Festivals and Fairs
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Long Grove’s Apple Fest celebrates season with fall treats, rock tributesSep 12, 2026 12:38 am - Long Grove's Apple Fest returns Sept. 25-27, featuring apple-themed foods like caramel-dipped apples, pies, and cider, along with carnival rides, pie-eating contests, and family activities in the historic downtown setting.
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Planned road closures for El Grito Fiestas Patrias festival in Round Lake ParkSep 11, 2026 5:40 pm - Drivers and visitors in Round Lake Park this weekend are reminded that the 300-400 block of N. Greenwood Drive at Millennium Park will be closed to all motorized traffic from 5 p.m. Friday until 11:30 p.m. Sunday for El Grito Fiestas Patrias festival at the park.
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Share your community event in Daily Herald’s 2026 Holiday Happenings guideSep 10, 2026 9:38 am - Nonprofits and community organizations can submit their Thanksgiving 5Ks, craft fairs, holiday fests, tree lightings, holiday walks, Nutcracker shows, Breakfasts with Santa, or other family events for free by Sept. 25 on the Daily Herald's online calendar.
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Fox Valley Steampunk Festival debuts at trolley museum with Victorian-era fantasy funSep 09, 2026 9:37 am - The Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin will host its inaugural Fox Valley Steampunk Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12. The event, organized with the Chicagoland Steampunk Society, will include steampunk games such as Nerf gun duels, remote-controlled teapot racing, and tea dueling.
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Naperville International Festival bringing global cultures to Central Park Sept. 12
Sep 09, 2026 9:33 am - The Naperville International Festival on Sept. 12 will showcase the area’s diverse cultures with Latin American folk music and Lithuanian and Slovak folk dances, as well as food vendors offering Mexican and South Asian cuisine.
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Fiestas Patrias celebration set for this weekend at RiverEdge Park in Aurora
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Things to do Sept. 11-17: Festival of the Vine, Platzkonzert Germanfest, DuPage Comic Con and moreSep 08, 2026 1:00 pm - Mark your calendar for Festival of the Vine in Geneva, Platzkonzert Germanfest in Hoffman Estates, DuPage Comic Con in Wheaton and more.
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Arlington Heights hosts ‘Celebration of Abilities’ Sept. 26Sep 08, 2026 11:55 am - The Arlington Heights Commission for Citizens with Disabilities will host “All Kinds of Awesome: A Celebration of Abilities” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Camelot Community Center, 1005 E Suffield Drive.
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Gurnee Get-Together returns FridaySep 08, 2026 11:54 am - The Gurnee Get-Together is back for its third year at Christine Thompson Park, at Woodlawn and Belle Plaine avenues.
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Best bets: ‘A Revolution of Values’ at Elmhurst Art Museum; family fests in Rosemont, AuroraSep 08, 2026 9:40 am - Elmhurst Art Museum kicks off a joint exhibition rooted in the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War; Aurora and Rosemont host family-friendly festivals; the Joffrey Ballet presents the Chicago premiere of the rarely performed “Liliom.”