Frankfort Fall Festival: Entertainment Schedule, Carnival Hours

FRANKFORT, IL — The Frankfort Chamber of Commerce will once again host the annual Frankfort Fall Festival over Labor Day weekend. The fall festival, which has a theme these year of "starfest," has certain sections open on Aug. 28, and the last day of the fest is Sept. 2 in downtown Frankfort. The fest offers an arts and crafts show, entertainment, food, parade, a carnival and more.

The parade will step off at 1 p.m. Sept. 1 from Pacific and Maple. According to the event website, it will then go east on Pacific, turn north on Oak, turn east on Utah, turn north on Ash, turn west on Nebraska and end at Locust.

Arts and Crafts Show

• Aug. 31, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sept. 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sept. 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Guests at the craft show can buy handmade ornaments, fine jewelry, or other special gifts. There will be over 300 vendors at the craft show, according to the event website.

Carnival

• Aug. 28, 5 to 9 p.m.
• Aug. 29, 5 to 9 p.m.
• Aug. 30, 3 to 5 p.m. (Special Needs); 5 to 9:30 p.m.
• Aug. 31, noon to 9:30 p.m.
• Sept. 1, noon to 9:30 p.m.
• Sept. 2, noon to 5 p.m.

Entertainment

At The Garden:

• Aug. 30 - Smooth Sailing, 8:15 to 11 p.m.
• Aug. 31 - Related Rhapsody, 1 to 4:30 p.m.; Maggie Speaks, 8 to 11 p.m.
• Sept. 1 - The Weeds, 1 to 4:30 p.m.; Simply Elton, 8 to 11 p.m.
• Sept. 2 - Frankfort Brass Band, 1 to 4:30 p.m.

At Breidert Green Entertainment Stage:

• Aug. 31 - Electric Avenue from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Loretto Lane from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Strung Out from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
• Sept. 1 - Crawford's Daughter from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Phylis Marconi from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Briggs Street Band from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
• Sept. 2 - Jimmy O & Rhonda Lee from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Whiskeyfist from 2 to 4 p.m.