Festivals and Fairs
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Wauconda Rodeo rides into town July 14 and 15Jul 10, 2018 11:00 pm - The Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 55th annual IPRA Championship Wauconda Rodeo Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15, at the Golden Oaks Equestrian Cente...
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9 festivals where you can wet your whistleJul 10, 2018 6:28 am - Most suburban festivals pitch themselves as family-friendly events with something for almost every age group. But a growing number of events cater to a distinctly older ...
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East Dundee not participating in Heritage Days festivalJul 10, 2018 6:00 am - Finding volunteers to help with this year's Heritage Fest may be easier now that East Dundee village leaders have decided not to participate. East and West Dundee reside...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsJul 10, 2018 6:00 am - Rinks revisited Learn about 20th-century skating crazes in the new exhibit "Chicago Rink Rats: The Golden Age of Roller Skating" at the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. P...
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Cheap Trick, Lucky Boys Confusion to perform at Last Fling in NapervilleJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Cheap Trick and DuPage County-native punk rockers Lucky Boys Confusion will be the Sept. 2 headliners at Naperville's Last Fling. Th...
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Annual Railroad Days festival to kick off in West ChicagoJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - Summer fun will really start chugging along this weekend in West Chicago as the city celebrates Railroad Days. The four-day festival opens from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday...
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Buffalo Grove, Woodman's strike deal for festival sponsorshipsJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove officials on Tuesday announced a new a public-private partnership with Woodman's Food Markets, Inc. to sponsor several events and help local nonprofit orga...
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Tour 6 St. Charles gardens on 'Pleasures of the Garden' walk July 14Jul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club will host its biennial garden walk Saturday, July 14. "Pleasures of the Garden" will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants can tour six priv...
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Ribs, rock and rap on the menu at Lake in the Hills Rockin' RibfestJul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Lake in the Hills Rockin' Ribfest, the signature fundraising event for the Lake in the Hills Rotary Club, is all about barbecue and live music. The four-day festiva...
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Family games, contests fill the Riverwalk at Batavia's Windmill City FestivalJul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Windmill City Festival, held in the heart of downtown Batavia at the Riverwalk, features a variety of activities over the course of two and a half days. Visitors ca...