Plans in place for this year's family event.
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ROCHELLE – The City of Rochelle is gearing up for its 22nd annual Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival.
The festival will take place from Aug. 16-18 in the downtown area of Rochelle and will feature attractions for people of all ages. Some of the activities include live bands, carnival rides, a kid’s zone, a car show, a beer garden and a parade on Sunday with many local businesses and organizations participating.
“The parade is at 1 p.m. on Sunday and it is getting bigger every day, I get e-mails about participating and then I send them to our parade coordinator,” said Laura Thomas, marketing coordinator for the festival.
Unlimited ride wristbands for the whole weekend can be purchased before the event for $50, $60 at the event, or tickets can be purchased individually or by the sheet. Unlimited ride single day bands can also be purchased for Friday or Sunday for $25 or $30 for Saturday. Each ride costs between two and five tickets, so organizers recommend purchasing a wristband to save money. Wristbands can be purchased at one of the following locations: Ray’s New and Used Merchandise, Rochelle City Hall, RMU, Colonial Flowers or Quinn’s Jewelry.
Along with all of the other activities, new this year is an open mic that will be taking place on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the main stage. Time slots for open mic are 15 minutes each and are first-come first-serve. People are just asked to bring their own music and equipment if they plan on performing. The 50/50 raffle tickets will be sold throughout the weekend as well, with the final drawing on Sunday at 6 p.m. Donations to the raffle will be accepted up until Friday.
Without all of the many sponsors, this event could not have happened.