7 Sep 2012 - 5:00 PM

Park Ridge

Park Ridge PizzaFest
September 7, Friday 5:00pm – 10:00pm & Saturday, 12:00pm – 10pm,

Music & Pizza a winning combination, head to Pizza Fest by the train station in Uptown Park Ridge, Come celebrate two days of delicious pizza, great live entertainment and activities for kids. Bring the whole family!

The cozy and picturesque near-northwest suburb of Park Ridge will celebrate its hometown charms with saucy toppings, cool tunes and more at the inaugural Park Ridge Pizza Fest on Friday and Saturday, September 7-8.

Presented by the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, this post-Labor Day community celebration will take place in downtown Park Ridge at the intersections of South Prospect and Summit Avenues in the shadow of the art deco movie palace that is the Pickwick Theatre.

In addition to pies (Caponie’s Trattoria and Beggars Pizza are among the vendors) and a kids’ area with inflatables and crafts, Friday night’s music stage headliner is legendary Brit rockers Foghat while on Saturday it’s acclaimed guitarist Daryl Stuermer of Genesis/Phil Collins fame.

Fest hours are 5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. on Friday, and Noon-10:00 p.m. on Saturday. The nominal suggested gate donation is $5. For more/updates visit www.chicagoevents.com; 773.868.3010. The fest’s music stage lineup as of early August is:

Friday, September 7
6:00 p.m. Diving for Dynamite (party rock)
8:30 p.m. Foghat

Saturday, September 8

Noon Serendipity (female pop/dance band)
1:30 p.m. TBA
3:30 p.m. TBA
5:45 p.m. JakTripper (rock)
8:15 p.m. Daryl Stuermer

South Prospect and Summit Avenues