On Saturday, August 24, the Beecher Lions Club is sponsoring it’s “All American Day,” an all-day event on Gould Street in downtown Beecher. The event will include a car show and a military tribute with military vehicles, including artillery on display from the Illinois National Guard. Performers for the military tribute include the Beecher High School Band and the Chicago Stockyard Kilty Band.
The afternoon includes motorcycle stunts performed by the 815 Boyz and a “public” burnout event. At 6 p.m., a street dance is planned, with “Reset” performing live music in front of Sit-N-Bull. The evening will be capped-off with a drone show, which is set to start at approximately 8:15 p.m. The show will be viewed best from an unobstructed area north and northwest of Penfield and Gould Streets and the surrounding areas.
The free event will include food trucks, ice cream, sponsorship tents and much, much more.
All American Day is being sponsored by the Beecher Lions Club, Beecher AMVETS Post 67, Dutch American Foods (Beecher), Jack Links Protein Snacks, Phantom Haley-Davidson (Manteno), Providence Bank and Trust (South Holland), Heidi Singler Village Realty, Inc. (Beecher), New Life Installations (Grant Park), The Shrine of Christ’s Passion (St. John, Indian), Sit-N-Bull (Beecher), Lucky Linda’s Gaming Saloon (Crete), and Nick Oosting, The Oosting Group, Kozol Brothers Distributing.
Here is the schedule of events, so mark your calendars:
9 a.m. – Car show registration begins – $20 per vehicle
11 a.m. – Car Show begins and military vehicles on display
1 p.m. – Military Tribute, with parade, flag ceremony, gun salute, bands perform
2:15 p.m., 3 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. – 815 Boyz Motorcyclists perform
2:45 p.m. approximately – Car Show Awards Presentation
4 p.m. – Public burnouts begin
6 p.m. – Street Dance “RESET,” sponsored by Sit-N-Bull
7:45 p.m. – Top fuel dragster “Cackle Event” – Hear it live!
8:15 p.m. – Drone Show, sponsored by Dutch American Foods.