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Bartlett Heritage Days

The 4-year-old festival consists of more than 30 events in downtown Bartlett, spanning six blocks from Bartlett Park at Oak and North Avenues to Leiseberg Park at 325 E. Devon Ave. Events run from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission and free trolley rides between locations from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free parking at Metra lots after 4 p.m. on Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for kid activities downtown and the carnival are not interchangeable.

FRIDAY

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “Discover Yesterday’s Bartlett” exhibits at Bartlett History Museum, 228 S. Main St.

5 to 10 p.m. Chamber Carnival with rides, food, wine/beer garden, Leiseberg Park, 325 E. Devon Ave.

7 p.m. Open Mic Night, Arts in Bartlett Center for the Arts, 118 W. Bartlett Ave.

7 p.m. Fashion show and music, Banbury Fair, 211 W. Railroad Ave.

7:30 p.m. Band “Friction,” Leiseberg Park

SATURDAY

9 a.m. to noon “Discover Yesterday’s Bartlett” at Bartlett History Museum

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arts/Craft Fair, Business Vendors, Food Booths, Bartlett Park; Fine Arts on Oak; Antique/Flea Market, West Bartlett Avenue

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Carnival games and snacks: tickets sold for the benefit of Juvenile Diabetes, Derango Family Dental, 104 S. Oak

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pet Parade/ Pet Contest, Bake Sale by Four Paws Animal Foundation, Bartlett Park

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cakewalk by Boy Scout Troop 66, Banbury Fair

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s games and Legoland Discovery Center sponsored by Mathnasium of Bartlett; Animal Show by Bartlett Nature Center; Create a greeting card for the troops by Bartlett Woman’s Club, all at Bartlett Park

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Inflatable kiddie slide, Bubble gum blowing contest, Bartlett’s Candy Cottage, 138 S. Oak

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kiddy Train Rides by Christ Community Church at Banbury Fair; old-timey contests at Banbury Fair

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s art activity and face painting by Color My World Children’s Art Studio, Railroad Avenue and Main Street

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Birdhouse Art” contest by Arts in Bartlett, 2:30 entry deadline, Railroad Avenue and Main Street

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Test Your Strength Striker Game, Town Liquor & Food, 233 S. Main St.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photos in old-fashioned hat, genealogy charts by Bartlett Public Library, Bartlett Park

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wine Tasting, Town Liquor & Food

Noon to 4 p.m. Indian Ridge Farm Pony Rides and Petting Zoo by Associated Bank; $4 a ride, $7 for 2

12:30 p.m. Randy Erwin, singing, yodelin’ & trick ropin’ cowboy, Bartlett Park Gazebo

1 to 3 p.m. Plaza Folk Union Band, Banbury Fair

1 to 5 p.m. Open House at Immanuel United Church of Christ, built 1891, root beer/orange floats. Book signing: Sandra Parsons “The Best Revenge,” 415 W. North Ave.

1 to 10 p.m. Chamber Carnival, rides, food, wine/beer garden, Leiseberg Park

1:30 p.m. Guitars in Bartlett, Bartlett Park Gazebo

2:30 p.m. Laverne Bobkowski “Patsy Kline and more,” Bartlett Park Gazebo

3:15 p.m. Randy Erwin, singing, yodelin’ & trick ropin’ cowboy, Banbury Fair

3:30 p.m. Bartlett International Chorus railroad songs, Bartlett Park Gazebo

4 p.m. Wes Lee “K” fusion guitar, Bartlett Park Gazebo

5 p.m. Band “Friction,” Leiseberg Park

7:30 p.m. Band “Pipe Dreams” Leiseberg Park

SUNDAY

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arts/Craft Fair, Business Vendors, Food Booths, Bartlett Park; Antique/Flea Market, West Bartlett Avenue

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Classic Car Show, West Bartlett Avenue

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. DuPage Valley Settlers Encampment

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s games and Legoland Discovery Center sponsored by Mathnasium of Bartlett, Bartlett Park

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s art activity and face painting by Color My World Children’s Art Studio, Railroad Avenue and Main Street

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Birdhouse Art” contest entries on display, Railroad Avenue and Main Street

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Test Your Strength Striker Game, Town Liquor & Food

11 a.m. Anisah Belly Dancing, Banbury Fair

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Old timey contests, Banbury Fair

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Inflatable kiddie slide. Bubble gum Blowing Contest, Bartlett’s Candy Cottage

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photos in old-fashioned hat, genealogy charts by Bartlett Public Library, Bartlett Park

11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Yu-Gi Oh! /Vanguard Tournaments at Forever After Collectibles, 116 W. Bartlett Ave.

Noon “Living Out Loud” teen band at Derango Family Dental

Noon Hanover Park District Company Allegro, Banbury Fair

Noon to 4 p.m. Kiddy Train Rides by Christ Community Church, Banbury Fair

Noon to 4 p.m. Indian Ridge Farm Pony Rides and Petting Zoo by Associated Bank, $4 a ride, $7 for 2

1 to 4 p.m. Dog Day Afternoon with Almost Home Foundation — free dog baths, nail trimming and family photos, dog adoptions, Brolin’s Scoops and Maddie’s Sips, 144 Bartlett Plaza

1 to 5 p.m. Open House at Immanuel United Church of Christ, built 1891, root beer/orange floats, 415 W. North Ave.

1 to 5 p.m. Chamber Carnival, rides, food, wine/beer garden, Leiseberg Park

2 p.m. Memoir Writing Workshop, Bartlett Library

3 to 5 p.m. Wine Tasting, Town Liquor & Food

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