Event Schedule
Sign Language Interpreted Performances
Boarding House Park
6:35 | Parade Arrives with Jorge Arce Comparsa (Puerto Rican parade tradition)
6:35 – 7:00 | Festival kick-off
7:05 – 8:00 | High Fidelity (bluegrass)
8:15 – 9:00 | The Friel Sisters (Irish)
9:15 – 10:15 | Sugaray Rayford (blues)
Dance Pavilion
6:15 | Parade Departs Jorge Arce Comparsa (Puerto Rican parade tradition)
7:15 – 8:30 | Jesse Daniel (honky-tonk country)
8:45 – 10:00 | Afro Dominicano (merengue típico)
Sign Language Interpreted Performances
Boarding House Park
12:00 – 12:45 | Swanky Kitchen Band (Caymanian kitchen dance music)
1:00 – 1:45 | Yoni Battat Ensemble (Mizrahi Jewish music)
2:05 – 2:45 | Annie & the Caldwell Singers (gospel)
3:05 – 3:45 | Choro das 3 (Brazilian choro)
4:00 – 4:45 | Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters (Creole music)
5:00 – 6:00 | Sugaray Rayford (blues)
7:00 – 7:45 | Lutchinha (Cabo Verdean)
8:05 – 9:00 | Jesse Daniel (honky-tonk country)
9:15 – 10:15 | Afro Dominicano (merengue típico)
Market Street Stage
12:15 – 1:00 | Farah Yasmeen Shaikh (Kathak dance)
1:15 – 2:00 | All in the Family—Choro das 3, Eddie Pennington & Caleb Coots, The Friel Sisters
2:15 – 3:00 | Native Pride Dancers (powwow dance traditions)
3:15 – 4:00 | Eddie Pennington & Caleb Coots (“Travis-style” thumb-picked guitar)
4:15 – 5:00 | Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (pungmul and samulnori)
5:15 – 6:00 | Polka Family Band (Polish polka)
6:15 – 7:00 | Swanky Kitchen Band (Caymanian kitchen dance music)
7:15 – 8:15 | Annie & the Caldwell Singers (gospel)
Saint Anne’s Churchyard
12:15 – 1:00 | Native Pride Dancers (powwow dance traditions)
1:15 – 2:00 | Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (pungmul and samulnori)
2:15 – 3:00 | Farah Yasmeen Shaikh (Kathak dance)
3:15 – 4:00 | The Friel Sisters (Irish)
4:15 – 5:00 | Soul-full Sounds of Devotion—Yoni Battat, High Fidelity, Annie & the Caldwell Singers
5:15 – 6:00 | Yoni Battat Ensemble (Mizrahi Jewish music)
6:15 – 7:00 | High Fidelity (bluegrass)
Dance Pavilion
12:00 – 1:00 | Polka Family Band (Polish polka)
1:15 – 2:15 | Lutchinha (Cabo Verdean)
2:30 – 3:30 | Sugaray Rayford (blues)
3:50 – 5:00 | Jesse Daniel (honky-tonk country)
5:20 – 6:30 | Afro Dominicano (merengue típico)
7:30 – 8:30 | Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters (Creole music)
8:45 – 10:00 | Cyril Neville (New Orleans funk and R&B)
Street (Central & Merrimack)
12:30 – 12:50 | San Simón New England (Bolivian dance)
1:30 – 1:50 | San Simón New England (Bolivian dance)
3:00 – 3:30 | StiggityStackz Worldwide (Freestyle Dance Demonstration)
4:00 – 5:00 | StiggityStackz Worldwide (Freestyle Dance Battle)
Sign Language Interpreted Performances
Boarding House Park
12:00 – 12:45 | Annie & the Caldwell Singers (gospel)
1:00 – 1:45 | Eddie Pennington & Caleb Coots (“Travis-style” thumb-picked guitar)
2:00 – 2:45 | The Friel Sisters (Irish)
3:00 – 3:45 | High Fidelity (bluegrass)
4:00 – 5:00 | Jesse Daniel (honky-tonk country)
