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DESCRIPTION:The Highwood Chamber of Commerce will host its 44th Annual Hi
 ghwood Festival Days Thursday\, July 26th through Sunday\, July 29th in 
 the Metra Parking Lot\, Downtown Highwood. The four-day family-friendly 
 extravaganza will include carnival rides and games\, local food vendors\
 , drinks\, live music\, raffle prizes\, and more! This year marks a spec
 ial occasion for Festival Days\, as the City of Highwood celebrates its 
 125th anniversary. In commemoration\, a grand parade with a classic old-
 time feel of Highwood will march through the streets of Downtown\, kicki
 ng off at noon on Sunday.\n&ldquo\;We have a great lineup of entertainme
 nt every night and it will be a lot of fun for the entire family\,&rdquo
 \; says\nWe&rsquo\;re having food booths\, entertainment\, rides\, a bee
 r and wine tent\, and we&rsquo\;re bringing back the old fashioned Highw
 ood Days with the parade. The Festival will bring together people of all
  ages\, reminiscing of the days of Highwood past. It is the longest runn
 ing festival around!&rdquo\;\nThe grand parade will begin at noon Sunday
 \, from the corner of Clay and Sheridan Road and travel south on Sherida
 n to Bloom\, turn west on Bloom\, under the viaduct to Green Bay Rd.\, t
 ravel north on Green Bay to Highwood Avenue\, go west on Highwood\, endi
 ng in the Library parking lot. &ldquo\;We are so excited to bring the pa
 rade back to Highwood Festival Days\, and look forward to everyone linin
 g the streets to cheer on the parade participants along the route\,&rdqu
 o\; says Innocenzi.\nHighwood Festival Days will also feature a daily li
 neup of the best in musical entertainment with big name performers inclu
 ding:\n	Thursday\, July 26 from 7-10:30pm - Billy Croft and the 5 Ala
 rm (http://www.billycroft.com/)\, 	Friday\, July 27 from 7:30-11:30pm
  - 8 Miles South (http://8milessouth.com/)\, 	Saturday\, July 28 from
  4:30-7:30pm - Charlie Love and from 8:30-11:30pm - The Rockin&rsquo\;\n
 Fenderskirts (http://www.therockinfenderskirts.com/) \, 	Sunday\, Jul
 y 29 from 12:30-2:00pm - a special musical tribute to local Highland Par
 k\nmusician\, John Juul who recently passed\, and 	Sunday\, July 29 f
 rom 3-5pm - Jose Valdes (http://www.valdesmusic.com/JoseValdesSolo.htm)\
 nand closing out the carnival\, from 6-9pm - Spoken Four (http://www.spo
 kenfour.com/).\nHighwood Festival Days will be raffling off a 2012 red V
 espa Scooter and three cash prizes of $500\, $200 and $100 on Sunday at 
 8pm. Winner need not be present. Raffle tickets are available for $5 or 
 5 for $20 at Highwood&rsquo\;s Evening Gourmet Farmers Market\, Wednesda
 ys 4-9pm at Everts Park\, or at\nLenny Innocenzi\, Chamber of Commerce m
 ember and owner of Buffo&rsquo\;s Italian Restaurant in\nHighwood. &ldqu
 o\;local businesses including: Buffo&rsquo\;s (http://www.buffos.com/)\,
  The Toadstool Pub (http://www.toadstoolpub.com/)\, Bank of Highwood (ht
 tp://www.bankofhwfs.com/)\, and Jen Z&rsquo\;s (http://www.jenzsbeautyse
 rvicesinc.com/).\nHighwood Festival Days will run\, rain or shine\, the 
 last weekend in July: Thursday\, July 26\, from 6- 11pm\, Friday\, July 
 27\, from 6pm-12am\, Saturday\, July 28\, from 3pm-12am\, and Sunday\, J
 uly 29\, from 1-9pm. Attendees of all ages can purchase special &lsquo\;
 unlimited ride wristbands&rsquo\; for $25 on Thursday and Friday and $30
  on Sunday. Individual ride tickets will be available for purchase every
  day.\nThe City of Highwood offers an amazing assortment of family festi
 vals and events throughout the year that are sure to please all. Highwoo
 d Festival Days has drawn thousands of visitors from across the area in 
 years past\, and as Highwood&rsquo\;s only carnival event it is a specta
 cle that cannot be missed.\nFor more information\, please visit www.cele
 bratehighwood.com or call the Highwood Chamber of Commerce at 847.433.21
 00.
URL:http://highlandpark.patch.com/events/highwood-chamber-of-commerce-pre
 sents-44th-annual-highwood-festival-days-food-music-rides-prizes-and-a-s
 pecial-125th-anniversary-parade
SUMMARY:HIGHWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS 44th ANNUAL HIGHWOOD FESTIV
 AL DAYS: FOOD\, MUSIC\, RIDES\, PRIZES\, AND A SPECIAL 125TH ANNIVERSARY
  PARADE!
LOCATION:317 Green Bay Rd\, Highland Park\, IL 60035: 317 Green Bay Rd\, 
 Highland Park\, IL
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