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the orland park prairie | May 24, 2018 | 3
Orland Days to return May 31-
June 3 with changes for 2018
Parade, day cut from
event schedule
Erin Redmond
Freelance Reporter
“The Orland Park Lions are very
grateful and thankful for all the
years that we’ve been running Orland
Days. It’s a big event for a civic
organization to put together, but
we look forward to it every year.”
Steve Anton — Event chairman for Orland Days
The annual Orland Days
festival is returning for 2018
but with some tweaks to how
it has been run in the past.
Because of financial constraints,
the Orland Park Lions
Club, which stages the
event, decided to shorten the
festival by a day and remove
the annual parade from this
year’s lineup.
While it was a difficult
decision, it was a necessary
one, according to Orland
Days Event Chairman Steve
Anton.
“Unfortunately, this year
there will be no Orland Park
Lions parade,” Anton said.
“We decided not to hold it
this year because of the cost
incurred in it.”
Despite the changes, Orland
Days — which has been
a staple of the village’s summer
festivities for more than
40 years — will still look
much the same.
“[Orland Days] is our annual
way to kick off the
summer in the village and
hopefully raise enough funds
to continue to do what the
Lions do: help the blind and
the deaf and the needy in the
community,” Anton said.
The event is slated to be
held from Thursday, May
31, to Sunday, June 3, at the
153rd Street Metra Station. It
is to include a carnival, live
entertainment and food vendors,
as it has in the past.
Orland Days is slated to
kick off from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
the morning of May 31 with
the Lions Club’s Special Peoples
Day, an invitation-only
event.
“It will have approximately
1,800 handicapped
children and individuals partake
in our event, all free of
charge,” Anton said. “That’s
done through the generosity
of our supporters.”
The Lions Club has a full
slate of live bands playing
in the Entertainment Tent,
starting with CTA, a Chicago
tribute band, which is scheduled
to play from 6-8:30
p.m. Friday, June 1. The Hair
Band Nights will take the
stage right after, playing until
11:45 p.m.
On Saturday, June 2, festival-goers
can take in performances
from The Hat Guys
from 6-8 p.m. and Infinity
at 9-11:45 p.m. On Sunday,
June 3, Rosie & The Rivets
are to play from 2-4 p.m.;
Matt, Zach & Tom from
4:30-6:30 p.m.; and Semple
from 7-9 p.m.
All ages are welcome in
the Entertainment Tent but
must be 21 or older to purchase
beer.
On the carnival side,
visitors may notice a slight
change in the rides offered,
as the Lions Club will use a
new carnival vendor this year:
Windy City Amusements,
which also provides service to
the St. Michael Fall Festival.
“It’ll be similar to what
we’ve had in the past, but
we like to mix it up,” Anton
said. “We like to have a place
to bring the little ones, have
their rides, to make sure they
have something to do at the
fest. We also have the larger
rides for the adults and the
teenagers to enjoy. We have
to offer something for everybody
— and we do.”
There will be six vendors
offered on the food vendor
side this year. Papa Joe’s will
remain in its usual spot in the
Entertainment Tent.
All proceeds from Orland
Days benefit the organizations
the Lions Club supports
in the community.
“Every dollar that we get,
we give away,” Anton said.
Orland Days runs from
5-midnight Friday, June 1;
noon-midnight Saturday,
June 2; and noon-9 p.m.
Sunday, June 3. For more
information, visit www.or
landparklionsclub.com.
“The Orland Park Lions
are very grateful and thankful
for all the years that we’ve
been running Orland Days,”
Anton said. “It’s a big event
for a civic organization to put
together, but we look forward
to it every year. It’s here now,
and we’re ready to get going.
Hopefully, the patrons will
enjoy themselves this year
and the weather will agree.”
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