5:15 – 6:00 | Cyril Neville (New Orleans funk and R&B)
Market Street Stage
12:00 – 12:45 | Choro das 3 (Brazilian choro)
1:00 – 1:45 | Masters of Movement—Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, Native Pride Dancers, Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago
2:00 – 3:00 | Caribbean Crossroads: From the Bayou to the Barrio—Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters, Afro Dominicano, Swanky Kitchen Band, Cyril Neville
3:15 – 4:00 | Farah Yasmeen Shaikh (Kathak dance)
4:15 – 5:00 | The Friel Sisters (Irish)
5:20 – 6:00 | Afro Dominicano (merengue típico)
Saint Anne’s Churchyard
12:00 – 12:45 | High Fidelity (bluegrass)
1:00 – 1:45 | Songs for Good Times and Hard Times—Jesse Daniel, Lutchinha, Sugaray Rayford
2:00 – 2:45 | Yoni Battat Ensemble (Mizrahi Jewish music)
3:00 – 3:45 | Choro das 3 (Brazilian choro)
4:00 – 4:45 | Native Pride Dancers (powwow dance traditions)
5:00 – 5:45 | Eddie Pennington & Caleb Coots (“Travis-style” thumb-picked guitar)
Dance Pavilion
12:00 – 1:00 | Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters (Creole music)
1:15 – 2:15 | Polka Family Band (Polish polka)
2:35 – 3:30 | Lutchinha (Cabo Verdean)
3:45 – 4:45 | Swanky Kitchen Band (Caymanian kitchen dance music)
5:00 – 6:00 | Sugaray Rayford (blues)
Street (Central & Merrimack)
12:30 – 1:00 | Veronica Robles (mariachi)
1:30 – 2:00 | Veronica Robles (mariachi)
2:30 – 3:00 | Korean Performing Arts Institute Chicago (pungmul & samulnori)
3:30 – 4:00 | Yo-Yo Guy (yo-yo show)
Friday July 26, 2024
Sign Language Interpreted Performances
Boarding House Park
6:35 | Parade Arrives with Jorge Arce Comparsa (Puerto Rican parade tradition)
6:35 – 7:00 | Festival kick-off
7:05 – 8:00 | High Fidelity (bluegrass)
8:15 – 9:00 | The Friel Sisters (Irish)
9:15 – 10:15 | Sugaray Rayford (blues)
Dance Pavilion
6:15 | Parade Departs Jorge Arce Comparsa (Puerto Rican parade tradition)
7:15 – 8:30 | Jesse Daniel (honky-tonk country)
8:45 – 10:00 | Afro Dominicano (merengue típico)
Saturday July 27, 2024
Sign Language Interpreted Performances
Boarding House Park
12:00 – 12:45 | Swanky Kitchen Band (Caymanian kitchen dance music)
1:00 – 1:45 | Yoni Battat Ensemble (Mizrahi Jewish music)
2:05 – 2:45 | Annie & the Caldwell Singers (gospel)
3:05 – 3:45 | Choro das 3 (Brazilian choro)
4:00 – 4:45 | Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters (Creole music)
5:00 – 6:00 | Sugaray Rayford (blues)
7:00 – 7:45 | Lutchinha (Cabo Verdean)
8:05 – 9:00 | Jesse Daniel (honky-tonk country)
9:15 – 10:15 | Afro Dominicano (merengue típico)
Market Street Stage
12:15 – 1:00 | Farah Yasmeen Shaikh (Kathak dance)
1:15 – 2:00 | All in the Family—Choro das 3, Eddie Pennington & Caleb Coots, The Friel Sisters
2:15 – 3:00 | Native Pride Dancers (powwow dance traditions)
3:15 – 4:00 | Eddie Pennington & Caleb Coots (“Travis-style” thumb-picked guitar)
4:15 – 5:00 | Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (pungmul and samulnori)
5:15 – 6:00 | Polka Family Band (Polish polka)
6:15 – 7:00 | Swanky Kitchen Band (Caymanian kitchen dance music)
