Festivals and Fairs
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Experience the holidays from the 1840s by CandlelightNov 19, 2024 4:31 pm - Fresh-cut evergreens, a crackling fire, holiday music and candlelight will be just some of the immersive encounters during Candlelight at the Durant-Peterson House Museum on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8.
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Things to do Nov. 22-28: Aurora Christkindlmarket, Santa’s Rock N Lights, Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic and moreNov 19, 2024 3:19 pm - Mark your calendar for the opening of Santa’s Rock N Lights in Geneva, Aurora Christkindlmarket at RiverEdge Park, Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic, Long Grove Vintage Holidays, the Great American Dog Show and more happening this week.
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Light up the night: Annual holiday tree lightings illuminate the suburbsNov 19, 2024 10:11 am - Fireworks, Santa visits, parades, holiday performances and more are a part of suburban tree lightings this season.
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St. Charles Business Alliance cautions against fake Holiday Homecoming events on FacebookNov 17, 2024 10:28 pm - The St. Charles Business Alliance has identified Facebook events circulating online with incorrect information about this month’s St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade and Holiday Homecoming.
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Mini Comic Con in Lincolnshire draws all kinds of charactersNov 17, 2024 12:56 am - The annual Mini Comic Con at the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire was a family-friendly celebration of pop culture and fandoms, with attendees encouraged to come in costume.
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Kick off the holidays at Itasca’s Winter Wonderland holiday lightingNov 13, 2024 10:55 pm - Join the festivities to welcome Santa Claus during the official lighting ceremony for the opening of Winter Wonderland on Sunday, Dec. 1.
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Things to do Nov. 15-21: Morton’s IllumiBrew, Brookfield Zoo’s Reindeer Run and moreNov 11, 2024 5:25 pm - Mark your calendar for the Morton Arboretum’s IllumiBrew kicking off Illumination: Tree Lights, Brookfield Zoo’s Reindeer Run, Sinfonietta Bel Canto’s “Hansel and Gretel,” Mini Comic Con and more happening this week.
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Pitchfork Music Festival won’t return to Chicago in 2025Nov 11, 2024 3:30 pm - Pitchfork Music Festival, long a staple on Chicago’s big summer music fest scene, announced Monday that it will not be returning to Chicago in 2025. In a social media pos...
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Palatine festival celebrates Norwegian heritageNov 09, 2024 2:04 pm - A demonstration of traditional Norwegian dance helped kick off the Sons of Norway Skjold Lodge’s 32nd annual Norwegian Heritage Festival Saturday at All Saints Lutheran C...
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Jarrett Payton and family will be the St. Charles Holiday Homecoming grand marshalNov 06, 2024 5:04 pm - The St. Charles Business Alliance and the Events Committee recently announced that Jarrett Payton and his family as the grand marshal for the 2024 St. Charles Electric Ch...