Celebrate Highwood

Celebrate Highwood Bringing culture and creativity to the North Shore through our diverse businesses and series of special events. Please celebrate Highwood along with us!
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Highwood hosts many fabulous events through the year. Please check our upcoming events to see what is next. Most events, including the Wednesday night summer market, occur in Everts Park on Highwood Ave. west of Greenbay next to the library. Pumpkin Fest happens all over town. This page is not maintained by the City of Highwood. The City of Highwood does not author, endorse or take respon

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Thanks to our Inferno Fest sponsors Gindos Spice of Life, Lifeway Kefir, and La Casa De Isaac for making Inferno Fest ho...
06/19/2026

Thanks to our Inferno Fest sponsors Gindos Spice of Life, Lifeway Kefir, and La Casa De Isaac for making Inferno Fest hotter—and the cool-downs cooler! 🔥🥛 Gindo's Spice of Life, Lifeway Kefir, La Casa De Isaac Restaurante Mexicano in Highwood ! 🎉

Join us Wednesday, June 24, from 4:30 – 9 PM at Everts Park, and taste your way through fiery creations from your favorite Evening Gourmet Market vendors 👀🌶️

Sign up for the Eating Contest to try to eat La Casa de Isaac’s “great balls of fire” without calling for a Lifeway Kefir Cool Down.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inferno-fest-contestants-2026-tickets-1988336355564

🌶️ Come hungry...Inferno Fest is serving up exclusive fiery creations from some of your Evening Gourmet Market vendors! ...
06/18/2026

🌶️ Come hungry...

Inferno Fest is serving up exclusive fiery creations from some of your Evening Gourmet Market vendors! The Yellow Duck Truck, Toasty Cheese, The Polish Plate, Billy Bricks, and more are turning up the heat with special menu items available only during this spicy celebration. Plus, discover even more bold bites and sizzling sips from vendors throughout the market.

Join us Wednesday, June 24 from 4:30 – 9 PM at Everts Park to taste your way through the hottest night of the summer. Which vendor's spicy special are you trying first? 👀🌶️

Think you can handle the heat? Sign up for the Eating Contest eating La Casa de Isaac’s famous “great balls of fire” without calling for a LifewayKefir Cool Down. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inferno-fest-contestants-2026-tickets-1988336355564


My Toasty
The Polish Plate
Billy Bricks Pizza & Ice Cream
Lifeway Kefir
La Casa De Isaac Restaurante Mexicano in Highwood

Hello friends, tonight's Market and Pride events have been cancelled due to the inclement weather and flood warnings cur...
06/17/2026

Hello friends, tonight's Market and Pride events have been cancelled due to the inclement weather and flood warnings currently in effect.

Please stay tuned for updates on rescheduling Pride activities.

We love you Highwood. Stay safe out there!♥

One week until things heat up in Highwood! 🌶️🔥Inferno Fest returns Wednesday, June 24, at the Evening Gourmet Market bri...
06/17/2026

One week until things heat up in Highwood! 🌶️🔥

Inferno Fest returns Wednesday, June 24, at the Evening Gourmet Market bringing spicy food, fiery cocktails, sweet treats with a kick, and the crowd-favorite Eating Contest back to Everts Park.

Think you can handle the heat? The Eating Contest is back and contestants will go head-to-head eating La Casa de Isaac’s famous “great balls of fire” without calling for a Kefir Cool Down. Registration is still open, sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inferno-fest-contestants-2026-tickets-1988336355564

All contestants must complete the waiver before participating:https://www.celebratehighwood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Inferno-Fest-Contest-Waiver-2026.pdf

Whether you're a spice lover or just along for the fun, gather your friends, challenge your taste buds, and get ready for an unforgettable night of flavor and fire.

See you in ONE WEEK! 🌶️🔥

Lifeway Kefir
La Casa De Isaac Restaurante Mexicano in Highwood

Pride in the Park is back! 🌈✨ Join us at tomorrow’s Evening Gourmet Market from 4:30 – 9 PM in Everts Park as we celebra...
06/16/2026

Pride in the Park is back! 🌈✨ Join us at tomorrow’s Evening Gourmet Market from 4:30 – 9 PM in Everts Park as we celebrate love, community, and inclusion. Enjoy high-energy music from Dj Versage, create your own piece of our interactive community puzzle mural with The Art Center Highland Park, paint a rock for the Pride Rocks Garden with North Shore Civic Club, make friendship bracelets with Yelp Chicago Burbs, play giant yard games, and enjoy plenty of family-friendly fun.

