Elmfest will celebrate its 19th Anniversary in downtown Elmhurst on Friday through Sunday, June 8-10. Festival hours are 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday. The Elmhurst Jaycees Carnival will begin Thursday, June 7, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
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Elmfest information is available via the internet at www.elmfest.org, which was designed in partnership with Bronze Sponsor Synergistic Networks, Inc. (180 West Park Avenue, Suite 2).
The Chamber sponsors Elmfest in cooperation with the City of Elmhurst (209 North York Street), Platinum Sponsor; Elmhurst Park District (225 Prospect Avenue), Gold Sponsor; and Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) and Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box 235), Silver Sponsors.
Fifth Third Bank (105 South York Street) is the Gold Sponsor of the City Centre Stage on Schiller Street and AT&T Broadband (688 Industrial Drive) is the Silver Sponsor of the Entertainment Center off Addison Avenue.
Corporate sponsors include: Gold—Browning Ferris Industries (550 West Lake Street, Melrose Park), waste disposal; Silver—Liberty Suburban Chicago Newspapers (709 Enterprise Drive, Oak Brook), advertising; Bronze—Chicago Tribune (2000 York Road, Suite 124, Oak Brook), advertising, Euclid Beverage, refreshments, The Elmhurst Doings (440 East Ogden Avenue, Hinsdale), advertising, Community Bank of Elmhurst (330 West Butterfield Road), insurance, LaSalle Bank (1000 South York Street), Firstar Bank (536 South York Street) and Leonard’s Fine Men’s Clothing (144 North York Street), polo shirts.
Festival sponsors include: LaSalle Bank, the show pony photographs for children on Saturday from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.; Charter One Bank (100 Addison Avenue), Craft Show on Sunday; and United Parcel Service, Chamber/Visitor & Tourism Information Booth, where A-1 Communications, Inc./Verizon Wireless (540 West North Avenue) will allow Elmfest patrons to make free phone calls.