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Carpentersville Fall Fest will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Carpenter Park. (Village of Carpentersville)

Carpentersville Fall Fest combines free family fun for kids with lots of music, food for adults

September 18, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

Just two days before the official start of autumn, the Carpentersville Fall Fest will celebrate the season with a day full of fun for the kids and a night full...

The Naperville Irish Festival is Sept. 19-20 at Central Park. In addition to Irish music and dancing, there will be cultural exhibits and family friendly activities, organizer say. (James Hoch Photography)

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day six months early at annual Naperville Irish Fest

September 17, 2025 at 1:44 p.m.

This weekend marks the halfway point to St. Patrick’s Day mark, which will be celebrated this weekend at the Naperville Irish Fest.

Among the highlights of Carpentersville's El Grito celebration Saturday will be the horses, some of whom are trained to dance to music. (The Courier-News)

Horses and riders among the stars of Carpentersville’s El Grito

September 9, 2025 at 2:29 p.m.

Carpentersville will be celebrating Mexican Independence Day Saturday with food, music and a rousing parade featuring dazzling equestrian stars.

Folklorico dancers, seen here performing at the 2024 Naperville Hispanic Heritage Festival, will return to the event when it's held this Saturday. Naperville Municipal Band and Mariachi Los Gavilanes De Chicago are also slated to perform. (Ron Hume)

Forget politics; let’s just enjoy art and culture at Naperville Hispanic Fest, organizer says

September 9, 2025 at 1:11 p.m.

Food, music and dancing are the trifecta of this weekend's 5th Annual Naperville Hispanic Heritage Festival.

Kid Capri, a noted hip-hop artist, producer and DJ, will be headlining this year's Love on the Lawn music fest on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in downtown Elgin's Festival Park. (Kid Capri)

Kid Capri to be headliner at this year’s Love on the Lawn music fest in Elgin

August 26, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

This Saturday's Love on the Lawn music fest in Elgin's Festival Park to feature Kid Capri, noted hip-hop artist, producer and DJ.

Last Fling, Naperville's annual end-of-summer/Labor Day bash along the downtown Riverwalk, starts Friday and runs through Sunday. (Naperville Sun)

This weekend’s Last Fling fest offering tons of fun, but also new security rules

August 26, 2025 at 10:58 a.m.

Naperville’s end-of-summer sendoff returns this Labor Day weekend with new security measures in place but the same dedication to throwing an epic bash for the community, organizers say.

People dance to the music at the 2023 Juneteenth festival in Naperville's Rotary Hill Park. The Naperville Neighbors United event returns to the same location Saturday, with speakers, food, music, exhibits and other activities planned. (Naperville Neighbors United)

Juneteenth in Naperville celebrates freedom while focusing on importance of diversity, inclusion, organizers say

June 12, 2025 at 11:17 a.m.

Naperville's fourth annual Juneteenth celebration, commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States, will be held Saturday at Rotary Hill Park.

“The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Japanese woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai" is the centerpiece of "Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection,” an art exhibit being presented now through September by the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. (Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art of Genoa)

Hokusai & Ukiyo-e exhibit featuring Shogun-era art makes its U.S. debut at College of DuPage

June 3, 2025 at 12:57 p.m.

College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn is celebrating Japan’s iconic Shogun era with a never-seen-in-the-U.S. art exhibit. “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collection,” a 70-piece...

The Naperville Farmer's Market opens for the season June 7 at the Fifth Avenue Train Station and this year will feature more than 60 vendors, organizers say. (Naperville Farmer's Market)

Naperville’s farmers markets getting ready for a new season with new vendors, features

May 29, 2025 at 12:53 p.m.

Naperville Farmer's Market opens June 7 at the Fifth Avenue Train Station followed by Naper Settlement Farmer's Market a month later.

Michael Palascak, a Los Angeles-based comedian who went to high school in Joliet, says he's excited to take the stage Saturday at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. (Michael Palascak)

Comedian Michael Palascak making his ‘larger’ stage debut in Elgin

May 22, 2025 at 12:57 p.m.

Comedian Michael Palascak, who went to high school in Joliet, says he's excited to take the stage at Elgin's Hemmens Cultural Center.

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