NEW Location!!
FREE Main Stage Entertainment
Friday Night Concerts
Saturday Night Concerts
7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Soulified
Mason Rivers
9:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
7th Heaven
Stage Shows
Saturday
"American Idol’s"
with
Midnight Band
Sunday Night Concerts
1:30 p.m.
BG Park District
“Big Deal Productions”
Sunday
3:00 p.m.
Jedi Training
for ages 4-10
with Darth Vader, Storm Trooper and more!
7:15 p.m.
Boy Band Review
(Tribute to *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys & more)
9:00 p.m.
Heartache Tonight
(Eagles Tribute Band)
Village of Buffalo Grove  847-459-2500  [email protected]  www.bgdays.com
Saturday, September 3
Wednesday, August 31
6:30 pm
Annual Charity Softball
Game
Mike Rylko Park
Softball Fields
1:00 pm 11:00 pm
Carnival Rides
(Wristbands $25 for unlimited rides until 6:00 pm
ONLY)
Noon 5:00 pm
Kid Craft Activities
1:00 pm 5:00 pm
BBQ Challenge - sponsored
by Dorfler’s Meat Market
and JD’s Smokehouse BBQ.
Download your entry form
at BGDays.com.
Entry Forms Due 9/1.
Afternoon
Walkaround Entertainment: Magic by Randy
(1-4 pm), Bob Hirsch Balloons (2-4 pm), Lucy
(2-4 pm), Frozen Queen Elsa & Princess Anna
(2-4 pm), Cinderella (2-4 pm), Sunshine the Clown
(2:30-4:30 pm), Darth Vader (2-4 pm), Chewbacca &
Storm Trooper (3:30-5:30 pm), Prince Charming
(3-5 pm), Belle (3:30-5:30 pm), Tinkerbell
(3:30-5:30 pm), Jason Kollum Stiltwalking
(3:45-5:45 pm), Ryan Freeman Balloons (3-6 pm)
1:30 pm 2:00 pm
Jack the Magic Man
Kid Stage
1:30 pm 2:30 pm
BG Park District Big Deal
Productions, “Big Deal
Highlight Show”
Main Stage
Reverie Dance
Craft Area
Jodie’s Jiggle Jam
Kid Stage
Margie Kanter Facepainting
Kid Stage
Thursday, September 1
6:00 - 10:30 pm Food Tent Open
5:00 - 11:00 pm Beer Tent Open
6:00 pm 10:00 pm
Carnival Rides (Wristbands $25 for unlimited rides)
6:30 pm 10:30 pm
Bingo - sponsored by
Rotary Club of Buffalo
7:00 pm
Bags Tournament– Team
tournament with PRIZES!
Presented by Buffalo Grove
Lincolnshire Chamber of
Commerce. Enter at
www.bgacc.org.
Food Tent - select
vendors available
Beer Tent
Friday, September 2
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm Food Tent Open
5:00 pm - Midnight Beer Tent Open
Kid Craft Area
Main Field (Judging
starts at 2:30 pm)
6:00 pm 11:00 pm
Carnival Rides
6:30 pm 8:00 pm
Piano Bar with Andrew
Blendermann
Beer Tent
7:00 pm 8:30 pm
Mason Rivers
Main Stage
9:00 pm 10:30 pm
7th Heaven
Main Stage
1:30 pm 2:15 pm
2:30 pm 3:15 pm
2:00 pm 5:00 pm
10:30 pm Midnight
One Night Band
Beer Tent
2:30 pm 3:00 pm
Movement & Sound Dance
Craft Area
2:30 pm 3:15 pm
Steve Gypsy Band
Beer Tent
3:30 pm 4:15 pm
Barefoot Hawaiians
Craft Area
3:45 pm 4:45 pm
Lacy and Whalen
Beer Tent
5:30 pm 7:00 pm
Robbie Gold Band
Beer Tent
7:30 pm 8:30 pm
Soulified
Main Stage
9:00 pm 10:30 pm
Haley Reinhart with
Midnight Band
Main Stage
10:30 pm
to Midnight
Rocket Surgery
Beer Tent
Saturday, September 3
8:00 am 1:00 pm
Blood Drive
9:30 am 2:30 pm
Disc Golf Tournament presented by Buffalo
Grove Park District
11:00 am 6:00 pm
Craft Fair
11:00 am
Dog Show - presented
by Buffalo Grove Park
District
11:00 am 7:00 pm
Business Fair – presented by Buffalo Grove
Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce
Alcott Center
Willow Stream Park
& Twin Creeks Park
Willow Stream Park
North
Noon - 11:00 pm Food Tent Open
Noon - Midnight Beer Tent Open
For the most up-to-date information..
