26th Annual Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine Art & Music Festival

Schedule

Sat Aug 22 2026 at 05:00 pm to 11:00 pm

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Location

1800 N Sheridan Rd, Waukegan, IL 60087-5132, United States | Waukegan, IL

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The Waukegan Park District is hosting the 26th Annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival on Saturday, August 22, 2026 from 12pm to 6pm at Bowen Park, located at 1800 N. Sheridan Road.
The festival celebrates Waukegan’s native author, Ray Bradbury, with arts and music. Art vendors including photographers, painters, sculptors will have their art for sale. Preregistration is not required to attend this free family event. Come on out and enjoy a day of arts and music!
This is a free event and preregistration is not required! For more information, go to waukeganparks.org/dandelion
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1800 N Sheridan Rd, Waukegan, IL 60087-5132, United States

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