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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbs

Posted October 02, 2018 6:00 am

By Scott C. Morgan

Scarecrows of all kinds are on display at St. Charles' Scarecrow Festival this weekend. Courtesy of Scarecrow Fest

Stationary scares

There are carnival rides, lots of merchants and opportunities to vote on your favorite display at the 33rd annual Scarecrow Festival. Activities and displays are this weekend at various locations near 2 E. Main St., St. Charles. Free admission. scarecrowfest.com. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5-6, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7

The Family Fall Fest returns to Parkway Bank Park in Rosemont. Courtesy of Village of Rosemont

Autumnal fun

The third annual Family Fall Fest features a petting zoo, bounce houses, pumpkin painting and more at Parkway Bank Park, 5501 Park Place, Rosemont. Free admission. (847) 349-5008 or rosemont.com/thepark. 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6

The Northwest Celtic Fest returns to the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. Daily Herald File Photo

Celtic peoples

Celebrate everything tied to Ireland, Scotland and Wales with the seventh annual Northwest Celtic Fest and Craft Beer Celebration at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. Free admission. (847) 649-2222 or searscentre.com. 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6

Poet Virginia Bell appears Oct. 10 at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines.

Imparting poetry

Virginia Bell, a Chicago-area poet responsible for "From the Belly," is the latest author to appear as part of the Chicago Writers Series in the Studio One Theater at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. Free admission. (847) 635-1950 or viginia-bell.com. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10

Sister city band

The Ernestinum Big Band hails from the Schaumburg-Lippe region of Germany and comes to its "sister city" for a free concert Thursday at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. Free admission, but donations for the Schaumburg Food Pantry are requested. (847) 895-3600 or prairiecenter.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11

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