www.bgdays.com
Sunday, September 4
Sunday, September 4
7:30 am
Buffalo Grove Stampede
5k/10k Race - presented by
Buffalo Grove Park District
11:00 am 6:00 pm
Craft Fair
11:00 am 7:00 pm
Business Fair – presented by Buffalo Grove
Lincolnshire Area Chamber of Commerce
Mike Rylko
Community Park
6:00 pm 7:30 pm
Industrial Drive
Beer Tent
7:15 pm 8:30 pm
Boy Band Review
(Tribute to *NSYNC,
Backstreet Boys & more)
Main Stage
9:00 pm 10:30 pm
Heartache Tonight
(Eagles tribute band)
Main Stage
10:30 pm Midnight
Mystriss
Beer Tent
Carnival Rides
PARADE!
11:00 am—
NOTE
NEW TIME!
5:00 pm
Buy your racing ducks in person or at
www.bgrotary.org/duckrace
Noon - 11:00 pm Food Tent Open
Noon - Midnight Beer Tent Open
1:00 pm 11:00 pm
Rotary Rubber Duck Race- Between Carnival and
Craft Fair — NOTE NEW DAY!
Sponsored by
Buffalo Restaurant & Ice Cream Shop
Monday, September 5
Food & Fun for Persons with Disabilities
Starts at Bernard Drive & Regent, proceeding east
on Bernard Drive to Raupp Boulevard, turning
north to St. Mary’s Parkway.
1:00 pm 5:00 pm
Kid Craft Activities
Kid Craft Area
2:00 pm 5:00 pm
Margie Kanter Facepainting
Kid Stage
2:15 pm 2:45 pm
Allegra Mexicana
Craft Area
2:30 pm 3:00 pm
Dave’s Traveling Reptile Show
Kid Stage
2:30 pm 3:30 pm
Todd Donnelly Steel Drums
Beer Tent
Afternoon
Walkaround Entertainment: Magic by Randy
(2-5 pm), Bob Hirsch Balloons (2-4 pm), Lucy
(2-4 pm), Frozen Queen Elsa & Princess Anna
(2-4 pm), Darth Vader & Storm Trooper (2-4 pm),
Chewbacca & Jedi Girl Rey (3:30-5:30 pm), Shadow
the Mime (2:30-4:30 pm), Petals the Clown
(2-5 pm), Snow White (3:30-5:30 pm),
Tinkerbell (3:30-5:30 pm), Jason Kollum Juggling
(3:45-5:45 pm), Ryan Freeman Balloons (3-6 pm)
3:00 pm 4:00 pm
Jedi Training– NEW EVENT
3:45 pm 4:15 pm
Jason Kollum Juggling Show
Kid Stage
CRD Buddy Baseball
Exhibition Game
NOTE NEW DAY
Kendrigan Field at
Twin Creeks Park
4:00 pm 4:30 pm
Kristina’s School of Dance
Craft Area
4:00 pm 5:15 pm
The Wolf Gang
Beer Tent
4:45 pm 5:15 pm
Anita’s Bollywood Beats
Craft Area
4:00 pm
Event takes place in Carnival Area and Food Tent
Pre-registration required for this event. Attendance
is limited to the person with a disability and no
more than 4 immediate family members or
caregivers living in the same household. Additional
people are $10 per person. To register, email to
[email protected].
10:30 am - Noon - Carnival rides courtesy of North
American Midway Entertainment. Appearances by
Skates, Staley Da Bear and Tommy Hawk are
scheduled to appear.
11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Lunch and Entertainment
11:30 am - 3:30 pm - Personalities, Inc.
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Magic by Randy Magic show
11:00 am 4:00 pm
Craft Fair
Noon - 4:00
pm
Business Fair – presented by Buffalo Grove
Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce
Main Stage
12:30 - 4:00 pm Food Tent Open
12:30 pm 6:30 pm
Carnival Rides (Wristbands $25 for unlimited rides)
Afternoon
Walkaround Entertainment: Staley Da Bear
(12-2 pm), Skates (1-2 pm), Tommy Hawk (1-2 pm),
Clark Cubby Bear (1-1:30 pm), Darth Vader & Storm
Trooper (12-3 pm), Frozen Queen Elsa & Princess
Anna (12-3 pm), Ryan Freeman Balloons (1-3 pm),
Jason Kollum Stilts (1-3 pm), Magic by Randy
(1-3 pm), Bob Hirsch Balloons (1-3 pm)
2:00 pm 2:30 pm
Kristina’s School of Dance
Craft Area
2016 Sponsors
Thank you to our generous sponsors. Their support makes this exciting and fun community festival
possible. Please patronize our sponsors, and tell them you appreciate their involvement.
