Live at 5 Summer Kickoff Block Party brings fun to downtown Davenport

Sharon Wren
·2 min read
Live at 5 Summer Kickoff Block Party brings fun to downtown Davenport

Celebrate the return of warm weather at Common Chord’s Live at 5 Summer Kickoff Block Party!

The party starts on Friday, June 7 with three local bands, family activities, over 16 community cultural organizations with their summer event information and giveaways and a special afterglow party with Quad City Arts featuring Silent Disco. Activities will be in downtown Davenport’s Skybridge Courtyard and along Second Street between Main and Brady Streets, which will be closed to vehicles. Activities will be from 5 – 8 p.m. with the afterglow party running from 8 – 10 p.m. Einstein’s Sister, The Crew and QC Rock Academy will provide the jams during the activities.

Organizers with the 50th Bix 7 Race will be on hand with special giveaways, including a vintage Bix t-shirt contest and onsite race registration. The Block Party is exactly 50 days before the race.

Free activities for the whole family include face painting and balloon animals and community cultural partners from around the Quad Cities will share information about their summer program offerings, including:

  • Quad Cities Cultural Trust,

  • Quad City Symphony Orchestra,

  • Putnam Museum & Science Center,

  • Figge Art Museum,

  • Quad City Botanical Center,

  • Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds,

  • Quad City Arts,

  • Davenport Parks & Recreation / Junior Theater,

  • German American Heritage Center,

  • Downtown Davenport Partnership,

  • CASI,

  • Bix Jazz Society,

  • Bix Beiderbecke Museum,

  • The Lincoln Center,

  • Mississippi Valley Blues Society, and

  • Visit Quad Cities.

“We are excited to partner with so many of Davenport’s cultural organizations to celebrate the start of summer,” said Tyson Danner, Executive Director of Common Chord. “For 20 years, Common Chord has created vibrant cultural experiences in the heart of downtown Davenport. There’s no better way to celebrate that success than highlighting the many varied cultural experiences available throughout our community.”

After the last band plays, visitors can head to the Skybridge Courtyard for the Afterglow Party and a Silent Disco from 8 – 10 p.m. featuring DJs Vamp, TRiPENDiCULAR, and Buddha.

No outside food or alcohol is permitted at the event. A cash bar will be available and neighboring restaurants will be open for business.

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