7:15 – 8:15 | Annie & the Caldwell Singers (gospel)
Saint Anne’s Churchyard
12:15 – 1:00 | Native Pride Dancers (powwow dance traditions)
1:15 – 2:00 | Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (pungmul and samulnori)
2:15 – 3:00 | Farah Yasmeen Shaikh (Kathak dance)
3:15 – 4:00 | The Friel Sisters (Irish)
4:15 – 5:00 | Soul-full Sounds of Devotion—Yoni Battat, High Fidelity, Annie & the Caldwell Singers
5:15 – 6:00 | Yoni Battat Ensemble (Mizrahi Jewish music)
6:15 – 7:00 | High Fidelity (bluegrass)
Dance Pavilion
12:00 – 1:00 | Polka Family Band (Polish polka)
1:15 – 2:15 | Lutchinha (Cabo Verdean)
2:30 – 3:30 | Sugaray Rayford (blues)
3:50 – 5:00 | Jesse Daniel (honky-tonk country)
5:20 – 6:30 | Afro Dominicano (merengue típico)
7:30 – 8:30 | Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters (Creole music)
8:45 – 10:00 | Cyril Neville (New Orleans funk and R&B)
Street (Central & Merrimack)
12:30 – 12:50 | San Simón New England (Bolivian dance)
1:30 – 1:50 | San Simón New England (Bolivian dance)
3:00 – 3:30 | StiggityStackz Worldwide (Freestyle Dance Demonstration)
4:00 – 5:00 | StiggityStackz Worldwide (Freestyle Dance Battle)
Sunday July 28, 2024
Sign Language Interpreted Performances
Boarding House Park
12:00 – 12:45 | Annie & the Caldwell Singers (gospel)
1:00 – 1:45 | Eddie Pennington & Caleb Coots (“Travis-style” thumb-picked guitar)
2:00 – 2:45 | The Friel Sisters (Irish)
3:00 – 3:45 | High Fidelity (bluegrass)
4:00 – 5:00 | Jesse Daniel (honky-tonk country)
5:15 – 6:00 | Cyril Neville (New Orleans funk and R&B)
Market Street Stage
12:00 – 12:45 | Choro das 3 (Brazilian choro)
1:00 – 1:45 | Masters of Movement—Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, Native Pride Dancers, Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago
2:00 – 3:00 | Caribbean Crossroads: From the Bayou to the Barrio—Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters, Afro Dominicano, Swanky Kitchen Band, Cyril Neville
3:15 – 4:00 | Farah Yasmeen Shaikh (Kathak dance)
4:15 – 5:00 | The Friel Sisters (Irish)
5:20 – 6:00 | Afro Dominicano (merengue típico)
Saint Anne’s Churchyard
12:00 – 12:45 | High Fidelity (bluegrass)
1:00 – 1:45 | Songs for Good Times and Hard Times—Jesse Daniel, Lutchinha, Sugaray Rayford
2:00 – 2:45 | Yoni Battat Ensemble (Mizrahi Jewish music)
3:00 – 3:45 | Choro das 3 (Brazilian choro)
4:00 – 4:45 | Native Pride Dancers (powwow dance traditions)
5:00 – 5:45 | Eddie Pennington & Caleb Coots (“Travis-style” thumb-picked guitar)
Dance Pavilion
12:00 – 1:00 | Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters (Creole music)
1:15 – 2:15 | Polka Family Band (Polish polka)
2:35 – 3:30 | Lutchinha (Cabo Verdean)
3:45 – 4:45 | Swanky Kitchen Band (Caymanian kitchen dance music)
5:00 – 6:00 | Sugaray Rayford (blues)
Street (Central & Merrimack)
12:30 – 1:00 | Veronica Robles (mariachi)
1:30 – 2:00 | Veronica Robles (mariachi)
2:30 – 3:00 | Korean Performing Arts Institute Chicago (pungmul & samulnori)
3:30 – 4:00 | Yo-Yo Guy (yo-yo show)