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Kankakee Estival Festival year 6 🔥🎼🖤

Kankakee Estival Festival 2026 was AMAZING! ✨🎸

Yesterday was such a long but incredible day! Even with some last-minute changes, everything came together and we’re so happy we got to be a part of it. From providing audio and lighting for the bands and keeping the music going all day, to capturing the event through photography, Flash Productions | Flash Productions Photography was there from start to finish working behind the scenes and making sure we didn’t miss a moment. 🤍

And because we were there ALL day… there is A LOT of photos to go through 😂📸 Please bear with us while we work on getting everything edited because there are SO many good memories!! We can’t wait to keep going through everything and share all the moments from yesterday so everyone can relive and enjoy them. But for now, I had to share a little sneak peek! 👀

We’re so grateful for the opportunity to be part of such an amazing event — from helping bring the live music to life with audio & lighting, to capturing all the memories behind the camera🤍

More photos coming soon!! 📸✨

hey kids!

Come on down to Estival Festival at the Kankakee Civic Auditorium from 3pm-6pm and say hi to Curly!

Location change info!!!

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EDIT: LOCATION CHANGE

Due to the chance of sever weather Saturday, we unfortunately had to make the decision to change the location of the festival this year. We would never want to put anyone in a dangerous situation.
The weather has been crazy this year for our community, but we won’t let that stop us from throwing a party!!

The Kankakee Valley Park District is gracious enough to let us move to the beautiful Bill Sprigg’s Civic Auditorium in Kankakee (803 S. Eigth St., Kankakee IL)
The Auditorium is an indoor/outdoor space that opens up beautifully to let the music fill the air 🎶 🎵

There will be a few changes in scheduling but we will be doing our best to keep everything the same including outdoor vending & activities. Stay tuned for more info and please come support our strong community💪🏻💪🏾💪🏿

🎨🌤️🎤Saturday 12-11pm!

Kankakee throw down, let’s go!🌳🪿🧿

FREE SHOW

Thank you our sponsors who help make this local event possible -

Event Sponsors 🥁
On the Rox K3
Art and Sol
Dustin Kooy Village Realty
Proven I.T.
Celia Carr GR8 4 Records

Partner Sponsors 🎤
5KS Productions
Axes Music Group
Cantrell Professional Services
Flash Productions Photography
Head Honcho Portable Restrooms
Alexander Equipment Rental

We are here at the Fun Hub Bar come watch the game and help us raise some money for the 2026 Kankakee Estival Festival. We have a $5 raffle for the following items and we are also doing Split the pot. Can't wait to see everyone for this final push and see you at the festival.

Before our AMAZING local musicians spend next weekend doing what they do best, we’re making Sunday about THEM & raising some money for the Estival Festival while we’re at it. We are at the Fun Hub Bar and we have these items for raffle.

The 6th Annual Kankakee Festival Festival is next weekend. It is a FREE community festival celebrating original local music & art, powered by the nonprofit CIRKA.

It takes a whole lot of people donating a whole lot of time to make “FREE” happen.

🐻 BEARS WATCH PARTY SEASON OPENER
🌭 Chicago style food spread
🎟️ Football things during the game....
💰 Raffles, Split the Pot at halftime & more
❤️ Fundraising for Festival Festival

NO BANDS ARE PLAYING.

Because for once, we want the bands to sit their asses down. Come eat. Have a b**r. Watch the Bears. Talk s**t. Hang out with the other musicians and enjoy being on the other side of the bar before everyone goes to work putting on one hell of a show next weekend.

This is our little THANK YOU to the musicians, artists & people behind the scenes. The ones who continually donate their talent, equipment, time & energy to keep live music & community events alive around here.

BEAR DOWN. SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC. SUPPORT LOCAL ART.