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Capital City Celebration

The Bicentennial event combines three successful Springfield summer events, Taste of Downtown, Springfield Jaycees Capitol City Celebration, and the Secretary of State’s Ice Cream Social as the anchors for this two-day festival encompassing several blocks of downtown. Partners, including the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, the Illinois State Museum, Lincoln Land Community College, the Old State Capitol and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum have joined forces with these three events to combine traditional Springfield 21st century celebrations with authentic period entertainment and activities representative of a Lincoln-era festival.

The Bicentennial Celebration opens Friday, July 3rd at 5:00 p.m. with a procession from Lincoln Home National Historic Site to the Old State Capitol lead by Abraham and Mary Lincoln in a horse-drawn carriage and serenaded by Lincoln’s Own 10th Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band at the Old State Capitol. Friday evening continues with the Springfield Jaycees offering a great line up of eclectic entertainment throughout the evening on the Liberty Stage, at 5th & Capitol. Kicking things off at 7:00 is local band “ReFuse Life”, with Rod Stewart tribute band "The Young Turks" taking the stage at 8:00, and then alternating hourly for the evening’s duration with area hard rock favorite “X-Krush”. The capstone for the evening will be a patriotic laser show at the Old State Capitol.

Activities on Saturday, July 4th open at 11:00 a.m. with period performances throughout the day throughout downtown. Other activities include Recycled Records Wii Rock Band Contest at 4th and Capitol, musical entertainment (see information below) - WIBI Patriotic Kids Choir and Secretary of State Bicycle Safety Course at 2nd and Capitol. Enjoy free ice cream from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Secretary of State's Ice Cream Social on the new State Capital lawn and enjoy food refreshments from our many vendors.

At 6:45, the Liberty Stage at 5th & Capitol starts rockin’ with longtime Springfield mainstays the “Groove Daddies”, and then tropical-rockin’ Jimmy Buffett tribute band "The Boat Drunks" sail in at 8:30 p.m. to keep the party going ‘til midnight.

At 9:30 p.m., enjoy the fireworks on Capitol Street simulcast on ABE 93.9. Additional times and locations of musical entertainment listed below.

 

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