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Juneteenth Cultural Festival: What About the Children?

Festival Park 132 S Grove Avenue, Elgin

Get ready to groove, laugh, and celebrate at this year's Juneteenth Cultural Festival! This year, it's all about the kids! They're the heartbeat of our community, and we're gearing up for a day filled with family fun and festivities. Don't miss out—invite your friends, neighbors, and even the kind soul who gives you a smile...

Free
Event Series Chi-Soul Fest

Chi-Soul Fest

Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Navy Pier’s annual Chi-Soul Fest returns with a vibrant line-up of free live music Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16. The two-day music festival celebrates Chicago soul music and traditions at three lakeside, outdoor settings, the Navy Pier Beer Garden, Wave Wall Stage and the Lake Stage in Polk Bros Park. On Sunday, Chicago’s...

Free

Community Celebrates – Pride

Downers Grove Public Library 1050 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, IL, United States

Celebrate the wonderful things that make our community great in this program series that shares holidays and cultural identities. Join us for stories, activities, and crafts! Register as a family. Children attend with an adult.

Free

Hive Talkin’

Poplar Creek Public Library 1405 S. Park Avenue, Streamwood, IL, United States

Join local Beekeeper Konni Vukelic for an engaging presentation about bees. Meet some of the bees (safely contained in an observation hive) that help provide pollination for local farms and learn about what you can do to help them.

Free

Pop Up Pride Fest

Woodfield Mall 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL, United States

Join us for Woodfield Mall's Pop Up Pride Fest! We've teamed up with the Kenneth Young Center to bring you this event! LGBTQ+ at Kenneth Young Center will have a Community Art Project, Community Resources, Coloring, Jenga & more!

Free
Event Series Bluesmobile Cruise Nights

Bluesmobile Cruise Nights

Downtown Mount Prospect Northwest Highway and Main Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

Come view the coolest classic cars around. The Mount Prospect Lions Club is sponsoring Bluesmobile Cruse Nights every Saturday. Each week, there will be a new theme. Admission is free.   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Classic Car Shows.

Free
Event Series Live on the Lake

Live on the Lake

Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

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 national acts, who will perform countless genres and styles of popular music every weekend. Bring your friends, enjoy the music, and take in the lakeside...

Free
Event Series Wave Wall Moves

Wave Wall Moves

Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Gather your family and be part of the excitement every Saturday afternoon with two captivating free performances at the Wave Wall Stage, as part of Navy Pier’s thrilling outdoor live dance series – Wave Wall Moves. In collaboration with See Chicago Dance, this series highlights a diverse array of Chicago dance companies, ensembles, and choreographers,...

Free

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