Spring Into Summer Underway: Pet Parade, Kids' Activities on Deck for Saturday
The Oak Lawn Chamber's Spring Into Summer fest opens its second day with the Pet Parade, Vendor Fair, Windy City Sounds and LOTS of children's activities on Saturday (June 16).
The Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce’s three-day ‘Spring Into Summer’ fest promoting local businesses opened Friday evening with a new car show featuring local dealerships and party on top of the Oak Lawn Metra Parking Garage. The car show runs through Sunday.
Free parking available for Spring Into Summer in Metra Parking Garage.
Some of the proceeds from the event will go toward the Children Museum in Oak Lawn’s “We the People Exhibit” and final touches on the 9/11 First Responder Monument.
Lots of children’s activities are planned during the day on Saturday including the Pet Parade, Vendor Fair and live music by Windy City Sounds.
Spring Into Summer fest is located behind the Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn at 5100 Museum Drive, by the Oak Lawn Metra Station. The block-long fest runs to Tulley Avenue.
To plan your day of fun, see the schedule below:
- Saturday, June 16
- Pet Parade Line-up, 9 a.m. – Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School, 54th Avenue and 99th Street. All marchers must be in place by 9:30 a.m.
- Pet Parade, 10 a.m. – Featuring the OL Police Dept., OL Fire Dept., Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220, Stockyard Kilty Band, and hundreds of community members and pets: From OLHMS east on 99th Street to Tulley Avenue; north on Tulley to Oak Lawn Metra Station/Museum Drive. It’s free to march in the parade.
- Vendor Fair and Fun, Fun, Fun DJ, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Museum Drive in front of the Metra Station.
- New Car Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Metra Garage Roof Top, Windy City Sounds band.
- Pet Parade Contest and raffle winners announced, 11 a.m.
Itinerary for Children’s Activities, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- Natures Creatures, 10:30 a.m.
- Joon Lee Tae Kwon Do, Noon
- Measner Magic Show, 1 p.m.
- Face painting, all day.
- Touch-A-Truck, all day
- Oak Lawn Police Vehicle
- Oak Lawn Fire Pole
- Ozinga Cement Mixer
- Suburban Bank VW
- Marine Corps, Humvee 1 or Humvee 3
Sponsored by Oak Lawn Fire Dept. and Ozinga.
For more Spring Into Summer information visit the Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce.
Sandra Bury
6:56 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Last night was magical on the rooftop! I can hardly wait for today's events. Glen and the Chamber have done a great job on this!
Jesse the Brain
5:13 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Glenn and his committee did a great job. they did a great job and overcame many obstacles throughout the last six years to have something new and innovative for Oak lawn.
andy skoundrianos
11:21 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Went to the vendor fair and saw the patriot station improvements It is really looking good at the memorial site