DuPage County Entertainment
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After 16 years, annual Alley Art Festival in Aurora coming to an end SaturdayAug 27, 2026 12:13 pm - After 16 years, the final Alley Art Festival will take place this Saturday in downtown Aurora. Since 2010, the festival has helped make arts more visible, accessible and woven into everyday life in Aurora.
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Food trucks, live music and family fun coming to Lombard’s Maple Street Sept. 5Aug 26, 2026 6:14 pm - The Lombard Historical Society hosts its fifth annual Food Truck Social on Sept. 5. This America 250 celebration features eight diverse food trucks, live music including a Blues Brothers tribute band, and family-friendly activities.
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Aurora Fire Museum to host Community Hero Day Oct. 3Aug 26, 2026 5:31 pm - The Aurora Regional Fire Museum will host its annual Community Hero Day Oct. 3, featuring a Touch-A-Truck event, fire truck rides, CPR classes, vehicle demonstrations, tours of Central Fire Station, and a live burn demonstration showing the importance of fire sprinklers in saving lives and property.
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Dining Out: The PSL is back, seasonal offerings at Old Town Pour House, win burgers for a yearAug 25, 2026 5:03 pm - It must be fall, y’all because the pumpkin spice latte is back at Starbucks. We also have new Chef Select choices at Old Town Pour House and you can win free burgers for a year at American Place Casino in Waukegan.
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Elmhurst History Museum teams with Pro Football Hall of Fame on century of Chicago football storiesAug 25, 2026 2:48 pm - The Elmhurst History Museum will present “Bear Down: Football in the Windy City” Aug. 28 through Jan. 24.
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Schaumburg’s 55th annual Septemberfest also celebrates village’s 70th anniversaryAug 25, 2026 2:19 pm - This year’s Septemberfest over Labor Day weekend in Schaumburg will be an extra special one for a number of reasons. Not only is it the 55th staging of the festival itself, but it will be the village’s largest celebration of its 70th anniversary and accompany the final stages of construction on the new village hall at the heart of the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Campus.
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‘Much more than music’: Moose-a-Palooza expands lineup of local bands in effort to help even more kidsAug 25, 2026 2:11 pm - Help give children and teens in need a safe home, a quality education and hope for a brighter future by attending the annual Moose-a-Palooza Music Fest & Fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 29, on the grounds of the Batavia Moose Lodge.
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Suburban muralist bringing vibrant colors to downtown Des PlainesAug 24, 2026 5:25 pm - Artist Melina Scotte is painting a mural of flowers and foliage on a Des Plaines apartment building’s facade.
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Event makes St. Charles the backdrop for dozens of works of artAug 24, 2026 1:58 pm - St. Charles brought an artistic flair to the city with its third annual Plein Air event, sponsored by the St. Charles Art Council, which wrapped up over the weekend.
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No ocean? No problem. A Naperville man has built his own paradiseAug 23, 2026 2:20 pm - For many, the “Margaritaville” Jimmy Buffett captures in his 1977 song likely conjures up images of the Florida Keys or maybe a South Carolina coastal beach. A two-story, brick colonial in suburban Naperville? Not so much. But don’t tell that to 65-year-old Phillip Schutt, a longtime Buffett fan who has spent years transforming his home into a tropical paradise.
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