Festivals and Fairs
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Swedish Days returns to Geneva on June 20Jun 15, 2017 11:00 pm - It wouldn't be summer in Geneva without the Swedish Days Festival supported by Northwestern Medicine. This six-day event opens Tuesday, June 20 and continues through Su...
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Teams sought for Wauconda Fest water fightsJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - Teams of five are being sought to participate in the 4th annual water fights tournament at Wauconda Fest later this month. Participants must be 18 or older, and teams ca...
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A rainy start to RotaryFest in Elk Grove VillageJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - RotaryFest in Elk Grove Village, the first big festival of summer in the Northwest suburbs, got off to a rainy start on its scheduled first day Wednesday. Food vendors h...
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Five private gardens to be featured on Geneva Garden WalkJun 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Gardening enthusiasts will want to carve out some time this Friday and Saturday, June 16-17, for the Geneva Garden Club's biennial garden walk. This year's theme is "A G...
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Jonny Lang, Mavis Staples headline Aurora's Blues on the FoxJun 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Turn away from the stage at RiverEdge Park and up from Stolp Island rises the place where it all began for blues music in the city of Aurora. Leland Tower, on the top f...
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Raise the maypole and celebrate summer at Scandinavian festivalsJun 13, 2017 11:00 pm - In June, midsummer festivals occur all across northern Europe. They have special significance in the Scandinavian countries, where days are long. In northern Sweden, th...
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Fairs & fests: Highland Games, Blues on the Fox, Libertyville Days and moreJun 13, 2017 6:00 am - This weekend Geneva Garden Walk: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 16-17. Geneva Garden Club's “A Garden Variety - Geneva Gardens in Bloom” features five priva...
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Naperville Ribfest naming new mascot in Saturday revealJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - The new mascot created for the 30th year of Ribfest in Naperville has overalls and a guitar, and soon, he'll even have a name. "Piggy Needs a Name," as the nearly 7-foo...
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Scottish Festival aims to share Highland cultureJun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - If you have Scottish blood coursing through your veins, the Scottish Festival and Highland Games feel like “home” with its familiar Celtic dancing, sports that involve t...
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Taste of Des Plaines returns Friday and SaturdayJun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - The 2017 Taste of Des Plaines officially kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday, June 16, followed by a fun-filled day and evening on Saturday, June 17. The festival, which runs fr...