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FREE! STARRY NIGHTS CONCERT: Dancing Noodles
Thursday|June 27
Gate Opens at 6:30 PM
Opening Band at 7:00 PM
Show at 8:00 PM
Richard D. Irwin Park & Marie Irwin Community Center
Come out to Irwin Park for great music under the stars as the H-F Park District presents the FREE Starry Nights Concert Series! This is a show not to be missed!
The DANCING NOODLES have been hailed by many (including the Chicago Sun-Times) as the best cover band in Chicago. With a mix of ROCK, SOUL, BLUES, and FUNK, the NOODLES provide a night of timeless classics guaranteed to supercharge any party or fest.
Gates open at 6:30 PM; Community Band Opening Act begins at 7:00 PM; Final Say performs at 8:00 PM. Click here for more information or contact the Park District at 708-957-0300.
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SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY JULY 7; BIKING THE DIXIE FAMILY RIDE AND DOWNTOWN HOMEWOOD CYCLING CLASSIC
Bike the Dixie Family Ride
Sunday| July 7
8:00 AM-11:00 AM
FREE-SHOW UP, CHECK IN, GET ROLLING!
CHECK IN/FINISH: Independence Park, Hickory & Dixie Hwy
Car-free downtown course--ride as many laps as you like!
5-mile tour on quiet Homewood streets (shared with cars)!
GO HAAS HUNTING!
Snap pictures of Homewood's Richard Haas murals along both routes for a chance to win a signed print of the Goodspeed Cyclery mural, courtesy Richard Haas and Thomas Photographic Services!
11:05 AM-6:10 PM
Sunday|July 7
Downtown Homewood
Explosive bicycle racing for women & men, 7 categories, all skill levels! Drink & dine while you watch the Midwest's fastest criterium racers sweep through corners & blast down Dixie to the finish!
Cheer for Homewood's Own:
- SHANE FEEHERY, Cat 2-Elite
22 y/o
Favorite races; Quad Cities Criterium and Lafayette Square in St. Louis
- MATT KELLY, Cat 2-Elite
28 y/o
Favorite races; Tour of Elk Grove, Indian Lakes Cyclocross weekend, and Giro del Montagna in St. Louis.
Both are members of the South Chicago Wheelmen's elite team. |
HOMEWOOD FARMERS MARKET 
Village Hall Parking Lot
Every Saturday
Through October 12
8:00 AM until 1:00 PM
For over 30 years Homewood has hosted a farmers market with the finest vendors selling fresh food, drinks, vegetables, flowers, and more! Homewood's market is located at Village Hall parking lot, 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
Homewood Kitchen Gardens
Enjoi Bakeshop
Sonoma Farms
Bloomberg Gardens
KAP Farms
Dark Star Sharpening Service
TJ's Kettle Corn
Grape and Grain
Zeldenrust Farms
Doily Boutique - Custom made table runners, dresser scarfs, and doilies
Hey parents! While shopping at the market, have your kids create their own instruments for the July 4 Parade!
Members of the Homewood Flossmoor Symphonic and Viking Jazz Bands will be at the Farmers Market to help kids create shakers, harmonicas, clackers, and drums for a small donation towards their spring trip to China. The group will be performing in Beijing and Shanghai; a special highlight will be a tour of the ancient city "wall" in China with a possible evening performance concert.
Music performance by Ashleigh Ashton
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MOVIE NIGHT WITH HOMEWOOD BASEBALL
Sunday|June 30
at Dusk
Izaak Walton
sponsored by Ingalls
Enjoy a family night out at the old ball game...or movie!
Homewood Baseball will be hosting a fundraiser to support Homewood Baseball and Softball Leagues.
Get together with family and friends at Izaak Walton and watch "The Sandlot". Concessions will be available. Addmission is free; however, donations are welcome (suggested donation $2 per person).
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INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
Thursday| July 4
Line up at 10:00 AM
Step-off at 11:00 AM
Starts at St. Joseph Parking lot
Ends at Izaak Walton Preserve
Sponsored by the Village of Homewood
Come out and enjoy a spectacular July 4 parade, filled with clowns, stilt walkers, floats, marchers and much more! For parade participants, line-up is at 10:00 AM in the St. Joseph Parking lot. For spectators, the parade will step-off promptly at 11:00 AM, heading south on Dixie Highway to Ridge Road and east to Izaak Waltion Preserve.
FAMILY FUN FEST
Izaak Walton Preserve
Noon until 3:00 PM
Sponsored by H-F Park District, Izaak Walton Preserve, and Village of Homewood
After the Independence Day Parade enjoy the afternoon at the annual Family Fun Fest. The day will be filled with games, entertainment, music and much more! Pack a picnic and bring the family down for an afternoon of fun!
CALLING ALL VETERANS
Come join theHomewood Veterans Committee and 308 Civil Affairs Brigade on the 4th of July and march in the parade celebrating our country's birthday and honoring our Veterans! Any Veteran interested in participating in the parade, we will meet at 1000 hrs at the St Joseph's parking lot on Dixie Hwy. For more details, call 708.798.3000 x5498.
Don't stand and watch the parade go by, JOIN IT!
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Residents are accustomed to a busy social calendar filled with special events and activities hosted by the Village of Homewood, Homewood-Flossmoor Park District, Homewood Area Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Homewood Business Association, and various local service groups. Please check with each agency for a list of activities and details.
Forbes named Homewood among the most livable metro-area suburbs in the Midwest, and the village has earned the Best of Chicago Southland's Best Community Award on numerous occasions. Chicago Magazine and the Chicago Tribune have also provided various recognitions for Homewood.
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Village of Homewood
2020 Chestnut Road
Homewood, Illinois 60430
(708) 798-3000
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