Festivals and Fairs
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Gurnee Days will be back in August sans carnivalJun 03, 2021 1:00 am - Another festival coming back this summer will be Gurnee Days, albeit in a modified, shorter version without a carnival. The Gurnee Park District and the village of Gurne...
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Festivals June 4-10: Naperville Soulfest, Elgin's Going Dutch Fest and moreJun 02, 2021 6:00 am - This weekend Aurora First Fridays: 5-9 p.m. Friday, June 4, at various locations in Aurora. June's First Fridays events also celebrate Pride Month. Paramount School...
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Drive-through the preferred option for June's suburban Pride celebrationsJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - When it comes to this year's Pride celebrations, especially suburban celebrations, the preferred mode remains drive-through, and COVID-19 precautions remain in place. O...
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Taste of Roselle returns July 30-Aug. 1Jun 02, 2021 1:00 am - Roselle is bringing back Taste of Roselle in late July, one of many of the village's summer festivals set to resume as COVID-19 pandemic conditions improve. The food fes...
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Batavia to host Flag Day, 4th of July fireworksJun 01, 2021 11:00 pm - For patriotic citizens in the Tri-Cities area, the next few weeks will provide a red, white and blue trifecta of fun and special memories. • On Monday, June 14, the Bata...
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Full slate of community events on tap in Rolling MeadowsJun 01, 2021 11:00 pm - After the pandemic-forced cancellation of most events in 2020, the Rolling Meadows Community Events Foundation and city officials have a full slate of local gatherings o...
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Best Bets: 'Timeless' Kahlo exhibit opens Saturday in Glen EllynJun 01, 2021 6:00 am - Iconic artist "Frida Kahlo: Timeless" is the largest exhibit dedicated to the iconic 20th-century Mexican artist to visit the Chicago area in more than 40 years. It feat...
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Buffalo Grove Pride Drive will return for another -- and, organizers hope, final -- spin SundayJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Sunday afternoon will see the second - and what organizer Carolyn Pinta hopes is the last - Buffalo Grove Pride Drive, the socially distanced substitute for the communit...
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Going Dutch Festival in Elgin celebrates female voice in the artsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - If art is a reflection of the world around us, the pandemic has given the artists featured in Elgin's Going Dutch Festival plenty of time for contemplation and inspirati...
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Aurora's First Fridays celebrates Pride, Arts Weekend June 4May 31, 2021 11:00 pm - First Fridays will feature more than two dozen venues open with art, music, and more on June 4. The evening will kick off a two-day Aurora Arts Weekend on June 4-5. June...