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Celebrate De Pere festival kicks off

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The annual festival, Celebrate De Pere, is going on at Voyager Park again this Memorial Day weekend. 

It kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 27. 

Voyager Park is closed to the public until 5 p.m. Tuesday. This includes all access to the river and children's play area in the park due to safety reasons. 

Traffic on Cass, Williams and Front streets will all be closed off through the weekend. 

There will be no boat parking allowed on Sunday, May 29 between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. to make space for the Family Fishing Tournament. 

Here is the schedule of events from the Celebrate De Pere website

Hours of Operation 
Saturday 11:00 am - 11:00 pm 
Sunday 11:00 am - 11:00 pm (Gates will open to allow access for Family Fishing Tournament at 8:30 - no access before) 
Monday - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm 
The event is located at Voyageur Park in East De Pere
 

2017 Event Lineup: 

Main Stage 
Saturday – May 27, 2017 
11:30 am - 12:30 pm PANIC STATION 
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm BAD HABITZ 
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm RPM 
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm QUEEN HILMA 
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm JOHNNY WAD 
9:30 pm FELIX CAVALIERE'S RASCALS 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 

Sunday – May 28, 2017 
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm BOOMBOXX 
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm NASHVILLE PIPELINE 
4:30 pm - 6:15 pm STAR SIX NINE 
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm RED CLOVER 
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm FIREWORKS 
9:30 pm SAWYER BROWN 

Monday - May 29, 2017 
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm VETERAN'S SALUTE 
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm FBI & THE UNTOUCHABLE HORNS 

River Stage 
Saturday – May 27, 2017 
11:30 am - 2:00 pm FEEL GOOD KIDS 
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm POUNDING FATHERS 
5:00 pm - 7:15 pm ONE HOT MESS 
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm ANNEX 

Sunday – May 28,2017 
11:30 am - 2:00 pm THE HOOKUP 
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm HURRY UP WAIT 
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm DRIFTWOOD 
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm THE COUGARS 

Monday - May 29, 2017 
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm LET ME BE FRANK PRODUCTIONS