ANJA Fest 4: Giving Back to Highland Park
ANJA · April 18, 2026
ANJA Fest 4: A Free Day for the Neighborhood
Every spring, we close down for a day of business as usual and open up for something better: a free party for the community that has made ANJA what it is. ANJA Fest is our annual thank-you to Highland Park, a celebration of the plant and the people, and this year's ANJA Fest 4 might have been our favorite one yet.
What went down
ANJA Fest 4 took over the block on Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 1 to 7 PM, right outside our shop at 225 Woodbridge Ave. It is a free, 21+ street festival, and it had everything you would want from a spring block party: live music across the afternoon, food trucks, brand pop-ups under the tents, contests, prizes, and a few thousand of our closest friends.
The tents brought the industry out in force, and the lounge area, all beanbags and rugs in the sun, gave everyone a place to land between sets. The music lineup kept the stage moving straight through the afternoon, with performers including Pollyanna, DJ Tea, Griffin Moonstone, Matt Beatz, and DJ Phinesse and the Madminds Takeover. The first few hundred guests walked away with a gift bag, and the whole thing had that unmistakable ANJA Fest feeling: loud, warm, and genuinely for everyone.
Why we do it
ANJA is the first adult-use cannabis dispensary in Highland Park, and we are a minority- and women-owned business rooted right here. ANJA Fest is how we say it out loud: this town made us, and we would rather give a day back to it than keep it for ourselves. No cover, no catch. Just music, food, and the neighborhood in one place.
If you were there, thank you. You are the reason it works. If you were not, start planning for next year now.
Watch the recap
We captured the whole day on video. Give the recap a watch to feel the energy, and if it makes you want to be there in person next April, good. That is the idea.
Until then, come see us any day of the week in Highland Park, in store, by delivery, or at our drive-up pickup window, and follow @anjapurp so you never miss the next one.
See you at ANJA Fest 5.
This article is general education for adults 21 and older. It is not medical advice, and cannabis affects everyone differently.
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