Eats & Beats 🎶 Food Trucks, Live Music & America 250 Fireworks | Along the Rock

Spend your summer along the Rock River with Visit Rock Falls Tourism! 🌞🎶

On this episode of Along the Rock, host Kierstyn Long sits down with Melinda Jones, Director of Visit Rock Falls Tourism, to preview this year's Eats and Beats events, including the massive July 2 Independence Day Celebration and the July18 summer concert night.

Learn about the live music lineup, food trucks, fireworks, family activities, parking options, America 250 celebrations, commemorative T-shirts, and everything visitors need to know before heading to RB&W District Park.

Whether you're looking for great food, live entertainment, or one of the area's best fireworks shows, this episode has everything you need to plan your visit.

Eats & Beats Independence Day Celebration:

📅 Wednesday, July 2

📍 RB&W District Park, Rock Falls

🕓 Vendors begin at 4:00 p.m.

🎵 The Solution – 5:30 p.m.

🎸 Got Your Six – Following TheSolution

🔥 Fire performance at dusk

🎆 Fireworks presented by theSterling-Rock Falls Jaycees at dusk

🍔 Approximately 15 food trucks,dessert vendors, business vendors, and crafters

🎟️ Admission is FREE

🎶 Eats & Beats Summer Concert

📅 Friday, July 18

📍 RB&W District Park, Rock Falls

🍔 Food trucks begin around 5:00 p.m.

🎵 Drew Cagle and the Reputation

🎸 Auburn

🎟️ Admission is FREE

For updates and event details, visit Visit Rock Falls Tourism on Facebook or their website.

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🎤 Highlights:

00:00 Intro

00:24 Meet Melinda Jones, Visit Rock Falls Tourism

00:37 What is Eats & Beats?

01:09 Is the event free?

01:18 July 2 lineup: food trucks, vendors & live music

03:12 Fireworks and family activities

03:40 Parking, golf cart shuttles & the new riverfront walkway

05:29 July 18 Eats & Beats preview

06:31 Where to find schedules and event updates

06:38 America 250 commemorative shirts & giveaways

07:30 What's next for Visit Rock Falls?

07:59 Final thoughts

08:01 Closing

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