(Photo By Flickr User Patrick Franzis)
Don’t miss the 30th annual Decatur Celebration street festival August 6-9, 2015. The massive 4-day event attracts hundreds of thousands of people annually to the downtown business district of Decatur, IL.
This year’s Decatur Celebration has double the entertainment budget due to a generous $150,000 donation by ADM. Festival officials and a representative from ADM announced the donation as a special anniversary gift to the community from all of the employees at ADM.
2015 headliners include:
Grammy Award Winning, Platinum & Legendary R&B Group, Kool & the Gang
Grammy Award Winning Blues Rock Band, Blues Traveler
One of America’s Hottest Live Southern Rock ‘n’ Roll Bands, Blackberry Smoke
Multi-Platinum Country Music Quartet with 9 #1 Singles, Lonestar
Multi-Platinum Country Artist, Deana Carter
VMA, Soul Train Award, and AMA Winning Chart Topping Songstresses, En Vogue
‘90s Hip Hop Icon and DIY Network Star, Vanilla Ice
Chart-Topping Christian Soulful-Pop-Rock Band, Unspoken
Emerging Christian Music Artist, Moriah Peters
High Energy Show Group, Vince Vance & the Valiants
The 2015 headliners punctuate a lineup complete with regional bands and original acts, keeping eight stages pulsing with energy all weekend. As is tradition, Decatur Celebration will once again feature three blocks of authentic arts and crafters, spectacular carnival rides, the Razzle Dazzle Goodtimes Parade, over 60 unique food items hand-picked for quality and inspected for safety, and Kids Block featuring free children’s games, shows and prizes. Plus, The Land of Lincoln Credit Union 21 Film Project, the Heinkel’s Hot Dog Eating Competition, Decatur Celebration King & Queen Campaign and the Macon County Queen Pageant.
Decatur Celebration 50/50 Raffle Tickets will once again be sold by local non-profits and festival King and Queen Candidates all summer for $10 each. One raffle winner will be drawn on Sunday, August 9th on the Show Stage. Additionally, Country Financial Band Together Wristbands will once again have detachable stubs that can be entered for a chance to win $1,000 each night of the festival.
Celebration Hours:
Thursday August 6th – Family Night at the Carnival – 4pm to 11pm
Friday August 7th – 5pm to 11pm
Saturday August 8th – Razzle Dazzle Good Times Parade 10am, Festival from 11am to 11pm
Sunday August 9th – 11am to 9:30pm
