Square Roots Festival

The Square Roots festival is presented by the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce and Old Town School of Folk Music and is produced by Big Buzz Idea Group. The festival will take place July 12-14, 2013 between 4400 and 4560 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago.

Square Roots drew more than 25,000 Chicagoans in its inaugural year last year. Thousands more are expected to attend this year.

More than 35 acts will perform across four different stages, both indoors and outdoors. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside, Fatoumata Diawara, Savoy Family Cajun Band, and Glenn Jones, are among the artists that will be featured. The full musical lineup can be found at squareroots.org.

Nearly 40 local businesses have signed on to be a part of the second annual Square Roots Festival. 

·         Food vendors: Big Forks Brands, Bistro Campagne, Bo’s Concessions, Byrons Hot Dogs, Dinky Donuts, Fountainhead, Gather, Himmel’s Chicago, Monti’s, T&S Concessions, Inc., and Tiny Lounge.   

·         Beer vendors: More than 30 locally brewed craft beers will be on tap, including Two Brothers Brewing Company, Lagunitas, 5 Rabbit, Founders, Hinterland and Virtue Cider.  A full list of beer vendors will be released in the coming weeks. 

·         Market vendors: Barefoot Books, Carol Akiyama, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Enjoy – An Urban General Store, Frill Accessories, homesoul, Indigenous Artworks, ING, Jewelry Art by Laura & Gosia, Kelly Chiropractic, KidSnips, Lincoln Square Theater, Macswood Products, Native Arts, Nomadic Ant Jewelry, Old Town School of Folk Music, Ravenswood Health Center, Sandeez Jewelry & Embroidery, Solola, Thaid Over, Tori’s Bitty Bows and Unreal Tattoos EXS Marketing.

Festival Hours:

• Friday, July 12, 5pm  to 10pm
• Saturday, July 13, 12pm to 10pm
• Sunday, July 14, 12pm to 8pm

For more information please visit www.SquareRoots.org.