The main entrance to the fair is at the intersection of Chicago Ave. and Main St. in Evanston. The Festival opens at 10 am and closes at 7 pm. The Festival Stage & Food booths on Chicago Ave. stay open till 9 pm both nights. Custer's Last Stand was inducted into the Illinois Festival Hall of Fame as one of the top festivals in Illinois. There are 400 arts, crafts, and mercantile exhibitors from all around America. Thirty restaurants are featured at the Custer FoodFest. The Festival Stage runs continuous music and the Show Stage features music and variety entertainment such as a Native American Indian Pow Wow. This year features our third annual Eco-Village sponsored by Whole Foods Market featuring healthy living cooking demonstrations and purveyors of eco friendly goods. The Piccolo Theatre presents the Theophilis Lemming Medicine Show featuring 20 variety acts including theatre, puppets, juggling and clowns performing throughout the fair. Each year 70,000 people attend this Evanston tradition. Patrons are encouraged to take the CTA or Metra, which stop at Main St., for ease of travel.
