Title
2024 Taste of Orland Park Format
History
The Taste of Orland Park has been held at the Village Center for the last 20 years. The Taste's primary features include Orland Park restaurants, entertainment, sponsor booths, non-for-profit community organizations and Village youth groups. Over the years, various elements of the Taste have been added including bingo, a car show, inter-village softball game, a community stage, and other small attractions (i.e. trivia contest, back lot, bags competitions, battle of the bands).
In 2024, the Taste of Orland Park will move to the new Centennial Park West venue. In doing so, staff seek to refocus the Taste building upon its core strengths. Additionally, staff are working to reduce the cost of labor and supplies, while identifying opportunities to increase revenue.
Proposed elements and changes to the 2024 Taste of Orland Park include:
*Reduced hours on Saturday and Sunday
- Friday: 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
- Saturday: 1 p.m. - 11 p.m. to 3 p.m. - 11 p.m.
- Sunday: 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. to 3 p.m. - 9 p.m.
*due to low attendance
Key Taste Features
- 1 stage, with bands all three days.
-National level headliner artists
-Overall increase in total number of bands
- CSHS Marching Band: Friday (Time TBD)
- Veterans Tribute: Saturday 6:30 p.m. (:30 earlier)
- Orland Park Taste Restaurants and Food Trucks
- Sponsor Booths
- Community and Youth Groups
- Kids Activities Saturday and Sunday, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Proposed Features to Eliminate
- *Bingo
- Car Show
- 2nd Stage (live band Karaoke, Battle of the Bands)
- Trivia
- Back lot / Bags Tournament
*No indoor space; tent is cost prohibitive
VIP Parking
- West Metra lot - VIP, ADA and vendor parking
-VIP Parking $10/space
-ADA and vendor parking n/c
-730 total spaces
- Free parking
-East Metra lot - 670 spaces
-Centennial Park - 1,044 spaces
Fewer Entry Gates / Admissions Protocols
- Reduction from three to two gates
- Metal Detectors / Bag Searches
- No outside food / beverages (1 ...
Click here for full text