Rockford River Days is a weekend of food, fun, family, and friends down at Riverside Park! Please click through the different pages on this website to look at events that will be happening all weekend, find forms for registering for events, and locate contact information if you have further questions. We can't wait to see you down at the park
Schedule Of Events:
Pancake Breakfast [Park Building] - 8:00am until gone - sponsored and served by Our Father's Lutheran Church
Get a ticket for a gift card giveaway when you buy a plate!
Gel Blasters – New for 2025! - 8am - 9pm - Ice Skating rink
Volleyball Tournament [Riverside Volleyball Courts] 9:00 am Co-ed 6's
River Days Marketplace - 9am - 6pm - Come check out a variety of vendors! Located between parking lots
Cribbage Tournament [Park Building] 9:30am - 12pm (registration @ 9am)
Entrance fee: $10
Bring your own board if you'd like, or we have enough!
River Days FIRST Annual Car Show - NEW for 2025! - 10am – 2pm. Come to the WestRock Mall and see some great old cars!
Inflatables – 11am - 9pm (all ages) Buy your wristbands and tickets down at the Park! $1 per ticket gives about 5 minutes on an inflatable
$25 - 1 day wristband
$35 - 2 day wristband
$40 - 3 day wristband
Corn Hole Bag Toss - 11am registration and begins at 12pm
THE SPOT Dog Show - NEW for 2025! - Watch service dogs in action, doing tricks and showing their talents! 11am and 2pm in the park!
Chalk the Walk - 9am-5pm - decorate a Main Street sidewalk square! Talk to Jessica Boote at the beer tent or call/text at 763-516-2450. Free to sign up, and you will be be entered into a raffle for a $25 gift card!
Axe Throwing - NEW for 2025! - 12pm-8pm at the park Adults only
Zuhrah Shrine Horseback Rides - 12pm-2pm (Hockey Rink) - Free will donation to Shrine Hospital Patient Transportation Fund
THE SPOT Dog Show - NEW for 2025! - Watch service dogs in action, doing tricks and showing their talents! 11am and 2pm in the park!
Fire Department Splash Pad - 1pm - 2pm - Rockford Fire Dept will have the hoses running to have kids run through and splash around! Next to the park on Cedar St (between Main & Mechanic)
Bingo - 2pm - 4pm under the big tent. Back and bigger than ever! Prizes for BINGO winners
Presented by Rockford Area Historical Society
Inflatables – 11am - 9pm (all ages) Buy your wristbands and tickets down at the Park! $1 per ticket gives about 5 minutes on an inflatable
$25 - 1 day wristband
$35 - 2 day wristband
$40 - 3 day wristband
Duck Drop - 3:15pm - Buy your ducks in the Park before 3:00 pm
Lions Pork Chop Dinner - 4pm until they're gone [Park Building]
Tent Dance - Live music from HITCHVILLE - 8pm-11:30pm under the big tent - FREE music and dancing!
Fireworks Show - about 10pm down at the park
Beer Tent 10am - Midnight
Food Booths 10am - Midnight
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