DuPage County Entertainment
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Prost! Raise a stein at 15 suburban OktoberfestsSep 23, 2026 10:12 am - Fifteen Oktoberfest celebrations featuring traditional German food, beer, live polka music, stein-holding contests and hammerschlagen are coming to the Chicago suburbs starting this weekend. Here’s where to join in on the merrymaking.
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Best Bets: Celebración de los Árboles at Morton and New Philharmonic opens its seasonSep 23, 2026 8:40 am - The Morton Arboretum, Sonny Acres Farms, Cantigny and the Village of Rosemont host family-friendly festivals, and Emily Rohm, who originated the role of Jane Doe in CST’s “Ride the Cyclone,” brings her cabaret show to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, whose “Cyclone” revival runs through Oct. 25.
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Spotlight: Goodman Theatre premieres coming-of-age comic thriller ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera’Sep 23, 2026 6:59 am - Goodman Theatre premieres the Latina coming-of-age play “Dead Girl’s Quinceañera,” BrightSide Theatre revives “The Addams Family” musical, and Oil Lamp stages the suspense thriller “Dial M for Murder,” this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Camerata Chicago opens season with Mendelssohn, Mozart and a new commissionSep 22, 2026 9:11 pm - Camerata Chicago opens its 23rd season in October with concerts featuring Mendelssohn’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” music, Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, and a world premiere of Tony Payne’s “Fantasy on English Melodies” at venues in Chicago, Wheaton, and Hinsdale.
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Step back to the 1840s at Glen Ellyn’s Pioneer Day eventSep 22, 2026 7:59 pm - Glen Ellyn Historical Society's 41st Pioneer Day on Sept. 27 features 1840s pioneer life demonstrations including farm activities, like corn shucking, farm animals, classroom activities, and Professor Flim Flam’s entertainment shows.
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Labriola Ristorante in Oak Brook brings the kitchen to your table with gnocchi-making classesSep 22, 2026 3:43 pm - Diners who don’t mind getting their hands dirty, or at least a little sticky, can learn the art of making gnocchi and then enjoy a four-course meal afterward on Sept. 30 and Oct. 20 and 21 at Labriola Ristorante in Oak Brook. “People always leave saying what a great time they had,” said Chris Favero, who frequently leads the classes.
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New Philharmonic opens its 50th season with ‘Musica Italiana Dolce’Sep 22, 2026 2:47 pm - On Sept. 26-27, New Philharmonic celebrates its 50th anniversary season with “Musica Italiana Dolce” concerts, featuring Italian orchestral works, opera arias, and film themes.
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Fall Fest returns to the Lisle Library District Sept. 25Sep 22, 2026 2:39 pm - The Lisle Library District will host its annual Fall Fest on Friday, Sept. 25. The free outdoor event features an inflatable obstacle course, farm animal petting zoo, cider donuts, pumpkin decorating contest, fall photo booth, and seasonal reading recommendations from librarians.
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McKee Preservation Group to show ‘Singing Back the Buffalo’ documentarySep 22, 2026 12:52 pm - The McKee Preservation Group is hosting a screening of "Singing Back the Buffalo" on Saturday, Oct. 3, to raise funds for a Native American Cultural & Environmental Center in Glen Ellyn.
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Dining out: New limited-time sundae collab at Oberweis, National Coffee Day and moreSep 22, 2026 11:45 am - Oberweis is teaming up with Killer Brownies on a new limited-time sundae, plus there are National Coffee Day deals, a three-course dinner at Eddie V’s, a new test-market item at Panda Express and more.