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Spend quality time with your family and enjoy live performances and smores around a campfire. Smores available while supplies last. Bring your own chairs or blankets and some snacks. Washrooms available at the concession stand at Springfield Park. The program is free.
Get ready to raise your steins and indulge in the vibrant festivities of our annual Oktoberfest extravaganza! Our platters of authentic German delicacies will transport you straight to the heart of Munich, with sizzling bratwurst, pretzels, and sauerkraut. The lively beats of our live music will have you dancing the polka and singing along to...
You are invited back to another year of Riverwalk Music Nights! We have added 2 additional nights for a total of 6 rocking summer nights where you can enjoy a variety of great music, food, and drinks with family and friends! This event is FREE to all, and food and drinks will be available for...
Let’s rock, Main Street! Chris and Nikki from 101.9 The Morning Mix kick off the first-ever Mix on Main Street Music Festival on September 21 at 10am, followed by free live performances all weekend long! Join us at The Moment on Main on Saturday morning for a meet and greet with Chris and Nikki, pop-up...
An all-women mariachi group with charismatic personalities and a love for la música regional Mexicana. ¡Sí señor~a! Chicago’s First All-Women Mariachi, a community of strong women working together to promote the folkloric arts of Latin America Mariachi, dream to bring women together for the art of mariachi music in their hometown. For all ages. Un...
Join us Saturday, September 21 for a special collaboration between Old Town School’s West Side Fireflies & D-Composed Family Edition that will explore Black composers! The event is FREE and open to the public. Fireflies is Old Town School’s early childhood music program that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to the world of sound and play...
The Largest Free Performing Arts Festival in the Midwest returns this September! Navy Pier’s free two-day Chicago Live! performing arts festival returns for the fourth year on September 21-22, showcasing the best of Chicago’s vibrant arts and cultural community.
Calling all swifties! Join us for a special Taylor Swift party! Make friendship bracelets, dance, and sing along to all the songs you know and love. Take pictures in our photobooth and enjoy your very own eras tour at our library! For Rising 1st– 5th Graders. 7 and under with an adult.
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