Oak Park- Downtown Oak Park embraces the summer season turning to fall at OakToberfest. The 18th annual fall festival will be held September 18th, 19th and 20th, and will take place on Marion St. and North Blvd. This free three-day event will offer seasonal food from local restaurants, specialty micro-brews, great wines, music and a children's area featuring a root beer garden. Local restaurants will vend their special fall recipes for this event. Available fall cuisine includes, ribs, smoked corn on the cob, brats, chicken kabab's, and more. Vendors will be selling food along North Blvd. throughout the event. Hand-crafted microbrews such as Samual Adams Octoberfest, Fat Tire, Harvest Moon, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest will be offered for event goers to enjoy. Those over the age of 21 will receive a wrist band, and will be able to purchase a souvenir mug. Premium wines from Trader Joe's will also be featured. Eight bands will be performing both Friday and Saturday evening covering many different styles of music from Bluegrass to Jazz and Folk to Reggae. Friday's line up consists of the Rick Simcox and the Tone Questers performing from 5 to 6 p.m., Anna Fermin and Trigger Gospel performing from 6 to 7:45 p.m. and Waco Brothers performing from 8 to 10 p.m. Live music continues Saturday night starting with Not Far from the Tree from 12 to 1:45 p.m., Paul Abella performing from 2 to 3:45 p.m., Long Gone Lonesome Boys from 4 to 5:45pm, Way Side Winders from 6-7:45 and Public Property from 8 to 10pm. Sundays music is 12-5pm and is sponsored by the Oak Park Area Arts Council and consists of local scholarship recipients Cole DeGenova, Chris Weller and Wailin?. A children's area will be located on Marion St. on Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The area will feature fun family events such as zucchini races, where children will be able to create and race their own zucchini cars, karaoke, arts and crafts sponsored by Eastwood Expressions and Wonder Works Children's Museum as well as the other great activities. There will also be a root beer garden sponsored by Trader Joe's offering old fashion root beer and other old time favorites.