Indoors and out: 5 ideas for weekend fun in the suburbs

Posted October 02, 2015 1:00 pm

Daily Herald staff report

Celebrate autumn in Wheaton, rock back through the decades in Waukegan or take your Lego-loving kids to Brickfest in Rosemont. These are just five ideas for weekend fun in the suburbs. For others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar.

Build it ... and they will come

Check out the many large-scale Lego sculptures on display and get some ideas for your own creations at Brickfest Live! this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $25; $13 parking. (847) 692-2220 or brickfestlive.com. 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4.

Oktoberfest at the Settlement

Sample German food and beer, listen to German music and enjoy family activities at Naperville Oktoberfest at the Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. $15. (630) 420-6010 or napersettlement.org. 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3.

Autumn at the zoo

Take the kids or grandkids to Wheaton's Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., for its annual Pumpkin Fest. Kids can play in a straw pyramid and cornstalk tunnel as well as visit the zoo's animals. Apples, pumpkins, cider, straw bales and more will be for sale. $4-$5; free for kids 17 and younger, zoo members and Wheaton Park District residents (with ID). cosleyzoo.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Saturday, Oct. 31.

Symphonic start

Cellist Lynn Harrell joins with conductor Andrew Grams to open the Elgin Symphony Orchestra season with music of Tchaikovsky and Brahms this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. $30-$65; $10 students. (847) 888-4000 or elginsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4.

Musical flashback

Catch up with 1960s greats like The Family Stone, Rick Derringer, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels and Badfinger featuring Joey Molland with the HippieFest 2015 tour on Sunday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $35.50-$55.50. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com. 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4.

Director Andrew Grams conducts the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's season-opening concerts this weekend. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

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