Festivals and Fairs
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St. Charles' Scarecrow Festival is stuffed with funOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Downtown St. Charles hasn't seen a cornfield in quite some time, but that won't stop hundreds of scarecrows from popping up this weekend during the 24th annual Scarecrow...
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Antioch races into the next season with its annual Fall FestOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The village of Antioch's Fall Fest and Adventure Race are back this Saturday, Oct. 10. We asked Special Events Supervisor Shawn Roby to tell us everything you need to kn...
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Cheap stuff: Scarecrow Fest, Wizard of Oz, green egg feastOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Free Scarecrows galore! The 24th annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival features more than 100 handcrafted scarecrows, a juried craft show with 150 crafters, a carnival, ...
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Knight of Champions photo galleryOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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The Great Pumpkin Fest at Berthold NurseryOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Great Pumpkin Fest Berthold Nursery and Garden Center hosts The Great Pumpkin Fest with rides, a petting zoo, a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, a craft fai...
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Magic at Saturday's Autumn Harvest in Arlington HeightsOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - A former teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools joins the lineup for Saturday's Autumn Harvest festival in Arlington Heights - as a magician. Melvin Brown ret...
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South Elgin pumpkin patch a 'hometown' traditionOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Some folks resist fall -- clinging to their sandals, shorts, and sunscreen to the bitter end. This Saturday, South Elgin will embrace autumn with a cornocopia of events....
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Decadent fundraiser features chocolates, wineSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin's Holy Trinity Lutheran Church has more than 100 reasons why you should come out on Saturday to its fundraiser - and they're all sweetly decadent with a dash of mi...
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Unearth history at Garfield Farm's Harvest DaysSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - This Sunday, visitors to Garfield Farm Museum's Harvest Days will get a chance to dig into history - literally. The historic farm will hold a "see and sift" archeologica...
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Cheap fun: 'Annie' spoof, music of Mexico, Bonner Farm fairSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under Classical evening The Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Daniel Sommerville, presents an evening of classical and miscellaneous wo...