Ravinia District Food Truck Thursdays EXTENDED!

Start: Thursday, July 13, 2023 4:30PM
End: Thursday, September 28, 2023 9:30PM

Food Truck Thursdays in the Ravinia District in the City of Highland Park will be extended one week through September 28, 2023, due to a cancellation June 29 because of air quality concerns. In its sixth season, Food Truck Thursdays has become the North Shore destination for family and friends to gather on Thursday nights from 4:30 PM to dusk on Dean Avenue between Roger Williams and St. Johns Avenues and Jens Jensen Park across from the Ravinia Metra Station. Alfresco diners are invited to come and experience various food offerings and drinks from more than a dozen rotating food trucks every week on Dean Avenue. Guests can also enjoy beer and wine selections from Ravinia District restaurants Abigail's American Bistro and Ravinia Brewing Company. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs or dine at one of the many picnic benches in Jens Jensen Park while enjoying live music (weather permitting) from 4:30-8:30 PM (June-August) and 4:30-8 PM (September). The eclectic 2023 musical lineup includes a robust variety of genres as well as special theme nights for all-ages fun! Three theme nights will encourage guests to arrive in costume, enjoy interactive kids activities, and be ready to dance to music of Country (July 20) and Grateful Dead (August 17). JULY 13: Gandy Gumbo – Blues Folk Vezatile – R&B and Soul   JULY 20 (Country Music Theme Night): Jeanie B - Children’s Entertainer Billingsley & Earp – Honky Tonk Country JULY 27: Noah’s Jam Jam Bourrée- Children’s Entertainers Dime Store String Band – Bluegrass AUGUST 3: David Hayes – Folk Pop Big Shoulders Brass Band – New Orleans Brass Band AUGUST 10: Highland Park Players – Broadway-style Entertainment Taylor Morse Band – Classic Rock AUGUST 17 (Grateful Dead Theme Night) Ben Tatar & The Tatar Tots – Children’s Entertainers Railheart – Music of the Grateful Dead AUGUST 24 Curt Sipe Quartet – Jazz Swing Trio La Tosca – Italian Mambo Ensemble AUGUST 31 Gerry Field & Friends – World Jazz Folk Fur Mountain – Original Laurel Canyon Inspired Rock with Classic Covers SEPTEMBER 7:  Pierce Crask – Americana Blues Dave Specter - Chicago Blues SEPTEMBER 14: The Desert Birds Trio – Local Swing Trio DiamondBack – Classic Country SEPTEMBER 21: Lee Street Heaters – Ravinia Business Owner’s Jazz Fusion Quartet Extra Crispy Brass Band – New Orleans Inspired Brass Band SEPTEMBER 28: McStira- Local Classic Rock band with selections from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. For sneak peeks of weekly food trucks and event updates, be sure to like and follow RaviniaDistrict.HighlandPark on Facebook, @RaviniaDistrict on Instagram, or visit enjoyhighlandpark.com/foodtrucks. The public is encouraged to walk or bike along the enhanced Green Bay Trail  - Robert McLory Bike Trail that leads into the charming Ravinia District. The Ravinia District of Highland Park is easily accessible from north or south by riding the Metra to the Ravinia Station, Pace Bus, or if traveling by car, Highland Park is easily accessible via north Lake Shore Drive to Sheridan Road, US 41 and 294. Exit Clavey Road east to Green Bay Road and east on Roger Williams Avenue. Free parking is available.