Dates and Music for Celebrate Highwood Evening Gourmet Market

HIGHWOOD, IL (MAY 2019) – Celebrate Highwood is proud to kick off the 11th season of its acclaimed Evening Gourmet Market kicking off June 5th through August 28th, every Wednesday from 4:30-9:30 pm. Introduced in 2008, this one-of-a-kind outdoor market outgrew its original location in front of City Hall in 2012 and moved one block west to beautiful Everts Park (130 Highwood Avenue), and it continues to flourish. With over 60 vendors each week, this Evening Gourmet Market brings community together to enjoy delicious food and drinks, local wares, live music, and the great outdoors in a family festival setting. It doesn’t get much better than a Wednesday Evening in Highwood.

Encouraging the community to “make a night of it,” Highwood’s Evening Gourmet Market showcases a wide range from local produce, gourmet cheeses, homemade pastas, baked fare, assortments of breads and pastries to an array of Italian, Mexican, French and Irish delicacies. Guests are able to enjoy dinner and cocktails while exploring the market, catching up with friends, and listening to different live music acts each week.

“We are thrilled to be celebrating 11 years of our Evening Gourmet Market and reflecting on how Highwood has turned into a destination for family fun, food and entertainment on the North Shore,” says Eric Falberg, President of Celebrate Highwood and Highwood Alderman. “It is amazing to see all the people that come from all over to revel every Wednesday. It truly is unlike any other weekly outdoor market in the area.” In addition to the traditional vendors selling local produce, artisan breads, cheeses and wares, Everts Park turns it into a special event every week with live music, dancing, dining and drinking under the stars.”

A weekly outdoor market of this caliber is hard to find. With its “Live Evening Concert Series” from 6-9pm in a “Ravinia Festival-like” atmosphere, families are encouraged to set up their picnic blankets and chairs and enjoy the evening in the park, dining on local goodies and jamming to the sounds of great local bands. This vibrant market has become a tradition for friends and family seeking great food, spirits and entertainment.

Below is the full list of bands that will be performing at the Evening Gourmet Market:

• June 5 - Not For Profit
• June 12 - The Love
• June 19 - Railheart
• June 26 - Derrick Procell and the Redeemers
• July 10 - Tanqueray Mist
• July 17 - Chris Green

• July 24 - Jennifer Fletcher and the Reckoning
• July 31 - Alabaster
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• August 21 - Doc Mintz's Vat of Chocolate
• August 28th at 6:00 pm - Soul Shine

This marks the third season Celebrate Highwood has received its 501(c)(3) standing, with the mission of raising funds for worthy non-profit organizations through its festivals and events. Although all events are FREE to the public, a portion of proceeds will benefit various charities.

Save the date for other Celebrate Highwood Family Friendly Festivals and Events including:

• Inferno Fest, Everts Park, Wednesday, June 26, 4:30-9:30 pm
• 4th Annual North Shore Taco Fest & 51st Anniversary of Highwood Days,
• 10th annual Bloody Mary Fest, Everts Park, Sunday, July 28, 10am-5pm
• 9th Annual Garlic Fest, Everts Park, Wednesday, August 14, 4:30-9:30 pm
• 3rd Annual Nashwood, Downtown Highwood, Friday, August 30–Sunday, September 1
• The 10th Annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival, Downtown Highwood
• The 2nd Annual Elf Invasion Pub Crawl, Downtown Highwood, Saturday, December 7
• Friends of Celebrate Highwood: 210 Live, Brian Lock State Farm Agency, Nite ‘N Gale, Performance Factory Training and Toadstool Pub.
• Patrons of Celebrate Highwood: Coffee Cup Productions, Humble Pub, IC Signs & Graphics, Legendary Wooden Nickel and Scotty’s on Sheridan.
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Highwood Metra Station Parking Lot, Thursday, July 18–Sunday, July 21

Taco Run Saturday, July 2

Friday, October 11–Sunday, October 13

“These summer events set the tone for the season,” says Falberg. “They bring communities together to celebrate what’s great about the North Shore.”

A special thanks to Celebrate Highwood Sponsors that help make producing the Highwood Evening Gourmet Market possible: Coffee Cup Productions, College of Lake County, Equinox Highland Park, Goslings Rum, Passanante’s Home Food Services, Ravinia Brewing Co., Renewal by Anderson and Slavin Farmers Insurance Agency.

Celebrate Highwood would also like to recognize the local business that support Celebrate Highwood including:

ABOUT CELEBRATE HIGHWOOD:

Celebrate Highwood is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity established in August 2016. Managed and operated by volunteers, our mission is to bring community together to raise funds for local and national charities. Through producing events that cater to the citizens, businesses and visitors of Highwood, our goal is give back, build strong community spirit, and establish Highwood as THE prime entertainment destination for dining, festivals and events on the North Shore. For more information on all of Highwood’s festivals, please visit www.CelebrateHighwood.org, www.facebook.com/celebratehighwood, or call 847-432-6000.

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