A Day in Rock City
July 20-21, A DAY IN ROCK CITY. Downtown, Rock City. Friday: 9 pm to 1 am; Saturday: 6:30 am to 2 am. Celebrate a great day with Rock City’s annual community festival which includes a parade, music, 3 on 3 basketball tournament, street dance, food, Swiss Canoe Races, fireworks and a beer garden. (815-291-4546)
Schedule of Events
Friday:
9 pm – 1 am: Amateur Night/Battle of the Bands – Sponsored by Rock City Tap & Village or Rock City
Saturday:
6:30 am – 10 am: Pancake Breakfast – Tri-District Ambulance Building sponsored by Dakota Lions Club
8 am: Sign up/check in for SimPol Steps Fun Run & 5K – North end of Main Street/Horseshoe
8:30 am: SimPol Steps Kids Fun Run – $10 per child 10 and under
9 am: SimPol Steps 5K Run/2.5 Walk – $20 per person ages 11 and over
9 am – 4 pm: Gary Raetz Memorabilia Display – United Methodist Church
9 am – 4 pm: Rock Run Historical Society Display – Rock City Historical Building
9 am: Sign in for 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament – $10 per person/4 person team
9:30 am: 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament – Downtown in front of the US Bank
10:30 am: Parade – Starting at Douglas, north on Jackson Street to Jefferson Avenue, east on Jefferson to Clay, south on Clay to Market & west on Market back to Jackson Street
11:30 am: Kids Waterfights - near the Old Fire Station – Sponsored by Rock City Firemen
11:30 am – 3:30 pm: Pony Rides – North Main Street
11:30 am – 6 pm: Butterfly Pork Chop Dinner – by the Rock City Fire Department at the Fire Station on Rock City Road
11:30 am – 6 pm: Silent Auction Rock City Fire Department
12:30 pm: Pie & Cake Walk – Under the tent – Main Street
2 pm: Firemen Waterfights – sponsored by the Rock City Firemen by the Old Fire Station
2 pm – 5 pm: Greg Anderson Band – Polka music downtown under the tent – Sponsored by Proto-Cutter, Inc.
2 pm – 2 am: Beer Garden – sponsored by Village of Rock City and Rock City Tap – downtown – Cover charge @ 5 pm
3 pm – 4 pm: Swiss Canoe Races – sponsored by the Rock City Firemen – downtown
3:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Rock Run Peddler Acoustic Music in the Garden with The Has Beens @ 5 pm. Bring your lawn chair and instrument if you like - corner of Jefferson and Jackson
3 pm - 9 pm: Inflateable Obstacle Course – Free
5 pm: Ice Cream Social & BBQ – United Methodist Church – in the basement
6 pm – 9 pm: Sugar High - in the beer garden – downtown
Dusk: Fireworks – the park – sponsored by Brad and Diane Wurm and the Village of Rock City
Following Fireworks: Duck Race Winners Announced – under the tent
10 pm – 2 am: Street Dance – HyperFlo
FOOD Downtown:
Dakota Wrestling Club – Brats, Hot Dogs
Marching Alumni – Lemon Shake-Ups
St. Paul’s Church of Epleyanna – Taco-in-a-bag
Rock City Firemen – Pork Chop Sandwiches
