Activities
Friday June 6
Beer & Wine Garden and Food 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Along with live Main Stage musical acts, the Bloomin’ Wine & Beer Garden will be open, and a number of food vendors will be serving up delectable offerings for dinner, dessert or a snack.
Click here for the Main Stage lineup.
Saturday, June 7
LIBRARY PARK
Bloomin’ Bike Parade
9:00 am Decorating / 10:30 am Parade
Library Park (7th Ave. & 59th Pl.)
Sponsored by
Kids are invited to join in the 2nd Annual Bloomin’ Bike Parade! Free decorations and bike bells (courtesy of Heim’s Downtown Toy Store) will be provided 9:00 am to 10:30 am at Library Park (6th Ave. & 59th Place). The Parade will commence promptly at 10:30 am, traveling down 6th Avenue to the Festival Site at 54th Street.
Bicycle Helmet Giveaway
9:00 am
Library Park (7th Ave. & 59th Pl.)
Sponsored by
Free bicycle helmets will be given away to the first 300 children at Library Park on Saturday, June 7th beginning at 9:00 am. Helmets are courtesy of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C. and will be fitted and supplied while supplies last.
Bike Registration
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Library Park (7th Ave. & 59th Pl.)
Sponsored by
The Kenosha Police Department will be on hand to provide free bicycle registration for bike owners. The service assigns a specific number to an owner’s bike, which is then entered into the KPD database with the owner’s contact information. The database can help in the recovery efforts if your bicycle is ever lost or stolen. Bike Registration will move to the main festival site 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.
BLOOMIN’ DAYS FESTIVAL SITE
The “hub” of Bloomin’ Days festivities will be Downtown at 6th Avenue between 54th and 56th Streets.
11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Main Stage Music – Live music throughout the day!
Click here to see the complete lineup.
Free Coupon Book Giveaway Limited Supply!
Saturday, June 7th | 11:00 am start
Visit the Bloomin’ Days Information Tent for your FREE Bloomin’ Days coupon book – while 2,000 last! Filled with Valuable coupons from Downtown and Harborside businesses, you’ll enjoy great savings throughout the district!
Bike Registration – The Kenosha Police Department will be on hand to provide free bicycle registration for bike owners. The service assigns a specific number to an owner’s bike, which is then entered into the KPD database with the owner’s contact information. The database can help in the recovery efforts if your bicycle is ever lost or stolen.
The registration will take place at Library Park from 9:00am to 10:30am and resume at the festival grounds from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Bike Corral – Park your bike in the free Bike Corral while you enjoy Bloomin’ Days! Located on 55th Street between 6th and 5th Avenues.
Games, Games, Games! Sidewalk chalk, hula-hoops, jump rope, 4-square, baggo, ladder, Bloomin’ Buckets, tug-o-war, parachute, sack races and more! And not just for the kids! Adult coffee sack races, baggo and ladder tournaments after 4:00 pm (with prizes!)
Working Bike Inventions – See amazing bike-powered inventions by Working Bikes Cooperative, providing energy alternatives.
Instrument Petting Zoo – Discover the magic of music as kids are invited to pluck, strum, touch and explore an array of musical instruments. Get free, hands-on demonstrations and instructions from the talented folks at RocKollege.
http://www.rockollege.com
Wine & Beer Garden
Enjoy cool beverages including Miller products and a variety of fine wine selections.
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Exhibitors & Vendors
LemonAID
Just across the street from the Bloomin’ Days main festival site, you’ll find the most unique live art event around! LemonAID brings up to 40 talented artists from around the Midwest to an outdoor “studio” where you can watch them create original works of art right before your very eyes! Artists will set up beginning at 9:00 am Saturday and work throughout the day on their art pieces. At 5:00 pm, a live auction of the completed pieces will be held with proceeds benefiting Lemon Street Gallery & Art Space. Lemon Street is a non-profit organization dedicated to community arts education, and instituting arts initiatives that compliment the vital work of social service agencies.
The Third Man
RG Productions brings the powerful film noir, “THE THIRD MAN” to life as a radio play, complete with live sound effects and zither music. The play, produced in association with the Lakeside Players, will be performed free for festival goers attending Kenosha’s Bloomin’ Days on Saturday, June 7 in downtown Kenosha at 3 p.m. at the Rhode Center for the Arts. An evening performance will also be held at 7 p.m., admission $5.
Merchant Activities & Promotions
Heims’ Downtown Toy Store
5819 – 6th Avenue | (262) 652-8697
FREE ZIP LINE RIDES! Hula Hoop Contests 12, 2 & 4pm! Prizes for Top-Hoopers! 75% off all kids apparel! $5 Webkins! Buy one pair of Crocs, Get one 75% off! Jibbitz trading 12n – 1p! Trade with other Croc fans during trading hour or trade with our Croc-wearing staff throughout the whole Bloomin’ day!
Rhode Center for the Arts
514 – 56th Street | www.rhodeopera.org
Book sale! Entertainment, cookbooks, children’s… just $1 each! Held in the grand lobby of the historic Rhode center for the Arts. Friday 5pm to 9pm and Saturday 11am to 5pm.
Eclectic Angel
724 – 58th Street | Eclectic Angel’s
Live models in the window. Saturday 12:30pm to 4:00pm. Unconventional window display that will make passers-by stop and look again.
Children’s Craft & Game Tent
11am – 5pm | 6th Ave parallel to Friendship Park
Ongoing family craft workshops all afternoon. A different craft will be featured every hour, so stop by and get your glue on! Sponsored by Heim’s Downtown Toy Store.
First Aid & Baby Care Station
9am – 5pm | 5819 Sixth Avenue
Whether you have a skinned knee that needs a band-aid or a bump that needs ice; stop here for some TLC. Immediate and temporary first aid care provided. You can also change and feed your baby at the Baby Care Center. Diapers, wipes and baby care essentials will be available. Sponsored by Heim’s Downtown Toy Store.
Additional Downtown & Harborside Attractions
After enjoying Bloomin’ Days, explore these nearby attractions!
- Kenosha HarborMarket
- Kenosha Public Museum
- Dinosaur Discovery Museum
- Kenosha History Center & Southport Light Station
- Kenosha Electric Streetcar. Click here for a map of the Streetcar stops.
