The 2nd Annual Front Street Fest opens Friday, May 15, in Mokena and runs through Sunday, May 17, with three days of live music, food trucks and alcohol sales for guests 21 and older. The event will be held under a tent in the Front Street Metra parking lot and is presented by the Mokena Chamber of Commerce.
Friday’s schedule starts with Dr. Don & The 59'ers from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by The Ron Burgundy's from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday brings Totally Taylor from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Daze of Grunge from 5 to 7 p.m. and Libido Funk Circus from 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday closes with The Time Bandits from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and Nashville Electric Company from 3 to 6 p.m.
The pricing splits along age lines, with all ages admitted before 7:30 p.m. and 21 and over after that time. Tickets for ages 21 and older are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, while tickets for ages 20 and under are $5. The festival will go on rain or shine, a detail that matters if May 15 weather turns uncertain, the way a storm watch can alter plans elsewhere when the Atlantic outlook starts ramping up.
That setup makes the event part concert series and part fundraiser, with the chamber using the weekend to draw families earlier in the day and adults later at night. Food trucks will serve food, desserts and soft drinks, while alcohol will be available for purchase for those 21 and older. The weekend schedule also gives the festival a wider reach, from a midday start on Sunday to late-night sets on Friday and Saturday.
What happens next is straightforward: the gates open Friday, and the crowd decides how big the festival feels this year. If the weather cooperates, the tented lot should keep the music moving from the first set to the last, the kind of local event that asks little of the calendar beyond showing up and staying for one more band.
