Festivals and Fairs
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Things to do Jan. 24-30: Norge Winter Ski Jump Tournament, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks and moreJan 21, 2025 10:39 am - Mark your calendar for the Norge Annual Winter Ski Jump Tournament, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire, Marlon Wayans’ “Wild Child Tour” and more happening this week.
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Elgin Fringe Festival captures creative spirit with one-day winter celebrationJan 21, 2025 12:42 am - Elgin's Winter Mini Fringe returns for a one-day celebration of art, performance, and community. Enjoy an art exhibition, potluck, future insights panel, provocative immersive theater, and a hilarious mythical adventure comedy.
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All-Canada Show returns to St. Charles for fishing and hunting adventuresJan 20, 2025 11:11 pm - Hundreds of Canadian fishing, hunting, and wilderness lodges and outfitters will gather at the All-Canada Show in Chicago Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Discounts for veterans and youth under 17.
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Four days left to share your event in the Daily Herald’s Out on the Town guideJan 20, 2025 11:15 am - Jan. 23 is the deadline to submit your event to the Daily Herald's "Out On the Town" spring guide listing suburban Chicago events like festivals, shows, dining, and family activities occurring March-May. It is free to submit.
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Things to do Jan. 17-23: Wheeling Winterfest, MLK Day events, Chicago Fishing Expo and moreJan 14, 2025 10:34 am - Mark your calendar for Wheeling Winterfest, Martin Luther King Jr. Day events throughout the suburbs, the Chicago Fishing Expo and more happening this week.
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Palatine to hire Chicago events manager to run Street FestJan 13, 2025 1:00 pm - Palatine will hire an events manager to run the 25th edition of its annual Street Fest
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Carriage rides, sled dog demos add fun to Vernon Hills Winter FestJan 13, 2025 12:31 pm - A pack of huskies was a crowd-pleaser as Century Park Pavilion came alive Saturday during Winter Fest in Vernon Hills.
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Noon Year celebration a family-friendly way to ring in 2025Jan 13, 2025 9:35 am - The Salt Creek Park District rang in the New Year with a Noon Year’s celebration at the Sports Center in Palatine.
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Mother Nature provides the perfect setting for Volo Bog WinterfestJan 12, 2025 5:25 pm - The Volo Bog State Natural Area draws about 200 visitors Sunday for its annual Winterfest, which had a key participant on its side: Mother Nature.
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Naperville Jaycees accepting band submissions for 2025 Last FlingJan 09, 2025 12:05 am - The Naperville Jaycees are accepting band submissions to play at the 2025 Last Fling festival over Labor Day weekend. Submissions close Jan. 31.