Festivals and Fairs
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Do you ukulele? Aurora wants you to at City of Lights Ukulele FestAug 23, 2018 6:00 am - Its most popular song is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," but there's more to the ukulele than Hawaiian songs and hula music. The instrument is the focus of a new event la...
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Festivals: Comic Con, Naperville Wine Festival, arts fests & moreAug 22, 2018 1:00 pm - This weekend Wizard World Comic Con: Noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Donald E. Stephen...
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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...