Oak Lawn Fall On The Green 2021: What You Need To Know

OAK LAWN, IL — The Village of Oak Lawn’s 2021 Fall On the Green Festival is back with a vengeance in 2021, after being wiped out by the pandemic last year. This is Oak Lawn’s 25th year of bringing autumnal joy to the south suburbs on the village’s bucolic green at 95th Street and Cook Avenue.

Fall On the Green has evolved into one of the largest and most popular outdoor festivals in the Southland, traditionally falling on the first weekend after Labor Day in September. The 2021 edition runs Friday through Sunday, Sept. 10, 11 and 12. Admission and attractions are entirely FREE. Pets are not allowed, so please leave your dogs, cats, ferrets and other pets at home.

The Rundown

Hours:

• Friday, Sept. 10: 6 p.m. to midnight
• Saturday, Sept. 11: 11 a.m. to midnight
• Sunday, Sept. 12: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m

Parking/shuttle bus: Free parking is available at the Oak Lawn Metra Station parking tower at 95th Street and Museum Drive. A free shuttle bus courtesy of the Village of Oak Lawn will leave every quarter hour beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Board the bus next to the train station parking tower.

Food: Bring your appetite to Fall on the Green's Food Court featuring a wide selection of cuisine. Soft drinks also are available. Featured vendors include: Bo's Concessions, Big Joe's Backyard BBQ, Genoa’s, Good Humor Ice Cream, Gourmet Delights, JS Concessions, K9 for Veterans/Paws Illinois, Lucky Burrito, Nothing Bundt Cakes, O'Brian's, Palermo's and Zacarelli’s.

Beverages: Stop by Lakeshore Beverage Beer Tent for your favorite domestic, microbrews and wine. Watch the games on the big screen TV and enjoy live music.

Children's Activities: Prime Time Racing, Interactive Style Racing, a three-lane hard slide, and Foot Darts are among the children's activities. Live Like Abby, which raises donations for pediatric brain cancer research and is an arm of the John McNicholas Pediatrician Brain Tumor Foundation, will conduct the children’s events this year. Live Like Abby hours are noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 and Sunday, September 12. Featured children’s activities include face painting, a balloon twister fun games and more. A special magic show just for kids starts at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10. The Live Like Abby tent is located on the south end of Raymond Avenue.

Business and Not for Profit Tents: Learn why it's best to shop local in Oak Lawn by visiting the business tent area featuring many of the village's vibrant small businesses and our Not for Profit organizations.

Arts and Crafts: Check out our talented local artists and crafters. New this year, Art in the Yard located adjacent to Library drive will feature local artists and their work.

Entertainment: The music is non-stop at Fall On the Green's in the Lakeshore Beverage Co. Beer Garden and the Oak Lawn Bank and Trust Main Stage. There is a genre for every musical taste in your family. This year’s lineup includes Liam Durkin Band, Pat Egan and the Heavy Hearts, Rev Dog, Salted Coffee Band, Without U2, Big Richard & the Energy, Centerfold, Cowboy Jukebox, Rocks Off, Coax and Folks, Motel Breakfast, Full Volume, The Walk-Ins and The Dead Bolts. The winner of our Sunday Concert Teen Showcase, the Vibe Dealers, will perform on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

The Bands

Friday, Sept. 10

Liam Durkin, 6 to 8 p.m. Beer Tent
Without U2, 8 to 10 Main Stage
Pat Egan and the Heavy Hearts, 10 p.m. to midnight

Saturday, Sept. 11

Rev Dog, noon to 1:30 p.m. Beer Tent
Salted Coffee Band, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Main Stage
Big Richard and the Energy, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Beer Tent
Centerfold, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Main Stage
Cowboy Jukebox, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Beer Tent
Rocks Off, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Main Stage
Coax and Folks, 1o p.m. to midnight

Sunday, Sept. 12

The Vibe Dealers, 11 to 11:45 a.m., Beer Tent
Motel Breakfast, noon to 2 p.m., Main Stage
Full Volume, 2 to 4 p.m., Beer Tent
The Walk-Ins, 4 to 6 p.m. Main Stage
The Dead Bolts, 6 to 8 p.m. Beer Tent