Naperville Entertainment
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Green and wet at Irish FestSep 19, 2026 4:13 pm -
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for August 2026Sep 17, 2026 8:59 am - The top finishers in August’s amateur photo contest showcase landscapes from desert ranges to a glacier ice field.
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Join Illinois Novel Quest to succeed at your writing goalsSep 17, 2026 1:25 am - The Writing Journey and Nichols Library in Naperville will present three October workshops preparing for Novel Quest: "Welcome to the Novel Swamp" covering novel planning approaches, "Crafting Dialogue That Brings Stories to Life" focusing on dialogue techniques, and "Story Wall Party" for brainstorming and plot development.
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Naperville Irish Fest returns this weekend with food, music and family funSep 16, 2026 7:49 am - If you’re looking for a little Irish Gaelic fun and culture, you might find what you’re looking for at the Naperville Irish Fest, running Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19, in Central Park.
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Naperville-based nonprofit student film to be shown at UN climate conferenceSep 15, 2026 1:19 pm - Student interns for Naperville-based nonprofit Accelerate Climate Solutions created the short documentary “Understanding Life on the Frontlines of Climate Change,” which will be shown at the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Turkey, in November.
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Best Bests: Common headlines free Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags serves up scaresSep 15, 2026 12:03 pm - Common headlines a free concert Saturday during Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags Great America opens Fright Fest, Monster Jam rolls into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Cleve Carney Art Museum debuts “Linework: Chicago Comics and Community.”
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From Nordic landscapes to Record Row: Chicago a cappella offers diverse 2026-27 concert seasonSep 14, 2026 9:54 pm - Chicago a cappella’s 2026-27 season features three concert programs: “Northern Lights” in October, the annual “Holidays a cappella” in December, and “Record Row” in spring celebrating Chicago’s South Michigan Avenue recording studios. The ensemble will perform at various venues in Naperville, Oak Park, Evanston and Chicago.
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Share your community event in Daily Herald’s 2026 Holiday Happenings guideSep 10, 2026 9:38 am - Nonprofits and community organizations can submit their Thanksgiving 5Ks, craft fairs, holiday fests, tree lightings, holiday walks, Nutcracker shows, Breakfasts with Santa, or other family events for free by Sept. 25 on the Daily Herald's online calendar.
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Award-winning quartets to perform at Chorus of DuPage’s fall show in NapervilleSep 09, 2026 9:41 am - Stiletto Quartet, a Naperville-area all-female barbershop group that won the SingUnited Midwest Harmony 2026 Quartet Champions title in May, will perform at the Chorus of DuPage's fall show "Melodies and Memories" Sept. 12 at Grace United Methodist Church.
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Naperville International Festival bringing global cultures to Central Park Sept. 12Sep 09, 2026 9:33 am - The Naperville International Festival on Sept. 12 will showcase the area’s diverse cultures with Latin American folk music and Lithuanian and Slovak folk dances, as well as food vendors offering Mexican and South Asian cuisine.