Best Bets: Celebración de los Árboles at Morton and New Philharmonic opens its season

Celebrating Latino heritage

• In partnership with DuPage Hispanic Alliance, The Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, hosts a two-day Celebración de los Árboles (Celebration of Trees) featuring Lucha Libre matches, Spanish-language tram rides and walking tours, mariachi bands, salsa music and dance lessons, food trucks and vendors. Tickets start at $16.95 for adults, $10.95 for kids and seniors. 630-968-0074 or mortonarb.org. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27

• The National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., Chicago, incorporates works from its permanent collection to chronicle the evolution of Day of the Dead celebrations as part of its latest exhibition, “Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Día de Muertos.” The exhibit examines memorial celebrations rooted in ancient Mesoamerican beliefs and Catholicism and how they transformed over centuries. It also honors the late Chicano scholar and museum supporter Dr. Gilberto Cárdena. Free. NationalMuseumofMexicanArt.org. Friday, Sept. 25, through Nov. 29

• Grammy Award-winning musician, composer and scholar Martha Gonzalez and Venezuelan pianist Marco Antonio Godoy, along with the multigenerational ensemble Trio Voz Bohemia, perform bolero classics at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St., Chicago. $91.45-$119.50. 312-334-7777 or bolerosdenoche.com. 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25

New Philharmonic opens season

The New Philharmonic, in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, opens its 2026-2027 season with “Musica Italiana Dolce,” a program that includes the aria “Nessun Dorma” from “Turandot” featuring tenor Jesse Donner; Giachino Rossini’s overture to “The Barber of Seville”; Ottorino Respighi’s “Appian Way” from “Pines of Rome” and the theme from “The Godfather” among other works. A pre-concert chat takes place one hour before the concert begins. $56-$68. 630-942-4000 or AtTheMac.org. 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27

Fall festivals

• Sonny Acres Farm’s family-friendly fall festival continues at 29W310 North Ave., West Chicago, with activities for all ages, including amusement rides, pumpkins, a petting zoo, live music, a hayride and nighttime scares on select days. Hayrides and the farm’s haunted barn begin on Friday, Oct. 2. Free admission Tuesday through Thursday; $10 Friday through Sunday; free for kids 12 and younger. sonnyacres.com. Through Oct. 30

• Chicago’s World Music Festival kicks off this weekend at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, with “Ragamala: A Celebration of Indian Classical Music.” The all-night event runs from 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, through 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. The city also welcomes hometown performers along with musicians from Pakistan, Taiwan, India, England, Brazil, West Africa, Honduras, Mexico, Moldova and the Middle East to other Chicago venues. Free. Admission is first-come, first-serve. chicago.gov. Friday, Sept. 25, through Oct. 4

• Cantigny’s family-friendly fall festival at 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, features live music, garden tours, food trucks, a petting zoo, bounce houses, local vendor displays and more. $21 per vehicle. cantigny.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27

• Rosetoberfest, the Village of Rosemont’s version of the Octoberfest celebration, takes place at Parkway Bank Park, 5501 Park Place, Rosemont. This marks the second year for the event featuring German food and music, a dance performance by the Society of Danube Swabians Youth Group and wood-carving demonstrations among other events. Free. rosemont.com. Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26

In concert

• The Fox Valley Orchestra and the Fox Valley Jazz Big Band unite for a concert this weekend at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora. The program contrasts jazz and classical arrangements of Edvard Grieg’s “Peer Gynt Suite” and movements from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” $21 adults; $19 students and seniors; $13 kids 8 and younger in advance. Prices higher at the door. FoxValleyOrchestra.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27

• Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform works inspired by the Driehaus Museum’s recent gift of 32 lithographs by American painter George Bellows depicting family life, city streets, athletes and other scenes. The program includes George Gershwin’s Lullaby for String Quartet; Charles Ives’ “Hallowe’en” and Largo Risoluto No. 1 and 2; Florence Price’s Adoration for String Quartet and Ernest Bloch’s Piano Quintet No. 1 B. 43. The museum is located at 50 E. Erie St., Chicago. $50. 312-482-8933 or driehausmuseum.org. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29

• Theater artist Emily Rohm, who originated the role of the mysterious Jane Doe in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s U.S. premiere of the musical “Ride the Cyclone” 11 years ago, brings her cabaret show to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $40. Metropolis’ revival of the musical, directed by Rohm’s fellow castmate Lillian Castillo, runs through Oct. 25. 847-577-2121 or MetropolisArts.com. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30