Weekend events in far northern Illinois: Friday, Jun 28 - Sunday, Jun 30

This weekend in Roscoe, South Beloit, and Rockton: family festival, food trucks, garage sale, drive-in movie, science story time, and lots of live music.

11 things to do this weekend: Friday, Jun 28 - Sunday, Jun 30

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EVENTS

Food Truck Friday: Cheezy's Grilled Cheese - Fri Jun 28 11:00 am

Village of Roscoe

Find Cheezy's food truck parked at the Village Hall of Roscoe for lunch. [more details]

Food Truck Friday in Rockton: Tacos El Terrible - Fri Jun 28 4:00 pm

American Legion

4 - 8 p.m. Our next “Food Truck Friday” features some amazing food from Tacos El Terrible.  If you wear a red shirt, you get your second drink free. This is an open event - all are welcome.[more details]

Free Tennis Lessons - Fri Jun 28 4:30 pm

Hononegah High School

All ages and skill levels are welcome. Ages: 5-12 4:30-5:30, Ages: 12+/Adults 5:30-dark. [more details]

Family Fest - Sat Jun 29 11:00 am

Brodhead WI

Free. An old-fashioned family festival at Putnam Park in Brodhead, with a DJ, live music, kid's games & entertainment, food, & fireworks to top off the night! Join in on the bags tournament in the New Beer Garden.  This year we have added the Outdoor Market at Putnam Park. [more details]

Stateline Momco Garage Sale - Fri - Sat Jun 28-29 8:00 am

The Stateline MomCo

The Stateline MomCo is having a HUGE multi-family garage sale, continuing Friday June 28 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday June 29 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.  There will be SO many baby/kid clothes and items! Boys and girls clothes/shoes from new born to XL; Tons of kid costumes; Women's clothing XS-3X; men's clothing M-XXL, Woman's/ Men's shoes in many sizes; women's accessories/ purses; home decor & holiday items; lots of kitchen items & appliances; SO many toys, games & puzzles; and more! [more details]

Drive 815: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Sat Jun 29 6:30 pm

Rockton Athletic Fields

We are Showing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on June 29th with gates opening at 6:30 p.m. We are Showing Elemental on the night before, June 28th, with gates opening at 7:30 p.m. Early bird tickets for ONE FULL CAR are just $20!  You can bring your mom, dad, kids, your neighbor, and whoever else can fit in one car for just one $20 early bird ticket. Tickets per car load are regularly priced at $25. Come early to enjoy some games. [more details]

Live Music: Rollin' Whiskey - Sat Jun 29 8:00 pm

Louie's Tap House

Come out for dinner, drinks and dancing with Rollin' Whiskey,  as seen at OSD. [more details]

Little Science Storytime - Sun Jun 30 1:00 pm

Nature at the Confluence

Our summer story time with the South Beloit Public Library returns! Join us on Friday mornings or Sunday afternoons for reading and activity time under our cottonwood tree. Recommended for children ages 3-5, this series will introduce our local plant and animal friends to help build nature vocabulary, as well as Spanish and American Sign Language vocabulary. Each Friday is a new nature theme, and the theme is repeated on Sundays. [more details]

Live Music: Chris Lewis at After the Vine - Sun Jun 30 1:00 pm

After the Vine

4 - 7 p.m. Free. Enjoy acoustic tunes from Chris Lewis, which means "soothing acoustic serenades aged in oak barrels with notes of smokey ambiance and velvety vocals." [more details]

Live Music: Lola Blu at Louie's - Sun Jun 30 1:00 pm

Louie's Taphouse

Lola Blu is a country, indie, and bluegrass singer/ songwriter with a striking voice, effortless elegance with a rasp, and a captivating stage presence, drawing inspiration from the likes of iconic artists such as Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, and Whiskey Myers. [more details]

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