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Jubilee Days

60th Annual Jubilee Days Festival
August 30, 31 and September 1 2008



60TH ANNUAL JUBILEE DAYS FESTIVAL
ZION, IL
The Jubilee Days Festival is an annual event held each year over the Labor Day Weekend in Zion, IL. With its origins as a celebration of the harvest and God’s blessings on the Community, the Festival has evolved into Zion’s celebration of its unique heritage.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30

 
8:00 a.m.

29th Annual Jubilee Days 5K Run – Shiloh Park

6:30 p.m.

“Miss, Jr. Miss, and Little Miss Zion Pageant”
Zion Park District Bandshell
(In the event of inclement weather, pageant will be held indoors at the Zion Leisure Center)

Ice Cream Social immediately following the Pageant
   
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31  
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

29TH Annual Jubilee Days Arts & Crafts Festival

Shiloh Park -- 25th St. & Emmaus Ave.
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Battery G -- Civil War re-enactment & encampment
Open to the Public -- Shiloh Park

12:00 noon - 6:00 p.m. Food Booths Open
**3:00 p.m.

Civil War Battle -- Battery G encampment

Shiloh Park
6:30 p.m.*

Concert “Full Score Orchestra”
at the Zion Park District Bandshell

8:15 p.m*

SPECTACULAR JUBILEE DAYS FIREWORKS DISPLAY!!

*NOTE THE “FULL SCORE” CONCERT AND FIREWORKS ARE ON SUNDAY EVENING, NOT MONDAY EVENING

   

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

 
8:00 a.m.

39TH Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
Zion Benton Township High School Horizon
Campus Cafeteria
3901 21st St., Zion, IL

Tickets: $10.00
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

29TH Annual Jubilee Days Arts & Crafts Festival
Shiloh Park -- 25th St. & Emmaus Ave.

10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Battery G -- Civil War re-enactment & encampment
Open to the Public - Shiloh Park

**3:30 p.m.

Civil War Battle -- Battery G encampment
Shiloh Park

11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Food Booths Open

1:00 p.m.

JUBILEE DAYS FESTIVAL PARADE

Over 100 units strong - Illinois’ largest Labor Day Parade
4:00 p.m.

Battle of the Bands – hosted by Zion Lions Club

Click Here to download the schedule as a Microsoft Word document.







© 2008 City of Zion, Illinois