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Festivals and Events. For exact festival dates, contact the local visitors bureaus here
Click the links below for festivals and events near that city:
| Map | Call | Festival/Event | City | Founded | Rate Range | Festival Month | Video | Book | Group | ||
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| Illinois State Fair | Springfield | Springfield | 1853 | $ | 6 | Aug | |||||
| Mendota Sweet Corn Festival | Rockford | Mendota | 1947 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||||
| International Route 66 Mother Road Festival | Springfield | Springfield | 2002 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| Rockford Area CVB | Rockford | Rockford | 1834 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec |  |
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| Pekin Marigold Festival | Peoria | Pekin | 1973 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| Magnificent Mile Lights Festival | Chicago | Chicago | 1959 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||||
| Popeye Picnic | East St. Louis | Chester | 1980 | Varies | 12 | Sep | |||||
| World Championship Punkin Chunkin | Chicago | Village Of Rantoul | 1986 | $ | 6 | Nov | |||||
| Travel & Adventure Show | Chicago | Chicago | $$ | 9 | Feb | ||||||
| Chicago Auto Show | Chicago | Chicago | 1901 | $$ | 9 | Feb | |||||
| Byron Fest | Rockford | Byron | 1988 | Free-$$ | 4 | Jul | |||||
| Dwight Harvest Days | Chicago | Dwight | 1979 | Varies | 12 | Sep | |||||
| Illinois Shakespeare Festival | Peoria | Bloomington | 1978 | $$-$$$ | 10 | Jun-Aug | |||||
| Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition | Rockford | Rockford | 1986 | Free | 2 | Jan | |||||
| Chicago Air & Water Show | Chicago | Chicago | 1959 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||||
| Chicago Blues Festival | Chicago | Chicago | 1983 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||||
| Chicago In Tune | Chicago | Chicago | 1979 | Free | 2 | Aug-Sep | |||||
| Taste of Chicago | Chicago | Chicago | 1980 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||||
| East Peoria Festival of Lights | Peoria | East Peoria | 1985 | $ | 6 | Dec | |||||
| Geneva Arts Fair | Chicago | Geneva | 2001 | $$$ | 11 | Jul | |||||
| Harvard Milk Days | Chicago | Harvard | 1942 | Varies | 12 | Jun | |||||
| Sugar Creek Arts Festival | Peoria | Normal | 1983 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||||
| Lollapalooza | Chicago | Chicago | 1991 | $$$ | 11 | Jul-Aug | |||||
| Chicago Thanksgiving Parade | Chicago | Chicago | 1934 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||||
| North Aurora Days | Chicago | North Aurora | Free | 2 | Aug | ||||||
| One for the Kids | Chicago | St. Charles | 1993 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec | |||||
| Chicago Summer Dance | Chicago | Chicago | 2012 | Free | 2 | Jul-Sep | |||||
| World Music Festival | Chicago | Chicago | 1999 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| Scarecrow Weekend | Chicago | St. Charles | 1984 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| U.S. Navy Morale, Welfare & Recreation | Chicago | Great Lakes | Free-$$$ | 5 | Jan-Dec | |
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| City of Palos Hills Parks & Recreation | Chicago | Palos Hills | 1958 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec | |
