Cash For Kids- Chicago's Only Johnny Cash Festival

Name: Cash For Kids- Chicago's Only Johnny Cash Festival
Start: 2026-01-24T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Irish American Heritage Center

Schedule

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Irish American Heritage Center | Lincolnwood, IL

The 21st Annual Cash Fest featuring The Waco Brothers, Iron Horse, Alaina Stacey, The John Allen Green Band, Mike Gianinni, In Spite of Ourselves, State of the City, The Rock Islanders and Lawrence Peters.
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About Pat Mac's Pack
Patrick McNamara was a selfless, fun-loving child who never let the diagnosis of a brain tumor burden him or prevent him from living life to the fullest. In Pat’s 13 years of life, he endured more than 15 brain surgeries, multiple rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatments that made him lose his hair, a portion of his hearing and occasionally his energy -- but never his winning spirit and love for family and friends.
During Patrick McNamara’s 11-year battle with brain tumors, his family, friends and neighbors would often come together as “Pat Mac’s Pack” to participate in events that raised funds for pediatric brain tumor research and Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. After passing away at the age of 13, Patrick’s family and friends committed to continue to fight in his honor - incorporating Pat Mac’s Pack, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in 2014. Our mission is to raise funds for pediatric brain tumor research and provide financial assistance to young cancer patients and their families.
Since our establishment in 2014, Pat Mac’s Pack has donated more than $1.5 million to help advance pediatric brain cancer research at Lurie Children’s Hospital and has provided financial support to more than 400 families with children battling cancer. In 2024, Pat Mac’s Pack made its largest commitment yet – a 3-year, $750,000 minimum commitment to fund investigator-initiated pediatric neuro-oncology clinical trials. This tremendous commitment will be accompanied by $500k of direct support to families over the same three years.