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Grand Festival:              Premier Parade:            Kids Ice Cream Social:  
                    
Gold Sponsors:
 
2010 dates are July 9th ~ 18th/
Family Faith Nite July 31st

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2010 Fiesta Days
Schedule of Events



Friday, July 9th                                   
Music Fest 
(5:00 pm - 11:00 pm) 
AT PETERSEN PARK, 4300 Petersen Park Road, McHenry 60050
Admission: $5 per person, ages 10 and under free.
¨Food ~ Beer: 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
¨
Amusements Rides: 5:00 - 11:00 pm
¨Desinated Driver Booth: wristband, free soft drinks & water; sponsored by Meijer
¨Performance Times:
   
   5:30 pm:  Boney Knees

      8:00 pm:  Modern Day Romeos


Sign up for a chance to win an autographed guitar signed by Soul Asylum. Registration takes place at the Air 1 Wireless, Spring Grove Sprint Booth. Guitar donated by Chas. Herdrich & Son, Inc.



                                                  
Saturday, July 10th                                                               
Music Fest Rock N' Rev - Soul Asylum
(1:00 pm - 11:00 pm) 
AT PETERSEN PARK, 4300 Petersen Park Road, McHenry 60050    
Tickets: $7 per person in advance, $10 at gate, ages 10 & under free. 
¨Food ~ Beer: 1:00 - 11:00 pm
¨Desinated Driver Booth: wristband, free soft drinks & water; sponsored by Meijer
¨Amusements Rides: 1:00 - 11:00 pm (unlimited ride special 2pm-5pm)
¨Bags Tournament

¨Harley Motorcycle Show:  2:00 - 5:00 pm  
¨
Re/Max tethered hot air baloon rides from 6:30pm - 8:00pm
¨Performance Times:
    1:30 pm: High Life The Band

    3
:30 pm: Hans and The Hormones

    6
:00 pm: Uncle Sam

   
9:00 pm: Soul Asylum
All Soul Asylum tickets purchased on line will be at the "will call" window.

Sign up for a chance to win an autographed guitar signed by Soul Asylum. Registration takes place at the Air 1 Wireless, Spring Grove Sprint Booth. Guitar donated by Chas. Herdrich & Son, Inc.

                                                         
Sunday, July 11th
Music Fest 

(12:00 pm - 9:00 pm) 
AT PETERSEN PARK, 4300 Petersen Park Road, McHenry 60050  
Admission: $5 adults, ages 10 & under free. After 5:30 pm everyone is FREE!
¨27th Annual Car Show: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm for details contact Dennis at 630-248-5921
  or nilsra.carshow@att.net
 website  application
¨Food ~ Beer: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
¨Desinated Driver Booth: wristband, free soft drinks & water; sponsored by Meijer
¨
Amusements Rides: 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm (unlimited ride special 12pm-3pm)
¨Men's Annual 3 on 3 Basket Ball Tournament: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 
   at McHenry Middle School.
¨Volleyball Tournament: 11:00 am
¨Canoe Challenge (McCullom Lake)12:00 pm:
¨Plywood Boat Challenge (McCullom Lake): 
    12:15 pm Orientation
    12:30 - 2:30 pm Building Time
    3:00 pm Race 
¨
Sand Sculpture Contest: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
¨Chevy Riders brings with prizes, fun and the opportunity to enjoy the best
   of the best vehicles.

¨Performance Times:
   1:00 pm: Denny Diamond & The Family Jewels

   3:00 pm: American English

 
 5:35 pm: Rob Webster Guitarist

   6:15 pm: The Ultimate Party Band

Sign up for a chance to win an autographed guitar signed by Soul Asylum. Registration takes place at the Air 1 Wireless, Spring Grove Sprint Booth. Guitar donated by Chas. Herdrich & Son, Inc.

Monday, July 12th
( 5:00 pm - DARK) AT PETERSEN PARK 
¨
Food ~ Amusements Rides (unlimited ride special all evening)
¨Big Wheels Race: 5:30 pm check-in; 6:30 pm race begins.
¨Teen Night: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Entertainment: "Huey Long" & "Venbrooks"
 (Sponsored by the Kiwanis Noon Club) 
   

Tuesday, July 13th

¨McHenry River Run at Veteran's Memorial Park (Sponsored by 
  McHenry Parks & Recreation Dept.)
   Check in: 5:45 pm - 6:20 pm
   3 Mile Fun Run - Race begins 6:35pm
   6.8 Mile Run - Race begins 6:45 pm 
¨CrimeStoppers Bingo Bash: 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm at VFW Hall

Wednesday, July 14th
¨Open Track Meet at McCracken Field (Sponsored by 
   McHenry Parks & Recreation Dept.)
   Check in: 5:00 pm 
   5:15 pm to 8:00 pm  



