Festivals and Fairs
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Enjoy An Almost Winter Day Nov. 21Oct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - The South Elgin Community will be enjoying a fun afternoon Saturday, Nov. 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. at County Park to celebrate an An Almost Winter Day! Santa arrives at 3 ...
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Find antiques, crafts, pumpkins and fall decor on the McHenry County Autumn DriveOct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Love garage sales? Antiques? Maybe you're into arts and crafts, apple picking, or finding a place for the kids to have outdoor fun. The 28th annual Autumn Drive to be h...
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See how 'Art Works' in unique Geneva settingOct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - See art exhibited in a unique setting Friday night and Saturday at "Art Works" at the Geneva Public Works Department, 1800 South St. The event kicks off with a reception...
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All aboard for collectibles at Railroadiana showOct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - When Chicago Railroad Collectibles and Model Train Show vendor Clayton Rattin went with his friends to buy penny candy in Bourbonnais 45 years ago, his life switched dir...
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All Hallows Eve brings out the dead — and the living — at Naper SettlementOct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - It's not just that there's about a 100 percent chance Dracula will be hanging around. Or that Lizzie Borden will have access to her favorite cutlery. Or even that visito...
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Horses steal the show at Danada Fall FestivalOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - Horses and the people who love them took center stage Sunday during the annual Fall Festival at the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. Roughly 70 of the creatures took...
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Highwood pumpkin fest carves out way to help Autism SocietyOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - The Autism Society of Illinois and the City of Highwood teamed up for this weekend's 6th Annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival. The three-day event featured pumpkin ca...
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Harvest festival and camp fireOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - Celebrate the harvest season around a campfire with friends at a new event from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, Peterson and Midlothian r...
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Midwest travel: Intuit exhibits Richard Saholt collagesOct 10, 2015 7:15 am - Chicago The outsiders Take the opportunity to visit the one-of-a-kind Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago during the run of "MAD AS HE...
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Visitors fall in love with annual St. Charles Scarecrow FestOct 10, 2015 1:00 am - Coming from tiny Sherman in downstate Illinois, you might think Scott Siders had his fill of pumpkins, cornstalks and hay. But as he hammed it up for a photo Saturday, p...