- Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011
- Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm (Exhibitors must arrive earlier than 9:00am to setup - see Exhibitor Info.)
- Location: Evanston Ecology Center - 2024 McCormick Blvd, Evanston, IL 60201
- Map: Click here to see and print where the festival is located within Evanston
- Festival Site Map: Click here to see and print the festival site layout
- Directions
- From the South on the Edens Expressway (I-94)
- Exit at Dempster St and merge onto Dempster heading east
- Take Dempster east 2.8 miles to McCormick Blvd
- Turn left on McCormick Blvd and go 1.8 miles on McCormick to Bridge St
- Park in the surrounding residential neighborhood
- From the North on the Edens Expressway (I-94)
- Exit at Old Orchard Rd
- Turn left (east) at the light onto Old Orchard Rd and go 1.6 miles to Crawford Ave
- Turn right on Crawford Ave and go 0.5 miles to Golf Rd
- Turn left on Golf Rd and go 1.0 miles to McCormick Blvd
- Turn left on McCormick Blvd and go 0.5 miles to Bridge St
- Park in the surrounding residential neighborhood
- Parking:
- Car Parking. Parking will be available for FESTIVAL ATTENDEES ONLY in the parking lot across Bridge St from the Ecology Center. Attendee parking is also available north and south of the North Shore Channel, on residential streets close to the festival site. Exhibitors are being asked to only use the across-the-street parking lot while unloading before the festival and loading back up after the festival has ended. During the festival hours of 9am to 3pm, exhibitors are asked to park 1 to 2 blocks away in the residential neighborhoods.
- Bike Parking. A parking area for bikes will be available at the festival near the southwest corner of McCormick Blvd and Bridge St. A festival volunteer will supervise the bike area and check bikes in and out for attendees who ride to the festival.
