Big Book Outing – Fall Fun for All (Resched 10/23)
Special Event
Independence Day Cook-Out, Potluck and Fireworks
Monday, July 4th @ 6:00 pm – Dusk
You’re invited to our Inaugural Independence Day celebration along Riverside Drive Promenade!
Come out with your friends and family support your club, enjoy Elgin and the Grand Victoria’s free concert and the fireworks show on the Fox River as we serve Food, Fellowship and Fun to celebrate Independence and Freedom on July 4th – B.Y.O.C (Bring Your Own Chair!)
Join us for an evening of sobriety and recovery! Our festivities will be held in the roped off rear EAC parking lot area and along Riverside Drive Promenade. We will have the interior of the club open, tables setup outside for dinning and will be raising monies by selling Monster Drinks and Trinkets to the general public. Suggested Food Donation $3 Members, $5 Non-Members & Kids are Free!
Event Schedule:
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – BBQ & Potluck
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Ice Cream Social
9:15 pm – Dusk – Fireworks Show!
“Therefore dependence, as A.A. practices it, is really a means of gaining true independence of the spirit.” – 12&12 Step Three, p.36
Additional Elgin Activities for Monday, July 4th, 2016
- The 2016 City of Elgin and Downtown Neighborhood Association’s (DNA) Fourth of July Parade begins with an All-American Pooch Parade at 8:30am.
- Then, stepping off at 9am the “Going for the Gold” 2016 Fourth of July parade begins!
- The Parade Route is Along Douglas Avenue – From Slade Ave to the north and ending at Highland Ave to the south. Bring your own blanket/chair to enjoy the 2+ hour parade with over 100+ entries – enjoy the large trucks, creative floats, music, dancing, BMX bike stunts, cheerleaders, tumblers, marching bands and all the other entertaining acts and floats!
Downtown Elgin is open for business!
Many of the shops and restaurants are open to welcome the community! After the parade stop by Soulful Sparrow, Elgin Antiques & Uniques, and our many other unique shops, or make your way to Side Street Studio Arts for their 3rd Annual Americana Jubilee, which will feature a pie-eating contest, dunk tank, and many other fun family-friendly activities.
From there, take a stroll along Elgin’s Riverside Drive Promenade, along the scenic Fox River, and then make your way to Festival Park, where the Grand Victoria Casino will continue the tradition of their Summer Concert Series! Then, sit back in your seats and enjoy the GVC Fireworks display in Downtown Elgin! It will prove to be a spectacular event!
Grand Victoria Casino’s 4th of July Celebration Fireworks/Concert Information
- The Grand Victoria Concert starts at 5:30pm (admission fees apply for Festival Park)
- Fireworks will be deployed from National Street bridge at approximately 9:30pm – the fireworks show/viewing is FREE along Riverside Drive Promenade, bring your blanket and chair!
- Plenty of Free Parking in Downtown Elgin!
Bikes and Bites on the Fox
Bikes and Bites on the Fox is back! This event is designed to attract bike riders off of the Fox River Bike Trail and into Downtown Elgin and The Depot District in East Dundee. Entertainment includes: Food Trucks, FREE Kids’ Activity Center, Bags Tournament and Buskers!
Check out the official Bikes and Bites on the Fox Facebook page for more information.
SAVE THE DATE – SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016
New this year families are invited to bring their bikes and ride the Fox River Bike Trail from Elgin to East Dundee. Riverside Drive in downtown Elgin is the hub for Bikes & Bites on the Fox but continue up the trail for a Farmers’ Market and one more food truck in East Dundee.
We are excited to announce some of our 2016 Food Trucks:
Ruthella’s New Orleans Cuisine – The Depot in East Dundee
MORE FOOD TRUCKS COMING SOON!
Activities Include:
Kids’ Corner – Craft Bike License Plates, Bike Decorating, Bozo Buckets, Crafts, and More!
Local Buskers – LIVE Music – Bags
Socks & Souls is returning!
Bike Corral provided by Elgin Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Elgin International Festival
SAVE THE DATE: Elgin iFest will be held on Saturday, August 27, right outside of our club doors! Free fun for the whole community and our fellowship! #Elginifest
CELEBRATE ELGIN’S 5TH ANNUAL iFEST
The city of Elgin, in collaboration with area community and business leaders, will hold the fifth annual International Festival on Saturday, August 27, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Elgin’s newly developed Riverside Drive Promenade, located in the heart of Downtown Elgin.
Elgin’s International Festival, also known as iFest, will bring together dozens of the world’s cultures which showcase the cultural throughout the Greater Fox Valley of Northern Illinois.
The free festival will feature music and entertainment, ethnic cuisine, children’s activities, a “world market” and cultural arts and crafts. Learn More: www.ElginIFest.org