A Day in Our Village

The 52nd A Day in Our Village festival is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 7 in Scoville Park at Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue!
This premier community event held annually on the first Sunday in June provides an opportunity for current and prospective residents to discover the diversity and variety of civic, cultural, social service, business, educational and religious organizations and groups in the Village.
More than 140 Oak Park entities set up activity and information booths in Scoville Park. Live entertainment featuring local musicians continues throughout the event on the Scoville Park Stage, the Park District of Oak Park also sponsors activities for kids and local businesses offer refreshments in the food court.
Anyone planning to attend is encouraged to consider biking or walking to Scoville Park, especially with the ongoing Renew the Avenue Project creating road closures along Oak Park Avenue in the Hemingway District. Free parking is available in all day on Sundays in the Avenue Parking Garage at 720 North Blvd.
Activities for Kids
Young Oak Parkers will want to check out activities for kids hosted by the Park District of Oak Park on the north side of the park along Ontario Street between Oak Park Avenue and Grove Avenue — which will be closed to vehicle traffic during the event.
Ontario Street area: The Park District of Oak Park is sponsoring Prime Time Racing! Put your racing skills to the test as four or six competitors will race two foot long radio controlled cars around a twenty-six foot banked track! The Park District is also planning giant tic tac toe, giant connect four, giant bubbles and more.
Join the Park District of Oak Park in the center of Scoville Park for a fun, Fantastic Foam Party! Cool off with foam blasting from the Foam Cannon. Make fun hairdos, dance to the music and enjoy some good old fashioned fun. Please bring a towel and dry clothes as you will get wet.
Scoville Park Stage Entertainment
An array of local live music and entertainment acts will on the Scoville Park stage during A Day in Our Village:
- 11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
Reverie Stone
Americana/Roots/Country
- 12:30 to 1 p.m.
Cote Lind & Company
Pop
- 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
Toy Robot
Rock
- 2:35 to 2:55 p.m.
Zen Life & Meditation Center
Hula dancers
- 3 to 4 p.m.
Midnight Sun
R&B and Funk
Day in Our Village Food Court
A food court featuring local restaurants and businesses will be located near the entrance to the Oak Park Public Library. Participating businesses include:
- Khyber Pass
Variety of Indian food
- Domino's Pizza
Pizza by the slice
- Don’t Forget Your Lunchbox
Hot dogs, Polish, Italian beef, burgers, veggie burgers, snow cones
- Fitzgerald’s & BobyGold
Beer, wine and kiddie cocktails
- Taco Motora Food Truck
Variety of Mexican food and soft drinks
- Candycopia
Assorted candy
- Crumb Crusher Cupcakes
Cupcakes and baked goods
- Zemi Coffee
Coffee
A Day in Our Village is sponsored by the Village and made possible thanks to organizing support from the A Day in Our Village volunteer committee.
Volunteers are needed to assist during the day of the event, especially from around 3 to 4:30 p.m. Click here to sign up to volunteer.
For more information about A Day in Our Village, call 708.358.5405 or email DEIO@oak-park.us.
A Day in Our Village Exhibitor Registration
Exhibitor registration for A Day in Our Village is now closed.
Contact DEIO@oak-park.us for more information.
A Few Rules to Remember:
- Selling merchandise or any other item is prohibited at the event, except for food court vendors.
- Organizers cannot take specific location requests but will try to give you the best booth location possible at Scoville Park.
- Village citizen commissions receive exhibit booths at no cost but must register using the form below.
Payment Information:
Register using the form below, then complete the $50 registration payment via the link provided after the registration form is submitted.
Payment can also be mailed to or dropped off at Village Hall, 123 Madison St., attn: Cassandra Adediran. Checks should be made payable to the Village of Oak Park.
Registration is not complete until organizers receive a registration form submission and payment. The event takes place rain or shine and the registration fee is not refundable.
2026 Day in Our Village preview
Inside Oak Park podcast: Communications Manager Erik Jacobsen sits down with Community Relations Coordinator Cassandra Adediran, and A Day In Our Village Committee volunteers Mike Stewart and Greg Kolar to discuss what you can expect at this year's celebration on a recent episode of the Village's Inside Oak Park podcast. Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer Kellye Keyes discusses all the events her office has planned in the upcoming weeks and months.