Ruby Sponsors
Emerald Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
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Christopher B. Burke Engineering
Dakota K Auto Repair & Tire Center
Dorfler’s Meat Market
Eric Gordon & Associates
JD’s BBQ
In-Kind Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
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Connexion Electrical & Energy Business Solutions
Safco Dental Supply
Weltman Bernfield
BBQ Challenge Sponsors
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Dorfler’s Meat Market
JD’s Smokehouse BBQ
Parade Sponsor
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Buffalo Restaurant & Ice Cream Shop
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Allgauer’s Restaurant
Bob Chinn’s
Cooper’s Hawk
Kona Grill
Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria
Mike Alvarez (Food & Fun Program)
Walgreens
Waste Management
*Sponsor list complete as of 7/27/16. For an updated list go to www.bgdays.com.
Buffalo Grove Days
at a Glance
This year’s festival offers crowd-favorite events as well as
new entertainment for all ages. Here’s a quick overview:
BG Days Photos!
Photos taken by our photographers may be used for promotional purposes,
unless you advise them not to use your likeness. Photos taken by the Buffalo
Grove Days volunteer photographers will be available for public viewing after
the event at www.bgdays.com.
 Gather around the entertainment stages for memorable
musical performances. MAIN STAGE entertainers include
country cover band Mason Rivers, 7th Heaven, Soulified,
American Idol finalist Haley Reinhart with Midnight Band,
Boy Band Review and Eagles tribute band Heartache Tonight. Or stop by the BEER TENT for the sounds of Andrew
Blendermann, One Night Band, Steve Gypsy Band, Lacy and
Whalen, Robbie Gold Band, Rocket Surgery, Todd Donnelly
Steel Drums, The Wolf Gang, Industrial Drive and Mystriss.
 Take a spin on the Ferris wheel, play games and win prizes!
The CARNIVAL runs from Sept.1-5. Unlimited ride wristbands
are available for $25 for select days and times. Get your wristbands for only $20 each by ordering them online at least a day
in advance (pre-order service charge $3/order). Ride tickets will
be sold for $1.25 each (or 22 tickets for $25, or 55 for $60) during the carnival. Want a better discount? Pick up 30 tickets for
$30 at Village Hall (50 Raupp Blvd.) during regular business
hours throughout August.
Bingo
Thursday  6:30 to 10:30 pm
 Is the Force with your child? Gather on the lawn in front of
the main stage at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4 for a free, hour-long
JEDI TRAINING session for kids ages 4 to 10. And keep an eye
out for Darth Vader, Chewbacca, a Storm Trooper and Rey, who
will visit the festival grounds Sat, Sun and Mon afternoons.
 Visit the FOOD TENT to sample local cuisine, watch the annual
Buffalo Grove Days PARADE (note new start time of 11 AM), try
your luck at a game of Bingo, shop at the arts and crafts fair, enter a duck in the Rotary club’s duck race, compete in the BBQ
Challenge, stop by the business fair, and much more!
 New this year in the BEER TENT—Prairie Krafts Brewing
Company of Buffalo Grove has been selected as the exclusive beer
provider for Buffalo Grove Days, adding an exciting new element
as we feature a local brewer with excellent craft beers. Come try
out all that this local micro brewery has to offer!
 Don’t forget, Buffalo Grove Days has a new location! Visit
the festival at Mike Rylko Community Park, 951 McHenry Road
(on the grounds of the Buffalo Grove Farmers Market and next
Stop by to celebrate Labor Day weekend and make new
memories with friends, family and the community! Find
complete details at www.bgdays.com.
BBQ Challenge
Saturday  1:00 to 5:00 pm
2:30 pm Judging Starts
Carnival Rides
Thursday - Monday
Wristbands good on selected days/times
Pre-order online for savings, service charge $3/order)
Parade
Sunday  11:00 am
Co-Grand Marshals:
Ed Jacobi - Retired Band Director, Buffalo Grove High
School
Jeff Slepak - Retired Band Director, Stevenson High School
Craft Fair
Saturday - Monday
Business Fair
Saturday - Monday
Food Tent Hours
(see bgdays.com for list of food vendors)
Thursday
6:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Friday
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday
Noon to 11:00 pm
Monday
12:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Beer Tent Hours
Thursday
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Friday
5:00 pm to Midnight
Saturday & Sunday
Noon to Midnight
Carnival Hours
Thursday
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm ($25 wristband!)
Friday
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Saturday
1:00 pm to 11:00 pm
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm ($25 wristband!)
Sunday
1:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Monday
12:30 pm to 6:30 pm ($25 wristband!)
Save by pre-ordering wristbands online for only $20 each
($3 service charge per order)
Handicap Parking
On-site parking for persons with disabilities,
displaying proper handicap plates or placards, will be
available for vehicles in the designated "Black"
parking lot. An on-site shuttle will also be available to
assist persons with disabilities.
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