Evanston Street Fest Focuses On Public Spaces, Sustainable Living

EVANSTON, IL — Evanston community members can walk, bike, play and enjoy a car-free mile of Main Street during Streets Alive!, the City's annual "open streets" festival. The free event, which features the Evanston Green Living Festival, will take place on Main Street in Evanston between Chicago Avenue and Robert Crown Park (at Florence Avenue) on Sunday, September 9, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine.

Free, fun activities for all ages will be featured, including live music, kids' crafts, games, chalk art and painting, a bicycle safety course, sports demonstrations and activities, delicious food and refreshments from street vendors, and more.

The event includes four of the City’s nine aldermanic wards (2nd, 3rd, 4th and 9th) and spans two parks, a lively business district and a major transit hub.

The popular Evanston Green Living Festival will again be located on Main Street between Ridge and Asbury Avenues. This annual environmental fest features organizations presenting products, services, and ideas that encourage and empower attendees to lead more sustainable lives.

Slideshow of photos from the 2017 Streets Alive! and Evanston Green Living Festival »

Streets Alive! is part of the national “livability cities” movement. In that vision, streets aren't just for traveling—but for lingering, shopping, meeting friends or strolling. In keeping with that focus, visitors are encouraged to walk, bike, scooter, skate or take public transportation to Main Street. The CTA’s Purple Line and Metra both have stops on Main Street at Chicago Avenue.

Streets Alive! is organized by the Evanston Environmental Association, Citizens' Greener Evanston, and the City of Evanston. NorthShore University HealthSystem is the Presenting Sponsor. Other major sponsors include First Bank & Trust together with Byline Bank, ComEd, the Evanston Bicycle Club, Evanston RoundTable, Collective Resource, Natural Awakenings Chicago, and The Mike Nowak Show. For more information, please visit the Streets Alive! website, email streetsalive@cityofevanston.org or call/text 847-448-4311.

via City of Evanston

Top photo by Genie Lemieux/Evanston Photographic Studios Inc.