Arts & Entertainment

Rotary GroveFest Lights Up Downtown Downers Grove Through Sunday

Visitors can enjoy live music, carnival rides, games, elephant ears and more at the festival, which kicked off Thursday.

Visitors can enjoy live music, carnival rides, games, elephant ears and more at the festival, which kicked off Thursday.
Visitors can enjoy live music, carnival rides, games, elephant ears and more at the festival, which kicked off Thursday. (Lisa Farver/Patch)

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Downtown Downers Grove is glowing with twinkling lights as Rotary GroveFest 2024 heads into the weekend. The annual festival kicked off Thursday and brings live music, carnival rides, fair food, games and other festivities to Main Street.

The festival hours are as follows.

Friday: 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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Saturday: 12 p.m. to 11 p.m

Sunday: 12 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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Live entertainment starts at 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 12 p.m. Sunday. The cost for admission to the festival's beer garden and entertainment area is $5 for people 16 and older.

Here's a look at the entertinament schedule.

Friday

5 p.m.: Valius

7:15 p.m.: Too Hype Crew

9:30 p.m.: Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press

Saturday

12 p.m.: April and Kevin

1:30 p.m.: DJ Dirty Donuts

5 p.m.: Jonny Lyons and the Pride

7:15 p.m.: Hello Weekend

9:30 p.m.: 7th Heaven

Sunday

12:45 p.m.: Versafied Dance Company

1:15 p.m.: Bentley Academy of Irish Dance

2 p.m.: Garage Band U

3:30 p.m.: Downers Grove South Jazz Sextet

5:45 p.m.: Trippin Billies

8 p.m.: Mike & Joe

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