Oak Park Newspaper

38th annual A Day in Our Village festival is June 5

Scoville Park and Rehm Park are the places to be on Sun., June 5 when Oak Park's pre-eminent celebration of diversity and community involvement – A Day in Our Village – will mark its 38th year.

The all-inclusive, annual festival allows residents to become volunteers, join an organization, patronize a local merchant or service, meet neighbors, enjoy special activities, make new friends, join a congregation and generally support the community spirit.

Oak Park Township's mini-buses will provide free transportation between venues from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Here's an overview of the day's activities:

More than 150 activity booths representing Oak Park civic, cultural, social service, educational, religious and business organizations will fill Scoville Park (Lake Street at Oak Park Avenue) from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Among the various activities will be history games, aikido demonstrations, plant-your-own vegetable or flower to take home, art activities, coloring activities for kids and displays of Police and Fire department vehicle technology. The essential face painting and balloons will be there, too. Local entertainers on the Scoville Park stage will perform a mix of popular music, stage and show reviews.

Food court featuring local restaurants will be on the Oak Park Library plaza adjacent to Scoville Park selling meals, snacks and beer in a picnic setting.

Rehm Park & Pool (Garfield Street at East Avenue) will offer a range of activities from 1 – 6 p.m., including swimming for $4 per person until 4 p.m.; tennis lessons until 4 p.m.; old fashioned carnival games; Finding Nemo inflatable experience; Mutiny on the Bouncer inflatable pirate ship; Wind Jammer amusement park ride; musical entertainment; and balloon artist David Lyons.

For more information, call 708.358.5407 or e-mail community@oak-park.us.