As far as festivals go, Hampshire s Coon Creek Country Days ticks all the boxes. Want to play bingo? Go on a carnival ride? Listen to local music? Watch a parade? Or even run a race? You can do all that and more at Coon Creek.
The festivals are still going full speed ahead, including Palatine Street Fest, Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts, West Chicago Food Festival, Brookfield Zoo s Zoo Brew and many more.
Get out and enjoy the last bit of summer at Grayslake Summer Days, Naper Nights, Little Bear Ribfest in Vernon Hills, the Chicago Air and Water Show, the Wine and Art Walk at the Morton Arboretum, Ray Bradbury s Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival in Waukegan, Aurora Uke Fest and many more.