Again in 2023, the Rockin’ the Route 66 concert and street party will feature Emerald City Band. If you were there for last year’s high-intensity, crowd-pleasing, interactive performance, you know it was worth the trip! Bring someone new with you when you return for this year’s concert. The more, the merrier!
Before Emerald City takes the stage, be there at 6:00 p.m. to experience Fire for Effect – 135th Army Band of the MO National Guard.
Emerald City Band
Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023
| 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Service with a Smile: Route 66 Service Stations | History Museum on the Square |
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| 1-4 p.m. | Early packet pick-up for Car Show participants | University Plaza Convention Center parking lot, 333. S John Q. Hammons Pkwy |
| 6:00 p.m. | Rockin’ the Route Street Party: Fire for Effect – 135th Army Band MO National Guard | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 8:00 p.m. | The Rockin’ the Route concert and street party will again feature Emerald City Band! | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
Friday, Aug. 11, 2023
| Various Times | Globe of Death, Dyno Drag, Harley Davidson Pop-Up Store | Motorcycle Village |
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| 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Service with a Smile: Route 66 Service Stations | History Museum on the Square |
| 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Packet pick-up for Car Show participants | Route 66 Springfield Visitor Center, 815 E. St. Louis St. |
| 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. | Motorcycle Village Open | Motorcycle Village |
| 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. | The Backlot at Jefferson Junction: Outdoor Dining & Interactive Art | Jefferson Ave. between McDaniel St. & Walnut St. – behind the Aaron Sachs Stage |
| 12 – 4 p.m. | Car Show | Route 66 Motor Mile |
| 12 – 4 p.m. | Authors, Artists, Collectors & Associations | The Old Glass Place |
| 12 – 4 p.m. | Pre-registration for CVMA Poker Run and Charity Bike Show | Motorcycle Village |
| 12 – 6 p.m. | Women’s World: Shop, Sip, Relax, Mingle & More! | Shrine Mosque, 601 E. St. Louis St. |
| 12 – 9 p.m. | Vendor Village | 417 E. St. Louis St. |
| 12:45 p.m. | Jenna English | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 2:00 p.m. | MoonShot | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 3:15 p.m. | Lancaster Station | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 4-5:30 p.m. | Parade Check-in & Pre-parade Parties | Birthplace of Route 66 Roadside Park, 1200 Block W. College St. & Rt. 66 Car Museum, 1634 W. College St. |
| 4-6 p.m. (Doors open at 3:30 p.m.) | KC Chiefs Champions Tour | Springfield Expo Center, 635 E. St. Louis |
| 4:30 p.m. | Karen & Rick Maxson (jazz/swing representing the heyday of Route 66) | Rt. 66 Roadside Park |
| 5:00 p.m. | KY3 Giveaway | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 5:30 p.m. | Springfield Little Theater | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 6:00 p.m. | Birthplace of Route 66 Parade featuring the KC Chiefs Kingdom Cruiser | Grant Ave. @ College St. to St. Louis St. @ National Ave. |
| 6-7 p.m. | Route 66 t-shirt giveaway | Aaron Sachs & Associates trailer, Motorcycle Village |
| 7:00 p.m. | Bridgetones | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 7:00 p.m. | KC Chiefs Champions Tour | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 8 p.m. (or immediately following Chiefs) | Machine Gun Symphony | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 9:00 p.m. | Sixwire with special guest Tommy DeCarlo | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023
| Various Times | Globe of Death, Dyna Drag, Harley Davidson Pop-Up Store | Motorcycle Village |
|---|---|
| 7 – 10 a.m. | Check-in & Registration for Car Show | Route 66 Springfield Visitor Center, 815 E. St. Louis St. |
| 8 a.m. – 11 p.m. | Motorcycle Village Open | Motorcycle Village |
| 8 a.m. | Gypsy Poker Run Registration | Motorcycle Village |
| 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Gypsy Poker Run | Motorcycle Village |
| 9:00 a.m. | Morgan Gussner | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 9:00 a.m. | First Annual Rapid Roberts Cornhole Classic | Springfield Expo Center |
| 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Rotary Rendezvous | Grass lot east of Springfield Expo Center |
| 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Car Show | Route 66 Motor Mile |
| 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Charity Bike Show | Motorcycle Village |
| 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Authors, Artists, Collectors & Associations | The Old Glass Place |
| 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Service with a Smile: Route 66 Service Stations | History Museum on the Square |
| 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Women’s World: Shop, Sip, Relax, Mingle & More! | Shrine Mosque, 601 E. St. Louis St. |
| 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. | The Backlot at Jefferson Junction: Outdoor Dining & Interactive Art | Jefferson Ave. between McDaniel St. & Walnut St. – behind the Aaron Sachs Stage |
| 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. | Vendor Village | 417 E. St. Louis St. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Justin Larkin | Rotary Rendezvous Stage |
| 10:15 a.m. | Claire Herzog | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | SGF Kids Food Festival Presented by Maes Gelateria (Tickets $10-$15) | Discovery Center, 438 E. St. Louis St. |
| 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Various Acts – TBA | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 11:15 a.m. | Woodruff Award Presentation | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lennon Rauhoff | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 11:30 a.m. | The Mixtapes | Rotary Rendezvous Stage |
| 12:00 noon | Jessie Cowen | Shrine Mosque – Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage |
| 12:00 noon | Harper Atkins and Matt Brown | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 12:45 p.m. | Red Sonic | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 1:00 p.m. | Great Route 66 Talent Search | Shrine Mosque – Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage |
| 1:00 p.m. | Nathan Bryce and the Loaded Dice | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 1:30 p.m. | Hometown Tourist | Rotary Rendezvous Stage |
| 2:00 p.m. | Country Boys | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 3:00 p.m. | Red Light Runner | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 3:15 p.m. | Emalee Flatness & The Honkytonk Renovators | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 3:30 p.m. | The Shandies | Rotary Rendezvous Stage |
| 4:30 p.m. | Static in the Attic | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 4:30 p.m. | Harper Atkins: “God Bless America” & National Anthem | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 4:35 p.m. | Awards Ceremony: Poker Run, Bike Show, Car Show | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 5:45 p.m. | Damsel | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 6:00 p.m. | Guinevere Shea | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 6-7 p.m. | Route 66 t-shirt giveaway | Aaron Sachs & Associates trailer, Motorcycle Village |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dirty Saints | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 9:00 p.m. | Sixwire | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |