THE JOURNAL & TOPICS NEWSPAPERS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008
Palatine Street Fest Line-Up All Set
The ninth annual Downtown Palatine Street Fest is right around the corner, taking place Friday, Aug. 22 through Sunday, Aug. 24 along Slade Street from Smith to Brockway.
On Friday, the festival will begin at 5 p.m. and continue until midnight. Saturday the event will start at 11 a.m. and end at midnight. Sunday's hours will consist of 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A total of 16 local restaurants in addition to the Palatine Lions Club will supply food. Food vendors in attendance include: Here's the Scoop Ice Cream, Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, Brother's Ribs, Culvers, Gumbo A Go Go, Heybecks Meat Market, Joe's Pizzeria, Lamplighter Inn Tavern and Grille, Mexico Uno, Norma's Coffee Corner, Photo's Hot Dogs, Pizza Bella, Emmett's Tavern and Brewing Co., Artistic Cuisine, Mint Julep Bistro and Siri Thai II.
Entertainment includes:
Friday night beginning at 8 p.m., "Modern Day Romeos" will perform followed by the headliner "Wedding Banned" at 10 p.m.
On Saturday evening, musical entertainment will kick-off with "Hi Infidelity" at 8 p.m., leading up to "Smash Mouth" at 10 p.m.
Sunday, the weekend event will wrap up with "Mike and Joe" performing at 6 p.m.
Other family entertainment includes:
Jesse White Tumblers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, followed by Rock Band Karaoke at 6 p.m.; and The Sweet Pea Pet Parade at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, followed by a pie eating contest at 3 p.m., and much more.
There will also be a Street Fest Feet Fest race beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24. Registration will be conducted between 8:30-9:15 a.m.
Beginning early that Friday morning, Slade, Smith and Brockway streets will close down for the festival and re-open early Monday morning.
Additional police will be present assuring no problems occur. Every officer working the festival are considered off-duty in regards to regular patrol, so there will still be plenty of officers on-duty to serve the village with its everyday needs, according to village officials.
The only revenue the village receives is from beer sales. Restaurants keep every dollar they earn and ticket sales from the rides go to non-profit organizations. Every year, this event is part of the village's annual budget.
Downtown Palatine Street Fest began in 2000 as a small hometown event and has grown into an annual festival. The idea behind Street Fest caps off the summer months for everyone to enjoy one last outdoor event.
This is an event for the community and manned by Village of Palatine employees, friends, and its residents. Since 2000, Street Fest has grown from 20,000 attendees to over 45,000.