Festivals and Fairs
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Midwest travel: Chicago Children's Museum gets in on the eclipse funAug 19, 2017 7:32 am - Chicago Follow the sun Take the opportunity to share the partial solar eclipse with your kids at the Chicago Children's Museum during a day of out-of-this-world programm...
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Elgin gardener wins largest tomato in East Dundee contestAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - A familiar face took top honors in the largest tomato contest at the Depot Market in East Dundee Saturday. All eyes were on Dundee Township Visitors Center Manager Bill...
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Vintage Days continues Sunday in Long Grove with penny carnivalAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Long Grove Vintage Days - a two-day street market for all things vintage, antique, reclaimed, repurposed, upcycled and handmade - continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday...
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Carnival, more draw crowds to South Elgin Riverfest ExpressAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - South Elgin's 21st annual Riverfest Express will wrap up Sunday with a popular car show and plenty of other events. The event at Panton Mill Park included A Special Nigh...
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Odd Fellows Lodge makes Rock the Fox a family eventAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Odd Fellows Lodge 492 brought back the Odd Fellows Rock the Fox Music Fest to Carpenter Park in Carpentersville this weekend. The three-day festival started Friday and c...
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Parades highlight Grayslake's Summer Days festivalAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Parades highlighted the Grayslake Chamber of Commerce & Industry's Summer Days events Saturday. A pet and bike parade, a bags tournament, go-kart races and children's en...
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Browse or buy? Fine Art Festival at Oakbrook Center continues SundayAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - The 54th annual Fine Art Festival at Oakbrook Center continues Sunday with vendor booths, music, demos and art activities for kids. Sunday's hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ...
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Oktoberfest arrives two months early in Buffalo GroveAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Oktoberfest in August, one of the biggest Chicago-area German festivals, continues through Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Schwaben Center, 301 N. Weiland Road, Buffalo Grove. T...
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TheosoFest celebrates mind, body, spiritAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - TheosoFest, a free mind-body-spirit festival, takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Theosophical Society, 1926 Main St., Wheaton. The event featu...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - If you don't want to fight the crowds at the Chicago Air and Water Show, you can find plenty to do in the suburbs this weekend. Here are five ideas. For others, go to da...