MAPLE PARK – The annual Maple Park Fun Fest will take place August 30–31, offering free events and activities for families, including a 5K race, softball, craft and car shows, a Bags Tournament, kids’ bike and wagon parade, live music, petting zoo, climbing wall, pedal tractors, balloon twisting, reptile exhibits, toilet bowl races, and a parade. Food and beer gardens will open each day, with additional entertainment on the sound stage, including local bands, performers, and a fireworks show Sunday evening. Founded in 1998 as a local softball tournament, the festival has grown into a full weekend of family-friendly fun, attracting 1,500–2,000 visitors annually, and is run entirely by volunteers who use funds to support the event and village projects.
Saturday, August 30
8:00 AM – Romp in the Park 5K (Fire Station)
8:00 AM – Men’s Softball (Civic Center Fields)
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM / 6:00 PM – Craft Show (Main & Pleasant Streets)
10:00 AM – Bags Tournament (North Park)
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – KHS Tennis Car Wash (Fire Department)
11:00 AM – Food & Beer Garden Opens (Main Street)
11:00 AM – Bike Parade (Main & Summer Streets; Decorating at 10:30 AM, Judging at 10:45 AM)
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – 102.3 The Coyote Live Broadcast (Main Street)
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM – Todd Downing Tall Tales & Silly Songs (Sound Stage)
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Dave Marcus Balloon Twisting (Main Street)
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Petting Zoo (Main Street)
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Climbing Wall (Main Street)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM – Pedal Tractors (Main Street)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Dave DiNaso Traveling World of Reptiles (Sound Stage)
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM – Toilet Bowl Races (In Front of American Legion, Main Street)
5:15 PM – Parade (Main Street; Rain or Shine; Check-in 3:30 PM at E. Dekalb & E. Ashton)
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM – Cinderella (Main Street)
6:15 PM – 8:15 PM – The Beaux (Sound Stage)
9:00 PM – Midnight Rider Band (Sound Stage)
Sunday, August 31
7:00 AM – 12:00 PM – American Legion Breakfast Buffet (American Legion)
8:00 AM – Men’s Softball (Civic Center Fields)
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Maple Park Ross Dueringer Car Show (Main Street)
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Sycamore Performing Arts Academy Artists in Air Aerial Troupe (Main Street)
11:00 AM – Food & Beer Garden Opens (Main Street)
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Rapunzel (Main Street)
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Face Painting (Main Street)
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM – Mobile Extreme Gaming (Main Street)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM – The Dierkings (Sound Stage)
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Keicy Photo Booth (In Front of American Legion, Main Street)
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM – Killing Me Smalls (Sound Stage)
8:00 PM – Raffle Winners Announced (Sound Stage)
8:30 PM – Spectacular Fireworks Show
9:00 PM – Poison’d Crue (Sound Stage)