Mark your calendar for the Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival, Harmony Fest Featuring the Taste of Arlington Heights, the Morton Arboretum’s Cider and Ale Festival, Oktoberfests, Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns at Chicago Botanic Garden and more.

Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Apple Fest, Jack O’Lantern World, Huntley Fall Fest, Celebración de los Árboles at Morton Arboretum, Oktoberfests across the suburbs, Pumpkin Fest at Cosley Zoo and more happening this week.

Mark your calendar for Oktoberfests in Libertyville, Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Palatine and Highland Park; Tacos and Tequila Festival in Geneva; Naperville Irish Fest; Cantigny Car Show and more happening this week.

Here’s a look at the third week of high school football games in DuPage County.

Mark your calendar for Des Plaines Fall Fest, Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America, St. Charles Jazz Weekend, West Dundee Heritage Fest, Glow in the Park Lantern Walk, Revolutionary War Reenactment at Cantigny and more happening this week.

Mark your calendar for Platzkonzert Germanfest in Hoffman Estates, Taste of Chicago, Winfield Good Old Days, Bloomingdale Septemberfest, South Elgin Scandinavian Day Festival and more happening this week.

Football Downers Grove North 11, Morgan Park 8 Girls volleyball Chicago Christian Knight Invite Aurora Christian d. Aurora Central Catholic 25-16, 25-20 Aurora Christian d. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-17, 25-23 Shepard d. Aurora Central Cath...

Girls volleyball Burlington Central d. Cary-Grove 25-18, 15-25, 25-11 Christian Liberty d. Woodlands Academy 25-18, 25-20 Crystal Lake South d. McHenry 25-6, 25-10 Glenbard South d. Lisle 25-18, 23-25, 25-16 Hampshire d. Crystal Lake Central 22-...

Mark your calendar for Buffalo Grove Days, Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling, Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Schaumburg Septemberfest, Long Grove Irish Days and more happening this week.

St. Francis (10-3) at Kenwood Academy (4-6) When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Gately Stadium. Last matchup: St. Francis won, 27-21, last season. About the Spartans: Since taking over in 2017 and finishing 1-8, coach Bob McMillen’s St. Fran...