Cost: $5 donation

Organizer: Northcenter Chamber of Commerce

What to expect: Live music on two stages, special kids and seniors activities, and of course, smokin' barbecue.

Why to go: 25 bands and 25 restaurants in 25 hours. The entertainment includes Office, Margot and the Nuclear So & So's and the Annuals.

Additional info: The festival will feature a crowd-voted award presentation for Northcenter's Best Ribs (you can vote by text). Kids Square, which offers rides, live entertainment and hands-on activities, will run from noon-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Sony Playstation is sponsoring a Gaming Rig where you can play your favorite video games.

The full music schedule:

Friday
5 p.m.: Deanna Devore (South Stage)
6 p.m.: Tom Schraeder and His Ego (North Stage)
7 p.m.: The Blakes (South)
8 p.m.: Harlem Shakes (North)
9 p.m.: Office (South)

Saturday
noon: The Salts (South)
1 p.m.: REGO (North)
2 p.m.: Jukebox the Ghost (South)
3 p.m.: Chris Bryan (North)
4 p.m.: Brighton, MA (South)
5 p.m.: Wheat (North)
6 p.m.: Thao with the Get Down Stay Down (South)
7 p.m.: Dusty Rhodes & the River Band (North)
8 p.m.: Walter Meego (South)
9 p.m.: Margot & the Nuclear So & So's (North)

Sunday
noon: Matt Robinson Band (North)
1 p.m.: Upstairs Nick (South)
2 p.m.: Musikanto (North)
3 p.m.: Absentstar (South)
4 p.m.: Dick Prall (North)
5 p.m.: Tulsa (South)
6 p.m.: Hoots and Hellmouth (North)
7 p.m.: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (South)
8 p.m.: Asylum Street Spankers (North)
9 p.m.: Annuals (South)

Centerstage Reviewer: Ben Rubenstein