The Lilac Festival In Illinois That’s Unlike Any Other
If purple is your favorite color, we’ve got an event for you. There’s a lilac festival that takes place each year in Illinois you don’t want to miss this spring, especially if you also love nature.
Lilacs are some of the best flowers in the nation. Scroll on to learn about a celebration that is all about them.
Lombard Lilac Festival Parade in DuPage County will take place Sunday, May 20, 2018, and kicks off at 1:30 p.m. this year.
This is an event that brings people together. Each year, locals line their chairs up down the sides of several streets, rain or shine, amongst the lilacs, and wait for the fun to start. The parade route begins at Main and Wilson streets.
It's all a part of Lilac Days, which lasts May 4 through May 20 this year. It includes various events like craft fairs, classes, plant sales, tours, wine tastings, and much more.
If you're looking for the best place to view lilacs this time of year, get yourself to Lilacia Park, which is located at 150 S. Park Ave., Lombard, IL 60148.
An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
