The festival draws a crowd of over 15,000 each summer

Event Schedule
Detailed event schedule coming soon!

Friday August 14
Senior Citizen Bingo

1pm to 4pm Senior Citizen Bingo

 

Talent Showcase Saturday & Sunday
August 15 & 16
Detailed event schedule coming soon!

Featuring a special performance by R&B singer
                      Syleena Johnson

Part 1 (Variety Saturday)

11:00 a.m.         Positive Kids (Boys & Girls Club, SGR)

11:30 a.m.         Kim Walker (singer)

12:00 p.m.          Marco Mendez (singer song writer)
12:45 p.m.         Reality - (youth dance group)

 1:00 p.m.          Kankakee Teen Idol winners

 1:30 p.m.          Sahira Rhythm & Dance

 2:00 p.m.        Change Up- Funk Band

 3:00 p.m.          Syleena Johnson *
Grammy nominated R&B  singer

 

Part 2 (Gospel Celebration)

4:00 p.m.          VaShawn Mitchell &
                      2009 Cultural Fest Choir

4:30 p.m.          Elder Stephen Anderson

4:45 p.m.          Evangelist Elaine Gardner

 

4:55 p.m.          Reggie Hogan and One Nation

5:00 p.m.          Benjamin and Liberty

5:15 p.m.          Felicia Woodward

5:30 p.m.          Da House Presentation

5:45 p.m.          Alvin Blackwell

 

 

Part 3 (The Finale)

6:00 p.m.        Hip Hop Kids

6:15 p.m.          Soft Spoken - smooth jazz band

 

Bloomington Finest (vocal showcase)

    7:15 p.m. Lateria - singer

    7:30 p.m. Justin McSwan - singer

    7:45 p.m. Tiara Monique - singer

8:00 p.m. DL Johnson (R&B Recording artist)

 

Sunday August 16

 

Sunday Groove — flyer

Noon                  Velvet Groove Band

1:00  p.m.         Adam Larson &the Mid West

Jazz Collective

 

Gospel Showcase

3:00 p.m.   2009 Culture Fest Choir

3:10 p.m.   Shyreeta Davis

3:20 p.m.   Ambitious

3:30 p.m.   Soul Rebels

3:40 p.m.   Power Sisters

3:50 p.m.   Pleasant Grove Baptist Church

4 :15 p.m.   JAM
4:20  p.m.   Chip Bennett
4:30 p.m.    Judah Mime Ministry
4:40 p.m.    Tereva Parham

Sahira Rhythm & Dance

Saturday & Sunday
 A wide variety of Food Concessions, Vendors & Booths

 

 

 

    Featuring a performance by

Syleena Johnson
Grammy nominated singer & ISU Alumni

 

funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Adam Larson

Performs Saturday August 15

3:00 PM

Sponsored by

Syleena Johnson Music Videos
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