Festivals and Fairs
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Long Grove festival celebrates Emerald Isle traditionsSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a celebration of all things Irish as three days of music, dance, food and fun come to historic downtown Long Grove. In its seventh year, the Long Grove Irish Days ...
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Here she comes, Miss SeptemberfestSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - At noon today, someone will be named to reign as Miss Septemberfest during this weekend's festival. All five finalists will be members of Miss Septemberfest's court in M...
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Food samples and local bands highlight Bridge Bash in BataviaSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Batavia MainStreet is throwing the second annual Bridge Bash Sunday afternoon. Last year's celebrated the town's 175th anniversary. This year, there's no special reason;...
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Schaumburg Septemberfest summer's last hurrahSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Schaumburg's annual Labor Day festival, Septemberfest, returns for its 39th year Saturday through Monday. Here's all the you need to know to get ready for Schaumburg's l...
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Every song tells a story at Fox Valley folk festivalSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - What's more than 100 years old and has more colorful variety than a 64 pack of crayons? Folk music, and it's coming this way in full force Sunday and Monday, Sept. 6 and...
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Cheap stuff: Cover bands at Durty Nellie's, flea market, dancingSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - $10 and under Rock Candy rocks See the cover band Rock Candy perform upbeat dance, rock, hip hop and 1980s pop tunes on Durty Nellie's stage. The Cops, a Police tribute ...
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Buffalo Grove Days feature carnival, entertainment, art and foodAug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Buffalo Grove Days The annual Buffalo Grove Days celebration features a carnival, entertainment, food, arts and crafts, a beer garden, parade and fireworks. Othe...
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Art attracts, but that's not all you'll find at renowned festivalAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The annual Port Clinton Art Festival takes center stage this weekend at the Taste of Highland Park, featuring the work of more than 260 juried artists from around the co...
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Taste of Towns a passport to good foodAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - For the third year, the Taste of the Towns event returns to Lake Zurich. Once again, local restaurants will sell their food, and residents can get their "passports" stam...
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Sister Hazel headlines Palatine Street FestAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The summer festival season may be in its twilight, but one of the best has yet to come. About 45,000 people are expected to swing by Downtown Palatine Street Fest, which...