Festivals and Fairs
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Best Bets: The Four Fathers comedy show, Scottish Fest, Josh Turner, Cantigny Jazz and Wine FestJun 14, 2023 6:00 am - Festival of dance at Ravinia Ravinia hosts "Ruth Page Civic Ballet and Friends," featuring several dance ensembles at Bennett Gordon Hall, 201 St. Johns Ave., Highland P...
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Tour 9 gardens on McHenry County Master Gardeners walkJun 14, 2023 6:00 am - Join the University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners for Garden Walk 2023 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 8, starting at the outdoor Demonstrat...
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Taste of Des Plaines returns with food, live music, demos and moreJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Kick off your summer by grabbing a bite to eat and listening to live music at Taste of Des Plaines. The summer street festival takes place 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and noon t...
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Local churches join in Aurora Pride celebrationJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Aurora hosted its fourth annual Pride Parade on Sunday afternoon, June 11. Hundreds of parade-goers watched as 70 units took part in the event in downtown Aurora. This y...
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Six private gardens will open to the public on Pottawatomie Garden Club's walkJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - "Garden Lifestyles" is the theme of the Pottawatomie Garden Club's walk, which will take place Saturday, June 24, and feature six beautiful gardens in St. Charles. For t...
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Juneteenth celebration set for Saturday in ElginJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - The African-American Coalition of Kane County will host a Juneteenth Cultural Festival on Saturday at Festival Park in Elgin. The event will celebrate African-American ...
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Scottish Festival & Highland Games promises taste of Scotland in ItascaJun 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Scotland returns to "Aye-Tasca." The Chicago Scots will bring back the Midwest's largest Scottish event, the 37th annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games, to Hamilton ...
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Dance around a maypole at 113th Swedish Day June 18Jun 12, 2023 11:00 pm - The Swedish Day Midsummer Festival returns for its 113th year on Sunday, June 18, at Good Templar Park in Geneva. "Svenskarnas Dag" is the Midwest's oldest Midsummer fes...
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Aurora celebrating Juneteenth with a weekend full of activitiesJun 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The City of Aurora will host several Juneteenth activities leading up to the holiday and on Monday, Jan. 19. On Wednesday, June 14, the Aurora Police Department and th...
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73rd annual Swedish Days Festival returns with parade, music, food and moreJun 11, 2023 11:00 pm - More than 200,000 visitors are expected to visit the city of Geneva next week for its 73rd annual Swedish Days Festival. "The Granddaddy of Illinois Festivals" will run...