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Northern Star

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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Burning Cicada Arts and Music Festival will be on Saturday in Hopkins Park. The festival will include live performances and activities for all ages. (Courtesy of Burning Cicada)

Burning Cicada returns with art, music at annual festival

By Rachael Swinson and Jonathan Shelby | September 15, 2025

Burning Cicada will host its annual Arts and Music Festival from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road. Event organizer and CEO of Burning Cicada Byron Wise started this event to help those in the DeKalb community. “The...

A stage sits at Hopkins Park, located at 1403 Sycamore Road. On Saturday, the park hosted the Burning Cicada Arts and Music Festival. (Jonathan Shelby | Northern Star)

‘Burning Cicada Festival’ offers a hand against addiction

By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | September 22, 2024

A cool breeze blew as the scorching sun touched Hopkins Park and the comforting tune of instruments danced along the breeze, marking the start of the Burning Cicada Arts and Music Festival.  From 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in Hopkins Park, the Burning...

A poster for the Burning Cicada arts and music festival hangs on a wall. The festival will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)

Burning Cicada Festival welcomes DeKalb community

By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | September 17, 2024

The Burning Cicada Festival will return to embrace the DeKalb community this Saturday and invites you to check out some of their activities, guest speakers and food vendors.  From 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in Hopkins Park, the annual Burning Cicada...

The Hopkins Park Bandshell sits unattended on a cloudy day. On Sept. 23 The Burning Cicada Music Festival will be hosted at Hopkins Park. (Northern Star File Photo)

Join DeKalb for free music festival

By Sarah Rose, Lifestyle Editor | September 14, 2023

DeKalb – Enjoy a hot day out in the sun and gather with your local community for an annual music festival. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 23, Hopkins Park will host the Burning Cicada Arts and Music Picnic Festival, 1403 Sycamore Road. This event...

Burning Cicada, Ltd. will be hosting their Arts and Music Picnic Festival on Sept. 24 at Hopkins Park.

Burning Cicada to host Arts and Music Picnic Festival

By Eddie Drinkwine, News Reporter | September 22, 2022

DeKALB — Burning Cicada will be hosting a music festival from noon to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.   The Burning Cicada Arts and Music Picnic Festival will be free to attend and will be held at the Dee Palmer Bandshell in Hopkins Park at 1403 Sycamore...

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