Join us for this annual celebration in Downtown Wheaton! Enjoy plenty of food vendors, arts & crafts, carnival rides, children's games, entertainment, a beer garden, and a business expo. Live music will feature rock, country, tribute bands, and more. Try your hand at mini golf and baggo, or challenge the climbing wall. The Taste of Wheaton is a weekend of fun for the entire family!
The lawn of the Mill is a perfect backdrop for more than fifty of the area's most talented artists who will exhibit and sell a variety of art for the home and garden. The Festival features paintings, ceramics, hand-woven textiles, mosaics, pastels, stained glass, jewelry and photography.
Join us at Itasca M.A.R.K.E.T. for a day of family fun featuring music, art, retro, kollectibles, edibles, and tastings. Several food trucks will be on location, and you can enjoy live music all day with the picturesque backdrop of a historic park. There will also be children's activities, so bring the whole family for the day in beautiful Itasca.
The Lombard Ale Fest is Lombard's premier craft beer festival. Situated in the heart of downtown Lombard, the fest will feature over 100 unique beers from craft beers from around the country and some of Chicagoland's favorite food trucks. The fest will be a celebration of summer seasonal beers, food and live music. Kick off your summer right with the Lombard Ale Fest. Must be 21 or older to enter.
Lovers of Scottish culture unite! It's time to iron the kilt and perfect the family shortbread recipe. The 29th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games is the largest of its kind in the Midwest. This summer celebration offers the opportunity to experience Scotland's rich heritage and unique traditions along with some quirky customs. Whether you're of Scottish descent or simply intrigued by Scottish culture, we invite you to join us. Highlights include the ever-popular Heavy Athletics Exhibition, a Rugby Exhibition, the lively Mid-West Pipe Band Championship competition, Highland Dance competition, the Parade of Clan Tartans, British car show, genealogy and cultural exhibits, music, food, and more.
Summerfest is Villa Park's big welcome to summer. Join us for food, drinks, bands, a car show, and the bags tournament. Main attractions feature live bands, an arts & crafts fair, local vendors, community groups, great food, and a beer tent. Come out and enjoy fun for the entire family!
Come to Cantigny for one of the park's biggest events of the year and a Father's Day Weekend tradition. The "Art in Bloom" festival features a juried art show, nearly 100 exhibiting artists, activities and crafts for kids, demonstrations, live music, great food and more! Make a day of it! Stroll our gardens and tour our museums. On Sunday, treat dad to a special Brunch in his honor at the Red Oak Room at Cantigny Golf before heading over to the Art Fest. Call for brunch reservations.
This Father's Day, Oakbrook Center is offering a great way to drive dad crazy. The outdoor shopping destination will once again transform into a classic car lover's paradise as it hosts the 47th Annual Father's Day Classic Car Show. More than 80 antique, classic, vintage and specialty automobiles will be on display. The Father's Day Classic Car Show is one of the largest open-air show of its kind in the Midwest. The show features rare and one-of-a-kind vehicles dating back to the early 1900s.
Beaches follows two extraordinary friends through 30 years of camaraderie, laughter and sorrow. Vivacious, outlandish Cee Cee and beautiful, privileged Bertie meet as children and become fast friends. From pen-pals to roommates to romantic rivals, Cee Cee and Bertie's oil-and-water friendship perseveres through even the most tragic trials. With a touching vulnerability, Beaches exemplifies the triumph of the human spirit and the bonds of sisterhood.
Step back in time one hundred and fifty years during one of the most significant events in our history. There will be a rally for drills in the morning and a skirmish in the afternoon as well as first-person presentations throughout the day. Meet the soldiers, hear President Abraham Lincoln, meet Harriet Tubman, listen to the music, learn about civilian life, and witness the firing of the cannon. Enjoy a special presentation of "Atlanta, the March to the Sea" on Saturday from 1-2pm. Food, soft drinks, and more will be available for purchase.
The Morton Arboretum will again host the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a series of concerts in the summer of 2015. On Thursday, Richard Kaufman leads the fearless Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a concert of Hollywood's most epic and heroic film scores, including selections from Austin Powers, Star Wars, Superman, James Bond films, and more. On Friday, James Feddeck leads this evening of Russian masterpieces. The delightful "Circus Polka" leads into Stravinsky's first ballet score. The concert ends with Rachmaninov's well-loved second symphony. And, on Saturday, Glinka's rousing overture to the opera Ruslan and Ludmila opens the program, followed by Haydn's masterful trumpet concerto performed by Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin. Berlioz' transendent and fantastical symphony, inspired by the anguish of unrequited love, brings the concert to a captivating close.
