The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival Music Schedule
2025 Music Schedule
Main Stage is sponsored by J Blanton Plumbing
Friday October 3, 2025
| Stage | Time | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Main Stage on Green Bay Rd | 5 - 7pm | WILD OATS - One of Chicago's North Shore hottest bands playing all of your favorite Classic Rock and Country dance songs. |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 5:30 - 7:30pm | SCHOOL OF ROCK EVANSTON/HIGHWOOD HOUSE BANDS |
| Everts Park Pavilion | 7 - 9:30pm | ABBY KAY BAND - Rock/Country/Pop; Janis Joplin, Gretchen Wilson, Elle King, and more |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 7:30 - 8pm | SPIDER LILY |
| Main Stage on Green Bay Rd | 8 - 10 pm | THE MOSQUITOS - Unique jam band playing, Santana, Stones, Clapton and More |
Saturday October 4, 2025
| Stage | Time | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Main Stage on Green Bay Rd | 12 - 2pm | OFF THE CLOCK - Classic Rock, Pop; Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Stones, Santana, Pretenders, Beatles |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 1 - 1:30pm | HERIZON |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 3 - 3:30pm | KOOL KATS |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 3:30 - 4pm | ELISE MUELVER BAND |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 4 - 4:30pm | BLAID |
| 1 - 1:30pm | PUMPKIN SEEDS | |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 2:30 - 3pm | MADDY DALEY |
| Main Stage on Green Bay Rd | 2:30 - 4:30pm | TAYLOR AND MANE - Rock, Pop; U2, R.E.M., INXS |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 5 - 8pm | SCHOOL OF ROCK GLENBROOK/HIGHWOOD/SCHAUMBURG HOUSE BANDS |
| Main Stage on Green Bay Rd | 5 - 7pm | SIX 2 SIX - Pop & Rocks Covers from the 70's through Today |
| Everts Park Pavilion | 5:30 - 7pm | RESISTING A-REST - Rock, Pop; Beatles, Paul Simon, Amy Winehouse |
| Main Stage on Green Bay Rd | 8 - 10pm | CHEAP FOREIGN CARS - Tribute to Cheap Trick, Foreigner & The Cars |
| Everts Park Pavilion | 8 - 10pm | SK8ERBOYZ - Alternative Rock + Acoustic Requests; Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, Weezer |
Sunday October 5, 2025
| Stage | Time | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Main Stage on Green Bay Rd | 12:15 - 1:15pm | THE GINGERS - Classic Pop and Rock; Blondie, AC/DC, Petty, Bad Company, Pretenders, Partridge Family, etc |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 3 - 4:30pm | SCHOOL OF ROCK EVANSTON HOUSE BAND |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 4:45 - 5:45pm | NO REGRETS |
| Highwood Redevelopment Associates Stage on Highwood Avenue | 6 - 7pm | POCUPINE AVALANCHE |
| Main Stage on Green Bay Rd | 3 - 5pm | SAD MACHINE - Alternative Rock; The Smashing Pumpkins Cover Band |
| Main Stage on Green Bay Rd | 6 -8pm | THE 9 Nine AND 2000S BAND - A concept band that specializes in music from the 90s/2000s |
| Everts Park Pavilion | 5:30 - 7:30pm | NO TURN ON RED - Funk, New Orleans Brass, Blues; Stevie Wonder, Meters, Rebirth/Dirty Dozen brass band |