Festivals and Fairs
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Cool games, food among the highlights of suburban festivalsJul 07, 2025 12:09 pm - Weekend festivals in the Northwest suburbs and Lake County offered plenty of ways to stay cool, have fun and maybe grab a snack.
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Taste of Westmont blends music, food and community spiritJul 07, 2025 11:59 am - The Taste of Westmont festival happening July 10-13 features live music, food, carnival, and more. Hundreds of volunteers are needed to help run the event.
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Glendale Heights Fest returns with four days of music, food and ridesJul 07, 2025 11:04 am - The Glendale Heights Fest is a four-day event on July 10-13 featuring 13 bands, carnival rides, and about 20 food vendors, as well as a fireworks show on Sunday night.
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Summer Fun Guide: July 1-15Jul 07, 2025 10:41 am - Tuesday, July 1 Naper Settlement Farmers Market: 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays, July 1 through Sept. 23, on the museum grounds, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. Offering an a...
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19th annual Rockin’ Rib Fest features award-winning BBQ, dozen bands, carnivalJul 07, 2025 2:12 am - Lake in the Hills Rotary Club's Rockin' Rib Fest returns July 10-13 with live music, carnival, rib vendors, business expo, and more. All proceeds go to support Rotary charities and projects.
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Batavia’s Windmill City Fest offers a new lineup of music plus food and fun activitiesJul 06, 2025 10:46 pm - Windmill City Fest on July 11-13 offers musical entertainment from seven local bands, a carnival, a beer tent, and food options from various vendors.
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It was a blast: Water fights help close out Frontier DaysJul 06, 2025 3:52 pm - It wasn’t just the rain that passed through the area Sunday afternoon that brought Arlington Heights Frontier Days its wet finale.
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Meeting, greeting and staying cool at Palatine’s Hometown Fest paradeJul 05, 2025 4:09 pm - Images from Palatine’s Hometown Fest Parade on Saturday, July 5.
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Will tariffs put a damper on future fireworks shows?Jul 03, 2025 10:02 pm - Relax fireworks fans, the dazzling displays you’ve come to love will take place this holiday weekend as planned (barring the rain forecast for Friday and Sunday). However, some warn that future displays may not be as spectacular if proposed tariffs go into effect against China, a primary fireworks supplier.
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Your guide to Fourth of July paradesJul 03, 2025 4:46 pm - Find parade times and routes for 30 Independence Day parades in the suburbs.