Friday, June 24
Southern Oregon Lavender Festival: The festival, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 24-26, and July 15-17, includes six stops on the Southern Oregon L.
So many suburban festivals and so little time. Plan out a full slate of fun this weekend from Swedish Days to Naperville Fine Art Fair to Wauconda Fest to Taste of Highland Park to Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest to Arlington Heights Frontier Days and more.
Friday, June 17
Spanish Language Group: English speakers with at least an intermediate knowledge of Spanish can meet at 11 a.m. Fridays, at the Medford Senior Center, 510 East Main St. Look for casual.
The festival season feels like it s really getting back to normal with the return of Naperville s Ribfest, Taste of Des Plaines, Blues on the Fox in Aurora, Swedish Days in Geneva and the many concerts in the park, art fairs and cruise nights.
Spend some time exploring Chicago Blues Fest, the Rolling Meadows Block Party, the Global Arts Festival in Bartlett, the Mundelein Craft Beer Festival and many more fests this weekend. Plus, there are tons of summer concerts happening all over the suburbs, too.