Backlot Bash 2026

Skokie's Backlot Bash

Name: Skokie's Backlot Bash
Start: 2026-08-28T17:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-08-30T22:00:00.000Z
Location: Downtown Skokie

August 28, 2026 — August 30, 2026 · 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Downtown Skokie street festival, Friday 28–Sunday 30 August 2026. Friday carnival 17:30–22:00. Presented by Skokie Park District.

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Dates: August 28, 2026 — August 30, 2026
Hours: 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Venue: Downtown Skokie
Frequency: Once a year

https://www.backlotbash.com/

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Skokie's Backlot Bash — Backlot Bash 2026

Dates: 28–30 August 2026 (Friday carnival 17:30–22:00; Saturday and Sunday programmes run into the evening)
Venue: Downtown Skokie, Floral Avenue & Oakton Street, Skokie, Illinois, USA

Skokie’s Backlot Bash is the village’s annual downtown street festival, presented by Skokie Park District, the Village of Skokie and Skokie Public Library. The official 2026 schedule page lists Friday, Saturday and Sunday programmes; the Park District event listing dates Friday 28 August 2026, 17:30–22:00, which places the three-day weekend 28–30 August 2026.

The stored homepage has no calendar days; this listing uses the live schedule page. Friday carnival and beer run 17:30–22:00. Saturday and Sunday hours vary by attraction and are not reduced to a single closing time.

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Live music
Carnival
Food and beer

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Event Details

Event Status: Scheduled
Attendance Mode: Offline
Start Date: August 28, 2026
End Date: August 30, 2026
Start Time: 5:30 PM
End Time: 10:00 PM

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Venue

Venue Name: Downtown Skokie
Venue Size: Outdoor downtown street festival (Floral & Oakton)
Country: —
Country Code: —
State / Province: Illinois
City: Skokie
Address: Floral Avenue & Oakton Street, downtown Skokie, IL 60077
Full Address: Floral Avenue & Oakton Street, downtown Skokie, IL 60077, Skokie, Illinois
Map: View on map
Website: https://www.backlotbash.com/
Phone: +1 847-929-8505
Introduction: Downtown Skokie at Floral Avenue and Oakton Street is the civic and commercial core used for Skokie's Backlot Bash and other street events. The Backlot Bash site and Skokie Park District place the three-day summer festival at this corner, with live music, a carnival midway and a Sunday farmers' market. Festival recreation contact published by the park district: (847) 929-8505.