Festivals and Fairs
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Party for the Preserves is full day of events Sept. 23Sep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - The annual Forest Preserves of Cook County's Party for the Preserves on Saturday, Sept. 23, checks a lot of boxes: it kicks off fall forest fun events that run through N...
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Touch-A-Truck will be back Saturday in NorthbrookSep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - If you want to see your child's face light up, watch them touch and explore a variety of trucks and emergency vehicles during Touch-A-Truck in Northbrook, a longstanding...
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Pepper Park Fest comes to Lake Barrington Sept. 23Sep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - Submitted by McHenry County Living. Enjoy live music, children's activities, food, local shopping and more at Pepper Park Fest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23,...
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Irish music and dancing coming to downtown Naperville with annual Irish Fest Sept. 22-23Sep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - This year's Naperville Irish Fest is moving downtown, after two years at the Frontier Sports Complex. The annual festival, hosted by West Suburban Irish, will be Friday ...
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Elgin Short Film Festival returns, with in-person and virtual screeningsSep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - The Elgin Short Film Festival will celebrate its 15th year at The Hemmens Cultural Center on Saturday, Sept. 23, with live in-theatre and at-home virtual screenings. The...
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Festivals Sept. 22-28: Long Grove Apple Fest, Oktoberfests, Art in the Barn and moreSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Happy Times Pumpkinfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, (closed Tuesdays) at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnsh...
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The best of the baste: Ribfest opens at DuPage County Fairgrounds in WheatonSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - With seven vendors from throughout the country competing for trophies, the aroma of ribs being smoked to perfection permeated the air Friday on the opening of Ribfest at...
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Dundee Lions hosting community breakfast SundaySep 15, 2023 1:00 am - The Dundee Lions Club will hold its annual community breakfast on the final day of this year's Heritage Fest on Sunday. The breakfast will be served from 8 to 11 a.m. at...
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Calling all carnivores: Ribfest blazes into DuPage County FairgroundsSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Hickory flavored, smokin' hot, slightly sweet, brushed or mopped in sauce. Professional pitmasters representing a spectrum of distinct, regional barbecue styles will dis...
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Tapping of the keg kicks off Palatine Rotary's OktoberfestSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - The crowning of the 2023 king and queen and a ceremonial tapping of the first keg Friday evening kicked off the Rotary Club of Palatine Oktoberfest. The three-day event...