Popular eastside festivals Marquette Waterfront Festival and Orton Park Festival return this year as a combined event. Orton-Front delivers the features and flavors of both events over the long weekend that is traditionally Orton’s, August 26-29th, and takes place at both festivals’ home parks.
Festival organizers and volunteers will be vaccinated against COVID-19 and strongly encourage attendees to be as well. The festival will comply with Public Health directives and best practices.
Here’s a look at what’s in store for Orton-Front:
Thursday, August 26 at Orton Park:
- Jimmy Sugarcane (dancehall)
Forward! Marching Band (activist street band)
Cycropia Aerial Dance (acrobats)
Friday, August 27 at Orton Park:
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Oak Street Ramblers (bluegrass)
Hirt Alpert (60s favorites)
Cycropia Aerial Dance (acrobats)
Saturday, August 28 at Yahara Park:
- Kari Arnett w/ Dan Walkner of Wrenclaw (Americana)
Gaines and Wagoner (Americana-roots)
Harty & Hecht and guests (folk rock)Tom Feldmann w/ Noah Levy (Delta blues)
Coyote Brother (folk)
Civil Engineers (funk/soul/jazz)
Loving Cup (Stones tribute)
Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles (country punk)
Eric McFadden Trio featuring Kate Vargas (blues)
Sunday, August 29 at Yahara Park:
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Cris & Ann Plata (Tex Mex)
Joel Paterson Trio (swing/jazz guitar)
Tony Castañeda Latin Jazz Band (Latin)
Joe Burbach Gospel Brunch (gospel)
The Funkee JBeez-Funk and Soul Revue (funk + soul)
Bassel & The Supernaturals (Syrian-American soul)
Raine Stern (rock)
Los Straitjackets (surf rock)
In addition:
Hosted by the River Alliance of Wisconsin, the Fools’ Flotilla brings the zany boat parade down the Yahara River taking off at 10 a.m. from Tenney Park to Yahara Place Park on Sunday morning.