Thursday, July 15th
Concert in the Park

(5:00 pm -9:30 pm) 
AT VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK, 3400 Pearl Street, McHenry, 60050 
¨Food ~ Beer: 5:00 - 9:30 pm
¨Parade Marshal Wayne Amore

¨Parade Marshal Ceremony: 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm 
¨McHenry City Stage Band:  7:30pm  - 9:00 pm

Friday, July 16th
Children's Ice Cream Social  

(3:00 pm - 8:00 pm) 
AT VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK, 3400 Pearl Street, McHenry, 60050 
¨Food Service: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm                   
¨Entertainment : Face Painting, Moon Walk, Balloonist, Games, Finger Printing, Fire Safety House and much more.
¨Performance Times: 
   3:00 pm: Magician Joe Diamond
   4:00 pm: Martin Lopez Presents "4 Strings Attached"

   5:00 pm: Mad Science
   6:00 pm: Amazing Animals by Samantha
   7:00 pm: Catch This! Juggling

¨Inside Sidewalk Sales: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm all over town.

                                                             
Saturday, July 17th
28th Annual Arts & Crafts in the Park
application
(9:30 am - 4:00 pm) 
AT VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK, 3400 Pearl Street, McHenry, 60050    
¨Outside Sidewalk Sales: 8:00 am 4:00 pm all over town 
¨Bags Tournament sponsored by Rotary Club of McHenry application
 


                             
Saturday, July 17th
Shakespeare in the Park 
(10:00 am - 9:00 pm?
AT VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK, 3400 Pearl Street, McHenry, 60050 
¨ Master Puppeteers Booth; Wandering Insult Comics; Sonnets, Songs & Skits Stage;
¨ Quarter Staff Dances; Stage Combat Demonstrations and Little People's Craft Booth
¨ "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" starts at 7:00 pm, Performance by The Riverview Theatre Co.


Saturday, July 17th
Drum & Bugle Corp 
(7:00 pm - 9:00 pm) 
AT McHENRY HIGH SCHOOL WEST CAMPUS, 4724 Crystal Lake Rd., McHenry. 
¨Tickets $10; one free admission for kids grades K-12 for each adult ticket purchased; children 5 and younger are free.
¨Featuring: Americanos, Appleton, WI; Chicago Royalairs; KnightFire, Danville, IL; Lakeshoreman,Troy MI; McHenry Viscounts; Strikers, Crystal Lake, IL; Sine Wave Brass, Fox Lake, IL; Warriors, Chicago, IL.
¨This is an audience participation show, units will be judged by the audience.



Sunday, July 18th  
Parade Activities  
    application
(11:00 am - 5:00 pm) 
AT VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK, 3400 Pearl Street, McHenry, 60050

¨ Parade Marshal
¨ Parade theme: "Beach Party"
¨
Parade: 1:30 pm - Route: Main Street to Green Street to Pearl 
   Street to Riverside Drive to Broad Street. 


 
Saturday, July 31st
Family Faith Nite
 
( 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm) 
AT PETERSEN PARK, 4300 Petersen Park Road, McHenry 60050            
Tickets: $7 in advance $10 at gate, children 10 & under free. 
¨
Concessions ~ Games ~ Face Painting ~ Kid's Fest sponsored by Mercy Health
    Systems  
¨ Performance Times:  
      4:30 pm:  Trees of the Field
      5:00 pm:  Peace
     
5:30 pm: The Least Of These

      7:00 pm: Audio Adrenaline and Know Hope Worship Band
Audio Adrenaline returns with their brand new project, THE KNOW HOPE COLLECIVE. After a four year departure, lead singer Mark Stuart and Bassist Will McGinniss come back to the stage with some of their favorite Audio Adrenaline classics as well as newly recorded songs of inspiration and worship from their upcoming release with THE KNOW HOPE COLLECTIVE. The collective featuring Mark and Will with some of their favorite emerging voices of worship, have put together an evening that will not only bring back the gut-level, Grammy award winning rock of Audio Adrenaline, but will also encourage audiences of all ages with stories of hope and mission, and lead them into an intimate and unforgettable night of worship.
$7 presale and $10 at the gate. Children 10 and under Free. Tickets available at the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce Office or pay with credit card below and tickets will be held at "will-call" section at the gate.

      
Shows
Number of Tickets


        
          
Sign up for a chance to win an autographed guitar signed by Audio Adrenaline-Unplugged. Registration takes place at the Merchandise Booth. Guitar donated by Pearl Street Music.

Pictures will be taken at event and reproduced in publications.

Thank you to our Fiesta Days Sponsors:
 
Grand Festival

 
Gold Festival 






 Silver Entertainment 





 Ice Cream Social 


Premier Parade

 Parade 

 


Family Faith Nite 



 
 

Flame Keeper 



Music Fest Rock N' Rev


Extreme Sports 

Renaissance Fair
Drum & Bugle Corps Show 


Communication Sponsor