Lincoln Brunch Fest
Saturday, October 10th: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Lincoln Ave between Diversey - Wellington (map)
If brunch is your jam (literally), then Lincoln Brunch Fest is the spot to be! Join us for the third annual Lincoln Brunch Fest on Saturday, October 10th on Lincoln Avenue from Diversey to Wellington.
Local restaurants will serve FREE samples of your soon-to-be favorite Brunch items from 10 AM to 2 PM. This, along with live music, inflatables, entertainment, pop-ups from local businesses, and much more transforms Lincoln Ave into a Brunch-tastic hotspot. This event is a perfect for Chicagoans, visitors in town for the marathon, and marathon runners looking for a carb-load pregame.
Lincoln Brunch Fest is FREE to attend as a benefit of West Lakeview Special Service Area 27.
Lincoln Ave Vendors & ActivationS
All samples free!
Sampling Restaurants/Cafes
Bookclub - Tito’s Vodka & Soda
Beermiscuous - Beermosas
Cebu - Ube Brulee French Toast and Pandan Mochi Pancake
Coffee Lab & Roasters - Kyoto Style Cold Brew
Gotham Bagels - Cinnamon Raisin Bagel with Pumpkin Pie Cream Cheese, Plain Bagel with French Onion Cream Cheese
Heritage Bikes & Coffee - Vegan Crunchwrap w/ Vegan Aioli, Onyx Southern Weather Drip Coffee
Hotel Chocolat - Caramel Cheesecake Chocolate, Salted Caramel Drinking Chocolate
Left Coast Food + Juice - Moab Medley (Pearl Couscous, Cucumber, Roasted Tomatoes, Red Grapes, Smoked Almonds, Parsley, Lemon Vinaigrette, Tahini Yogurt)
Lusha Pizza - Pizza & Pasta
Pockets - Pizza & Mini Calzones
Rica Arepa - Mini Arepas, Emapandas, & Toqueños
S&G Retaurant - Meat & Veggie Skillets
The Weekly Mac - Macarons
Local Business ActivationS
Bottle & Bottega
Goblin Market
Illusions of Angels
Japanese Culture Center
MF Aesthetics
Mystery Street Recording
Physio Partners
Pups Pet Club
Social Dance Studio
Sugarwax Chicago
Three Avenues Bookshop
Additional vendors and activations to be announced!
Entertainment Schedule at BookClub stage (Lincoln & George)
10:30 - Noon: Beer The Band
Noon - 12:30: Japanese Cultural Center Performance
12:30 - 2:00: Megadad
Entertainment provided by Bookclub Chicago and Japanese Culture Center
Book Signings with Local Authors, Storytimes, & More
For the first time at Brunch Fest, Goblin Market, Beermiscuous, and Three Avenues Bookshop are happy to present book signings, talkbacks, storytimes, and more with local authors. Please see the schedule below:
10am-12pm: Book Signing w/ Sarah Becan
(Let’s Make Cocktails, Let’s Make Bread, Let’s Make Dumplings, Let’s Make Ramen)
Goblin Market (2868 N Lincoln Ave)
How to draw Brunch Demonstration at 12pm after signing
10am-12pm: Book Signing w/ Layne Fargo
(The Favorites, Temper, They Never Learn
Three Avenues Bookstore Tent (Approx. 2955 N Lincoln Ave)
11am: Storytime with Connections Academics
Three Avenues Bookstore Tent (Approx. 2955 N Lincoln Ave)
12-2pm: Book Signing w/ Jessica Milinaric
(Books: Secret Illinois, Secret Chicago, Chicago Scavenger)
Goblin Market (2868 N Lincoln Ave)
12-2pm: Book Signing w/ Middle-Grade Author Leslie Adame
(Chloe Vega and the Agents of Magic, Chloe Vega and the Missing Unseen)
Three Avenues Bookshop Tent (Approx. 2955 N Lincoln Ave)
12pm: Storytime with Thee Avenues Bookshop
Three Avenues Bookshop Tent (Approx. 2955 N Lincoln Ave)
1-3pm: Book Signing w/ Josh Noel
(Malört: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit; Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out)
Beermiscuous (2812 N Lincoln Ave)
In conversation with Austin Harvey at 1pm
1pm: Storytime with Music Playhouse of Chicago
Three Avenues Bookshop Tent (Approx. 2955 N Lincoln Ave)
Exhibitor Information
West LAkeview Businesses
If you are a local Lakeview restaurant, cafe, or coffee shop, participation is free and sampling is subsidized. Additionally, all on-footprint businesses are offered tables and chairs to pop up an activation in front of your business. Please reach out to max@chicagoevents.com to reserve your spot today!
Outside Vendors
While Brunch Fest is primarily intended to highlight Lincoln Avenue businesses, limited vending spots are available in spaces between active businesses.