Festivals and Fairs
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Musicians, storytellers perform at festival in GenevaSep 07, 2015 1:00 am - The 39th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival wrapped up two days of fun Monday at Island Park in Geneva. The largest folk festival in the state featur...
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Sunday picks: Rise up with O.A.R. at RaviniaSep 06, 2015 6:15 am - Rock on Alternative rock band O.A.R. (Of a Revolution) shares the bill with Allen Stone and Brynn Elliott in concert on Sunday at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan...
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Last Fling in full swing on Day 3 in NapervilleSep 06, 2015 1:00 am - Dodging water balloons, hula hooping to the heart's content, jamming out to alternative music and sneaking in some salty or sweet carnival treats kept visitors entertain...
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Family Fun Fest set for Sept. 12 in Hawthorn WoodsSep 06, 2015 1:00 am - Hawthorn Woods will host a Fall Family Fun Fest from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Hawthorn Woods Aquatic Center, 94 Midlothian Road. The free event includ...
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Community pride on display in Buffalo Grove Days paradeSep 06, 2015 1:00 am - Bands, classic cars, local dignitaries, community groups and a special recognition for a recently fallen law enforcement officer marched through Buffalo Grove on Sunday ...
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Folk artists jam along the FoxSep 06, 2015 1:00 am - While musicians armed with electric guitars and stacks of amplifiers took to the stage at community festivals in Naperville and Schaumburg this weekend, music lovers in ...
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Food, music and culture highlight Taste of Serbia FestivalSep 06, 2015 1:00 am - The St. Basil of Ostrog Serbian Orthodox Church in Mettawa continued its tradition this weekend of introducing Serbian food and culture to the community. The two-day Tas...
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Kline Creek Farm's Country Fair will bring visitors back to 1915 in DuPageSep 05, 2015 7:00 am - A time machine of sorts brings crowds back to Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago each year for the annual Country Fair. Usually, visitors are whisked back to farm life in ...
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Weekend picks: SNL's Jon Lovitz plays SchaumburgSep 05, 2015 5:45 am - That's the ticket! Jon Lovitz ("Saturday Night Live," "The Critic") makes a return engagement performing standup comedy starting Thursday at the Improv Comedy Showc...
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Septemberfest begins with ex-Journey singer; Taste of Schaumburg nextSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - Great music, food, carnival rides and even late-summer weather greeted the thousands of people who attended Septemberfest on Saturday in Schaumburg. Steve Augeri, the fo...