Festivals and Fairs
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Father's Day activities for the whole familyJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Looking for a way to spend some quality time with Dad Father's Day? Whether he loves exercise, cars, food or just relaxing outside, these events make it easy to plan a w...
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Best bets: Highland Games, Swedish Days, Jakob Dylan, Vette showJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Highland fling Take out your family tartan this weekend for the Illinois Saint Andrew Society's 24th Annual Scottish Festival Highland Games. See competitions, b...
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Juneteenth Festival celebrates African American freedomJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Live concerts, a hot pickle eating contest and Little Princess of the Day pageant are on tap for Saturday, when downtown Elgin will celebrate one of the oldest African-A...
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Frontier Days seeks volunteersJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Volunteers are needed for the 2010 Frontier Days festival, held July 1-5 in Arlington Heights. Sign up to be one of the hundreds of "Red Shirts" on the Recreation Park g...
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Frontier Days scholarship deadline is June 15Jun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The deadline is June 15 to apply for the Frontier Days Scholarship Program, open to young men and women between 17 and 22 who are residents of Arlington Heights. A minim...
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'Vettes, classics cars part of RiverfestJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Why hold only one car show when you can hold two? Corvettes and "my other cars" will be on display in Pottawatomie Park in conjunction with Pride of the Fox Riverfest. ...
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Pet show, demonstration at RiverFestJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Sit, down, roll over and speak will be some of the many command words ushered on Saturday and Sunday at the Plaza Green in St. Charles. Returning for the sixth consecuti...
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Pride of the Fox Riverfest returns to St. CharlesJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Downtown St. Charles will transform into party central this weekend, as the Pride of the Fox Riverfest makes its triumphant return to the city. The festival, held from 1...
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Best bets: Zooperstars at Elfstrom, classical music everywhereJun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Oh the Zoo-manity! Will it be old-school cameos by Mackerel Jordan and Dennis Frogman? Or will Barack Ollama make an appearance? Find out when the Zooperstars ret...
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Cheap stuff: Classic baseball, Nigel Mack, line dancingJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Batter up! Learn how the game of baseball was played in the Civil War era as Cantigny Park hosts an old-time baseball exhibition tournament. The tournament features...