Upcoming Performances

Bounding Main at the Downers Grove Public Library Sunday April 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Sunday, April 14, 2024 2:00 PM

1050 Curtiss St, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA

Bounding Main at the Downers Grove Public Library 2024

Bounding Main will be presenting a variety of maritime songs including forebitters, sea songs and shanties at the Downers Grove Public Library, The event runs from 2:00 – 3:00 pm.  Over the last 21 years, Bounding Main has  performed at maritime music festivals all across North America and Europe, and they will share with the audience stories of their amazing adventures.

Admission is free, and a library card is not required to attend this presentation of historic and contemporary maritime music.  The library does request that you register for the event so there are enough seats for everyone!  Please do that at the link, below!

 

There is plenty of public parking available for this modern, American library.  Downers Grove is a suburb of Chicago with its own attractions and interesting history.  Be sure to plan exploration of the village along with attending the Bounding Main presentation.

You can discover a great deal of information about this institution on their website at https://dglibrary.org/.  

Bounding Main at the Janesville Renaissance Faire

Saturday & Sunday May 18-19, 2024 10:00 AM 6:00 PM

Traxler Park, Janesville, Wisconsin
Bounding Main at the Janesville Renaissance Faire 2024

Come join Bounding Main at the Janesville Renaissance Faire – a marvelous celebration of history that also benefits the community! We bring our inimitable renditions of maritime music to this lovely historical gathering and we hope that you will come sing with us!  For more details please visit the festival website at:  www.jvlrenfaire.com.

 
Traxler Park is a public space surrounded by plenty of free, street parking.

Bounding Main at the Stars & Stripes Honor Flight

Saturday June 15, 2024

MKE – Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Wisconsin
Bounding Main - Milwaukee Honor Flight

Bounding Main is very proud to be singing our national anthem at a Stars and Stripes Honor Flight event on Saturday, June 15, 2024. We will perform the song for a large group of veterans for this very important activity. Bounding Main has strongly supported active duty and former military personnel over the years, and we are more than pleased to support this activity.

For more information about this event or to support Stars and Stripes Honor Flight please visit their website at http://www.starsandstripeshonorflight.org/.

 

Please note that this event is held behind TSA security and is not available to the general public.

Bounding Main at the Bristol Renaissance Faire

Saturday and Sunday, July 6th and 7th, 2024 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

The Bristol Renaissance Faire, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Bounding Main at the Bristol Renaissance Faire

Bounding Main returns to our home port at the Bristol Renaissance Faire, multiple-year winner of the Best Renaissance Festival in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Awards!  Located just off of Highway 94 at the Illinois-Wisconsin border, this recreation of an Elizabethan town is one of the oldest and most popular events of its kind. We will bring our songs of mariners in olden times – sea shanties – to those 40 acres of historical costumes, entertainment, musicians, food and shops on Saturday and Sunday for three weekends this year!

You can get more details about the venue on their web site: https://renfair.com/bristol/.

This is an outdoor event at a theme park in the height of summer in the American Midwest, so expect hot temperatures and high humidity.  There is no longer free parking, so think about consolidating cars when visiting.  Look for discount entrance tickets at Walgreens and other retailers.  This is an enormously popular event and lines form well before the park opens.  The park is open rain or shine, so if bad weather presents itself, consider attending on a fun, rainy day!

Bounding Main at the Bristol Renaissance Faire

Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21, 2024 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

The Bristol Renaissance Faire, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Bounding Main at the Bristol Renaissance Faire

Bounding Main returns to our home port at the Bristol Renaissance Faire, multiple-year winner of the Best Renaissance Festival in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Awards!  Located just off of Highway 94 at the Illinois-Wisconsin border, this recreation of an Elizabethan town is one of the oldest and most popular events of its kind. We will bring our songs of mariners in olden times – sea shanties – to those 40 acres of historical costumes, entertainment, musicians, food and shops on Saturday and Sunday for three weekends this year!

You can get more details about the venue on their web site: https://renfair.com/bristol/.

This is an outdoor event at a theme park in the height of summer in the American Midwest, so expect hot temperatures and high humidity.  There is no longer free parking, so think about consolidating cars when visiting.  Look for discount entrance tickets at Walgreens and other retailers.  This is an enormously popular event and lines form well before the park opens.  The park is open rain or shine, so if bad weather presents itself, consider attending on a fun, rainy day!

Bounding Main at the Bristol Renaissance Faire

Saturday and Sunday, August 3-4, 2024 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

The Bristol Renaissance Faire, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Bounding Main at the Bristol Renaissance Faire

Bounding Main returns to our home port at the Bristol Renaissance Faire, multiple-year winner of the Best Renaissance Festival in the Renaissance Festival Podcast Awards!  Located just off of Highway 94 at the Illinois-Wisconsin border, this recreation of an Elizabethan town is one of the oldest and most popular events of its kind. We will bring our songs of mariners in olden times – sea shanties – to those 40 acres of historical costumes, entertainment, musicians, food and shops on Saturday and Sunday for three weekends this year!

You can get more details about the venue on their web site: https://renfair.com/bristol/.

This is an outdoor event at a theme park in the height of summer in the American Midwest, so expect hot temperatures and high humidity.  There is no longer free parking, so think about consolidating cars when visiting.  Look for discount entrance tickets at Walgreens and other retailers.  This is an enormously popular event and lines form well before the park opens.  The park is open rain or shine, so if bad weather presents itself, consider attending on a fun, rainy day!

Bounding Main at the International Folk & Sea Songs Festival Bie Daip

Friday, August 23 through Sunday, August 25, 2024

Throughout the city of Appingedam in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands

Bounding Main at Bie Daip 2024

Bounding Main is absolutely delighted to return to the amazing International Folk and Sea Song Festival Bie Daip in the city of Appingedam in the Netherlands. Bie Daip is one of the top maritime music venues in the world, hosting forty musical acts as well as numerous other entertainment features. To enjoy this festival is to revel in mariner’s songs performed by musicians from across the world! It is the thrill of a lifetime, and we hope that any of you that are able to, travel to this charming city in the northern province of Groningen to take in an amazing experience!

 

Bie Daip is easily accessible by train and bus. The event takes place in the center of Appingedam, a 5-minute walk from the train and bus station.

Due to the number of visitors to Bie Daip, Appingedam will be more difficult to reach by car. The number of parking spaces is limited. We therefore recommend that you come by public transport. Visit 9292.nl , arriva.nl or ns.nl to plan your trip by train or bus.

For people from Appingedam and the surrounding area, the center is best accessible by bicycle. Plan your trip in advance and give yourself enough time. This way you can travel to Appingedam in a relaxed manner.

Bounding Main at the Stoughton Public Library Ren Faire

Saturday October 5, 2024 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

East Side Park, 701 Park St, Stoughton, WI 53589, USA

Stoughton Public Library Mini RenFaire 2024

Bounding Main will provide merry, musical entertainment for the Stoughton Public Library’s third annual Fall Renaissance Faire. Join the library crew for music, arts and crafts, games, demos and fun!

 

 

There is plenty of public parking available for this outdoor event at East Side Park nearby to the Stoughton Public Library.

You can discover a great deal of information about this institution on their website at https://dglibrary.org/.  

Past Performances