Festival

Blind Melon and The Smoking Popes will perform on the Main Stage Thursday, July 3.

Discounted tickets are on sale now for June 7 event at Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove.

Yorkville's Riverfest is July 19 and Montgomery Fest is set for Aug. 15-17.

A major antiques show, date night options, entertainment at Morton Arboretum, vintage cars, debut of performance venue, festival fun and an arts weekend are all on tap in DuPage and Cook counties.

Summer is in full swing with festivals lined up in Woodstock, Spring Grove and Harvard this weekend in McHenry County.

Uncle Kracker's hits include "Follow Me," "Smile" and "Drift Away." He will perform Aug. 7.

The 39th annual event is June 13-14 at DuPage County Fairgrounds.

Your guide to some of the hottest festivals happening in communities across northern Illinois in 2025, from Joliet to Crystal Lake and Rock Falls to Geneva.

Lockport's annual Old Canal Days festival will take place from June 4-8, 2025 with a carnival, parade, fireworks, food, and live entertainment.

The second Bradley 315 Music Fest takes to the stage Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the east area of the Northfield Square mall parking lot.

The dedication will take place during the Bellson Music Fest at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7.

Lockport held its first downtown car show and Concert in the Square of the 2025 summer season on Monday, June 2, 2025. Cars lined State Street and 10th Street and food trucks set up at Central Square where the Neverly Brothers performed at the bandshell.

The Village of Mundelein’s Beautification Committee is proud to present the third annual Spring Into Summer Festival at Tighthead Brewery from noon to 4 p.m. May 31.

Those who love their live music, libations and outdoor fun with a healthy helping of championing great causes should make a plan now to attend the third annual B4 Summer Festival on June 7 at Richardson Adventure Farm.

The 89th annual event will have live music, food, Bingo, parade and carnival rides.

Cream of Wheaton is June 5-8, while Taste of Glen Ellyn is Aug. 14-16.

Summer is filled with beer festivals, from Joliet to Princeton, Galena to McHenry and more.

Festival includes fireworks, tractor pulls and a parade.

Joliet's new Certified Emergency Response Team starts with 28 volunteers from various walks of life ready to stop in when first responders need help.

Downers Grove launches its Friday Night Live concert lineup, while Westmont is home to the Spring Fling Festival, Darien adds a carnival to the holiday weekend, and The Forge Lemont Quarries presents the Blues, Brews & BBQ Fest. Theater lovers are offered a trio of new offerings.

The inaugural Ottawa Food and Wine Festival is May 31 in downtown Ottawa. Enjoy award-winning wines, small bites and live music.

Whether you’re a walker, runner, cheerleader or coach, don’t miss your chance to be part of something special.

The Joliet Public Library provides details for the popular Star Wars Day on June 7. The event is free.

The City Council vote Tuesday on the parade route will add official approval for a Joliet tradition that skipped a year in 2024.

Lombard residents celebrated the passage from spring to summer Sunday at the annual Lombard Lilac Festival Parade.

The grounds of the Kankakee County Museum were bustling with residents seeking a springtime taste of rhubarb on Sunday.

The Streator Food Truck Festival brought a big crowd to City Park on Saturday, May 17. People lined up at food trucks, shopped at vendor tents, and listened to live music from Big Boss and the Toes.

Enjoy craft beer tastings from more than 15 regional breweries, live blues music and barbecue all day.

The Joliet Park District on Wednesday announced the lineup for Latino music completing the schedule for three days of entertainment at Taste of Joliet.

The 35th annual Rhubarb Festival in Kankakee will be held Sunday at Small Memorial Park.

The Summer Outdoor Rooftop Concert Series at the Joliet Area Historical Museum opens May 17. The museum will host 11 concerts during the season.

May Fest will bloom at Cantigny, while Wheaton separately plays host to a mac-and-cheese festival. Concerts will showcase folk and classical artists, while the game's afoot for "Miss Holmes Returns."

Beer and wine festivals around northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin offer springtime fun in the coming months.

The 2025 Dixon Petunia Festival entertainment lineup was unveiled Wednesday.

Wearing traditional Dutch garb, volunteers hit the streets in Fulton, Saturday, May 3, 2025, to clean the streets ahead of the parade for the 51st Fulton Dutch Days parade.

Volunteers scrubbed the street ahead of the 51st Fulton Dutch Days parade Saturday, May 3, 2025. It's an annual tradition to clean the streets ahead of the marchers.

The annual Red Carpet Corridor Festival for Route 66 returns this weekend to Joliet. The festival is designed to accentuate such points of interest as the Old Joliet Prison.

Morel Fest will take place this weekend at the Jordan Block, 100 Main Street, in downtown Ottawa.

Art in Wilder Park and Lilac Time lead off festival fun, and there's also a DuPage and Cook lineup of hit rock bands, classical gems, kite flying and history tours.

Highlights include Geneva's Swedish Days, Yorkville's River Fest, Batavia's Windmill City Fest and many more.

The Midwest Tulip Fest at Kuipers Family Farm in Maple Park and the Richardson Farm Tulip Fest in Spring Grove are both open for visitors.

The 2025 Fulton Dutch Days will celebrate the riverside city's Dutch heritage.

Bring your appetite to these food truck festivals happening around northern Illinois this spring and summer.

The Art in the Park Outdoor Art Gallery will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at the RB&W District in Rock Falls.

The 2025 theme for Dutch Days is the celebration of de Immigrant, Fulton’s authentic, Dutch, working windmill.

The Joliet City Center Partnership and 11 downtown businesses are celebrating the 1980s on May 3.

The tulip fest is expected to open between April 18-25 at the Spring Grove farm.

An acclaimed guest violinist, a debut Spring Fest at Brookfield Zoo Chicago and a winning fish fry and foreign film will be part of the fun.

Spring flower festivals are a beautiful way to shake off the winter and welcome spring. Here's a list of events in northern Illinois and surrounding states.

Longtime Fulton resident to be honored May 2-3.