VISITOR GUIDE WOODSTOCK ROCKFORD ILLINOIS WISCONSIN METRA UP-NW LAKE GENEVA MILWAUKEE NAPERVILLE MADISON KENOSHA CHICAGO 7 39 88 55 43 50 Real charm. Real fun. Real easy to get to. 47 miles from Chicago, Woodstock is on the edge of the Chicago metropolitan area. We’re close to the city with a small town, rural personality all our own. Rich with Victorian architecture, a town square that seems frozen in time, and a world-renowned Opera House, Woodstock also has an independent streak brimming with creativity and entrepreneurship. Artists and locally-owned businesses are embraced. Our school system is a leader in dual language education. And music, whether rock, folk, jazz, country or classical, fills the air indoors and out most every night. While you’re here, grab a bite to eat on the historic Woodstock Square, see a film at the Woodstock Theatre, or spend the day at one of our berry farms or apple orchards. We are home to one of the top farmer’s markets in the country, world-class chocolatiers, and many award-winning bars & restaurants. Named a Preserve America Community by the White House, Woodstock is a community unlike any other. Plan a visit. Grow a business. Put down roots. Make a life here in Woodstock. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT REALWOODSTOCK.COM | WOODSTOCKIL.GOV 2016-17 WOODSTOCK EVENTS RealWoodstock.com | WoodstockIL.gov Woodstock is located on IL-47, 12 miles north of I-90, and is easily accessible by car or bus from Chicago, Rockford, and Lake Geneva, WI. Metra provides daily commuter rail service from Woodstock to and from downtown Chicago on the UPNW line. Designated a PRESERVE AMERICA COMMUNITY by the Preserve America Federal Initiative Named one of the TOP 10 MOST EXCITING CITIES IN ILLINOIS by Movoto Home to one of the TOP 20 FARMER’S MARKETS IN AMERICA American Farmland Trust Named one of 13 SMALL TOWNS NEAR CHICAGO THAT YOU NEED TO VISIT by Curbed Chicago WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GROUNDHOG DAYS LIGHTING OF THE SQUARE WOODSTOCK FARMER’S MARKET WOODSTOCK OPERA HOUSE YEAR-ROUND Woodstock Farmer’s Market MAY-OCTOBER, TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS, WOODSTOCK SQUARE; NOVEMBER-APRIL, SATURDAYS, MCHENRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Jazz on the Square Jam Sessions 1ST AND 3RD FRIDAYS, STAGE LEFT CAFÉ 2nd Monday Film Club MONTHLY ART FILM SERIES WOODSTOCK THEATRE - CLASSIC CINEMAS Woodstock Opera House THEATER, MUSIC & DANCE Off Square Music OPEN MIC NIGHTS AND PERFORMANCES AT STAGE LEFT CAFÉ AND UNITY SPIRITUAL CENTER FALL 2016 Harvest Fest & Craft Fair SEPTEMBER, WOODSTOCK SQUARE Apple Picking SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER Woodstock Ale Fest OCTOBER 1, DOWNTOWN WOODSTOCK Orson Welles Festival OCTOBER, DOWNTOWN WOODSTOCK WINTER 2016-2017 Lighting of the Square CHRISTMAS TREE WALK, GINGERBREAD HOUSE WALK NOVEMBER 25, WOODSTOCK SQUARE Christmas Parade and Cookies with Santa NOVEMBER 27, WOODSTOCK SQUARE Ladies Night Out DECEMBER 1, WOODSTOCK SQUARE Groundhog Days FEBRUARY 1-5, 2017, WOODSTOCK SPRING 2017 Fair Diddley MAY 21, WOODSTOCK SQUARE Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade MAY 29, WOODSTOCK SQUARE SUMMER 2017 Berry Picking STARTING MID-JUNE ‘TIL FROST 133rd Season of Concerts in the Park WEDNESDAYS, BEGINNING JUNE 7-AUGUST 4th of July Fireworks JULY 4, EMRICSON PARK Summer in the Park JULY 12-16, EMRICSON PARK Gavers Barn Dance JULY 15, EMRICSON PARK 31st Annual Woodstock Folk Festival JULY 16, WOODSTOCK SQUARE McHenry County Fair EARLY AUGUST, McHENRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Midwest Mozart Festival AUGUST 6 & 13, WOODSTOCK OPERA HOUSE Woodstock Jazz Festival MID-AUGUST, WOODSTOCK SQUARE & STAGE LEFT CAFÉ Woodstock on the Square Benefit Car Show AUGUST 19, WOODSTOCK SQUARE EVENTS MAY CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CALL (815) 338-4301 OR VISIT WOODSTOCKIL.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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V I S I T O R G U I D E
WOODSTOCKROCKFORD
ILLINOIS
WISCONSIN
METRA UP-NW
LAKE GENEVA
MILWAUKEE
NAPERVILLE
MADISON
KENOSHA
CHICAGO
7
39
88
55
43
50
Real charm. Real fun. Real easy to get to. 47 miles from Chicago, Woodstock is on the edge of the Chicago metropolitan area. We’re close to the city with a small town, rural personality all our own.
Rich with Victorian architecture, a town square that seems frozen in time, and a world-renowned Opera House, Woodstock also has an independent streak brimming with creativity and entrepreneurship. Artists and locally-owned businesses are embraced. Our school system is a leader in dual language education. And music, whether rock, folk, jazz, country or classical, fills the air indoors and out most every night.
While you’re here, grab a bite to eat on the historic Woodstock Square, see a film at the Woodstock Theatre, or spend the day at one of our berry farms or apple orchards. We are home to one of the top farmer’s markets in the country, world-class chocolatiers, and many award-winning bars & restaurants. Named a Preserve America Community by the White House, Woodstock is a community unlike any other.
Plan a visit. Grow a business. Put down roots. Make a life here in Woodstock.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
REALWOODSTOCK.COM | WOODSTOCKIL.GOV
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RealWoodstock.com | WoodstockIL.gov
Woodstock is located on IL-47, 12 miles north of I-90, and is easily accessible by car or bus from Chicago, Rockford, and Lake Geneva, WI.
Metra provides daily commuter rail service from Woodstock to and from downtown Chicago on the UPNW line.
Designated a
PRESERVE AMERICA COMMUNITY
by the Preserve America Federal Initiative
Named one of the
TOP 10 MOST EXCITING CITIES IN
ILLINOISby Movoto
Home to one of the
TOP 20 FARMER’S MARKETS
IN AMERICA
American Farmland Trust
Named one of
13 SMALL TOWNS NEAR CHICAGO THAT YOU NEED TO VISIT
by Curbed Chicago
WO O D S T O C K , I L L IN O I SGROUNDHOG DAYSLIGHTING OF THE SQUARE WOODSTOCK FARMER’S MARKET