Festivals and Fairs
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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...
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Fishing derbies beckon families to Batavia, South ElginJun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Fishing derbies in Batavia and South Elgin will offer kids and parents a chance to bond — and maybe reel in a big catch — this Father's Day weekend. This type of event i...
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Going Dutch festival celebrates women in artJun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts is proud to bring the seventh annual Going Dutch Festival, a celebration of the female voice in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts, to El...
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RotaryFest returns to Elk Grove Village with music, rides, paradeJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - Rotary Fest, the first big festival of summer in the Northwest suburbs, opens Wednesday, June 14, and runs through Sunday, June 18, at Lions Park, at 150 Lions Drive in ...
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Algonquin's Art on the Fox celebrates 10 yearsJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Over Father's Day weekend, the Algonquin Public Arts Commission will host its 10th annual Algonquin's Art on the Fox featuring a juried art show. Similar to past years,...