Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois

Living in St. Charles, a part of the Tri-Cities, the Tri-Cities consist of Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles, I go to and through Geneva often. Geneva is a popular tourist destination with it’s location along the Fox River and numerous shops and restaurant. Geneva is also noted for it‘s Swedish Days festival, which I’ve been to in years past. Swedish Days in Geneva is a festival that honors the City of Geneva’s notable Swedish-American heritage. It is centered in and around downtown Geneva. The festivities are accessible, there are ample sidewalks, crosswalks, adequate parking, Geneva’s Metra train station on the Union Pacific West Line is located in downtown Geneva too, providing direct commuter, passenger, service to currently as far west as Elburn and as far east as Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. Geneva’s some major roads include Illinois Route 38, Illinois Route 25, Illinois Route 31, Randall Road, and Kirk Road, which connect to numerous other communities. The festivities attracts people from around the City of Geneva, other communities in the Tri-City Area, other communities across Chicagoland, across the State in general, and across the Midwest. Festivies take place on both public and private grounds. Third Street from James Street to Campbell Street by the Kane County Courthouse, is closed to vehicle traffic during the event. Many local businesses have marketing promotions. Swedish Days provides a lot of revenue for local business, but larger than normals crowds can lead longer wait times at restaurants and an increase in traffic can cause for delays in travel times. Like the many other communities in CMAP’s scope, the Tri-City Area, Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles, are very welcoming of those from other communities, appreciate having local businesses, enterprises, organizations, patronized and/ or visited, local historical sites visited, our parks visited, and those from other communities investing their time and resources in our communities.