Festivals and Fairs
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Buffalo Grove Days festival getting better with ageAug 22, 2018 1:00 am - At 57 years old, the traditional festival over Labor Day weekend in Buffalo Grove - known simply as BG Days - shows no signs of its age. The festival returns Wednesday, ...
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East Dundee meat raffle, picnic returns to Max Freeman Park Aug. 25Aug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The East Dundee Fire Department is inching toward reviving its summer carnival. Firefighters will take a step to their goal on Saturday, Aug. 25, when they hold their an...
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2018 Geneva Concours d'Elegance rolls into town SundayAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - Classic cars - and those who admire them - will fill South Third Street in Geneva on Sunday, Aug. 26, at the 2018 Geneva Concours d'Elegance. The show, set for 10 a.m. t...
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8 not-to-miss September festivalsAug 21, 2018 6:00 am - September is a weird time of year, when summer is kind of over, but not quite, and fall is kind of here, but not really. Usually, though, it's a time when the weather is...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Outdoor arts The 49th annual Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts features food, a beer and wine garden, plus 70 artists as part of a juried art show. It's this weekend at La...
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Downtown Palatine Street Fest features more food, music, activities for all agesAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - According to Michael Jacobs, Palatine's deputy village manager, the purpose of Downtown Palatine Street Fest, which began in 2000, is to serve as a community party, allo...
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Color Aloft Balloon Festival takes flight Aug. 25 in GrayslakeAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - The Grayslake Chamber of Commerce, village of Grayslake, and Grayslake Park District will present the sixth annual Color Aloft Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 25. The...
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'A Walk in the Park' returns to Arlington HeightsAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Art Guild will hold its 47th annual fine art fair, “A Walk in the Park,” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at North School Park, 410 N. Arlin...
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Artist brings whimsical pieces to Glen Ellyn Festival of the ArtsAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - When people see her art, Layl McDill wants them to wonder, wants them to be transported back to that magical phase when they were kids and their queries about the world ...
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Vintage autos to retrace century-old route at 46th Elgin Road Race Car Show and ParadeAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - When world-famous race drivers like Barney Oldfield and Eddie Rickenbacker tried to win the Elgin National Road Races in the early 1900s, they put their lives on the lin...