Summer is winding down which in Evanston means the CommUNITY Picnic is here!

Join fellow Evanstonians on Sunday, August 25 from Noon-4pm in Ingraham Park (west of the Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave) for a celebration of Evanston's diversity, community and send our school children back to school in style.

Admission to the Picnic is free. 

 With a host of games, activities and entertainment your family will be able to enjoy a wonderful afternoon in one of Evanston's beautiful parks. 

Free Food

Hot Dogs and Chips prepared by the Kiwanis Club of Evanston
Cookies from the Cookies with Flavor Food Truck
Popcorn
Freezepops

Games and Events

Family Board Game Station
Pour Painting at the art tent
Friendship Bracelet Station
Hopscotch, Double Dutch, Hula Hoops

Schedule of Activities

Showtime Tony (Balloon Artist)  Noon-4pm
Waxed Hands 1-3pm
A Hardy Party Face Painting Noon-2pm
Temporary Tattoos Noon-4pm
Recreation Let's Play Trailer Noon-4pm
Performance by Northshore Squares 12:30-1pm
Performance by John Mead and Yasgur's Farm 1:30-3:30pm
Inflatable Obstacle Course with Slide Noon-4pm
Battery Powered Animal Rides Noon-4pm
Battery Powered Bumper Cars Noon-4pm
Jesse White Tumblers 3-4pm

Would you like to support the CommUNITY Picnic?

We couldn't do this with our community! Please consider donating. No donation is too small (or too large). Donation items for our picnic raffle are also welcome.

Volunteering

Over 80 volunteers are needed to make this another successful event! Individuals, families and groups interested in volunteering should contact Michelle Tompkins at mtompkins@cityofevanston.org or call 847-448-4311. Volunteers receive a T-Shirt, as well as food. Breakfast for our volunteers is donated by Bagel Art.

2019 Bronze and Silver Sponsors

Friends of the CommUNITY

Friends of the CoummUNITY have donated items to the picnic raffle or for our volunteers. Thank you for your generosity.

Actor's Gymnasium
Ayla's Originals, A Bead, Jewelry & Gift Boutique
Bagel Art Cafe
Binny's Beverage Depot
Canal Shores Golf Course
Century 12 Evanston/CineArts 6 and XD
Cookies with Flavor
Doc Able's Auto Clinic Inc. 
Evanston School of Ballet Foundation
Foster Dance Studio
Hilton Orrington/Evaston
Hyatt House Evanston
Lock Chicago
My Piano Study Inc.
North Shore Squares
Northwestern Athletics, Cats Give Back
Pilates Connection
RCN
Ridgeville Park District

 Thank you to our 2019 Picnic Partners! Be sure to stop by their booths on Sunday

Amita Saint Francis Hospital
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Blink Fitness
Camp Kesem
Child Care Network of Evanston
Children's Home and Aid Society of Chicago
Community & Economic Development Association of Cook County Inc
Compete Chiro Rehab
Connections for the Homeless
Cradle to Career
Evanston Public Library
Evanston School District 65
Evanston Sunrise Lions Club
Green Mountain Energy Company
Indivisible Evanston
James B Moran Center for Youth
MY Piano Study, Inc.
NAACP
Normandy Remodeling 
Oak Street Health
Open Communities
Orange Theory Fitness
Organization for Positive Action and Leadership (OPAL)
Peer Services Inc.
Pet Supplies Plus
RCN
Ridgeville Park District
Sigma Gamma Rho
STEM School Evanston
TVG-Medulla LLC for Chiro One Wellness Centers
Unitarian Church of Evanston
Young Black and Lit