Dixon Municipal Band

Theater construction upgrades still underway; grand opening will be March 2 with the National Touring Broadway Show, “Spamilton."

The free concert will be held in the Wiltz Auditorium at Dixon High School.

A list of Halloween and fall-related events in Dixon includes the annual Scarecrow Festival, Witches Night Out and the Treat Street Parade & Palooza.

More than 100 booths and activities will be offered on six city blocks, including crafters, pumpkin painting, street performers, games, donut eating contests, a petting zoo, face painting, flower pot decorating and pumpkin bowling.

Dixon Municipal Band has its final Summer Sounds 2024 concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Page Park Band Shell.

Event will include special popcorn buckets, film screening and a chance to speak with the star, who portrays President Ronald Reagan in the film. Dixon is Reagan's hometown.

Summer Sounds of the Dixon Municipal Band continue at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Page Park Band Shell.

Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the Page Park Band Shell.

The Dixon Municipal Band returns to the Page Park Band Shell as the Summer Sounds Concert series continues at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11.

The Dixon Municipal Band will present its annual patriotic concert in conjunction with the Petunia Festival at 7 p.m. Friday, July 5, on the Old Lee County Courthouse lawn.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Page Park Band Shell.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Page Park Band Shell.

The first concert of the season will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6.

Tom Bones Malone (right) and Blue Lou Marini performed with the Dixon Municipal Band at The Dixon: Historic Theatre on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Band funding has been a topic of debate for several years as the city reduced its funding and encouraged the organization to raise its own money and become more self-sustainable.

The band requested $40,000 from the city for the upcoming season and other expenses such as new equipment.

The Dixon Municipal Band, featuring internationally known jazz trombonist Harry Watters, performed a spring concert at the Dixon Historic Theatre Saturday, March 4, 2023.

Outdoor performances this season have been at Page Park, Old Lee County Courthouse and at two parades.

The Dixon Municipal Band played their weekly performance Thursday at the Page Park band shell. The band will play every Thursday until August 4.

The band asked the Dixon City Council for $25,000 to help it have a full season and a special performances in the future; the city is budgeting $15,000.

Last year, there were months of debate among council members about cutting the band's funding.

The City Council will be making a lesser cut to the Dixon Municipal Band’s funding following a couple months of debate.

The City Council is continuing to debate full or partial funding for the Dixon Municipal Band.

It was in 1960 when I had just graduated from the 8th grade at Madison Grade School in Dixon that I first had the opportunity to play with the Dixon Municipal Band.

The Dixon Municipal Band's funding will be cut in half.