Dutch Fest Brings Big Culture to the Southwest Suburbs
September 26, 2014
The Elim Dutch Festival offers something for everyone !
TENTATIVE 2015 SCHEDULE:
| 7:30 – 10a | Pancake Breakfast (donations accepted) |
| 8a – 4p | Stores & Ticket Booths Open |
| 9a – 4p | Games & Petting Zoo |
| 9a – 4p | Chair Massages ($5 for 10 minutes) |
| 9 – 9:30a | Dutch Organ |
| 9:30 – 10:20a | Parade & Opening Ceremonies (main stage) |
| 10a – 12:30p | Elim Experience (Door B14 behind Dutch Shops) |
| 10:15 – 10:30a | Elim Choir (main stage) |
| 10:30 – 10:45a | Dutch History Live Wooden Shoe Dancers (store area) |
| 10:45 – 11:30a | Hark Up Choir &Down Home Horns |
| 11a – 2p | Pony Rides (behind main stage tent) |
| 12 – 12:30p | Dutch Organ |
| 12 – 12:45p | Ben's Bubble Show |
| 12:45 – 1:30p | Hark Up Choir & Down Home Horns |
| 1 – 1:45p | Ben's Bubble Show |
| 1:30 – 1:45p | Elim Adult Worship Team (main stage) |
| 1:45 – 2:30p | Hark Up Choir & Down Home Horns |
| 2:30 – 3p | Dutch History Live Wooden Shoe Dancers (store area) |
| 3 – 4p | Dutch Organ |
Children will enjoy the petting zoo, magic show, face-painting, Kid’s carnival, and musical entertainment throughout the day.
Adults will love the Christmas collectibles, delft, unique Dutch groceries, baked goods, Farmer’s Market, and Wooden Shoe Carver.
Everyone will enjoy Dutch treats such as oliebollen (Dutch doughnuts), poffertjes (little treats), rodekool (red cabbage), pea soup, pigs-in-a-blanket, banket (pastry with almond filling) and hutspot (beef and potatoes). For more conventional appetites – hamburgers, pizza by the slice, bratwurst, hot dogs, turkey subs, pie slices, brownie sundaes, caramel apple delights, walking tacos, popcorn, coffee and soft drinks are all available.
The day begins at 7:30 am with a home cooked pannekoeke (pancake) breakfast. The Dutch Village shops open at 8 am and the children's games and Petting Zoo open at 9 am. There will be entertaining performances by the Hark Up Choir & Down Home Horns, Elim's Choirs, Ben's Bubble Show, and the Dutch dancers doing klompendanskunst (Dutch clogging). The Festival's events end at 4 pm.
The Elim Dutch Festival takes place on the campus of Elim Christian Services in Crestwood, Illinois (13020 S. Cenral Avenue, Crestwood, IL 60418). Admission is free. Free parking with shuttle bus service is also provided. You can find out more about promoting your business at the Dutch Festival (through event sponsorship) by clicking here! The 2014 Dutch Festival Event Sponsors included: Buikema Law Group LLC, Fifth Third Bank, Linenger Wealth Management LLC, Nicor Home Solutions, Outsource IT Solutions Group, Providence at Home, The Horton Group, The Private Bank, and Scott's Garage.
All proceeds benefit Elim Christian Services! Elim’s mission is to equip children and adults with disabilities to achieve to their highest God-given potential. Elim pursues this mission by providing educational, vocational, therapeutic, and residential services to over 1,000 persons with developmental disabilities.
Non-discrimination Policy:
It is the Standard of Elim Christian Services to admit children and adults to agency services regardless of race, color, national and ethnic origin, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to agency service recipients. Elim Christian Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered policies. Read Full Disclosure.