Wabash Roots'N'Que

01/03/2024

After 25 years of bringing the best BBQ, and the best music, to Mt. Carmel, first as Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship and most recently as Wabash Roots'N'Que, will not return in 2024. We would like to thank the teams, the bands, the vendors, the sponsors, the volunteers, and most of all, the thousands who have attended over these many years. We've posted just a few of the memories below, hope you enjoy taking a look back!

11/30/2023

Mt Carmel Christmas Uptown on Friday Dec 1 members of the Wabash Valley Arts Council "A Charlie Brown Christmas" show will be at The Wabash County Museum to raise money for the museum with their "Lucy Doctor-is-In" booth from 6-8pm. Stop by and see them.

...And even more happening....at "Mt Carmel Christmas Uptown" on Friday Dec 1, from 6-8pm catch "Lucy" (Amelia Fearn) and some of the Charlie Brown Christmas cast at The Wabash County Museum. The "Doctor is In" from 6-8 where you can ask Lucy for some advice and make a donation to the Wabash County Museum!!! And then plan to join us on Saturday and Sunday Dec 2-3 at The Brubeck, at 1:30pm, for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" with a "bearded" special guest at the end of the show.

10/28/2023

Get your tickets now for the exciting REZA: Edge of Illusion show! Featured on Duck Dynasty. From Branson, MO, one of the worlds finest illusion and magic shows. Bring your family! Coming to the Brubeck Theatre at Wabash Valley College in Mt Carmel IL on Monday Oct 30, 7pm. Call 618-263-5164 or follow the ticket link
https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/78024

05/22/2023

LOST & FOUND SATURDAY (5/20/23):

Billfold (bi-fold) found inside Museum.

Sunglasses found around tables/chairs.

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05/18/2023

Of course you can eat and shop at Wabash Roots'N'Que! We welcome JammOn Jaleigh’s and The Green Pig as Full Menu Food Trucks, Rosie Jean’s Sweet Tea & Jesus for, well, Iced Tea, and Sno Shack, featuring dozens of yummy Sno-Cone flavors! Other vendors include Author JD Fromm, Debbie Dillworth and The Hippie Chics. Free Parking and Admission to all sessions. And don't forget your Lawn Chairs, Blankets & Sun Glasses!

05/15/2023

Two Stages at Wabash Roots’N’Que

The Wabash County Museum will host the Wabash Roots’N’Que “Workshop Stage” this coming Saturday, May 20th on Mt. Carmel’s Market Street. The Illinois Arts Council and Mt. Carmel Public Utility, along with the Museum, are partnering to make the Workshop Stage possible, on the following schedule:

11:30am - The Bates Girls performing Bluegrass & Country
12:45pm - Open Acoustic Jam Session w/Doug Hawf & Rob Krumm
1:45pm - Irish Musicians Circle
3:00pm - Blues Guitar Styles w/Robert Russell of “The Deciders”
3:45pm - Songwriting Workshop with “The Woolsey’s”

Food Trucks will be open all day (along with other vendors), and include “Jammon’ Jaleigh’s”, “The Green Pig”, “Rosie Jean’s Sweet Tea & Jesus” and “The Sno Shack”. Several Arts/Craft vendors will also be on hand. You might even want to come early and visit the Wabash County Farmers Market, open from 8am-11am.

The Wabash County Museum is located at 320 N Market Street, just 3 doors up from Merchants Park in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. There will be seating in the museum, but you’ll want to bring your lawn chairs, blankets & sunglasses for the open air performances at Merchants Park. Free Parking and Free Admission to all sessions.

05/09/2023

Wabash Roots’N’Que Announces Main Stage Schedule

Blues, Folk, Honky-Tonk, Tex-Mex, Western Swing, Cajun and more. Whatever your favorite, if you like Roots Music, sitting right in front of the Wabash Roots’N’Que Main Stage is where you’ll want to be on Saturday, May 20th! Hosted on the Harris Insurance Pavilion in Merchants Park on Mt. Carmel’s Market Street, WRNQ23 boosts the following schedule:

11:15am - Los Texanos - Tex-Mex - Casey’s General Store
12:30pm - The Deciders - Delta & Chicago Blues - Amy Pettyjohn, Realtor
At 1:45pm, the Wabash County Museum will host an Irish Musicians Circle
2:45pm - Backyard BBQ Band - Western Swing & Blues - TNT Disposal
4:00pm - Bill Poss & LoveSeat - Folk & Bluegrass - Storckman Realty
5:15pm - Creole Stomp - Cajun-Zydeco-Swamp Pop - Wabash County Tourism
6:15pm - The Woolsey’s - Bluegrass - Mt. Carmel Stabilization
7:30pm - Ron Williams - Honky-Tonk Country - St. john’s Episcopal Church
8:15pm - Miss Leona Williams - A Country Legend! - MotoRad

Food Trucks and other vendors will be open throughout the day, and the Wabash County Farmers Market is open from 8am-11am.

Merchants Park is located at 334 N Market in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets & sunglasses. Free Parking and Free Admission to all sessions. For more information, find Wabash Roots’N’Que on Facebook.

05/02/2023

Our 2023 WRNQ Festival lineup. Saturday May 20 in Mt Carmel Illinois. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and plan for a fun day of music and food! Free Parking and Free Admission to all sessions! NOTE: Rain Venue, Brubeck Arts Center Theatre on the Campus of Wabash Valley College, 2200 College Drive in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.