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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
Event Series Wonder Works for Everyone

Wonder Works for Everyone

Wonder Works Children's Museum 6445 West North Avenue, Oak Park

During Wonder Works for Everyone play sessions, the museum opens an hour hourly for an accessible and inclusive environment. Each Wonder Works for Everyone session requires pre-registration for a limited...

Included in general admission
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 Farmerโ€™s Markets.

Free
Event Series Milking Demonstrations

Milking Demonstrations

Kline Creek Farm 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago

See the farmโ€™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
Event Series Millennium Art Festival

Millennium Art Festival

Downtown Chicago State & Lake, Chicago

This top-ranked three-day show, popping up in the heart of Chicagoโ€™s vibrant downtown, attracts locals and tourists alike, giving them plenty of time to enjoy the art of 120 juried...

Free
Event Series Budding Botanists

Budding Botanists

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago

Watch out as you explore the Conservatory โ€“ you may run into a Budding Botanists! on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30am to 2:30pm, Nature Educators will provide activities for kids...

Free

Living History Encounter

Isle a la Cache Museum 501 E. Romeo Rd, Romeoville

During Living History Encounters, you may find cooks, seamstresses, voyageurs, soldiers or craftsmen sharing their talents.

Free
Event Series Boating in the Park

Boating in the Park

Lake Ellyn Boathouse 645 Lenox Rd, Glen Ellyn

Rent a kayak, canoe, or a pedal boat. Boating in the Park is open to all ages, however, all boating participants required to properly wear and fit into the provided...

$10

Busy Bee Car Show

Downtown Glen Ellyn Main Street & Crescent Boulevard, Glen Ellyn

The Busy Bee Car Show is back again in 2024, brought to you by your Glen Ellyn Lions Club. Our theme continues a tradition of 'Cars Through The Decades' -...

Free

Village Picnic

Bolingbrook Town Center 375 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook

All Bolingbrook Residents are invited to the 39th Annual Picnic behind Town Center for a picnic and a whole lot more! THINGS TO DO. . . ART IN THE PARK...

Free
Event Series Logan Square Arts Festival

Logan Square Arts Festival

Logan Square N Kedzie Avenue & W Logan Boulevard, Chicago

The Logan Square Arts Festival is three-day celebration of the diversity and vitality of our neighborhood taking place on ๏ฌrst of๏ฌcial weekend of the Summer. Since 2009, over 300,000 guests...

Free

Fiesta Day

GH20 Aquatic Center 240 Civic Centre Plaza, Glendale Heights

ยกVen y disfruta! Piรฑatas, nachos, and mรบsica will take over la piscina for a day! Play games and enjoy a fiesta in the heat of the summer sol.

Included in general admission

Rainbow Windsocks

St. Charles Public Library 1 S. 6th Street, St. Charles

Drop in to make a Rainbow Windsock to take home!

Free
Event Series Prairie Fest

Prairie Fest

Wood Dale Community Park Wood Dale Road and Mittel Drive, Wood Dale

Round up the family for a weekend of fun! Sample tasty morsels, buckle up for carnival rides, play BINGO, register for a Sip & Paint session, stay for a wrestling...

Free

Pollinator Party Drop-In

Indian Prairie Public Library 401 Plainfield Road, Darien

Stop by Keshav's Garden for a celebration of pollinators hosted by the Darien Garden Club and IPPL in honor of National Pollinator Month. Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and DGC...

Free

LEGO Building Challenge: Animal Hybrids

Schaumburg Township District Library 130 South Roselle Road, Schaumburg

Build along with other kids and try to complete this month's challenge: combine two animal bodies into one new creation!

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 Chicagoโ€™s best bands, along with regional and...

Free
Event Series Railroad Days

Railroad Days

Pioneer Park (West Chicago) 479 W Forest Avenue, West Chicago

Railroad Days is back! Join us at Pioneer Park in West Chicago starting Thursday, June 27 through Sunday, June 30. Event include a carnival, regional music acts, kids' activities, fireworks,...

Event Series Summer Concert Series

Summer Concert Series

Cantigny Park 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton

This concert is outdoors and features lawn seating. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets, and picnics are welcome. Concessions are available. Standard concert etiquette applies. Please be respectful...

included with parking
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

Community Fireworks

Oakton College 1600 E Golf Road, Des Plaines

Community fireworks will be on Sunday, June 30, at Oakton College in Des Plaines. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs to watch the fireworks extravaganza among your neighbors to celebrate...

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