The Festival of the Vine will be held in Geneva, Illinois on September 11 -13, 2009 to celebrate art, entertainment, food and drink. Geneva is a far west suburb of the Chicago area. The Festival of the Vine is a family friendly community event that will include Flavor Fare food and wine tasting, flower market, horse drawn antique carriage rides, an arts and crafts show, Fall Harvest Market, complimentary scenic trolley rides, French Market, Kids' Patch and more.
Entertainment Stage
The entertainment stage, located near the Flavor Fare, will feature a variety of entertainment for mellow a weekend of fun.
- Friday – Gallery classic rock (5:30 pm) and The Blind Roosevelts (7:30 pm).
- Saturday – State Street Dance Studio (12:00), Joey Edwin Duo (3:30 PM), The MacCartyns (5:30 pm), Introduction of 2010 line – up for Dancing with the Geneva Stars (7:00 pm) and The Hiline Band – Motown (7:30 pm).
- Sunday – The StingRays (1:00 – 5:00 pm)
Flavor Fare Food and Wine Tasting
The Flavor Fair will offer wine tasting and food from local restaurants. Tickets can be 
purchased to taste the vintages and to purchase the food from the restaurant vendors. There will be 16 wines from around the world available at the wine tasting. Flavor Fare offers food from some of the finest restaurants in Geneva. The Dining Tent is open on Friday and Saturday from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM. On Sunday the Dining Tent is open from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Tickets are $1 each. Entrees cost $1 to $4 each.
There are also Wine Tastings and Dinners planned at Harrington Inn, Galena Cellars Vineyard & Winery, Graham's Fine Chocolate, Oscar Swan Country Inn and SavWay Fine Wines & Spirits.
See the Geneva Chamber website for additional information.
The Festival of the Vine is an event that offers fun for kids and adults. Enjoy a mellow Indian Summer weekend in historic Geneva, Illinois.
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Comments
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I went to the festival last night. It looked like a great festival, but it was way too crowded to be fun for me. There were two lines to to buy the food and drink tickets, but there were about 40 people in line and they seemed to be stuck. Someone behind me even asked if they were on break. In the meantime, there were food vendors waiting for business. The wine tent had another long line. I would liked to have tried some of the food and wine, but lost patience and left. If I went again it would not be on a Saturday night.
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