Riverfest 2013
August 8, 9, 10, 11
27th Year!
Riverside Park, Watertown, WI
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Craft Fair
at 2013 Riverfest
Our highly popular craft fair will be held on
Saturday, August 10th and Sunday,
August 11th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Link to Craft Fair info and forms
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Thursday,
Aug. 8 |
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4 pm-11 pm |
A Taste of Watertown |
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4 pm-11:30 pm |
RVR Rides |
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4 pm-6 pm |
Rides Special |
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6:15-8 pm |
Boxkar |
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6:30-8:30 pm |
Rides Special |
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8:30 pm |
SWEET
[band info] |
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Friday,
Aug. 9 |
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9 |
11 am-11 pm |
A Taste of Watertown |
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11:45 am-2:30 pm |
Extra Crispy Brass Band (roving/specialty act) |
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12N-5 pm |
Tom Burgermeister/Sleight
of Hand (roving
act) [image] |
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12N-8 pm |
Angela Kirking/Face
Painter-Body Art (roving/specialty
act) |
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12N-9 pm |
Dangle ‘N’ Rock Wall (roving/specialty act) [image] |
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12N-8 pm |
Specialty-Roving Acts Throughout the
Grounds |
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12N-11:30 pm |
RVR Rides |
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12N-4 pm |
Rides Special |
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1:00 pm-6:00 pm |
Chris Vogt/Juggler-Unicyclist-Balancing Act
(roving/specialty
act) |
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4:30 pm-6:10 pm |
Verona Grove |
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6:45 pm-8:15 pm |
Rooftop Jumpers |
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8:45 pm |
SOUL ASYLUM |
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Saturday,
Aug. 10 |
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10 |
8:30 am |
5K Run (7:30am
register) |
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8:30 am |
5K Run (7:30am
register) |
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9:00 am |
Tennis Tournament |
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9:00 am |
Tennis Tournament |
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9 am-4 pm |
Craft Fair |
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9 am-11 am |
Carp Classic |
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9:30 am-10:30 am |
Raft Race |
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11 am-4 pm |
Kids Casting Contest |
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11 am |
Bean Bag Tournament |
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11 am-11 pm |
A Taste of Watertown |
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11 am-8 pm |
Angela Kirking/Face
Painter-Body Art (roving/specialty
act) |
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12N-9 pm |
Dangle ‘N’ Rock Wall (roving/specialty act) [image] |
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12N-2 pm |
THE ULTIMATE LEGENDS SHOW |
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12N-11:30 pm |
RVR Rides |
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12N-4 pm |
Rides Special |
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1 pm-6 pm |
Chris Vogt/Juggler-Unicyclist-Balancing Act
(roving/specialty
act) |
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2 pm-7 pm |
Tom Burgermeister/Sleight
of Hand (roving
act) [image] |
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2 pm & 4 pm |
Yankee Dutchmen Solar Powered Precision Marching
Band (roving/specialty act) |
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3 pm-4:15 pm |
Shaker & the Egg [band image] |
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4:45 pm-6 pm |
SAM LLANAS BAND (formerly of The Bodeans) [band info] |
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7-8:15 pm |
Shaker & the Egg [band image] |
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8:45 pm |
SAM LLANAS BAND (formerly of The Bodeans) [band info] |
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10 pm |
Bartolotta Fireworks |
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Sunday,
Aug. 11 |
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11 |
9 am-4 pm |
Classic Car Show |
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9 am-4 pm |
Craft Show |
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11 am-10 pm |
A Taste of Watertown |
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11 am-7 pm |
Angela Kirking/Face
Painter-Body Art (roving/specialty
act) |
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12N-9 pm |
RVR Rides |
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12N-4 pm |
Rides Special |
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12N-1:40 pm |
Rocky Mountain Oyster Band [band
image] |
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12N-7 pm |
Dangle ‘N’ Rock Wall (roving/specialty act) [image] |
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1 pm-6 pm |
Chris Vogt/Juggler-Unicyclist-Balancing Act
(roving/specialty
act) |
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1 pm-6 pm |
Tom Burgermeister/Sleight
of Hand (roving
act) [image] |
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1:30 pm & 4:15 pm |
Yankee Dutchmen Solar Powered Precision
Marching Band (roving/specialty act) |
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3 pm-5:45 pm |
Paul Cebar
Tomorrow Sound [band image] |
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7 pm |
THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS [band
image] |
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9 pm |
Raffle Drawing |
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9:30 pm |
Fireworks (rain date) |
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2013 Riverfest
music lineup is announced
Watertown
Daily Times, March 11,
2013
Sweet, Sam Llanas
Band, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound, Soul Asylum and the
Fabulous Thunderbirds are among the national acts to be performing at Watertown
Riverfest this summer.
The musical entertainment lineup
was announced to volunteer leaders at the annual dinner Sunday evening at
Turner Hall.
The 2013 event will be held Aug.
8-11 at Riverside Park.
Tom Schultz, festival chairman,
said the event will open Thursday evening, Aug. 8, with a concert at 8:30 p.m.
by Sweet, an English act that performs “Little Willie,” “Fox on the Run,” “The
Ballroom Blitz,” “Love Is Like Oxygen” and others.
Opening for Sweet at 6:15 p.m.
will be Boxkar, a popular regional act.
Friday, Aug. 9, will have a full
load of music and will include more Friday afternoon music than in the past as
has been requested by those attending the festival, Schultz said.
Friday evening’s headliner will
be Soul Asylum, a Twin Cities based American alternative rock group. The band
had a triple platinum album in the 1990s titled
“Grave Dancers Union” which featured Grammy winning single “Runaway Train.”
This past year the band released “Delayed Reaction.”
The Extra Crispy Brass Band will
perform as a roving act from 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and will enhance the lunch
experience.
Verona Grove will perform from
4:30-6:10 p.m. and the Rooftop Jumpers from 6:45-8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10, from noon-2
p.m. the festival grounds will rock with “The Ultimate Legends Show” which is a
two-hour compilation of 1950s and ’60s hits featuring the best of Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison,
The Blues Brothers and Neil Diamond. The band includes several familiar names
from the Watertown and Oconomowoc music scene.
Shaker and the Egg is scheduled Saturday from 3-4:15 p.m. and from 7-8:15 p.m.
In both instances the band will
be opening for the Sam Llanas Band which features Sam
Llanas, the original lead singer of the BoDeans, a group that was well received several years ago
as a last minute fill-in.
The evening will conclude with
the Bartolotta Fireworks show.
The concert lineup for Sunday, Aug.
11, will begin with the Rocky Mountain Oyster Band at noon. Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound will do a concert from 3-5:45 p.m.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds will
take to the stage for the final shows of the festival Sunday at 7 p.m.
The Fabulous T-Birds is considered
one of the most influential blues acts in the country.
The band’s top hits include
“Tough Enough” and “Wrap It Up,” and their music has also been featured in
several movies, including “Gung Ho,” “Tough Guys” and “Cocktail.”
Kim Wilson, the original
organizer of the band and a harmonica legend, will be in the lead.
The band has toured as an opener
for such superstars as Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones.
The festival will also have a
number of specialty and roving acts and all of the past Riverfest
activities, including Sunday’s car show, the arts and crafts show, memorabilia
tent, 5-K Run, raft race and many other activities.
In order to accommodate more
people in areas where they can be protected from the elements, the committee
has decided to offer some beer garden areas adjacent to the beer tents. They
will be covered with tents and have seating areas.
The carnival midway will also
have ride specials all four days. A shorter special will be offered from 4-6
p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday and from noon-4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.