The following commercial parking facilities are near the event site: lot under the Ohio/Ontario feeder ramp on the east side of Kingsbury; garage at the northeast corner of Larrabee and Chicago Avenue (4 blocks north); garage in the Kingsbury Plaza building at the southwest corner of Grand and Kingsbury (2 blocks south); lot at the southeast corner of Kingsbury and Illinois (3 blocks south); lot at the northeast corner of Kingsbury and Hubbard (4 blocks south).

CTA – Chicago Brown, Chicago Red, Grand Blue.

Pursuant to standard Park District policy, dogs are not allowed in the south part of Ward Park and must be leashed in all other public areas except inside of the fenced "Dog Friendly Area" on Larrabee.

The KidZone will operate Saturday noon to 6 pm and Sunday 11 am to 6 pm. It will be located along the beautiful riverfront. Visitors will have the use of a newly renovated and expanded playground - one of the best in the city. The kids' stage will feature Chicago's favorite kiddie entertainers, including Mr. Singer, Super Stolie and Little Miss Ann. Lots of other activities will keep your kids entertained for hours: bounce house, arts and crafts, face painting, temporary tattoos, balloon art, games with prizes, music, dance, yoga, cooking classes and much more!

Saturday 12pm and 12:45pm: Mr. Singer Trio

Sunday 12pm: Super Stolie

Sunday 4pm: Little Miss Ann

The application for food vendors can be found here.

The application for merchants, artisans, and exhibitors can be found here.

For Press and Sponsorship inquiries click here.

Want to play the Taste of River North? We are now accepting submissions from bands here.