And don't forget – this is your last chance to pre-purchase a Pride Picnic Blanket before the event! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Grab yours to support Highwood Pride, then bring your loved ones and come show your pride on the North Side. We can't wait to celebrate with you!

Giggles Play
The Art Center Highland Park
Yelp Chicago Burbs

Join us for great music and even better community vibes at Pride in the Park 🌈✨From 4:30 – 9 PM at Everts Park enjoy a s...
06/15/2026

Join us for great music and even better community vibes at Pride in the Park 🌈✨
From 4:30 – 9 PM at Everts Park enjoy a special evening celebrating love, community, and everything that makes Highwood shine.

Even more fun from 6 – 9 PM as DJ Versage (sponsored by Giggles Play) brings a high-energy, all-ages set, packed with feel-good hits, singalongs, and nonstop summer vibes 💛 Come ready to dance, hang out, and enjoy the night under the lights.

Pre-purchase your pride picnic blanket now to enjoy dinner and drinks from your favorite Evening Gourmet Market vendors and settle in for a summer night done right.

https://www.celebratehighwood.org/pride-in-the-park/

Dj Versage
Giggles Play
The Art Center Highland Park
Yelp Chicago Burbs
Aliya HealthCare
Capital Vacations
The Dog Stop
Brian Lock - State Farm Insurance Agent
J. Blanton Plumbing
Leafguard Brand Gutters

Don't miss this super fun Pride in the Park celebration at the Evening Gourmet Market on Wednesday, June 17! 🌈✨Stop by a...
06/12/2026

Don't miss this super fun Pride in the Park celebration at the Evening Gourmet Market on Wednesday, June 17! 🌈✨

Stop by and help bring an interactive community mural to life with The Art Center Highland Park. Decorate your own puzzle piece as part of We All Fit In: Find Your Place in the Puzzle and add your creativity to a colorful artwork celebrating belonging, inclusion, and the idea that we all fit in. 🧩💖

Join North Shore Civic Club to paint affirmation rocks for the Pride Rocks Garden, creating messages to share with the community. 🪨🎨

Plus, Yelp Chicago Suburbs will be hosting friendship bracelet making, rainbow tattoos, and plenty of pride-themed giveaways! 🌈✨

Pick up a limited-edition Pride in the Park picnic blanket, enjoy giant yard games like Connect 4, Jenga, and Twister, and dance the evening away with Highwood's own DJ Versage. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors as we celebrate love, community, and Pride together!

Dj Versage
Giggles Play
The Art Center Highland Park
Yelp Chicago Burbs
Aliya HealthCare
Capital Vacations
The Dog Stop
Brian Lock - State Farm Insurance Agent
J. Blanton Plumbing
Leafguard Brand Gutters

We’re looking for volunteers! 🙌Be part of Celebrate Highwood’s Wednesday Evening Gourmet Markets (June 17 – August 26) a...
06/11/2026

We’re looking for volunteers! 🙌

Be part of Celebrate Highwood’s Wednesday Evening Gourmet Markets (June 17 – August 26) and help bring one of the North Shore’s favorite summer traditions to life.

Enjoy live music, great food, and a vibrant community atmosphere while you volunteer, meet new people, and support Highwood’s biggest weekly summer event.

For more information on times and descriptions of opportunities sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/3LAPB

Due to the weather last night, we have rescheduled the public sculpture dedication to TONIGHT t 5 pm at 341 Waukegan Rd....
06/11/2026

Due to the weather last night, we have rescheduled the public sculpture dedication to TONIGHT t 5 pm at 341 Waukegan Rd.

Come honor artist Chris Rwk and his first public permanent sculpture as this robot holds a heart to reflect the act of offering love and the openness required to receive it... connection through community and art!♥

06/10/2026

Due to weather, tonight’s evening market has been cancelled.

The robot unveiling and ribbon cutting will be rescheduled for tomorrow at 5PM.

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