Nominate the Best Summer Festival in the Southland
Don't miss the opportunity to nominate what you feel is the BEST summer festival in your community or a surrounding town. It'll face off against others from the area for the title of the most-loved festival in the Southland.
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Thanks for participating in Patch's Readers' Choice! Our nomination period is now over. Check back July 23, when live voting for your favorites begins!
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The south suburbs are filled with a great variety of summer festivals. There's carnivals, food-centric events, concerts, arts fairs and more.
Summer festivals are a great way to spend a day with the family outdoors, experience new art and culture or just do a little day drinking.
So tell us—What's the best of the fests in the Southland? There's no doubt that we have a repertoire of options in Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Palos, Chicago Heights, Homewood-Flossmoor, Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Frankfort, New Lenox and Mokena.
Nominate your favorite festival by telling us in the comments. Here are a few examples, but they MUST BE NOMINATED to be included in the poll! As festivals are nominated, they'll be added to the list and bolded.
- Frankfort Fall Festival
- Oak Fest
- Homewood Art and Garden Fair
We will accept nominations through July 9.
Ray
8:02 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Oak Fest with the best fireworks display on the southside
ridgeroadmike
11:08 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Homewood Art Festival.
cheryl
1:28 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
I nominate the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce "Fall Festival". It is a nationally ranked festival posting as high as #4 in the nation.
Corielle Heath
4:20 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2012
Thanks for nominating Frankfort Fall Festival!! I would vote for Fall Fest myself, but I suppose I'm a biased respondent. :)
Robert
4:57 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The only Festival worth mentioning is the CARIBBEAN BEACH BLOCK PARTY. The rest are just a bunch of gypsies trying to sell you 'Crafts' that are really made in China.
sam schoeler
9:40 am on Monday, June 25, 2012
I nominate Frankfort Fall Festival!! Over 300 of the country's best artisans means quality and something for everyone, not to mention a carnival, food court and parade.
Corielle Heath
11:07 am on Saturday, June 30, 2012
Thanks for the shout-out to Frankfort Fall Festival!! Even better, this year, Fall Fest will have an area devoted just to live demonstrations of select artists' "creation process." I anticipate it being--awesome.
debbie mcmahon
4:04 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
I nominate the Orland Hills Il 4th of July firesworks and festival. The firework show is awesome and one of the best of all the surrounding suburbs.
Also nominated is Orland Days. Great food tents and enterainment!!! Fun for everyone!
Debbie McMahon, Orland Park, Illinois
Diana
6:02 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Frankfort Fall Fest...haven't missed a year in a long, long time
Corielle Heath
11:18 am on Saturday, June 30, 2012
When I went away to college, I missed Frankfort Fall Festival for the first time in my life! It was like missing a major holiday :(
brights
6:16 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
taste of orland
Village of Homewood
4:43 pm on Sunday, July 1, 2012
Downtown Homewood Art and Garden!
SouthSide
5:04 pm on Sunday, July 1, 2012
Homewood art and garden
Frank J Casella
9:28 pm on Sunday, July 1, 2012
There is no place like Home Sweet Homewood!!
Sue N.
10:15 am on Friday, July 6, 2012
While I do love the Frankfort Fall Fest, my vote goes to New Lenox's Proud American Days as the BEST! It has more variety and things to do for all ages no matter was you like, and always has top notch bands playing each night! And the workers, including the police are always friendly & helpful!
Deb Morgan-Nelson
12:01 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
Has anyone nominated Flossmoor Fest yet? Great event at the end of the summer!
Stacy Holland
3:22 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
Stacy H.
I nominate the Frankfort Fall Festival. I love all the artisans, the great parade, the tasty food and the fun carnival. We have gone each year for the past 22 years.It just gets better each year.
Donna
10:33 am on Saturday, July 7, 2012
I like Tinley Park's CARIBBEAN BEACH BLOCK PARTY. Last year a band covering Heart music appeared that was the best. The female lead's voice was as profound as Ann Wilson's.
MAC
9:17 am on Sunday, July 8, 2012
Tinley Park Caribbean Beach Block Party!
Eileen Bettenhausen
11:09 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
Old Canal days in Lockport
Chris Arnett
1:10 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Irish Fest/Gaelic Fest at Gaelic Park.
HFMom
3:43 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
All are good, but Frankfort is the most varied, cleanest, and all over fun festival.