August 19, 2022

'22 Bash features a variety of entertainment!

Friday, Aug. 26, 5:30-10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 27, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 28, 12-8 p.m.

In addition to a weekend of music and carnival rides discussed in the last two e-newsletters, Skokie's Backlot Bash features a host of other attractions, in and around the Bash grounds. They include:

Beer Tent & Food

The Bash beer tent is a place to get out of the sun and drink reasonably-priced beer, as well as get a view of all of the weekend's music! Stop next door at one of the many Bash food vendors and pair that beer with a delicious meal, snack or dessert! All beer, wine and hard seltzer –– $5.

Bingo Bash!

Find the Bingo Bash Tent near the east entrance to the Library, win enough money to pay your bills, and have fun while you are at it!

Friday, 6-10 p.m.

Saturday, 2-10 p.m.

Sunday, 2-6 p.m.

Backlot Dash 5K

& Kids' Half-Mile Color Fun Run

On Saturday, August 27, Skokie's Backlot Dash 5K and Kid's Color Fun Run will be held in Downtown Skokie (in and around the grounds of Skokie's Backlot Bash) and will include a half mile youth color run. The Kids' Half Mile Color Fun Run is an out-and-back course with white t-shirts provided. Runners will run through powdered colors thrown along the course.

Kids' Run –– 8 a.m.

5K race –– 8:30 a.m.

An awards ceremony will follow the 5K.

Register here

Classic Car Show

See some of the hottest classic cars on the North Shore! Check out the bank parking lot just east of the Village Hall to get in on the fun. Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

Family Fun at the Library

Cool off inside the Skokie Public Library and check out the following fun family events!

Saturday, August 27

11 a.m.–2 p.m. –– Drop-in Arts & Crafts

2:30–3 p.m. –– Incite Dance Center

2:45–3:30 p.m. –– Learn Magic with Gary Kantor

Sunday, August 28

3-4 p.m. –– See a show starring the Snow Queen (Elsa) and the Island Princess (Moana) and then a get a photo op.

4:30–5:30 p.m. –– Learn Magic with Gary Kantor

Rotary Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, 8-11 a.m. –– $8

Does anything sound better on Sunday morning than sausage and thick, delicious pancakes, drowned in hot syrup and butter, with orange juice and coffee? Also for sale this year: Bloody Marys & Mimosas! Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Skokie Valley.



Museum & Log Cabin

Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 p.m.

Right inside the Backlot Bash grounds, visit the Skokie Heritage Museum. Step back in time and see how Skokie looked 130 years ago.

Farmer's Market

Sunday, 7:30 a.m.-noon

On Backlot Bash weekend, Skokie's famous, fabulous, fantastic Farmers' Market temporarily moves to the west parking lot of the Skokie Public Library, where it celebrates more than a quarter century of operation, presenting farmers and vendors from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Skokie is proud of this community event and its fresh vegetables, fruits, cheeses and flowers, often picked just hours before being made available to customers.

The postponed free July 4th 3-D Fireworks show will now be held on Saturday, September 17, at 6:30 p.m., at Niles West High School.

6:30 p.m.

Attendees may bring blankets, chairs and a picnic dinner. The event will feature DJ music leading up to the fireworks show.

8–8:25 p.m.

Free fireworks show with music, with 3-D glasses for the first 10,000 attendees.

Fall Registration is on!

The Skokie Park District offers you and your family an enormous variety of recreational, educational and fitness alternatives, including many fall special events.

Celebrate fall by finding a new program, class or hobby at your Skokie Park District!

Resident registration is ongoing

Begins for non-residents

Monday, August 22 at 8:30 a.m.

Bring the family to various Skokie parks this summer and read the children's stories on display!

Every three weeks, a designated park will feature a children’s book attached to kiosks along the park path. As you stroll along the trail, you will be directed to the next page in the story.

Enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time!

August 8-25

Channelside Park: They All Saw a Cat

In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel's New York Times best seller shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. "Both simple and ingenious in concept, Wenzel's award-winning book feels like a game changer." – The Huffington Post

Channelside Park is located at 3219 Main St.

Coming soon

August 29–September 15

Timber Ridge Park:

Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

September 19–October 7

Laramie Park: Change Sings