Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival

Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival

August 4-5, 2012
Saturday & Sunday; 11:00 am-6:00 pm


2012 Artist Application

NOTE: The application deadline has been EXTENDED. Applications must be received by April 6, 2012!

Application general information page 1

Application general information page 2

Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival FORM

Lakeshore Arts Festival Food Vendor Application 2012.pdf

Lakeshore Arts Festival Awards

View 2011 winner names here.

August 6 & 7, 2011, 11am - 6pm at Dawes Park

Free Admission
2011 Lakeshore Program

Pottery on display at 2007 FestivalSince 1973, the City of Evanston has presented the annual Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival. The festival takes place the first weekend in August on Evanston's stunning, historic lakefront at Dawes Park, Sheridan Road at Church St.

The festival showcases live jazz and classical music, a silent art auction, and the popular Children's Craft Tent. The festival hosts a dozen restaurateurs serving a variety of culinary delights.

Sculpture at Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival by Rich Foreman PhotographyFree parking is available at the Northwestern University parking lot, three blocks north of festival site (look for the signs). A free shuttle bus runs non-stop between the parking lot and the festival site between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dawes Park's official address is 1700 Sheridan Road, Evanston. For more information, please call 847.448.8260.

The Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival is presented by the City of Evanston’s Cultural Arts Division. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

2011 Sponsors:

City of Evanston logo IL arts council logo
Homestead logo 2011 color web.jpg Evanston RoundTable logo
leaffilter logo 2011.jpg Quince at the Homestead logo
Logo for Renewal by Anderson READER_Yel_Web_001.jpg
Evanston Review logo 2011.jpg