Name: 4th Annual Takeout Picnic
Start: 2025-08-26T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-26T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Independence Park

Central Street Evanston hosts its annual Takeout Picnic in Independence Park with local food and live music from The Sullivan Sisters.
About this Event

On August 26 from 6 - 8 PM, Central Street Evanston invites you to join us for the 4th annual summer evening Takeout Picnic in our newly-renovated Independence Park. Come early to grab your seat and support the local Central Street community restaurants by ordering a takeout special from one of our many Central Street restaurants. Bring a blanket or chair to sit in, grab your takeout picnic dinner, and enjoy an evening under the lights.This year we are excited to partner with , featuring bluegrass duo ! Learn more at: .

Central Street Evanston is a nonprofit organization that manages the Special Service Areas (SSA) #7 and #8 along the Central Street and Green Bay Road corridors. Funded by the property owners and businesses in the SSAs, the organization provides marketing, events, beautification, placemaking and other services to support businesses and create a vibrant sense of place for residents and visitors.

have dazzled audiences since childhood with their unique blend of fast bluegrass picking and captivating sibling harmonies, with music ranging from lyrical originals to timeless folk classics to blazing instrumentals. Inspired by the bluegrass community in North Carolina where they were born and raised, Soraya and Luciya began taking guitar and banjo lessons at ages 8 and 6. Their music drew influence from the bluegrass community surrounding them, and they carried their love of the genre with them when they relocated to Chicago.Over the past ten years, The Sullivan Sisters have toured the country as featured performers at Merlefest, the Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Museum’s Romptober Festival, IBMA’s Bluegrass Live Festival, the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and the Evanston Folk Festival. Their instrumental talents have garnered them national distinction, including First Prize in Banjo and Third Prize in Guitar at Rockygrass 2023, and Second Prize in the 2024 Galax Old Fiddlers Convention Bluegrass Banjo contest.