Contact

General Fall Fest Information
Sunday Car Show, and
History Center Tent Information
Des Plaines History Center
Email: fallfest@desplaineshistory.org
Phone: 847-391-5399 (Main)
Cell: 847-757-1724 (September 12-13-14)

Main Stage Entertainment
Brian Panek
Brian.Panek@DPParks.org

Sponsors, Food Vendors
Marisa Marton
mmarton@dpchamber.com 
or
Alyssa Lombardo
alombardo@dpchamber.com
Phone: 847-824-4200
Fax: 847-824-7932

KidZone!
Lizzie Karras
Lizzie.Karras@dpparks.org
Phone: 847-391-5711 (Main)

Location & Parking

Lake Park, Des Plaines, IL

Fall Fest Des Plaines is held every year in beautiful Lake Park.
Google Map and Directions 

Free Parking!

Free parking is available during festival hours at the Lakeview Center and the Lake Park Marina, on Howard Ave.

The main parking lot is directly across from the Carnival, on Lee St., just north of Touhy Ave. Look for the signs.

When parking on a  street, please be respectful of our neighbors' property and  do not obstruct their driveways. THANK YOU!

Click on the map to download a printable PDF

Fall Fest Volunteer Signup Form

Volunteers are the heartbeat of this community festival.
We welcome you and appreciate your contribution to making this successful every year!

To Our Lake Park Neighbors

Each year, we make every effort to make Fall Fest a fantastic event for all, but we realize it may cause some inconvenience for residents around Lake Park. Information for our neighbors is included in this letter.

Policies

  • Lawn seating at the Main Stage. Bring your chairs & blankets.
  • No outside food or drink may be brought into the Fall Fest food & beverage (main stage) area. Bags are subject to search.
  • No alcoholic beverages allowed outside of the food & beverage (main stage) area.
  • No smoking is allowed in the food court/dining/main stage area.
  • No riding bicycles, tricycles, e-bikes, or motorized scooters is allowed in the festival areas.
  • Pets are not allowed in the fenced-in food court/dining/main stage area.

A service animal shall have a harness, leash, or other tether, unless the handler is unable to use a harness, leash or other tether because of a disability, or unless the use of a harness, leash or tether would interfere with the service animal’s safe, effective performance of work tasks, in which case the service animal must be otherwise under the handler’s control (e.g. voice controls, hand signals or other effective means).
Service animals must be in their official roles and under control at all times.