Sugar Grove Corn Boil Parade Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War
The Sugar Grove Corn Boil will be a four-day event this year, featuring everything from fireworks to citizen of the year award to a parade commemorating the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
2015 Sugar Grove Corn Boil July 23-26
…where friends and family come together to have fun!
Opening Ceremony and Parade
- Parade starts at 4:45 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2015. Walk along or line the parade route on Bastian Street.
- Opening Ceremony starts at 5 p.m. on the SoundStage
The parade will honor Vietnam veterans on the 40th anniversary of the end of the war. The Fox Valley Marine Corps, local VFW/American Legions, as well as local groups, including boy/girl scouts, churches, Kaneland drum corps and local officials will participate.
The featured speaker will be Sgt. Allen Lynch, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest U.S. military decoration, awarded by Congress to a member of the armed forces for gallantry and bravery in combat at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
The Sugar Grove Corn Boil committee will also announce the Bob Carroll Medallion Hunt winner, scholarships from the Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Donna Markus Scholarship winners. The ceremonies will close with the Citizen of the Year award.
Schedule
Thursday, July 23, 2015
- Carnival Rides Only — 5pm to 10pm
Friday, July 24 : 4:00pm to 11:00pm
- Carnival Rides — 4pm to 11pm
- Bingo — 4pm to 10pm
- 4PM — Arts & Crafts/Business Booths – Corn & Food Vendors – Beer & Mixed Drinks
- 5PM — Opening Parade & Ceremony – Citizen of the Year & Donna Marcus Scholarships Awarded
- 6PM — 7th Heaven on SoundStage
- 8PM — Ethan Bell on SoundStage
- 9:30PM — Eric Von on SoundStage
Saturday, July 25, 2015 : 11:00am to 11:00pm
- Carnival Rides — 4pm to 11pm
- 7:30am — 5K Run/Walk SG Park District
- 8am — Free Pancake Breakfast at the Community Building
- 11am — Arts & Crafts/Business Booths – Corn & Food Vendors – KidZone
- 11am — Slapshot Racing Team – 11:00am-11:00pm
- 11:30am — M&M Dance on SoundStage
- 12pm — Beer & Mixed Drinks Tents Open
- 12pm — Bingo until 1:00pm to 9:00pm
- 12:15pm — Jazzercise on SoundStage
- 1pm — Rocky’s Dojo on SoundStage
- 1pm — Dave Herzog’s Marionettes in KidZone
- 1pm — Chicago Fire Soccer 1:00pm-4:00pm
- 3pm — Ronald McDonald in KidZone
- 3pm — Dustin Dickens-3:00pm-5:00pm
- 3:30pm — Talk of the Town on SoundStage
- 4pm — Touch a Firetruck
- 5pm — Off the Charts on SoundStage
- 6:30pm — RockStar Rodeo on SoundStage
- 8:30pm — Hi-Infidelity on SoundStage
- 9:30pm — Bob Bohler Memorial FIREWORKS Show
- 10pm — More music by Hi-Infidelity
Sunday July 26, 2015 : 11am to 6pm
- Carnival Rides — 4pm to 11pm
- 11am — Arts & Crafts/Business Booths – Corn & Food Vendors – KidZone
- 12pm — Beer & Mixed Drinks Tents Open
- 12pm — Bingo until 5pm
- 12pm — Dave DiNaso’s Traveling World of Reptiles in KidZone
- 12pm — Graveyards to Gardens on SoundStage
- 1:30pm — Colonial Café’ Ice Cream Eating Contest in KidZone
- 1:30pm — Citizen Way on SoundStage
- 3pm — Chicago Bandits- 3:00pm-5:00pm
- 3pm — Scott Piner Magic Show in KidZone
- 3pm — Waves on SoundStage
- 4pm — Sidewalk Prophets on SoundStage
A Mission to Give Back to Community
Hosted by the Sugar Grove Corn Boil, NFP volunteers, the corn boil provides local groups and vendors an opportunity to raise funds via the large audience. In addition, after our annual event is done and our books are balanced, we are able to share our profit with local not-for-profit organizations.
Between Friends Food Pantry, Sugar Grove Veterans Park, and PEAK for Kids are just a few of the many important organizations the Sugar Grove Corn Boil, NFP helped in 2014.
