Robbins 100th Year Celebration and 19th Annual Back to School Festival & Parade

Village of Robbins Mayor Tyrone Ward
Village of Robbins Mayor Tyrone Ward

Robbins 100th Year Celebration and 19th Annual Back to School Festival & Parade

The Mayor of Robbins, Tyrone Ward would like to invite you to the Village of Robbins’ 100th Year Celebration and 19th Annual Back-to-School Festival & Parade.

We attract around 5,000 visitors to the Village of Robbins each fall for this annual family event. This event attracts

celebrities, politicians, and many other dignitaries because of the overwhelming magnitude of spectators that fill the streets early to view the parade each year. This year our festival takes place from September 1st – September 3rd, 2017 at 13800 S. Trumbull Ave., Robbins, Illinois 60472.

The festival will feature performances and entertainment from a variety of groups, a youth an adult basketball tournament, food and craft vendors, youth activities, and some of Chicago Southland’s best choirs and singers.

Robbins Pre-Labor Day Parade is Sunday, September 3rd at 2:00p.m. Our parade is one of the biggest events of the festival weekend. Furthermore, our Parade has earned the honor of being one of the largest African American parades in the Chicago Southland area complete with marching bands, floats, free school supplies, and let’s not forget candy! Our annual parade is surpassed only by the Annual Bud Billiken Parade. This is an experience you do not want to miss!

Festival Schedule

Friday, September 1, 2017

100th Year Celebration

Steppin Music for Steppers By:

THE KING OF STEPPIN MUSIC

DJ SAM CHATMAN

DJ FLAME

House Music for House Heads

THE KING OF HOUSE MUSIC

FARLEY JACKMASTER FUNK

DJ GEORGE J – DJ BOXX

5:00 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Saturday, September 2, 2017

YOUTH DAY

12 Noon - 5 p.m.

(Games, Rides, Bouncers, etc.)

ROBBINS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION at 6 p.m.

Sa’Rayah (The Voice)

Past Life

Gifted Keys

Jennifer Johnson

A.C. Green

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Parade starting at 2:00 p.m.

Gospel Concert after the parade at 4 p.m.

Gospel Concert Performers:

Angela Martin

LXW Chicago

VKMI Unity Choir

Stars of Heaven

Willing Souls

Kennedy Rush

Ron Poindexter

Divine Purpose

Robbins Gospel Choir

Mary Hampton

Larry Jones

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