Schedule of the Event:

August 22, 2025

6-10PM
Carnival
Beer, Food
Bingo Bash!

5:30–10 p.m. 
Carnival Midway
Beer & Food
Bingo! 

6pm - Shelley Miller (Rock/Folk)) Beer Tent Stage

7:15pm - The Meadowlark Lemons (Funk) Main Stage

8:45pm - Elements: Earth Wind & Fire Tribute (Funk) Main Stage 

August 23, 2025

6am - Backlot Dash 5K registration begins

8am - Kids' Half Mile Color Fun Run

8:30am - Backlot Dash 5K Run

11am–10pm - Beer & Food

11am–5:30pm - Movie Marathon: Millennial Favorites at Skokie Public Library

12–6pm - Backlot Art Fair

12–5pm - Sponsor & Community Resource Fair

12–4pm - Skokie Heritage Museum open 

12pm - Evanston School of Rock – Main Stage

1pm - Measuring Marigolds (Folk) Beer Tent Stage

1–10pm - Carnival Midway

2pm - Nikki O’Neill Band (Soul/Americana) Main Stage

2–10pm - Bingo!

3pm - Colby Maddox (Garage Grass) Beer Tent Stage

4pm - Valius (Multi-genre covers) Main Stage

5pm - Scott & Sara (Rock/Country) Beer Tent Stage

6pm - Penthouse Sweets (Rock) Main Stage

7:30pm - Jimmy Tin & The Rough Cuts (Rock/Americana) Main Stage

8:15pm - Kiwanis Raffle Drawing – Main Stage

8:30–10pm - Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience: (Alt Rock) Main Stage 

August 24, 2025

7:30am–12pm - Farmer’s Market

8–11am - Pancake Breakfast w/ bloody marys & mimosas presented by Rotary Club of Skokie Valley, fee: $8/person 

12–8pm - Beer & Food

12–6pm - Backlot Art Fair

12–5pm - Sponsor & Community Resource Fair

12–4pm - Skokie Heritage Museum open

12:30–5:30pm - Movie Marathon: Millennial Favorites at Skokie Public Library

1–8pm - Carnival Midway

1pm - The Mosquitos (Rock covers) Main Stage

2pm - Sunday Drive (Jazz/Pop) Beer Tent Stage

3pm - Buds & Shoot (Country/Swing) Main Stage

3–4pm - Community Drum Circle at Skokie Public Library Register to particpate.

4pm - Sanctified Grumblers (Roots/Blues/Jug) Beer Tent Stage

5pm - Cisco Pike (Alt Rock) Main Stage

6:30–8pm - Tributosaurus becomes Van Halen (Rock) Main Stage

Date: August 22-24, 2025

Location: Various Location in Skokie, IL

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