The Waukegan Park District is hosting the 25th Annual Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival on Saturday, August 16, 2025 from noon to 6pm at Bowen Park, located at 1800 N. Sheridan Road. The festival celebrates Ray Bradbury with arts and music. Art vendors, including painters, sculptors, and photographers, will have their art for sale.

Ray Bradbury, born in Waukegan on August 22, 1920, was an author and screenwriter in fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery. Some of his most famous works include references to his hometown memories of Waukegan in them. Ray Bradbury passed away on June 5, 2012, and is honored in numerous ways in Waukegan.

For more information, contact Angela Marcum at [email protected] or (847)360-4746.

Date: August 16, 2025

Time: 12:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: Bowen Park, 1800 N Sheridan Road, Waukegan, IL 60087

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