08/31/2026
Last band for the season at Mercer Parks and Recreation. Great music, food, drinks and bouncy house for the kids. All funds go towards a new playground for all children to play on. See you Saturday!!
🚨🎶 MERCER, WISCONSIN, GET READY! 🎶🚨
Award-Winning Independent Artist Jake Vaughn is coming to Mercer for the FIRST TIME, and he is bringing four hours of live music, big vocals, crowd interaction, and nonstop personality to Carow Park!
If you have never seen Jake perform before, this is your chance to give him a shot. Come for one song, and you may find yourself staying for the entire show!
🎶 FINAL MUSIC IN THE PARK 🎶
📅 Saturday, September 5, 2026
⏰ 4:00 to 8:00 PM
📍 Carow Park in Mercer, Wisconsin
🍔 Food
🥤 Beverages
🎟 Raffles
🎸 Four hours of live entertainment
This special community event will help support Mercer Parks & Rec and its efforts to raise money for a new playground. Come enjoy an incredible evening while supporting something important for the Mercer community!
🔥 WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM A JAKE VAUGHN SHOW? 🔥
🎤 Powerful country vocals
🎸 Live acoustic guitar with a full, energetic sound
🤠 Modern country and classic country favorites
⚡ Rock, pop, and yacht rock hits
🙌 Audience requests and crowd participation
😂 Plenty of humor, personality, and unexpected moments
🎶 A show created around the audience instead of a rigid setlist
Jake reads the crowd and builds each performance around the people in front of him. No two Jake Vaughn shows are exactly the same!
ABOUT JAKE VAUGHN
Jake Vaughn is an award-winning independent singer, musician, and live entertainer from Kankakee County, Illinois.
Jake started his musical journey behind the drums before picking up the guitar and stepping behind the microphone during the COVID era. Since then, he has developed a high-energy solo show that combines live acoustic guitar, professional backing tracks, powerful vocals, humor, and the excitement of a full-band performance.
Jake describes his sound as the voice of Luke Combs with the energy of Garth Brooks. Whether he is playing country anthems, rock classics, laid-back yacht rock, or an unexpected audience request, Jake’s goal is simple: make sure everyone feels like they are part of the show.
🏆 Placed in the Top 1% of Rolling Stone’s America’s Next Top Hitmaker competition for two consecutive years
🎪 Performed on the Expo Stage at the 2025 Illinois State Fair
📺 Seen and featured through NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, WILX-TV 10’s Studio 10, and WEFT Sessions
📻 Regular guest on Tiki Man Radio’s Get on the Peace Train
🥉 Third-place winner in The Daily Journal’s Best of Kankakee County awards
🎤 Has worked with Grammy Award winners, Hall of Fame artists, performers seen on The Voice USA, America’s Got Talent USA, and American Idol USA, as well as respected regional performers
Mercer, let’s give Jake Vaughn an unforgettable welcome!
Bring your family, invite your friends, click “Going,” and come see why audiences throughout the Midwest continue to support Jake Vaughn!
You will not want to miss this one! 🎶🔥
Brought to you by Mercer Parks and Recreation
Sponsored by Great Northern Hotel & Wolf's Den Bar & Grill
