The festival opens Thursday, Sept. 18 and runs through Saturday, Sept. 20 in downtown Aurora.

Hayride of Horror and Curse of the Bayou run on Fridays, Saturdays and select Sundays in October at Dellwood Park in Lockport.

The Guild in downtown Wheaton will offer breakfast, lunch and small and shareable dishes for dinner.

Ludacris, Timbaland and more hip hop artists will perform at the second annual event Saturday, Sept. 20 at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.

The MAC, located on the College of DuPage campus in Glen Ellyn, opens its 2025-26 season with Steve Solomon's 'My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy' Sept. 28.

National Cheeseburger Day is Thursday, Sept. 18.

Cantigny will offer a number of events this September, including a Revolutionary War Reenactment, Red Oak Farm Dinner, car show and more.

Robinson, a guitar virtuoso who's played with Emmylou Harris, Kenny Rogers, Chris Stapleton and more, will perform Saturday, Oct. 4.

Additional shows include "Annie," "9 to 5" and "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story."