the admissions area.
But, first, to recap, Crossroads Festival will take place 5 p.m. to midnight on Friday, 1 p.m. to midnight on Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. All the food and fun takes place at Cene's Four Seasons Park 25450 West Seil Road. There will be carnival rides, live music bands, games, food and the always popular fireworks show after it gets dark on Saturday night.
Windy City Amusements will return to set up the carnival rides and amusement park.
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There are two entrances to enter Crossroads Fest: the main entrance is along Seil Road and the secondary entrance is on the carnival side along Wynstone Drive. It's a cash only event; ATMs will be available on the site. There is no entrance fee to attend Crossroads Festival, however, wristbands are required for all alcohol sales. The wristbands will cost you $5 and the wristbands will be sold at each entrance as well as the beer ticket booth. For $20, people get five beer tickets.
"Lots of cold beer and great music!" proclaims the Crossroads Festival website.
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According to a village of Shorewood Facebook announcement, for everyone's safety, the following items are not allowed by visitors to this weekend's Crossroads Festival:
Prohibited Items:
- No drugs
- No knives
- No weapons such as guns.
- No backpacks. However, diaper bags and purses will be checked by the police during the security screening process.
- No bicycles
- No coolers
- No fireworks
- No glass
- No open fires
- No pets; only service animals will be allowed.
Music Lineup For Crossroads Festival Revealed:
Crossroads Festival is presented and organized by the Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce.
According to the website, the following musical acts are scheduled to perform during this weekend's festival:
DM TM from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday
Semple Band from 9:30 p.m. to midnight
Saturday: School of Rock 2 to 4 p.m.
OMT: One Band One More Time 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
A Tribute To Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani And Pink 7 to 9 p.m.
Journey To Jovi, 9:30 p.m. to midnight.
Sunday: County Line Dan Ablin & Kurt Sommerville 2 to 5 p.m.
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