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Your Guide To LITH Summer Sunset Festival

Lake in the Hills will celebrate this Labor Day weekend with its annual summer sunset festival.

LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL -- Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival will get underway this Labor Day weekend. The three-day festival at Sunset Park, 5200 Miller Road, will kick off Friday and includes family-friendly activities, food, drink and entertainment -- all meant to celebrate the end of the summer season. Admission is free.

The carnival will run throughout the weekend. Here is a look at the schedule of events for the coming days:

Friday, Aug. 31

  • 3 p.m.: Festival opens
  • 3 to 10 p.m.: Windy City Amusements Carnival
  • 3 to 7 p.m.: Windy City Amusements Carnival, $25.00 unlimited ride wristbands
  • 3 to 10:30 p.m.: Food/Beer Tents
  • 5 to 9 p.m.: Classic/Custom Car Show – Algonquin Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce
  • (Load In begins at 4:00 PM)
  • 6 to 10:30 p.m.:| Wine Tasting
  • 6:30 to 8 p.m.: RadioHouse
  • 7 p.m.: Family Bingo
  • 9 to 10:30 p.m.: Boy Band Review

Saturday, Sept. 1

  • 9:30 a.m.: Festival opens
  • 10 a.m.: Parade
  • 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Sunset Fun Zone
  • 12 to 10:3o p.m.: Windy City Amusements Carnival
  • 12 to 4 p.m.: Windy City Amusements Carnival, $25.00 unlimited ride wristbands
  • 1 to 3 p.m.: SSF Got Talent?
  • 3:30 to 5 p.m.: Dick Diamond & the Dusters
  • 4 to 10:30 p.m.: Wine tasting
  • 6:30 to 8 p.m.: Tres Moustache
  • 9 to 10:30 p.m.: 7th Heaven

Sunday, Sept. 2

  • 11 a.m.: Festival opens
  • 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Craft fair/business expo
  • 12 p.m.; Bags Competition (11 a.m. sign in)
  • 12 to 10:30 p.m.: Windy City Amusements Carnival
  • 12 to 4 p.m.: Windy City Amusements Carnival, $25.00 unlimited ride wristbands
  • 1 to 5 p.m.: Sunset Fun Zone
  • 3 to 10:30 p.m.: Food/beer tents
  • 3 to 4:30 p.m.: CatFight
  • 4 to 10:30 p.m.: Wine Tasting
  • 5:30 to 7 p.m.: The Party Doctors
  • 8 to 9:30 p.m.: Red Woody
  • 9:30 p.m.: Fireworks

More via the Summer Sunset Festival website and the Summer Sunset Festival Facebook page

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