Events

Food Truck Fest + The Grove Premier

Get ready for The Grove premier event Saturday, August 17th, noon - 10:00 p.m. as we celebrate the 12.5-acre, all-season, cultural, recreational and economic community hub and satisfy your appetite along with the 4th annual Bourbonnais Food Truck Fest, presented by Brandon Casey's Comfort Crew, at Goselin Park 700 Main St. NW, Bourbonnais, IL 60914.

  • 20 Food Trucks (click for food menus!)
  • Live Music All Day (see lineup below!)
  • Cold Beverages (click for 21 & up drink menu!)
  • Kidz Zone (free activities for all ages!)
  • MAGGIE SPEAKS featuring celebrity guests:
    • JOE DON ROONEY and JAY DEMARCUS of RASCAL FLATTS
    • RANDALL HALL formerly of LYNYRD SKYNYRD 
    • SKIP MARTIN formerly of KOOL AND THE GANG
    • KEVIN CHALFANT who performed with JOURNEY and THE STORM

EVENT SCHEDULE:

  • 12:00PM = 20 local and Chicagoland food trucks available (Latham Dr. & Municipal Center lot)
  • 1:00PM - 2:30PM = Acoustic performer, Jason Sturmon, lead singer and guitarist for Junkyard Groove Chicago (Main Stage)
  • 1:00PM - 4:00PM = Airbrush Facepainters & Temporary Tattoo Station (Kidz Zone in Municipal Center lot)
  • 1:00PM - 8:00PM = Kidz Zone Inflatables and Games (Kidz Zone in Municipal Center lot)
  • 1:30PM - 6:00PM = Baby Animal Petting Zoo (Kidz Zone in Municipal Center lot)
  • 3:00PM - 4:30PM = Acoustic performer, Chris Heroldt, singer and lead guitarist for The Dancing Noodles (Main Stage)
  • 5:00PM - 6:30PM = Acoustic performer, Shannon Marie, Chicagoland singer-songwriter and recording artist (Main Stage)
  • 7:00PM - 10:00PM = National Headline Entertainment (Main Stage)
    • Maggie Speaks
    • Jay DeMarcus & Joe Don Rooney of Rascall Flatts
    • Randall Hall, formerly of Lynyrd Skynyrd
    • Skip Martin, formerly of Kool & the Gang
    • Kevin Chalfant, performed with Journey and The Storm

EVENT REMINDERS:

  • Limited seating available; lawn chairs and blankets are welcomed
  • No outside food or beverages permitted; no coolers
  • The Grove is a smoke-free environment.
  • Main Event Parking = Administration Office 600 Main St. NW
  • Overflow & Large-Scale Parking = Plum Creek Parking Lots (shuttles available on first come, first served basis)
  • ADA-Only Parking = S.A. Piggush @ 395 William Latham Dr.

 

This event is FREE thanks to our SPONSORS

Title Sponsor:
*Brandon Casey's Comfort Crew

Sweet Tunes Sponsor:
*Bank of Bourbonnais

Brew Sponsor: 
*BrickStone Brewery

Spotlight Sponsors:
*Meineke Car Care Center
*King Music

Shirt Sponsor:
*Bourbonnais Friendship Festival
*Dunlap Vision

Kidz Zone Sponsor:
*Ascension Saint Mary
*Chicago Dough Pizza
*ComEd 
*Glade Plumbing & Piping

Event Sponsors:
*Annie Mitchell at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Speckman Realty
*Aqua Illinois
*Converging Networks Group
*Koehler Sports and Spinal Rehab
*Iroquois Federal
*Lee's Rental
*Municipal Bank
*Stacked Nutrition
*Visit Kankakee County

EVENT POSTER

FOOD TRUCK MENUS

THE GROVE

PARKING MAP

EVENT SCHEDULE 

CELEBRITY MUSICIANS

FOOD TRUCK VENDORS

FOOD TRUCK FEST SPONSORS

Event Properties

Event Date August 17th, 2024 12:00pm
Event End Date August 17th, 2024 10:00pm
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
Location The Grove