Start:
May 16, 2025
5:30 PM
End:
May 16, 2025
8:30 PM
Event Venue
116 N. Madison St. Rockford Il.
GPS: 42.269409730663, -89.089792404101
We want to Invite you to come out for the OPENING Day of City Market and indulge in one of Rockford’s greatest outdoor summer events!
– Downtown Rockford City Market –
Let us uplift your Friday night out on the town!
Enjoy delicious local food, refreshments and local vendors and kid’s events.
Experience evocative, original, psychedelic, bluesy live music by local powerhouse:
‘The JB Project’ who has, “overly proved himself to be an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist, producer, and so much more.” – We Write About Music.
The JB Project will be performing @ ‘Acoustic (Fountain) Stage’
Located by the food trucks, in front of the giant fountain, down by the river. One of JB’s favorite places to be from 5:30-8:00p.m..
So let The Rockford City Market and The JB Project give you exactly what you deserve on this opening Day of Downtown City Maarket, the best in local music, food, vendors and beer!
We truly hope you’ll join us for this splendid local event!
– Cheers Rockford
Fees & Tickets
Free
Rockford City Market was launched in 2010 as a seasonal outdoor market and…
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