Out and About in Lombard

Lilac Days in Lombard from May 1 to May 16

The Lombard Park District’s Lilacia Park is an 8.5 acre horticultural showcase featuring 1200 lilacs and 25,000 tulips. If you have never strolled through the park when the lilacs are in bloom, you are missing a joyful experience. Bringing people for the first time is one of my favorite things to do. Whenever I am showing homes in the general Lombard area, I always pass by and show my clients the amazing beauty of the park.

The park was a memorial to Helen Plum by her husband Col. William Plum. They became enamored with lilacs while in Europe and brought two plants back home and there search around the world for new lilacs began.  In 1927 the land was gifted to the people of Lombard as a public park and Lilacia Park began.

From May 1st to the 16th, Lombard celebrates “Lilac Days”. There are special tours, dances, tournaments concerts in the park, special story times, auctions, of course walks through Lilacia Park and the highlight of the week is the Lilac Queen Coronation.

For the past ten years, Lombard has given its residents a chance to receive a free Lilac Bush. The aim of the program is an ongoing effort to have a lilac bush planted in every yard. The Village of Lombard is providing 400 lilac bushes to residents who bring their coupon to Lilacia Park on Saturday, May 8th on a first come, first served basis beginning at 8am.

Visit Lilacia Park in Lombard

Don’t yet live in Lombard? You can still have a lilac bush from the Lilac Bush Sale May 6-8th.

For the full schedule and a live Lilac Meter (it shows when they are in full bloom) please check out Lombard Park District – Lilac Time

Hope to see you there!

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