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Buffalo Grove Farmers Market

Mike Rylko Community Park 1000 N Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove

Featuring: locally grown fruits, vegetables, condiments, gourmet coffee and pastries, and more. In addition, business sponsored booths and non-profit booths will showcase local organizations and businesses.   For information on...

Free

Eldridge Adventure Day

Eldridge Park (Elmhurst) 363 West Commonwealth Lane, Elmhurst

Join the Park District for a nature adventure! Get ready for summer with plenty of activities that will get the family excited about the great outdoors. Free event.

Free

Porsche Concours

The Promenade Bolingbrook 631 E Boughton Road, Bolingbrook

The term Concours come from the early French car shows where owners would show their prized autos to a public audience. These eventually became judged events where the most minute...

Free
Event Series Oswego Country Market

Oswego Country Market

Oswego Country Market 15 Main Street, Oswego

Shop local with plenty of choices to buy fresh produce, meats, eggs, artisan cheeses, specialty foods like baked goods & honey, and handmade items in our outdoor, open-air market.  ...

Free
Event Series Glen Ellyn French Market

Glen Ellyn French Market

Main Street Train Station (Glen Ellyn) South parking lot (between Main Street and Forest Avenue), Glen Ellyn

Featuring a select group of vendors and live entertainment.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Farmer’s Markets.

Free
Event Series Milking Demonstrations

Milking Demonstrations

Kline Creek Farm 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago

See the farm’s heritage Shorthorn cows hand-milked the 1890s way. Suggested admission donation of $5 per person ages 3 and up to enter the farm. All ages. Free. No registration....

$5

Fish with the Cops

Happy Acres Park (Itasca) Bryn Mawr Avenue and Maple Avenue, Itasca

Join us at Happy Acres on Sunday, June 23rd, anytime between 9:30am and 12:30pm for a morning of fishing fun with members of the Itasca Police Department. Bring your fishing...

Free
Event Series Swedish Days

Swedish Days

Downtown Geneva IL

This five-day festival dates back to 1949. Sponsored by the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, it originally began as an event to promote and build business for Geneva at a time,...

Free

Juneteenth Commemoration

First United Methodist Church (Elmhurst) 232 S York Street, Elmhurst

Join us to commemorate Juneteenth, Freedom Day! We will have FREE food, music, speakers, activities for all ages, vendors from black-owned businesses, and more!   For information on more events...

Free

Storytime at London Skye

Wheaton Town Square 271 Town Square, Wheaton

Melt Children’s Clothing is hosting storytime at London Skye in Wheaton. Children’s book author Meg Lindemulder will be reading her newest book. Frank The Frenchie And The Firework Frenzy. There...

Free
Event Series Art in the Garden

Art in the Garden

The Morton Arboretum 4100 Illinois 53, Lisle

Let nature inspire creativity as children explore various art mediums in this hands-on, discovery workshop. Participants will create their own nature-inspired art piece to take home. Art mediums change monthly....

included in admission
Event Series Summer Concert Series

Summer Concert Series

Downtown Wheaton South Main Street & West Liberty Drive, Wheaton

Live music is the best part of summer – enjoy 40+ live music events coming summer 2024! The Downtown Wheaton Summer Music Series brings the sounds of summer to the...

Free
Event Series GroveFest

GroveFest

Downtown Downers Grove 933A Curtiss Street, Downers Grove

Carnival, Music, Food, Beer, Entertainment and MORE!   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Summer Festivals.

Free
Event Series Cicero Fest

Cicero Fest

Cicero Community Park S Laramie Ave & W 34th St, Cicero

Celebrating Independence Day with carnival rides, food, and music.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Summer Festivals.

Pond Dippin’

Crabtree Nature Center 3 Stover Road, Barrington

Discover tiny creatures in our ponds.

Free

Berwyn Juneteenth Joy Fest

Proksa Park 3001 S. Wisconsin Ave, Berwyn

Join us for Berwyn’s 4th annual FREE cultural event centered in Black history & culture. Juneteenth, or FREEDOM Day, celebrates the emancipation of those enslaved in the U.S. Come celebrate...

Free

FlowRider Competition

GH20 Aquatic Center 240 Civic Centre Plaza, Glendale Heights

Register at the Aquatic Center by 1:30 pm on the day of the event. There will be a panel of judges to score participants in two divisions: Flow Board and...

Family Concert Series: Shout Section Big Band

Poplar Creek Public Library 1405 S. Park Avenue, Streamwood

Comprised of some of the most exciting veteran and up-and-coming musicians, Shout Section Big Band has become one of the Midwest’s best big bands. Come and enjoy an afternoon of...

Free

Vintage Baseball Game

Elmhurst University 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst

Join Elmhurst University alumni and City of Elmhurst staff as they battle for victory in this year’s β€œTown vs. Gown” old-fashioned baseball game, played by the wildly different rules of...

Free
Event Series Live on the Lake

Live on the Lake

Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago

Enjoy free live music every weekend in the Navy Pier Beer Garden! Live on the Lake! is an outdoor live music series featuring Chicago’s best bands, along with regional and...

Free
Event Series Concerts in the Park

Concerts in the Park

Scoville Park Lake St & N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park

Join us for some free, family-friendly entertainment in Scoville Park! Sunday concerts run from 6:00-7:30P with set up beginning at 4:30P. The Park District of Oak Park provides an easily...

Free
Event Series Concerts In Your Park

Concerts In Your Park

Various Locations (Naperville) Naperville

Concerts in Your Park is a Sunday evening summer music series for families and neighbors; each concert is held at a different neighborhood park. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets...

Free

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