Rob Lumbard July 3rd Erick Hovey July 4th Storm Lake Iowa

The Star Spangled Spectacular in Storm Lake is having the blues again this year. On July 3rd, acoustic bluesman Rob Lumbard will be performing from the bandshell in Sunset Park. Rob is the final act of the day.

On July 4th Eric Hovey will open for the Freedom Rock Band, or FRB at the great lawn near the resort. All shows and events in Storm Lake are free to the public. Make sure to get there early because the size of the town doubles for 2 days so it gets crowded fast!!!!!!


2009 Star Spangled Spectacular
Schedule of Events
July 3 & 4
Friday, July 3, 2009
5:00 p.m.: Classic Car Parade Line-up at Merrill Manufacturing (North)
Food Vendors Open and Methodist Church-
Homemade Ice Cream Social
5:45 p.m.: Classic Car Parade starts
Kiddie Parade Line-up at Sunset Park
6:00 p.m.: Kiddie Parade starts
6:45 p.m.: Classic Car Show in Sunset Park
5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Poppin Penelope (strolling making balloon animals)
7:00 - 7:30 pm: Storm Lake Jazz Band
7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Rob Lumbard Band
Saturday, July 4, 2009
7:30 a.m.: Ride/Run
10:00 a.m.: Artists Alley/Vendors Row
10:30 a.m.: Big Parade Starts
12:00 p.m.: Patriotic Ceremony- Buddy Monument (following parade)

Sunset Park
10:00 – 5:30 p.m.: Artists Alley/Vendors Row
12:00 – 5:00 p.m.: Inflatables (jousting & first-n-goal)
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.: Stilt walker (strolling)
Tubador
Bandshell
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.: Storm Lake Municipal Band
1:30-4:00 p.m.: Celebration Iowa Singers
4:30-5:00 p.m.: Hawaiian Dancers (NOT CONFIRMED)
5:00-5:30 p.m.: Lao Dancers (NOT CONFIRMED
In between Parks
Sail boaters (Weather permitting)

Chautauqua Park Tennis Courts
12:00 – 5:00 p.m.: Inflatables (screamer slide, chuggy choo-choo & 2 jump houses)
1:00 p.m.: Cuna de Jalisco
1:30 p.m.: Brazilian Samba
2:00 p.m.: El Salvador Folk dance
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Rogelio Diaz

Chautauqua Park Shelter House
1:00 -3:00 p.m.: Children’s Art Fair

Chautauqua Park (East end)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.: Dragon Boat Demonstrations (NOT CONFIRMED)
3:30 p.m.: Cardboard Boat Races

Sleepy Hollow
Poppin’ Penelope
1:00 p.m.: Stilt walk &Poppin’ Penelope: hula hoop contest – meet & greet
2:00 p.m.: Magic Show
3:00 p.m.: Balloon Show
4:00 p.m. Magic Show
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Robert Johnson – Saw & dulcimer

King’s Pointe Great Lawn
2:00 – 3:00 pm: Adelynne
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Ancient Elm
4:00 – 5:00 pm: (KBVU Band)
5:00 – 8:00 pm: Eric Hovey Band
8:30 – 10:00 pm: FRB
10:30 – 11:30 pm: FRB
10:00 p.m.- Fireworks

Highlights From The Portland Blues Festival July 4th 2007

Here is a nice documentary of one mans day at the Portland Blues Festival, last year on the 4th of July. features Koko Taylor, and a few others.

A bluesy Independance Day
Uploaded by Ejk75

Star Spangled Spectacular: Storm Lake, Iowa, July 3-4

I am very bad about promoting my own gigs. Part of it, is a superstition. I really hate to make a big deal about a gig, and then get sick and be unable to perform. That has happened a couple of times over the years, and then I feel like a big idiot. However, Thursday and Friday is the biggest day of the year for Storm lake! We double in size from about 10,000 people to over 20,000 people, as visitors from small surrounding towns, and long lost family and friends return to Storm Lake to celebrate the fourth of July.

The fun starts out on the afternoon of July 3rd. Vendors, and artists will set up stands down by the bandshell in Sunset Park. Celebration Iowa will kick things off with their variety song and dance routines, followed by The Tom Gary Blues Band, and The Eric Hovey Band. The next day the fun starts all over again. Vendors and artists will have tents set up from Sunset Park in the west to Chautauqua park in the east. A huge parade starts in the morning and then the vendors and artists stick around till 5pm. More entertainment starts around 7pm as the Tom Gary Blues Band, and the Eric Hovey band play until 10pm when the fireworks take place. You can find us located down by the new lighthouse and playground.

If you would like more information about the biggest party of the year in Storm Lake, check out the Pilot Tribune article about our show HERE.