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09/13/2026

🍁Get ready for scarecrows galore and FREE family fun during the third annual SCARECROW FEST!

🍂The fun takes place Friday, September 25 from 4 PM - 8 PM at Port Clinton Square.

🎃Face painting & airbrush tattoos
🎃Games & mini pumpkin painting
🎃Giant scarecrow puppets
🎃Meet & greets with Dorothy & Glinda from "The Wizard of Oz"
🎃Live music from Miss Jamie's Farm, Istvan & His Imaginary Band, Ben Tatar & the Tatar Tots, and Taylor & Mane.
🎃Dig into delicious food from , , and
🎃PLUS 2-dozen uniquely decorated scarecrows throughout Downtown Highland Park

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4wNtpje

Thank you to our sponsors: City of Highland Park, , .blantonplumbing, Highland Park Bank & Trust, , , Window Works, & .customframer

A special thank you to for sponsoring the scarecrows!

09/12/2026

🎷The 2026 season of Downtown Concerts at Port Clinton continues September 18 with SABOR DE LIBERTAD from 6 PM - 8 PM at Port Clinton Square.

🍲FOOD & BEVERAGES: & ,

🎵ENTERTAINMENT: , Orquesta Alta Vida, & salsa dancing

Learn more about Downtown Concerts at Port Clinton 👉 https://bit.ly/3VRVTIk

Thank you to our sponsors: City of Highland Park, , .blantonplumbing, Highland Park Bank & Trust, , , .customframer

09/11/2026

🎷Get ready for a romantic summer evening with NOTTE ITALIANA tonight, September 11. Tonight's Downtown Concert at Port Clinton will take place from 6 PM - 8 PM.

🍲FOOD & BEVERAGES: &

🎵ENTERTAINMENT: & Jeorge Holmes

Learn more about Downtown Concerts at Port Clinton 👉 https://bit.ly/3VRVTIk

Thank you to our sponsors: City of Highland Park, , .blantonplumbing, Highland Park Bank & Trust, , , .customframer,

09/10/2026

Midwestern fan-favorite festival, Stews & Brews, returns to Downtown Highland Park for a fifth year on October 10 at Port Clinton Square (600 Central Ave.).

This free, all-ages event offers attendees an array of cold weather comfort foods like chili, pozole, lamb stew, beef stroganoff, Hungarian goulash, potpies, and a variety of soups. Attendees can pair their dish of choice with dozens of unique brews including craft beers, spiced wine, hot toddies, mulled ciders and more!

🍁NEW FOR 2026:
Extended event hours from 4 PM - 9 PM
Kids & family programming from 4 PM - 6 PM
Character meet & greets
S'mores
Additional firepits and heat towers

🎵ENTERTAINMENT:
DJ Madrid, Mary Macaroni, KPop Demon Hunters, face painting, airbrush tattoos, 88 Keys Dueling Pianos, and headliners Libido Funk Circus

🍲VENDORS:
, , , , , , ,

Learn more https://bit.ly/4zWqRlZ

Thank you to our sponsors:
City of Highland Park, , .blantonplumbing, Highland Park Bank & Trust, , , & Window Works

09/09/2026

🍅HAPPENING NOW!🍅 Find fresh produce, blooming flowers, delicious breads and pastries, mouth-watering ready-to-eat food, and unique artisan wares at the !

🥖The Farmers Market runs weekly on Wednesdays from 7 AM - 1 PM at Jens Jensen Park (540 Roger Williams Ave.) through October 28.

💐Learn more about the 👉 https://bit.ly/49XydZ7

🎶Weekly music at the market is provided by and is sponsored by the . Additional market sponsors and supporters include the City of Highland Park, the , the Ravinia Neighbors Association, Presence, , and .

09/08/2026

🍻OKTOBERFEST IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!🥨

🍲Enjoy a taste of Bavaria in the Ravinia District on September 26 from 4 PM - 8 PM.

🍂This all-ages, family-friendly, FREE event blends classic Oktoberfest fare with contemporary headliners in the beautiful Jens Jensen Park (540 Roger Williams Ave.).

On tap this year:
🍺Bier hall tent
🍺Stein holding contest
🍺German dancers
🍺Headliners Icons of Country
🍺Meet & greets with Snow White, Rapunzel, and Flynn Rider
🍺Pretzel necklaces
🍺Axe throwing, high striker, hammerschlagen, fowling, & more games
🍺Food & drinks from , , , , , , , ,
🍺AND SO MUCH MORE!

Get the details 👉 https://bit.ly/4wAQdmg

Thank you to our sponsors: City of Highland Park, Highland Park Bank & Trust, .blantonplumbing, , , , Window Works

09/05/2026

🎷The 2026 season of Downtown Concerts at Port Clinton continues September 11 with NOTTE ITALIANA from 6 PM - 8 PM at Port Clinton Square.

🍲FOOD & BEVERAGES: &

🎵ENTERTAINMENT: & Jeorge Holmes

Learn more about Downtown Concerts at Port Clinton 👉 https://bit.ly/3VRVTIk

Thank you to our sponsors: City of Highland Park, , .blantonplumbing, Highland Park Bank & Trust, , , .customframer,

09/04/2026

🎷Grab your cowboy boots and your appetite and head to NASHVILLE NOSH tonight, September 4, at Port Clinton Square! Tonight's Downtown Concert at Port Clinton will take place from 6 PM - 8 PM.

🍲FOOD & BEVERAGES:

🎵ENTERTAINMENT: (Feat. Dolly Parton), Line Dancing with Heather, & a special appearance by a "Fearless"-Era Taylor Swift impersonator!

Learn more about Downtown Concerts at Port Clinton 👉 https://bit.ly/3VRVTIk

Thank you to our sponsors: City of Highland Park, , .blantonplumbing, Highland Park Bank & Trust, , , .customframer

09/03/2026

🎉Don't miss the last Food Truck Thursday of 2026 TONIGHT, September 3, in the !🎉

🎶Live entertainment by (5 PM - 5:30 PM) and WHKW (5:45 PM - 8 PM)

🌯From 4:30 PM - dusk, enjoy the following trucks and vendors:
, , , , , Jesse's Gelato, , , Royal Ice Cream, , , , , , , &

🎶Check out the weekly entertainment lineup, participating trucks, FAQs, and more 👉 https://bit.ly/3V4fyEB

⛟Food Truck Thursdays are presented by the City of Highland Park and the Ravinia District Special Service Area 17 property owners, and are managed by Bensidoun USA. The music for Food Truck Thursdays is coordinated by City contractor , and is co-sponsored by the .

Address

1707 St. Johns Avenue
Highland Park, IL
60035

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm
Saturday	7am - 4pm
Sunday	7am - 4pm

Website

https://www.enjoyhighlandpark.com/

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