Rockton River Market 2025: Best Midweek Escape in Illinois

Need a reason to pretend Wednesday isn't just a sad, distant cousin to Friday? The Rockton River Market at Settlers Park is here to help with that. The midweek hang combines live music, shopping, food, and drinks—all with a riverside backdrop.

Live Music to Make Wednesdays Less Miserable

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Every Wednesday from 5 PM to 8 PM, you can wander through the market, grab something delicious to eat, and then settle in for live music starting at 6 PM. Bring your friends, your family, and—most importantly—a comfortable chair. Trust me, you'll want to stay a while.

Here's the 2025 Band Lineup

• May 21 – Tony Rocker
• May 28 – Shuffle This
• June 4 – Courtney Davies Band
• June 18 – That 70s Band
• June 25 – Dirty Fishnet Stockings
• July 2 – That Gurl
• July 9 – Sheez-It
• July 16 – Nauti-Nauti
• July 23 – Beaver Creek Band
• July 30 – The Stevee Nix
• Aug 6 – Stereotype
• Aug 13 – Lousy Nuncio
• Aug 20 – Bill and Jim’s Most Excellent Acoustic Adventure
• Aug 27 – Vintage Vinyl

Come for the Shopping, Stay for the Music

Whether you’re there for the food, the local vendors, or just an excuse to sit outside and pretend you’re on vacation, the Rockton River Market has you covered.

On another note: Are you interested in being a vendor at Rockton River Market? There may still be time to bring out your food truck, or merchandise to sell. See the River Market's Facebook post below that contains their vendor application.

After a rest up on Thursday, let's do this food, shopping, and music thing again, in Rockford at Edgebrook's Music on the Mall.

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