Festivals and Fairs
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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...
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Aurora celebrates Dia de Los Muertos with youth and adultsNov 06, 2024 3:30 pm - Aurora’s Mexican community recently convened in downtown Aurora to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. The annual celebration of those who have passed is a...
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Things to do Nov. 8-14: Veterans Day events, Chicago Toy & Game Fair and moreNov 05, 2024 7:44 pm - Mark your calendar for Veterans Day observances throughout the suburbs, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Brew It Forward in Wheaton, violinist Rachel Barton Pine performing with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and more happening this week.