Rockford Community Festival

10/06/2023

It's here, it's here! Acceso VIP put together a wonderful video capturing the day. Do you see someone you know?

https://youtu.be/MgzoszbOqTw

09/19/2023

Thank you to all who came out on Sunday! It was a wonderful day and we appreciate all the performers, sponsors, community tables, volunteers, and attendees who supported it!

In closing, we’d like to recognize local HS student, Eli Krach, who created this wonderful community banner that everyone could add to.

Eli says, “I made a submission because I wanted to challenge myself. It looked like fun and it was cool to make a logo that people in the community would see. This seems like a great event that people everywhere can rally around.”

09/19/2023

The goats were named!! 😍😍

Feta and Fini were the winning entries for the Goat Naming Contest at the Rockford CommUNITY Festival. Other favorites included Snickers andOreo, Fred and Wilma, Lucy and Ricky, Munchie and Crunchy, and many more. Thanks to everyone who participated! We hope you had as much fun as we did!

09/17/2023

So much is happening NOW in downtown Rockford! Stop in before 4pm.

09/16/2023

Top 10 reasons why you should come to the Rockford Community Festival tomorrow from noon-4p:

10. Williams Orthodontics will give your kids a pass on juice boxes and sugary snacks (just for the day) 😉
9. Shavahn Randle (owner of SE Interiors - one of our sponsors!) hopes the weather will be perfect! 😳😬🤞🏽
8. You can take your pics with Dolly Parton!!
7. Grab a RORA bevvie from our sponsors The Toasted Pickle or Rockford Brewing Company and wander around the festival!
6. The emcee (Eirann Betka-Pope) is so fun to watch - and they’re doing group trivia!
5. Soooo many opportunities to earn free raffle tickets for great items (including tons of games from House Rules Board Game Lounge!!)
4. So many kids activities: Face painting, tattoos, snacks, crafts, chalk art!
3. It’s FREE FREE FREE!
2. The goooaaaats! You can suggest a name for them and pet them!
1. This event supports the long-term strategy for the City of Rockford to be a more diverse and inclusive community. 😍

See you there!!

09/15/2023

Today we recognize our sponsors! This event literally could NOT have happened without their financial support!

We are so grateful these businesses took a chance on this new event; THANK YOU for believing in this and supporting something that will benefit the city, our residents, and the overall community.

(Be sure to click on each picture to learn more about them!)

http://www.seinteriors.design/
Rockford Brewing Company
Williams Orthodontics
The Toasted Pickle Rockford
House Rules Board Game Lounge

09/09/2023

Thank you so much to Acceso VIP for having us in the studio bright and early this morning to talk about the festival! Event creator, Molly Murray, and strong supporter, Alicia Duron, were able to share more info and their favorite things about the event!

09/08/2023

NAME THE GOATS!!

If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em! Meet Rockford’s invasive removal specialists! Thanks to a grant from Trout Unlimited, the Rockford Sustainability-Michigan organization is working on removing the many invasive plants that have invaded the trail along the Rogue River by the Rockford Dog Park. Alysia Babcock (aka The Garden Guru) has volunteered her two goats to help. They will be munching away behind a portable electric fence several days a week. Stop by to say hello, but no petting allowed while they are working!

Alysia is looking for some help naming her new friends. Join them at their booth at the first-ever CommUNITY Festival to meet our four-legged friends and participate in the Name the Goats Contest!

09/05/2023

We have so many wonderful community partners who will be attending the event! They will share more about their organizations, what services they provide to our community, and how you can get involved. Some of those include:

Rockford Sustainability-Michigan
Kent District Library - Krause Memorial/Rockford Branch
League of Women Voters of Michigan
Rockford Community Choir
First Congregational Church of Rockford, UCC
Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore
North Kent Connect
Art Outreach Club (Face painting!)- Rockford HS

Be sure to stop by and talk to each - they may have an opportunity to earn more free raffle tickets for some awesome items!