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Military History Weekend 2025📅 September 6 & 7, 2025
📍 Dellwood Park, 199 E. Woods Drive, Lockport, IL
🎟 $10 Adults | $5 Children 12 & under, Seniors 55+, & Veterans
🧭 For tickets & info: www.lockportpark.org/mhw
Sponsored by CITGO
Step back in time for an unforgettable weekend of live battle reenactments, pyrotechnics, vintage music, and living history demonstrations representing the Civil War, WWI, WWII, and Vietnam.
🗓 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
🔸 9:30am – Park Opens
🔸 11:00am – WWII Battle
🔸 12:00pm – Music at the Bandshell
🎶 The Swing Thing, Sweet Reminder, and the Lockport Swing Dancers
🔸 1:00pm – Civil War Battle (New Battlefield)
🔸 3:00pm – WWII Battle
🔸 4:00pm – The Fortunate Sons (Live music at USO Stage)
🔸 6:00pm – Bridge Skirmish featuring WWII
🔸 6:45pm – Vietnam Battle
🔸 8:00pm – LockRocks Concert featuring Silver Bullet: A Tribute to Bob Seger (Free concert – Gates open 7:00pm)
🗓 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
🔸 9:30am – Park Opens
🔸 10:00am – Music at the Bandshell: Encore Concert Band
🔸 11:00am – WWII Battle
🔸 12:00pm – Music at the Bandshell: Sweet Reminder
🔸 12:00pm – WWII Girls Baseball Living History Demo – Meet the Rockford Peaches!
🔸 12:30pm – Bridge Skirmish (Vietnam)
🔸 1:00pm – Civil War Battle (New Battlefield)
🔸 2:00pm – WWI Battle
🔸 3:00pm – WWII Battle
🔸 5:00pm – Camp Closes
⏰ Schedule subject to change.
🎖 Veterans Hospitality Tent
🕦 Open Saturday & Sunday, 11:30am–1:30pm
All veterans are welcome. Free food & beverages provided by AARP, VFW Post 5788, and Jersey Mike's.
📍 Located in the Beer Garden – Meal ticket required from event gate.
🍔 Additional Features
Food Trucks & Bunker Bar
Living history camps & Vendor Booths
Event Map and Schedule available at www.lockportpark.org/mhw
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dellwood Park 199 E Woods Dr., Lockport IL 60441, Dellwood Park, Woods Dr, Lockport, IL 60441, United States
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