Hyde Park Silver Room Fest

Once a quaint affair for friends and family of the silver room the event has grown into a vibrant and diverse all ages.

Hyde park silver room fest. Like the latter event the silver room celebration grew from humble. Nearly 46 000 people attended the all day event that incorporated three stages 150 artists performers 90 vendors 8 satellite locations and 1 000 roller skaters on a 10 000 square foot skating rink. July 16 2019 july 27 2019 filed under. On july 20 2019 the 16th annual silver room sound system block party was held in downtown hyde park for the fourth consecutive year.

This is a block party in the same way that the chosen few picnic is a picnic. July 16 2019 at 10 07 am by robert rodi. Join us for the 7th annual hyde park summer fest located in the heart of downtown hyde park 53rd and. A preview of the silver room block party in hyde park.

The silver room is a chicago institution. Hyde park summer fest postponed see you june 2021 after careful thought and consideration and conversations with local officials hyde park summer fest formerly known as hyde park brew fest has decided to postpone its annual event until next year. Much of it is a representation of a diverse group of local artisans including international artists and designers. Hyde park summer fest chicago illinois.

When the hyde park jazz festival s executive and artistic director kate dumbleton spoke to the reader in august about the fest s efforts to adapt to covid 19 she sounded hopeful that some version of the event would take place during its traditional time slot on the last weekend of september given that chicago s department of cultural affairs and special events. A brief oral history of the silver room block party since moving to hyde park this free community focused festival has blossomed into one of chicago s most important cultural institutions. The silver room sound system block party started in 2002 celebrates cultural diversity through expression music and art and is a community event hosted by the silver room and owner eric williams and organized along with a team a donation at the gate is suggested. The silver room block party takes place saturday july 21 in hyde park and this year it includes movies too the harper theater will screen five of them including the chicago premiere of.