Joliet Public Library’s Star Wars™ Day Returning June 7

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The galaxy’s biggest local Star Wars™ celebration is back and will be hosted at Duly Health and Care Field, home of the Joliet Slammers, located at 1 Mayor Art Schultz Drive, Joliet.

The Joliet Public Library’s 14th Annual Star Wars™ Day will take place on Saturday, June 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., continuing its legacy as a FREE, all-ages celebration of fandom and literacy.

This year’s event will bring everything fans have come to love, including over 100 costumed characters, games, photo ops, Artist Alley, Star Wars™ merchandise vendors, and food trucks. A parade of costumed characters will kick off the fun.

The parade route will start at E. Jefferson and E. Power Ally, going north on Power Ally to Clinton Street, west on Clinton Street to Mayor Art Schultz Drive, and ending near the Slammers entrance Gate 3.

A parade map can be found here: https://jolietlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/SWD-Map.png

Food Vendors:

Cemeno’s Pizza

Crumbl Cookies

Salubrious Stop

Sunshine Mexican Cafe

Wylers BBQ

TCBY

Artists and Authors: (inside the stadium on the concourse)

Joe Galvan

Sean Luke

Steve Palenica

Mike Babinski

James Tampa

Games for kids (located on Mayor Art Schultz Drive):

Bean Bag Battle for the Galaxy

Grogu Needs Yum Yums

Imperial Blaster Range

Lightsaber Battle

The Dark Side of Bowling

Droid Hunt

Merchandise Vendors (located on Mayor Art Schultz Drive):

Alice’s Cat

Blacky Cat Creations

Bricks and Minifigs

CR_3D Printmaker

Dagobah Bay

Darkside Galactables

Diericks Customs

Illinois Star Wars Collectors

Junction Collectibles

Mars Crochet Critters

Mike’s Toys

Hutts’ Horde

Paul Wagner Sales

PinkBird!

Real Lazer Lizard

Schmidt n’ Giggle

Shoot First Cosplay

Star Wars Yard Sale

TK Collectibles

Scentsy

After the daytime festivities, fans who can’t get enough Star Wars can purchase tickets as the Joliet Slammers host Star Wars Night during their 6:05 p.m. game against the Gateway Grizzlies.

Star Wars™ Day is made possible through support from the City of Joliet, Joliet Township Government, Friends of the Joliet Public Library, Joliet City Center Partnership, Heritage Corridor Destinations, Old National Bank, D’Arcy Buick GMC, and Shales McNutt Construction (SMC).

Parking can be found in the Joliet Township High School lots A, B, C, H or I, on the street, in the parking garages on Ottawa Street or Scott Street, or in the commuter lots on New Street, York Street, Washington Street, or at Union Station/Rock Island lots.

Free accessible parking is located along Jefferson Street just outside the stadium. For more information visit https://jolietlibrary.org/star-wars-day/.

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