Printer's Row Lit Fest- Chicago, Illinois

The festival is in a public space (on Dearborn in between Wells and Polk). The festival is accessible to everyone since it is public and free. The theme is books and literature of all kinds, and it is connected to the neighborhood it is held in (also called Printer's Row) because it was historically home to many printing and publishing businesses. The festival is a way of carrying on this legacy, mostly attracting people from the neighborhood and other neighborhoods in Chicago. The festival helps books and authors to reach wider audiences, and the profit goes to the booksellers and authors who sell at the festival. There are not any major negative impacts of the festival other than increased noise and traffic to the neighborhood while it is occurring.