Festivals and Fairs
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Elk Grove's Hometown Parade draws a crowdJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village held its annual Hometown Parade early Saturday afternoon, completing all the pageantry and fun well before the rain moved in. This year's theme was Sto...
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Naperville Ribfest's new mascot to come to life as 'Curly Hamilton'Jun 17, 2017 1:00 am - Moe and Larry have nothing on this guy, the new mascot for Naperville's Ribfest ... Curly Hamilton. Ribfest organizers with the Exchange Club of Naperville introduced Cu...
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Scottish Festival features kilts, bagpipes and moreJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - There's something about a warm summer evening that just makes a guy want to slip into his kilt, listen to a little bagpipe music and practice tossing haggis around a fie...
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Taste of Des Plaines opens, continues SaturdayJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - The 2017 Taste of Des Plaines officially kicked off at 5 p.m. Friday in the downtown. The festival, which features live music, food from local restaurants and free enter...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - A celebration of Scottish culture returns to Itasca, Blues on the Fox draws big names to Aurora and the trained horses of The Tempel Lippizans begin a new season in Wads...
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Greek Fest returns St. Nectarios church in PalatineJun 15, 2017 11:00 pm - St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church, Palatine, will present its annual Greek Fest Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 23-25. Greek Fest 2017 hours are: 4-11 p.m. Friday; ...
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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...