Mark your Calendar!!
Downtown Oak Park Events 2008

Thursday Night Out “Shop and Dine” (click for more information)
June 5 – August 28
A different festival or celebration every Thursday night.

Passport to Fashion; A Journey to Discover Style!
June 19–20
Grab your passport and travel through a variety of Downtown Oak Park stores and shops to discover how
to enhance and/or bring more style to your life. Live models, demonstrations, how-to's, product
information and store specials.
June 19th 5–9 – Gypsy Rhythm Project, 6:30–8:30pm
June 20th 5–8 – Salsa music, 6–8pm and Salsa lessons
June 21st 12–6 – Midway Ramblers, 2–4:30pm www.midwayramblers.com
Pickup your passport at your favorite store grab your friends, daughters, husbands or mothers and enjoy
a weekend filled with fun, fashion, food and music. Travel through Downtown Oak Park for a weekend
of adventure and a chance to win a $300.00 shopping spree and other great prizes.

Sidewalk Sale
July 24–27
Bargains throughout, activities and entertainment for the entire family.

Arts Dans la Rue
August 14
Celebrate Art! The Harrison Street Arts District artists will be showcasing and selling their art in the
streets of Downtown Oak Park. Live music will complete this wonderful event.

Wright Ride
August 17, 6am to 3pm, On Marion St. between Lake St. and North Blvd.
www.oakparkcycleclub.org/wrightride/

The ride is not a race, rather a leisure ride taken at the rider’s own pace. The ride consists of 4
routes and in its longest routes, takes riders through 14 communities in Western Cook and
Eastern DuPage Counties. All routes feature architecturally significant landmarks, sites or homes.
Riders will receive maps and cue sheets, and routes are well-marked. Riders choose from
15, 25, 50 or 62 mile routes. This event is brought to you by the The Oak Park Area Convention
and Visitors Bureau and the Oak Park Cycle Club.
www.visitoakpark.com

Craft Brewer's Showcase – A Micro-Brew and Food Tasting
To Benefit Seven Generations Ahead
August 23, 3–7pm
Marion St. Closed
The Oak Park Microbrew Review, co-produced by the Downtown Oak Park Association and Seven Generations
Ahead, features tastings of 50 craft beers from 15 local microbreweries from across Illinois and the
Midwest, celebrating the microbrews of the most skilled craft brew masters in the region. Oak Park restaurateurs
will show off samples of their finest dishes, incorporating sustainable and organic food from local
farmers serving the Oak Park Farmers’ Market. Attendees will select their favorite craft beers, food samplings,
and beer-food pairings, and winners within each category will be recognized at the event. This unique
celebration will feature a celebrity dunk tank, roving musicians, and will model sustainable best practices
through its Zero Waste component. General admission is $35. The event will provide an opportunity
for Oak Parkers and Chicagoland microbrew enthusiasts to experience the magnificent new Marion Street
shopping area, while enjoying great craft beers and local Oak Park food samplings. All proceeds
will benefit the work of Seven Generations Ahead, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization based in Oak Park whose
mission is to promote the development of ecologically sustainable and healthy communities.
Purchase Tickets now at www.greentownconference.com

OakToberfest (click for more information)
September 19–20
Music, Micro-brews and great food.

Dog Day Afternoon
October 4
A special event for dogs and their best friends!

WinterFest (click for more information)
December 6
A celebration of holidays around the world.