Festivals and Fairs
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Long Grove Apple Fest offers sweet surprisesSep 18, 2019 6:00 am - A Midwestern tribute to apple season will return to historic downtown Long Grove for its 28th consecutive year. For the 2019 edition, Apple Fest, held Friday, Sept. 20, ...
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Fall back in time at Primrose Farm FrolicSep 17, 2019 11:00 pm - There's something about fall that makes traveling back in time a pleasant pastime. This Sunday, visitors to Primrose Farm in St. Charles will get a glimpse of what farm...
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Elk Grove's Hometown Parade, at new time this year, will step off SaturdaySep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village's Hometown Parade, held in conjunction for the first time with the village's Oktoberfest, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday. The parade previously had b...
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120 artists to display works along Naperville RiverwalkSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Something fresh and new will meet something tried and true this weekend at the Riverwalk Fine Art Fair in Naperville. Roughly 120 artists will be exhibiting their works ...
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Hear about history at graveside chats in St. CharlesSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - The St. Charles History Museum will hold its annual "Grave Reminders" Cemetery Walk from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at North Cemetery, next to Bethlehem Lu...
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Fall festival Saturday in Lake VillaSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - Lake Villa is marking the completion of its multiyear downtown streetscape improvement project with a fall festival from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, on Cedar Avenue ...
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Weekend picks: Kevin Farley, Nick Offerman bring the funny to ChicagoSep 14, 2019 7:33 am - Elgin Fringe Festival An uncurated showcase of music, theater, dance, comedy, performance art, visual arts and film, the Elgin Fringe Festival includes performances that...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsSep 13, 2019 9:00 am - Mary J. Blige, Morrisey and Interpol close out Ravinia's outdoor season this weekend, “The Color Purple” begins previews at Drury Lane Theatre and the Elgin Fringe Festi...
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Fireworks show Friday to kick off West Dundee Heritage FestSep 13, 2019 6:00 am - It's time to light up the sky with one more pyrotechnics spectacular before the countryside submits to autumn's dazzling displays of color. That's where West Dundee Heri...
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New owners of Sonny Acres: 'We want to see it last a long time'Sep 13, 2019 5:00 am - Many of our family photo albums have at least one picture from Sonny Acres Farm near West Chicago. Our parents may have captured us in the pumpkin patch or next to the l...