All-American Fun at Family Fun Day

Huntley’s Farmers Market is having an all-American celebration this weekend with Family Fun Day, featuring homespun events like the Around the Block parade.

The parade has grown in the three years since the annual Family Fun Day started, said Barb Read, village administrator and organizer of the Farmers Market. This year, Read hopes to have more people come out to watch the parade.

Children and their families are invited to come to downtown Huntley on Saturday to get materials to decorate their bikes and pets and parents can decorate strollers for the parade. Decorating starts at 10 a.m. at the Farmers Market, on Coral Street between Church and Woodstock streets in the Town Square.

Decorating continues until 11:45 a.m., when the parade steps off.

Family Fun Day includes children’s games, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including Bozo buckets, face painting, bean bag toss, Moon Walk and other fair games.

There’s something for everyone at the event. There’s shopping for adults at the market and craft fair. The market features fresh produce and crafts. For a complete list of vendors, click here.

The Salvation Army is sponsoring free Senior Bingo from 10-11 a.m.

Entertainment is on the schedule, too. The Westlake Community Church Youth Choir performs in the gazebo at 10:45 a.m. followed by the Peter Guerin Show Performance at 11 a.m.

Culver’s will sell frozen custard, with the proceeds benefiting Special Olympics. Local nonprofits also will be selling drinks, snacks and food.