Festivals and Fairs
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Fairs & festivals: Riverfest Express, Oktoberfest, Elburn Days and moreAug 16, 2017 6:00 am - This weekend Grayslake Summer Days: 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 18, and 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 19, at Whitney and Center streets, Grayslake. Music, food,...
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Special Night for Special Kids at South Elgin's Riverfest Express postponedAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - Special Night for Special Kids, which was scheduled to kick off the five-day Riverfest Express Wednesday night at Panton Mill Park, has been canceled due to weather in S...
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Festival in Buffalo Grove celebrates Oktoberfest in AugustAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Oktoberfest in August, one of the biggest Chicago-area German festivals, runs from Friday through Sunday, Aug. 18-20, at the Schwaben Center, 301 N. Weiland Road, Buffal...
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Fred Fest supports forest restorationAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Fred Fest will bring music, refreshments, and family-friendly activities to the Fox River Forest Preserve in Port Barrington from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. Ticke...
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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...