48th ANNUAL HIGHWOOD DAYS TO FEATURE INAUGURAL NORTH SHORE TACO FEST

HIGHWOOD, IL (JULY 20-24, 2016) – The City of Highwood is proud to introduce the Inaugural North Shore Taco Fest, where the region’s best taco-centric restaurants, caterers and food trucks will come together to offer a wide range of mouth-watering taco creations. As the newest addition to its oldest festival Highwood Days, the City will come alive on July 20-24th with carnival rides, funnel cakes, beer & margarita garden, live music and tons of food from local vendors. Now in its 48th year, this is the most traditional festival and will not disappoint!

“The once simple creation of the taco has now progressed into an art form,” said Alderman Eric Falberg. “From Asian to traditional, sweet to savory, North Shore Taco Fest on July 23rd & 24th is bringing taco artisans together working their flavorful magic to create the next taco masterpiece. And, with Highwood’s culinary history, there’s no better place to do that than here during Highwood Days, one of the oldest festivals on the North Shore.”

The Highwood Days carnival will open Wednesday, July 20th from 5-10 p.m. to coincide with the Highwood Chamber of Commerce Evening Market starting at 4 p.m. The event continues Thursday, July 21st from 4-10 p.m. and Friday, July 22nd from 4-11 p.m. featuring a full music line up and a variety of food and drink vendors.

To add more spice to the Highwood Days fun, Taco Fest joins the festivities on Saturday, July 23rd from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday, July 24th from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Unlimited ride wristbands will be available for only $25 on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (see below for times and availability).

LIVE MUSIC LINE UP:

Thursday, July 21ST – REGGAE NIGHT

5–6:45PM LONG SHOT RHYTHM BAND

7–10PM GIZZAE

Friday, July 22nd – JAM BAND NIGHT

5–7PM TBD

7–10:30PM MR. BLOTTO

Saturday, July 23rd – GOOD OLD ROCK N’ ROLL NIGHT

12–2:30PM GONE COUNTRY

2:30–4:30PM ALLSTARS

5–8PM FUNK DU JOUR

8:30–10:30PM MATT FEDDERMANN & THE WHISKEY JUNCTION BAND

Sunday, July 24th – SOUNDS OF SALSA LATIN NIGHT

12:30–2:30PM ACOUSTIC ALIBI

3–6PM KYLE YOUNG BAND

7–9PM RICO

HOURS & CARNIVAL RIDE TICKET INFO:

Wednesday, July 20th ………………………………… 5–10PM

Evening Market & Carnival

Unlimited Rides from 5-9PM, $25 per person per day

Thursday, July 21st …………………………………… 4–10PM

Carnival

Unlimited Rides from 5-9PM, $25 per person per day

Friday, July 22nd ……………………………………… 4–11PM

Carnival

Saturday, July 23rd …………………………………… 11AM – 11PM

Taco Fest & Carnival

Unlimited Rides from 1-5PM, $25 per person

Sunday, July 24th ……………………………………… 11AM– 9PM

Taco Fest & Carnival

Unlimited Rides from 1-5PM, $25 per person

Highwood Days & North Shore Taco Fest is taking place in and around the Highwood Metra parking lot, one of the stops on the Union Pacific/North Line, at 317 Green Bay Road.

For more information on Highwood Days and Taco Fest, please like Celebrate Highwood on Facebook or visit www.celebratehighwood.com/taco-fest.

ABOUT CELEBRATE HIGHWOOD

Celebrate Highwood and the Highwood Chamber of Commerce offer an amazing assortment of family festivals and events throughout the year that are sure to please all. It is the mission of the Celebrate Highwood Committee to provide a platform for the City of Highwood and the Highwood Chamber of Commerce to develop events that cater to the wants and needs of the citizens, commerce and visitors of Highwood. This will be achieved through inter-organizational collaboration, sharing resources and promoting the City in a positive light. For more information on all of Highwood’s festivals, please visit www.CelebrateHighwood.com, or call 847-432-6000. For updates on all Celebrate Highwood events, please visit the City of Highwood Facebook page, or follow Celebrate Highwood @CityofHighwood on Twitter.

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