Festivals and Fairs
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Fine Art Festival takes over Oakbrook Center this weekendAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Nature's artistry, the kind that blooms every spring and hunkers down each Chicago winter, is the raw material for Shelly Lawler's stunning photographs. Recently, the ar...
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Rock the Fox Music Fest returns to Carpenter ParkAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - The Odd Fellows Rock the Fox Music Fest is returning to Carpenter Park in Carpentersville this weekend. Odd Fellows Lodge 492 members will bring back the three-day festi...
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Fox Lake's Land & Lake Days features cardboard regattaAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - The village of Fox Lake will present its second Land & Lake Days celebration Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19 and 20, at Lakefront Park, 71 Nippersink Blvd., Fox Lake. Festi...
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Vintage Days returns to Long Grove Saturday and SundayAug 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Long Grove Vintage Days, a two-day street market for all things vintage, antique, reclaimed, repurposed, upcycled and handmade, is offered from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturda...
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Park Palooza celebrates family funAug 14, 2017 11:00 pm - The Chicago concert extravaganza known as Lollapalooza 2018 may be more than 11 months away, but there's no need to wait that long for summer fun in the park with Elmhur...
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Elburn Days blends summer fest with county fairAug 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Combine a county fair and a summer festival and what you come up with is an event like Elburn Days. Elburn Days blends agriculture-related activities such as 4-H judgin...
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Relax and reminisce Take in two parades, food and carnival rides at Summer Days in GrayslakeAug 14, 2017 11:00 pm - The Grayslake Chamber of Commerce and Industry will present Grayslake's Summer Days 2017 Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18 and 19, in downtown Grayslake at Center and Whitney...
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Air and Water Show roars back to Chicago's lakefrontAug 14, 2017 6:00 am - "There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings." - Wilbur Wright, 1905 The weather is expected to be war...
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South Elgin's Riverfest Express kicks off with special nightAug 13, 2017 11:00 pm - South Elgin's 21st annual Riverfest Express is ready to be rolled out with plenty of fun activities for the whole family, including A Special Night For Special Kids on W...
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Gurnee plays ball with parade, softball gameAug 13, 2017 1:00 am - The Warren Township High School marching band, the fire wagon-riding Medinah Shriners and 86 other entries marched down Old Grand Avenue to the theme of "Let's Play Ball...