Festivals and Fairs
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Phillips Park Zoo to host inaugural Aurora Pollinator FestivalJun 19, 2022 11:00 pm - Bees, butterflies, and other animals that pollinate plants and crops in Illinois are vanishing from local ecosystems at an alarming rate. Phillips Park Zoo is helping to...
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Swedish Days returns to Geneva with food, entertainment, parade and moreJun 19, 2022 7:00 am - Swedish Days returns to Geneva with food, entertainment, parade and more
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Juneteenth festivals and fun coming in suburbs, but organizers see more than celebrationsJun 17, 2022 5:20 am - Suburbanites will mark the year-old federal and state holiday of Juneteenth with a weekend of festivals, parades, flag-raisings and other celebrations. But the holiday o...
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Ribbers rejoice! Ribfest returns in Wheaton after pandemic pauseJun 17, 2022 1:00 am - Ribfest is finally back after facing many challenges. The popular food and music festival had to search for a new venue, and then it was halted for two years because of ...
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Taste of Des Plaines offers food and fun through SaturdayJun 17, 2022 1:00 am - The Taste of Des Plaines kicked off Friday night offering fun for all ages this Father's Day weekend. The two-day event, which was canceled the past two years due to the...
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Live music, kids games, tumblers and more at Elgin Juneteenth Festival June 18-19Jun 16, 2022 11:00 pm - The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission and the African American Coalition of Kane County are hosting the Elgin Juneteenth Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June ...
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HARDY replaces Ashley McBryde for Ribfest; Lee Greenwood addedJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - Ribfest's musical roster has changed once again. HARDY will replace Ashley McBryde in the Country Music Day lineup at DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton at 6...
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Itasca's fireworks show returns to Hamilton Lakes July 4Jun 15, 2022 11:00 pm - After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the village of Itasca will again host a live pyrotechnics spectacular and music-filled evening at Hamilton Lakes, located we...
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'Three years' worth of partying': Scottish Festival returning to Itasca after pandemic pauseJun 15, 2022 5:00 am - Midwesterners who trace their roots to Scottish family clans can finally gather with the return of the Scottish Festival and Highland Games on Friday and Saturday in Ita...
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Clay Walker and Elle King will headline opening night of RibfestJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Country star Clay Walker will co-headline the opening night of the 33rd annual Ribfest with Elle King, the previously announced support act for Friday. King and Walker o...