Articles filed under Fox Valley Park District
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Fox Valley Park Dist. offers Sports SaturdaysJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - The Fox Valley Park District has partnered with six schools throughout Aurora and North Aurora to offer its traditionally popular Sports Saturdays. Free to resident fami...
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Hop on Holiday Express for festive funNov 24, 2016 10:00 pm - The Holiday Express train at Blackberry Farm is welcoming all aboard during the first three weekends in December for its Yuletide celebration, with thousands of glitteri...
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Aurora's Blackberry Farm finishes its Pumpkin WeekendsOct 30, 2016 1:00 am - Blackberry Farm in Aurora celebrated the full glory of fall during its Pumpkin Weekends, which came to a close on Sunday. "Pumpkin Weekends originated as a fall festival...
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Prescribed burns resume in Fox Valley areaOct 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Beginning Nov. 1, the Fox Valley Park District will resume its program of prescribed burns at selected park sites and natural areas. For decades, the park district has c...
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Fox Valley Park District hosts Veterans Day luncheon Nov. 4Oct 23, 2016 11:00 pm - In honor of all community members who have served in the Armed Forces, the Fox Valley Park District is hosting a Veterans Day Luncheon from noon to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov...
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Pumpkin Weekends fill October with fall funSep 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Blackberry Farm celebrates the fall season throughout October with its popular Pumpkin Weekends beginning Saturday, Oct 1. Each weekend - and Columbus Day on Monday, Oct...
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Crowds swarm to 7th annual Bug Fest in BataviaAug 20, 2016 1:00 am - The Fox Valley Park District's Bug Fest has been a hit the last six years, with nearly 10,000 visitors. Saturday's seventh annual edition also proved quite popular as pe...
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Buzz over to free Bug Fest in Batavia SaturdayAug 18, 2016 6:00 am - In 2010, when the Fox Valley Park District was contemplating a new nature-themed, outdoor family event, the conversation went something like this: "An event built around...
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Blackberry Farm marks 152nd anniversary of Civil WarAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Blackberry Farm is commemorating the 152nd anniversary of the Civil War this weekend in an event that began Saturday and continues from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at 100 S...
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Physical and mental challenges part of Fox Valley Amazing RaceAug 07, 2016 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Park District's local adaptation of the famously frenetic TV show "The Amazing Race" returns Saturday, Aug. 13. The eighth annual rendition of the event w...