The galaxy’s biggest local Star Wars™ celebration is back and will be hosted at Duly Health and Care Field, home of the Joliet Slammers, located at 1 Mayor Art Schultz Drive, Joliet, IL.

The Joliet Public Library’s 14th Annual Star Wars™ Day will take place on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., continuing its legacy as a FREE, all-ages celebration of fandom and literacy.

This year’s event will bring everything fans have come to love, including over 100 costumed characters, games, photo ops, Artist Alley, Star Wars™ merchandise vendors, and food trucks.  A parade of costumed characters will kick off the fun. Parade will start going north on Power Alley., then west on E. Clinton, and south on Mayor Art Schultz Dr. Parade ends near the WEST GATE Entrance of the Stadium.  A parade map can be found here: https://jolietlibrary.org/star-wars-day/

Food Vendors:

  • Cemeno’s Pizza
  • Crumbl Cookies
  • Salubrious Stop
  • Sunshine Mexican Cafe
  • Wylers BBQ
  • TCBY

Artists and Authors: (inside the stadium on the concourse)

  • Joe Galvan 
  • Sean Luke
  • Steve Palenica
  • Mike Babinski
  • James Tampa

Games for kids (located on Mayor Art Schultz Drive):

  • Bean Bag Battle for the Galaxy 
  • Grogu Needs Yum Yums
  • Imperial Blaster Range 
  • Lightsaber Battle
  • The Dark Side of Bowling
  • Droid Hunt

Merchandise Vendors (located on Mayor Art Schultz Drive): 

    • Alice’s Cat
    • Blacky Cat Creations
    • Bricks and Minifigs
    • CR_3D Printmaker
    • Dagobah Bay
    • Darkside Galactables
    • Diericks Customs
      • Illinois Star Wars Collectors
      • Junction Collectibles
      • Mars Crochet Critters
      • Mike’s Toys
      • Hutts’ Horde
      • Paul Wagner Sales
      • PinkBird!
      • Real Lazer Lizard
      • Schmidt n’ Giggle
      • Shoot First Cosplay
      • Star Wars Yard Sale
      • TK Collectibles
      • Scentsy

After the daytime festivities, fans who can’t get enough Star Wars can purchase tickets as the Joliet Slammers host Star Wars Night during their 6:05 p.m. game against the Gateway Grizzlies.

Star Wars™ Day is made possible through support from the City of Joliet, Joliet Township Government, Friends of the Joliet Public Library, Joliet City Center Partnership, Heritage Corridor Destinations, Old National Bank, D’Arcy Buick GMC, and Shales McNutt Construction (SMC).

Parking can be found in the Joliet Township High School lots A, B, C, H or I, on the street, in the parking garages on Ottawa Street or Scott Street, or in the commuter lots on New Street, York Street, Washington Street, or at Union Station/Rock Island lots. Free accessible parking is located along Jefferson Street just outside the stadium. For more information visit https://jolietlibrary.org/star-wars-day/