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*****MINIMUM 3 WEEK TURNAROUND ON FESTIVAL CERTIFICATES*****

The Illinois Restaurant Association, in cooperation with the Chicago Department of Health, is pleased to offer a Summer Festival Sanitation Certification Class. This informative and comprehensive 2 1/2 hour class is required for all summer festival foodservice vendors and covers all topics related to outdoor food handling and proper festival sanitation techniques.

Summer Festival Vendor Sanitation Certification Training classes are held in a virtual format through Zoom from March thru August each year.  

We also offer Private Classes at your location in English and Spanish for groups of 10 or more.  Call us at 312-787-4000 to arrange for a private class.

To register for a class, please select the appropriate date in the Schedule below.

CLASS INFORMATION

Virtual Zoom Classes are offered on the dates indicated below. You must preregister and submit payment through the IRA website in order to attend a Zoom training.

An email containing a Zoom registration link will be sent the day prior to class. Zoom registration is required in order to receive the link to join the training. Zoom links are unique to each registrant and should not be shared. Only those who register on the IRA website, and then again through the Zoom registration link will receive a certificate.

Class Tuition:

IRA Member- $40.00
Non-Member- $45.00

Virtual Zoom Class Time:

Class Time:  9:30am - 12:00 pm

FOR DOWNLOAD: 2025 Special Event Festival Training Presentation

Class Dates:

To register for a class, please click on a date in the Schedule below.

Class Time:  9:30am - 12:00 pm

MARCH

March 13
March 19
March 26

APRIL

April 2
April 8
April 17
April 23
April 30

MAY

May 6
May 14
May 21
May 27

JUNE

June 4
June 11
June 16
June 24
June 29