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Montgomery (IL) Events

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This year, spring and summer fun for Montgomery (IL) will include a full lineup of “events near me” at Venue 1012! A premier entertainment destination close to your community, we are located at 1012 Station Drive (just west of Orchard Road).

Venue 1012 offers Montgomery:

  • events for all ages
  • ample lawn seating
  • both free and ticketed live music
  • free movies in the park

Most events also offer food trucks and beverage service with soda, wine, hard seltzers and beer, including craft drafts from Oswego Brewing Co. You’ll find conveniently located free parking as well.

Review our calendar and choose your dates for the fun from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend!

Montgomery (IL) Events Near Me

Ticketed Concerts

Saturday May 27
Country Bash: Oswego Honors Veterans 3:30pm to 10pm | (Venue 1012 opens 2:30pm)

$20 (ages 13 & up), free (military/veterans), free (ages 12 & under)
Memorial Day weekend gets started with a live country music fest honoring our veterans! This full day of hot country hits features the Alika Arlynn Band, Tim Gleason Band and headliner Whiskeyfist. Bring your family and friends for a full day of country and classic rock that you love from both today and yesteryear!

Saturday June 10
SEMPLE with Fletcher Rockwell | 4:30pm to 9pm (Venue 1012 opens 3:30pm)

$15 (ages 13 & up), $10 (military/veterans), free (ages 12 & under)
What a rockin’ day it will be! It starts with Fletcher Rockwell performing both original songs and fresh covers of favorites from the Beatles to Michael Jackson to 70s rock. Chicago-based SEMPLE then storms the stage with high energy ranging from classic rock to alt rock to modern pop!

Saturday July 15
Boy Band Review | 7pm to 9pm (Venue 1012 opens 6pm)

$15 (ages 13 & up), $10 (military/veterans), free (ages 12 & under)
A big attraction throughout the Midwest, this review of famous boy bands will captivate the Montgomery audience with chart-toppers by NSYNC, New Kids on the Block, BTS and more. Celebrate the joyful genre of frosty tips, multi-part harmonies and hunky front men professing their forever love. You won’t want to say “Bye Bye Bye” to this band that’s “Larger Than Life”!

Saturday August 5
Southern Accents: The Ultimate Tom Petty Experience | 7pm to 9pm
(Venue 1012 opens 6pm)

$15 (ages 13 & up), $10 (military/veterans), free (ages 12 & under)
The genuine Tom Petty tribute straight out of Nashville is a re-creation of the legendary rock band right before your very eyes. If you love the music of the Heartbreakers, you’ll love Southern Accents as they look, live and play the part of the beloved group behind decades of radio mainstays such as “Don’t Do Me Like That” and “American Girl”!

Montgomery (IL) Events Near Me

FREE Concerts

Sunday May 28
Oswego Pops Orchestra: Tribute to Veterans Concert | 3pm to 4pm
(Venue 1012 opens 2:30pm)

This special Memorial Day weekend event honors our veterans and fallen heroes with patriotic music from the Oswego Pops Orchestra, including an appearance by bagpiper David Johnston. (Outside food and non-alcoholic beverage allowed at this concert only. Snacks, bottled water and soda will be available for purchase as well.)

Thursday June 1
Sealed with a Kiss (SWAK) | 7pm to 9pm (Venue 1012 opens 6pm)

SWAK comes back for another big music event near Montgomery. Enjoy your favorite cover songs with melodic power that will have you singing and dancing along!

Thursday June 29
PettyCash: Tom Petty and Johnny Cash Tribute | 7pm to 9pm
(Venue 1012 opens 6pm)

Live music for Montgomery includes plenty of Americana this summer. Raise your beverage and sing with a friend to the songs of Tom Petty and Johnny Cash performed by seasoned pros!

Thursday July 6
Hillbilly Rockstarz | 7pm to 9pm (Venue 1012 opens 6pm)

If you live in Montgomery and love country music, you’ll definitely want to be at the Venue when Chicagoland’s country super group plugs in, turns up and rocks out. Enjoy your favorite music Rockstarz-style with songs from Guns & Roses to Taylor Swift to Miranda Lambert!

Thursday July 27
The GooRoos | 7pm to 9pm (Venue 1012 opens 6pm)

Fresh, exciting, energized – just as summer music should be. You’ll be on your feet with some of the hottest hits of all time in one non-stop, action-packed concert jam!

Thursday August 17
Second Hand News: Fleetwood Mac Tribute | 7pm to 9pm (Venue 1012 opens 6pm)

Be at the Venue for a special tribute to one of the greatest bands of the modern era. Second Hand News captures what made Fleetwood Mac distinct with an electrifying live show filled with radio regulars such as “Rhiannon,” “Dreams” and “Go Your Own Way.” If you’re a Fleetwood Mac superfan, you’ll know the album deep cuts too!

Montgomery (IL) Events Near Me

Wine Off the Fox and Benefit Concert

Friday September 1
6pm to 8:30pm (Venue 1012 opens 5pm; VIP entry 4pm)
Live music by The PriSSillas

Saturday September 2
3pm to 7:30pm (Venue 1012 opens 3pm; VIP entry 2pm)
Live music by Serendipity and the Jersey Girls

Labor Day weekend 2023 kicks off with this year’s concert benefit and wine-tasting at the Venue, now a two-day event near Montgomery!

Fox Valley Winery will be onsite serving their favorite labels. The event also will feature selections from regional, national and international vintners; craft beer from Oswego Brewing Co.; a specialty cocktail; and non-alcoholic choices.

Be sure to bring your own picnic, blanket and chairs for live music by talented bands on both days. A portion of the proceeds from this “event near me” for Montgomery residents will benefit breast-cancer support services! 

Montgomery (IL) Events Near Me

FREE Movies in the Park

Select Thursdays at dusk ׀ Venue 1012 opens 6pm for games and picnics

Bring the kids, a picnic and chairs or a blanket for great together time under the setting sun. Then sit back and enjoy the movie on a big screen with the stars of summer above you!

June 22July 20August 10
Minions: The Rise of GruSonic the Hedgehog 2Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
(run time 87 mins)(run time122 mins)(run time102 mins)

Montgomery (IL) Events Near Me: Contact Us

It’s going to be a big year of entertainment for the Montgomery area. To learn more about “events near me” this spring and summer, call us at (630) 554-3618 or use our contact form. See you at the Venue!

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