Harvest Fest This Saturday: a Day Full of Family Fun

Music, food, fresh produce, touch-a-truck and the new Cruise into Harvest Fest car show make Downtown Deerfield the place to be. 

Downtown Deerfield at Robert York and Park Avenues will be packed with food, fun, cars, music and community on Saturday, September 21! The day kicks off with the Farmers Market from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., offering fresh produce, live music and the touch-a-truck event. From 2 - 5 p.m., the first-ever Cruise into Harvest Fest car show will showcase a diverse range of vintage, classic and modern vehicles, with free entry for participants and attendees, sponsored by the Deerfield Lions Club.

Gates open at 5 p.m. for Harvest Fest with 11 food vendors, a beer and wine tent, live music and a bags tournament hosted by the Deerfield Park District. The event will also feature live performances by West End 40 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. and Hi Infidelity from 7 - 9 p.m. Parking for Harvest Fest is available at the Downtown Deerfield Metra and Lindemann parking lots.

Harvest Fest is hosted by the Village of Deerfield and the DBR Chamber of Commerce. Thank you to our sponsor, Parkway Bank! Visit the Harvest Fest website for more information.

Residential Shredding Event Sept. 28

The Village and LRS will host a free residential paper shredding event on Saturday, September 28, at the Public Works facility, 465 Elm Street, from 9 a.m. to noon, or until the trucks are full.

Participants are limited to three bankers boxes or paper bags per vehicle. Residential only, please no businesses.

For more information, contact Communications Coordinator David Fitzgerald-Sullivan at 847.719.7400 or dfitzgerald@deerfield.il.us.  

Child Safety Seat Check This Saturday

The Deerfield Police Department is hosting a free car seat safety event this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon in the Lindemann parking lot for National Seat Check Saturday. Certified Child Safety Seat Technicians will be available for a free car seat safety inspection.

The goal of National Seat Check Saturday is to teach parents how to correctly install and use car seats and ensure children are in the right seats for their age and size.

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Scout Day at the Deerfield Historic Village

Everyone is invited to Scout Day on Sunday, September 29, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Deerfield Historic Village along Deerfield and Kipling Roads.  Activities include a tour of displays on the history of Scouting, wall climbing, a monkey bridge and s’mores. Since 1914, Scouting has been a part of Deerfield area history.  Admission is free to this community event sponsored by the Deerfield Area Historical Society. 

The Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of our community.  The Deerfield Area Historical Society receives no tax support and relies on memberships and donations.