Kids were king this weekend at the 77th annual anniversary celebration of the Winnetka Children’s Fair, an event with pint-sized carnival games and attractions that help area children mark this unofficial start of summer. The generations-old tradition is hosted each year as a gift to the children of Winnetka, organized by the Winnetka Community Nursery School Board of Directors, with aid from hundreds of local volunteers and the support of several area businesses. Carnival rides, like “Hypnotic”, were available attractions at this year’s Winnetka Children’s Fair.
(Gina Grillo/Pioneer Press) “Seeing the kids come in droves riding their bikes to the Village Green after school lets out on Friday, and seeing the way they take over the Green, really gives me chills,” Winnetka Children’s Fair Co-Chair Molly Murgatroyd said. Murgatroyd said the event was first conceived as a fundraiser in 1945, when it was hosted in the Ryerson family backyard. Since then, the Children’s Fair has grown to become one of the most treasured childhood events to Winnetka residents.
This year’s two-day event, Friday June 7 from 2 – 8 p.m., and Saturday June 8 from 10 a.
m. – 3 p.m.
, offered carnival-style games, rides and attractions. Attendees could enjoy hot dogs and snow cones, a Giant Slide, Zip Line and Pirate Ship, pony and camel rides, performances by DJ Gator, New Trier Cheer, and the Studio North Academy of the Performing Arts and much more. Murgatroyd says a few adult feat.
