TASTE OF RIVER NORTH™️

Two Stages, Incredible Food, Dog Parade and Kids’ Zone

There is something for everyone!

Celebrate our Neighborhood!

Don’t wait too long to register your Fur Baby in the Dog Parade!

Indulge in signature dishes from our local restaurants. From gourmet bites to comfort food classics, the festival offers a diverse range of flavors, reflecting the rich culinary diversity of River North’s renowned dining scene. Register and enjoy wine tasting on Friday night!

Two stages bring an electrifying lineup of live music that keeps the energy high all weekend long.

Ontario Stage

Friday

6:00pm – The Birkenrocks

8:00pm – Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press

Saturday

12:30pm – School of Rock

2:30pm – Fletcher Rockwell

4:30pm – Funky Monks

6:00pm – The Divas

8:00pm – Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute

Superior DJ Stage

Dennis Ferrer (Fri Headliner) + Stacey Pullen (Sat Headliner)

Inphinity, The Avina Brothers, Garrett Belschner & Mikey Hahn, NOSL33P, L3XX, + more

Register for our 4th Annual Dog Parade! It’s always a hit. Each participant gets a goodie bag and winners receive prizes! No dog? Come out to watch your friends and neighbors in the parade. 12:00pm – Dog Parade presented by Dog.Hotel & Daycare

Join us in the Wintrust Chicago’s Bank Kids’ Zone with inflatables, carnival games and arts/crafts from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, The Gardner School and Immaculate Conception St. Joseph School. Plenty of fun for the kiddos!

• Fri: 5-8pm
• Sat: 11am-7pm

This is not a city or government funded event. The bands, the security, the sanitation are all paid for by RNRA from the $10 donation we hope visitors will contribute and from our drink sales. After all of the expenses are paid, remaining dollars directly benefit RNRA’s neighborhood advocacy work as well as allowing us to continue offering events like Movies in the Park, Back to School Bash, Halloween Trick or Treat in the Park and more.

We hope you will join us for two days of fun in our beloved neighborhood! for more information go to https://www.tasteofrivernorth.com/

Following the City’s decision to discontinue the ShotSpotter program, Alderman Reilly identified the need for an innovative technology to improve public safety in the 42nd Ward. At Alderman Reilly’s request, SplitSec AI, a Chicago-based company, has agreed to share its gunshot detection technology with 42nd Ward residents at no charge to the City.

SplitSec’s proprietary mobile application is compatible with Android smartphones and will be made available at no cost to participating 42nd Ward residents during a two-month pilot program. The application is traditionally not available through the Google Play or Apple App stores. Once installed, the application runs in the background without recording audio, tracking location, or storing any information externally. The app is trained to detect nearby gunshots and can automatically alert emergency responders.

Alderman Reilly and SplitSec will be showcasing the technology at a virtual kickoff event on Monday, August 3 at 11am. At the event, SplitSec will demonstrate their app and distribute the technology to residents as part of a two-month free trial in the 42nd Ward.

To register for the kickoff event with Alderman Reilly, please click here. The Zoom link will be emailed to residents upon registration.

RNRA Presents & Underwrites
The Movies You Voted For

June 23  – Song Sung Blue

July 28 – Wicked for Good

August 11 – Zootopia 2

The free films begin at dusk, weather permitting. For more information, visit chicagoparkdistrict.com or call 312.742.7529 or 312.747.2001 (TTY). Call the Movies in the Parks hotline for daily listings and weather-related cancellations at 312.742.1134. Also, check RNRAChicago.org and RNRA Facebook page.  Movies in the Parks is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks. City of Chicago | Mayor, Brandon Johnson Chicago Park District | Board of Commissioners.  Arts programming in neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Cultural Plan. Learn more atwww.nightoutintheparks.com

As a reminder, there is a DFA (Dog Friendly Area) located in the north section of Ward Park along Larrabee. Out of respect for your fellow moviegoers, please do not bring your pup to the movies.

Movies in the Parks is supported by

A huge THANK YOU to our local  Movies in the Park sponsors whose generous support makes this program possible

Picnic in the Park!
Order ahead of time from our Movie Sponsors
Sinya and Tao!

Full Season Sponsors – All Movies

Associa Chicagoland

Classical Music Chicago

Companion Animal Hospital

Courtyard Chicago Downtown River North

Driehaus Museum

FirstService Residential

Jeff Stogsdill State Farm

Loop North News

Sinya Mediterranean

TAO Chicago

Wintrust River North

Partial Season Sponsors 

• BlueStone – Song Sung Blue
• River North Design District – Wicked for Good
• Premier Nails – Wicked for Good
• HOTWORX – Chicago (River North) – Zootopia 2
• Dvida Spa – Zootopia 2

Become a movie sponsor?

Click HERE for more information.

Join RNRA for Pitch in for the Parks on August 1st from 9 to 11.

You Are Invited to Attend a Ribbon-Cutting at Montgomery Ward Park – July 22nd 10:00 a.m.

Alderman Reilly and the River North Residents Association (RNRA) invite all residents to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Montgomery Ward Park (630 North Kingsbury Street) on Wednesday, July 22 at 10am. As reported in a previous Reilly Report, Alderman Reilly authorized a portion of his Aldermanic Menu Funds to completely resurface Ward Park’s soft playing surface. The new playing surface will allow children to safely enjoy the space without trip-and-fall hazards.

Please join Alderman Reilly and RNRA on Wednesday, July 22 at 10am to cut the ribbon on the refurbished playground and celebrate the much-improved public amenity!

OTHER RESOURCES:

Join us for RNRA’s Back to School Bash before the movie Zootopio 2.  The event is FREE, but registration is required.

Donations are always welcomed and appreciated. RNRA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. CLICK HERE to donate.