First Winnetka Music Festival With New 16 On Center Partnership Begins

WINNETKA, IL — The Winnetka Music Festival returns to downtown Winnetka for its seventh edition.

For the first time, host Valslist is partnering with 16 on Center, which owns venues such as Evanston Space, Thalia Hall and the Empty Bottle.

Headliners this year include The Wallflowers on Friday and Michael Franti & Spearhead on Saturday. (Find the full schedule below.)

The event features four stages, including two main stages, a family stage and a more intimate indoor stage at The Winnetka Chapel allowing seated listening.

"Guests are invited to stroll the festival grounds, incorporating the idyllic streets of this iconic town as they participate in the many food, drink, and entertainment options linking the four stages," organizers said.

Winnetka village staff said there would be drones on hand for real-time monitoring of public safety, as well as security checkpoints at the two festival entrances.

"This year there is an awareness of the need for heightened security to ensure the safety and comfort of patrons and residents," staff announced.

"Therefore, at the two festival entrances, at Lincoln and Pine, and at Elm and Green Bay Road, there will be a bag check. We will attempt to process residents of Lincoln Ave as quickly as possible through these entrances."

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Street closures from the festival began Thursday, and more traffic restrictions take effect Friday, according to village staff:

• Access from the Galleria parking garage into the Community House parking lot will be restricted starting at 12 p.m.
• Southbound lanes on Lincoln Avenue and parking spaces on the west side of Lincoln Avenue between Pine and south of Elm Street will close starting at 3 p.m.
• Northbound traffic on Lincoln Avenue between Elm and Pine Streets and eastbound traffic on Elm Street between Lincoln Avenue and Arbor Vitae will be closed all day.
• There will be no parking on the north side of Elm Street starting at 3 p.m.
• Parking on Lincoln between Oak and Elm Streets will be closed all day.
• Pedestrian traffic will be restricted starting at 4 p.mon Elm Street between Green Bay Road and Arbor Vitae, and on Lincoln Avenue from Oak Street to Pine Street.

Pace Buss Route 423 will also be detoured Friday to skip stops on Elm and Oak streets.

Full Winnetka Music Festival Schedule

FRIDAY

MAIN STAGE
5:30 - 6:15pm | Abraham Alexander
6:45 - 7:30pm | Hailey Whitters
8:00 - 8:45pm | The Dip
9:15 - 10:30pm | The Wallflowers

LINCOLN STAGE
5:00 - 5:45pm | Midnight Canyon performs Tom Petty’s “Wildflowers”
6:15 - 7:00pm | Ruen Brothers
7:30 - 8:15pm | Joslyn & The Sweet Compression
8:45 - 9:45pm | Maggie Rose

SATURDAY

MAIN STAGE
3:00 - 3:30pm | Hollyy
3:45 - 4:15pm | Abby Holliday
4:30 - 5:00pm | Brigitte Calls Me Baby
5:30 - 6:15pm | Briscoe
6:45 - 7:30pm | Madison Cunningham
8:00 - 8:45pm | Neal Francis
9:15 - 10:30pm | Michael Franti & Spearhead

LINCOLN STAGE
2:00 - 2:30pm | Josh Spinner
2:45 - 3:30pm | Kiely Connell
3:45 - 4:30pm | Funkadesi
5:00 - 5:45pm | Lowdown Brass Band
6:15 - 7:00pm | Toronzo Cannon
7:30 - 8:45 | Alejandro Escovedo

CHAPEL STAGE
1:00 - 1:45pm | Asher Alcantara
2:00 - 2:45pm | Johanna Samuels
3:00 - 3:45pm | Wyatt Waddell
4:00 - 4:45pm | Lilla Sol
5:00 - 5:45pm | Oshima Brothers

FAMILY STAGE [FREE FROM 11AM - 2:30PM]
11:00am - 6:00pm | Dave Ford’s Swing Set Drum Kit
11:00 - 11:30am | Next Week
11:45 - 12:30pm | Children’s Theater of Winnetka
12:45 - 1:30pm | Northern Songs: A Beatles Tribute
1:45 - 2:30pm | Justin Roberts

Check out some of the artists scheduled to perform with a Spotify playlist featuring Winnetka Music Festival artists curated by organizer Valslist.