GENESEO, ILLINOIS (June 4, 2021) — The 2021 Geneseo Music Fest will take place Friday June 18 through Sunday June 20, 2021 in Geneseo, Illinois. Geneseo's longest running annual festival enters its 53rd year in 2021, after taking a year off in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Geneseo Music Fest is a cornucopia of free family entertainment! Visit Geneseo for free summertime fun on Father's Day Weekend for live music, craft vendors, food trucks, tractor displays and experience a classic Midwestern small town summertime festival atmosphere at its finest.
A schedule of events for the 2021 Geneseo Music Fest weekend can be found here:
Thursday June 17
4–7:30PM: Girls Night Out and Pop-Up Market — Central Bank Pavilion
Friday June 18
6PM: 2021 Geneseo Music Fest begins
6PM: Kiwanis Annual Doo Dah Parade — Downtown Geneseo
6–8PM: Geneseo Rotary Cookout and Ice Cream Social — Geneseo City Park
6–10PM: LIVE MUSIC — TBA — Great Revivalist Brew Lab
6:30PM: Little Miss Henry County Contestants — City Park Bandshell
7PM: 2021 Geneseo Music Fest Queen Pageant presented by Geneseo
Rotary – City Park Bandshell
8–11PM: LIVE MUSIC — 50 Shades of Rock — Geneseo Brewing Company
Saturday June 19 City Park Bandshell Schedule
(All acts take place at the Geneseo City Park Bandshell)
8:30AM: Music Fest Flow Yoga presented by the Geneseo Park District
10:15AM: Jazzercise Strength 45 in the Park by Jazzercise
11:30AM: Musical Memories Recital
1:30PM: Music Fest Cheer Clinic presented by Geneseo Cheer
3PM: Geneseo Community Choir
4:30PM: Maple City Band
6PM: River City 6 Jazz Band
Saturday June 19
8AM–3PM: Geneseo Farmer’s Market — North City Park
8AM– 6PM: AETA Tractor Display — North City Park
8AM: Maple City 4 Run presented by Geneseo Rotary — Geneseo Middle School
9AM–3PM: Family Fest (inflatables, fire truck sprinkler, and more) presented by Geneseo Park District and Geneseo Fire Dept — Geneseo City Park
10AM–3PM: Presidential Memorabilia Display feat Historian Dr Larry Cook — Illowa Fellowship of Christian Athletes (old library)
10AM–6PM: Geneseo Music Fest Art and Craft Fair — Geneseo City Park
11AM–1PM: FFA Ag Alumni Lunch Cookout — Geneseo City Park
1PM: FFA Pedal Tractor Pull presented by Love’s Travel Stops — Geneseo City Park
5–7PM: Porkchop Cookout and Ice Cream Social — Henry County Pork Producers and Geneseo Art League — Geneseo City Park
6–10PM: LIVE MUSIC — TBA — Great Revivalist Brew Lab
8–11PM: LIVE MUSIC — Wulfbriar — Central Bank Pavilion
8PM: Outdoor Movie Series — “School of Rock” presented by the Geneseo Park District Foundation — Geneseo Park District Athletic Field
Sunday June 20
7–11AM: Father’s Day Fly-In Breakfast — Gen-Airpark
10AM– 4PM: Geneseo Music Fest Art and Craft Fair — Geneseo City Park
10:30AM: Sunday Morning Church Service — First United Methodist Church — Geneseo City Park Bandshell
1PM: 2021 Geneseo Music Fest Father’s Day Parade presented by Geneseo Communications — State Street/Downtown Geneseo
2:30PM: LIVE MUSIC — Glory Days Garage Band presented by Heartland Connections — Geneseo City Park Bandshell
4PM: 2021 Geneseo Music Fest Concludes
Please refer to the schedule for specific events, times, and locations. Please watch for street closures throughout the weekend.
The 2021 Geneseo Music Fest will feature its classic attractions, such as the Music Fest Art and Craft Fair, Music Fest Queen Pageant, Summertime Cookouts at the City Park, and will feature live music acts from both Geneseo and the surrounding region. Food trucks will be set up at the City park during the event, offering selections ranging from barbeque to lemon shake-ups to classic carnival food fair. New attractions will be featured as well, such as the Presidential Memorabilia Display featuring Historian Dr Larry Cook, and an outdoor movie.
Live music can be enjoyed across Geneseo rather than only at the City Park in the evening. This change is being done to support local bars and restaurants who endured rough economic conditions during the COVID-19 mitigations in Illinois.
The Geneseo Music Fest is bookended by two popular family-friendly parades — the Kiwanis Doo Dah Parade on Friday evening and the annual Geneseo Music Fest Father’s Day Parade on Sunday afternoon. On Sunday, the Gen-Airpark will host its annual Father’s Day Fly-In Breakfast — a popular morning event for families in our area.
Be sure to also shop and dine in Geneseo, as our amazing stores and restaurants will be open on Music Fest weekend, allowing for an opportunity to beat the heat for a few minutes while finding the perfect Father’s Day gift. All events are free unless otherwise indicated.
For more information, call the Geneseo Chamber of Commerce at 309-944-2686 or visit our website at www.geneseo.org.
