Today is the first full day of Buffalo Grove Days! The festival runs through Sept. 3. for the complete entertainment schedule.
Find comprehensive Buffalo Grove Days coverage, including stories, blogs and photos, on our Buffalo Grove 2012 page.
Here is today's schedule of events:
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Saturday, Sept. 1
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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Blood Drive
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Disc Golf Tournament – presented by Buffalo Grove Park District
&
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Arts & Crafts Fair
Front of
11 a.m.
Dog Show - presented by Buffalo Grove Park District
11 a.m. –
7 p.m.
Business Fair – presented by
Northeast Corner of Raupp Blvd. and Lake Cook Road
Noon - 11 p.m.
Food Tent open
Noon – Midnight
Beer Garden open
Noon –
11 p.m.
Carnival Rides
(Wristbands $23 for unlimited rides until 5 p.m. ONLY)
Parking Lot
Noon – 5 p.m.
Kids Crafts Activities
Kids & Crafts
1 – 5 p.m.
BBQ Challenge – Sponsored by
(Judging begins 2:30 p.m.)
Football Field
1 – 6 p.m.
Blood Drive
Raupp Blvd. & Church St.
1 – 7 p.m.
Walkaround Entertainment, featuring Elvis, Bob Hirsch Balloons, Magic by Randy, Sunshine the Clown, Jason Kollum Stiltwalking, Lucy, Austin Powers, Libby Green Stilts, Ryan Freeman Balloons
1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
Steve Beno Kids Songs
Kids & Crafts
2 – 4 p.m.
Margi Charalab-facepainting
Kids & Crafts
2:30 – 3 p.m.
Alegria Mexicana
Craft Area
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
4AM Quartet
Beer Garden
2:30 - 3 p.m. Reverie Dance Companies Main Stage3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Barefoot Hawaiians
Craft Area
3 – 3:30 p.m.
Magic by Jack Gordon
Kids & Crafts
4 p.m.
CRD Buddy Baseball Exhibition Game
Kendrigan Field at
4 – 4:30 p.m.
Songs with Sharon
Kids & Crafts
4 – 5:15 p.m.
Uncle Zesty
Beer Garden
4:30 – 5 p.m.
Sunny U Dance Group
Craft Area
5:30 – 7 p.m.
Whitey O’Day
Beer Garden
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Cool Rocking Daddies
(hits of the '50s to the '90s)
Main Stage
9:15 – 10:30 p.m.
Little River Band
(Original Classic Hits)
Main Stage
10:30 p.m. – Midnight
Fairlanes
Beer Garden
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