The Waukegan Park District is hosting the 24th Annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival on Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 11am to 4:51pm at Bowen Park, located 1800 N. Sheridan Road. The festival celebrates Ray Bradbury with arts and music. Art vendors, including painters, sculptors, and photographers, will have their art for sale.
Ray Bradbury, born in Waukegan on August 22, 1920, was an author and screenwriter in fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery. Some of his most famous works include elements of his hometown of Waukegan in them. Ray Bradbury passed away on June 5, 2012 and he is honored in numerous ways in Waukegan.
Preregistration is not required to attend this free, family-friendly event. For more information, contact Angela Marcum at amarcum@waukeganparks.org or (847) 360-4746.