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Event Series Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest

Downtown Batavia

Oktoberfest, September 8, 9, 10! Mark your calendars and order your lederhosen for our first Oktoberfest! The beer is in the fermenter and we are planning the fun! Don't miss it!   For information on more events like this, check out our roundup of Fall Festivals and Oktoberfests.

Event Series Sandwich Fair

Sandwich Fair

Sandwich Fairgrounds 15730 Pratt Road, Sandwich, IL, United States

The Sandwich Fair, first started as an annual livestock show in DeKalb County. Held yearly, Wednesday–Sunday after Labor Day since 1888, it is one of the oldest continuing county fairs in the state of Illinois. Large crowds stroll throughout the beautiful tree lined grounds, all five days of the fair, which has something of interest...

Free – $10

Indoor Fall Market

Walker Recreation Center 7425 Wolf Road, Burr Ridge, IL, United States

All sellers welcome, home resale, childrens clothes, toys, crafts, direct sales, etc.

Free

Grandparents Day Story Time

Barrington Area Library 505 N Northwest Highway, Barrington, IL, United States

Let’s celebrate National Grandparents Day! Enjoy stories and rhymes with grandparents and the whole family! Drop in. Meeting Room.

Free

ID Day 2023

Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Found a rock that looks like a dinosaur fossil? Snapped a photo of a bird you don’t recognize? Our scientists will examine your object and give you their best identification during our annual ID Day! Members of the public can bring in remnants of the natural world—including clean, dry bones, fossils, rocks, meteorites, seashells, artifacts,...

Free

Pet Event

Bartlett Gazebo Park 102 N Eastern Avenue, Bartlett, IL, United States

An event for pets and their well-behaved humans. The Pet Event is your opportunity to meet 15+ area rescue organizations – saving all manner of creatures from dogs to lizards – shop 20+ pet-related vendors and watch animal demos. Food and fall-related treats available for purchase.

Free

A River Thru History – The Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous

Columbia Woods Forest Preserve Willow Springs Road & Corcoran Road, Willow Springs, IL, United States

Welcome to "A River Thru History - The Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous". The Rendezvous will be held on September 9 and 10, 2023 - from 10am to 5pm (4pm on Sunday) at the Columbia Woods Forest Preserve in Willow Springs, Illinois Parking at nearby UPS facility 7811 Willow Springs Road, Hodgkins IL A River Thru...

$5 – $25

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