Dominic Days To Feature Live Music, Carnival And Car Show

BROOKFIELD, WI — St. Dominic Catholic Parish will host its annual Dominic Days festival Thursday with carnival rides, live music and a car show.

The four-day festival takes place at 18255 W. Capitol Drive, starting at 5 p.m. Thursday. The festival will also feature a raffle with prizes up to $25,000 and live music every night until Sunday.

The festival has run for decades and will return to full capacity this year, St. Dominic's Managing Director Michael Ricci told Patch. Dominic Days attracts about 750 to 1,000 people on any given day, he added.

"It's a great community builder," Ricci said. "Not just for our parishioners but the entire community. Some of the bands draw people from outside of our community. It's a good thing, and it's needed."

Full Schedule For This Year's Dominic Days Festival

Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m. The festival will kick off with carnival rides and restaurant food, available until close. Rebel Grace, a country band from Milwaukee, will play at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, 5-11 p.m. Friday is fish fry night, which will be available from 5 to 8 p.m. The Kingfish Band, accompanied by Failure to Launch, will play alternating sets from 5:30 p.m. to close.

Saturday, 1-11 p.m. The Steeplechase Run/Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. There will be a bags tournament from 1 to 4 p.m. and a barbecue rib dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. The swing band Temperaments/Swing-o-matics will play at 5 to 7 p.m. Bobby Friss and his rock band will play from 7:30 to 11 p.m.

Sunday, 12-5:30 p.m. Outdoor Mass starts at 10:30 a.m. The 27th annual car show will start at 10 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. Chicken dinner will be available until close, according to the event web page. The jazz group J. Ryan Trio will play from 12 to 2 p.m., and the doo-wop group Doo Wop Daddies will play 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.