Event Schedule

Main Stage:

• 5-7 pm – Wild Daisy
• 7:30-9:15 pm – Final Say

Wallace Bowl:

• 6-6:45 pm – Jessie White Tumblers
• 6:45-7 pm – Broadway Bound Camp select musical performances from Beauty and the Beast Jr.
• 7-7:30 pm – Dance Alliance performance
• 7:30-8:30 pm – Hula and fire dancing from The Barefoot Hawaiian Dance Troupe

Fireworks Show:

• 9:30 pm – Fireworks

Public Parking & Transportation

Parking is limited at Gillson Park on July 3. Please consider one of the following options for transportation to and from the event:

• Carpool or rideshare
• Ride a bike – bike racks available at the south entrance of Gillson Park or at the Gillson Beach House
• Free overflow event parking available from 3-11 p.m. at the Wilmette Metra parking lot north of Central Ave. and along Poplar Ave.; overflow parking is approximately 1.3-miles  from Gillson Park

Additional handicap parking is available at Gillson Parking Lot. View & download the official traffic and road closure map below.

Food & Vendors

• C&W Market Ice Cream
• Chabad Wilmette
• Domino’s Pizza
• Grecian Kitchen
• La Cocinita
• Mustard’s Last Stand
• Sweet Tooth Donuts & Crepes (cash only, no cards accepted)

Note: No ATM available on-site.

Event Map

*Download as a PDF

Traffic & Road Closure Map

*Download as a PDF