Entertainment Showcase

What is Showcase?

Every year, SPRA hosts an Entertainment Showcase that includes a variety of VENDOR performances: bands, solo singers, magicians, variety acts, and more! See more info below.

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on November 5 to make the 2025 Entertainment Showcase a huge success.

Stay tuned for information on the 2026 event.

2025 Lineup
Brass on Fire
InFunktious
The Messengers
No Limits Sound
The Robby Celestin Project
The Saddle Shoes Sisters
The Spazmatics
Jessie’s Girl
Yacht Rock-ettes
Chicago Rockhouse
Ben Tatar and the Tatar Tots
Charlie Foxtrot

Emcees
Ocean’s Rat Pack
Midwest Dueling Pianos

What does showcase look like?*

What does showcase look like?*

Attendees

Professional attendees from park districts, villages, libraries, and other municipalities are invited to the Entertainment Showcase to watch the vendor performances in order to make informed decisions when booking events for their community.

Vendors are prohibited from registering as attendees. ​Registration will be automatically cancelled for any vendors who register as attendees.

Registration TBA

Vendors/Exhibitors

Vendors are those who are requesting to perform, exhibit, are agents or want to be listed in the Showcase directory only. Vendors will be able to connect with professionals from park districts, villages, libraries or other municipalities who attend showcase. Vendors may request to perform when completing their applications but not all vendors will be selected to perform. See the vendor selection process information below for more details on the performer selection process.

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Vendor Categories

Performer Selection Process

Vendors who submit a Request to Perform application are subject to a performer selection process. The selection process is based on 4 criteria to ensure the chosen performers are appropriate and suitable for park district events and the performance lineup includes a variety of genres. The Showcase Committee receives 150+ vendor applications with requests to perform but can only select up to 14 vendors to perform at the event.

Email the Showcase Committee

Registration Deadlines

Vendor Request to Perform
TBA

Agent Submission-Vendor Request to Perform
TBA

Vendor Directory Only
TBA

Exhibit Hall/Directory Only
TBA

Agent Application
TBA