Time to think weekend! There are a lot of opportunities for fun this weekend in the Chicago suburbs. Ukuleles, music fix, hot air balloons and much more fun options ahead. Here are my picks for the weekend:
- May 19-Sept 15 Butterfly House, Peck Farm, Geneva, 9AM-5PM Mon-Sat, Sun 12PM-5PM, closed Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day, suggested donation, $2 pp or $5 per family
- July 7-September 3 Saturdays and Sundays plus Labor Day -- The Bristol Renaissance Faire
Friday, August 24:
- August 24-26 Palatine Street Fest
- August 24-26 56 Music Fix, Mount Prospect, 3 day festival of local musicians at local restaurants, shops and more, check here for schedule: https://www.facebook.com/56musicfixorg/
- August 24 & 25 Journey on the Underground Railroad, Graue Mill, Oak Brook, 6:30PM & 8:15PM, $15 per adult, $10 per child, call for reservations 630-655-2090, learn what it was like on the Underground Railroad, meet Harriet Tubman
Saturday, August 25:
- August 25 Heritage Farm Local Market Day, Volkening Heritage Farm, Schaumburg, 8AM-12PM, market of locally grown and crafted food, free admission
- August 25 World's Largest Truck Convoy, Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, 8AM-1PM, free
- August 25-26 25th Annual Potawatomi Trails Powwow, Shiloh Park, Zion, see schedule and fee info
- August 25-26 Free Admission to Naper Settlement, Naperville, 9AM-1:30PM Sat; 11AM-4PM Sun
- August 25 Hummingbird Sit, Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, Lemont, 10AM-12PM, sit and observe hummingbirds coming to station, learn about their behaviors, free
- August 25-26 Open Doors Illinois, a sampling of homes open to the public for free throughout Northeastern Illinois, see list
- August 25-26 Port Clinton Art Festival, Port Clinton Square, Highland Park, 10AM-6PM
- August 25 Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District Annual Antique Fire Truck Show, Lake Barrington, 11AM-3PM, trucks, kids activities, car seat check, food trucks and more
- August 25-26 44th Annual Oak Park Arts & Crafts Festival, Scoville Park, Oak Park
- August 25 Free Guided Trail Walk, The Grove, Glenview, 2PM
- August 25 Color Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival, Central Park, Grayslake, 3PM-9PM, 1 launch and 1 glow, carnival games, entertainment, bring a picnic as there are no food vendors
Sunday, August 26:
- August 26 Bike the Garden, Chicago Botanic Garden, 7:30AM-9:30AM, for this morning only you can bike the entire perimeter of the garden, must register, free, normal parking fees apply
- August 26 Walk in the Park, North School Park, Arlington Heights, 10AM-4PM, artists in the Midwest display locally made art, live music and more, free admission
- August 26 Geneva Concours D'Elegance Car Show
- August 26 Family Fish School, River Trail Nature Center, 11AM-2PM, learn about area fish and fishing from an FPDCC fish biologist, must register 847-824-8360
- August 26 Ukulele Festival, Water Street Mall, Aurora, 11AM-6PM, family activities and the Sci Tech Hands on Museum, Aurora Regional Fire Museum and more will be open for free, performers, see website for tickets and prices
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