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Long Grove Hosts Oktoberfest Celebration
Annual event features food, activities and fun for all ages.
The Village of Long Grove will host its annual OktoberFest celebration Oct. 15-16, with family friendly activities throughout town from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 15 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 16.
Festivities began Oct. 15 with the 10 a.m. Homecoming parade featuring community groups, businesses and residents who will march through downtown. The Long Grove Fire Department's open house, which runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will include demonstrations, tours and photos.
German beer garden tents will be located at Archer Road and Fountain Square and in The Village Tavern parking lot, where there will be German beer, wine, brats, pretzels and more.
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Both days will offer live entertainment and stations set up for pumpkin decorating and children's activities throughout town. Historians and Halloween fans alike can take a "haunted walk" through historic Long Grove complete with facts and fun, starting at dusk from Timmy’s Sandwiches and Ice Cream.
Parking and admission is free. For more information, visit www.VisitLongGrove.com or call the Visitors Information Center at 847-634-0888.
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Live music, dancing and family activities will be featured throughout the weekend including:
Long Grove OktoberFest Tent at Fountain Square
Saturday 1:30-4:30 p.m. – “The Alpiners”
Sunday 1:30-4:30 p.m. - “Horsts Polka Band”
Saturday 5-8 p.m. – “Horsts Polka Band”
The Village Tavern Tent
Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. - Fall Colors Car Show
Sunday 8 a.m.-1 p.m. - Farmers Market
Saturday 1-4 p.m. - German Oompah Band
Sunday 1-4 p.m. - German Oompah Band
Saturday 6-10 p.m. – “Rythymbone”
The Village Tavern's month-long fest, which began Sept. 23, includes live German music, beer tent (stocked with authentic 32-ounce German beer steins), authentic German cuisine, weekly car shows Saturdays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m, a European-style farmers market Sundays from 8 a.m.–1 p.m., and more. Everyone is invited to come dressed in their ‘tracht’, dirndl and lederhosen to join the waitresses decked out in beer maid costumes.
Sunset Pavilion
Saturday 12:30 p.m. – “Egerlander German Dance Group” will offer interactive lessons from authentic costumed performers.
Beans & Leaves Coffee & Tea Café
Saturday 1 p.m. – “Back Porch Moon”
Sunday 10 a.m. – Gospel Sing-Along
Saturday 3 p.m. – “The Limitations”
Sunday 12:30 p.m. – Tom Bradfish & Kourtney
Sunday 3 p.m. – Jimmy Liggett
Timmy’s Sandwiches & Ice Cream at Towner Green
Saturday and Sunday - Towner Green will transform into a pumpkin patch with pumpkin decorating, where families will also enjoy polka music, OktoberFest beers, wines and food.
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