THE ILLINOIS EVENT GUIDE
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31 events
September 2026
Printers Row Lit Fest 2026
Sat, Sep 12 – Sun, Sep 13, 2026
Historic Printers Row, Chicago, IL
54th Annual 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Check organizer for times
West 26th Street in Little Village, Chicago, IL
Morton Pumpkin Festival 2026
Wed, Sep 16 – Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Downtown Morton, Morton, IL
Reeling 2026: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
Thu, Sep 17 – Sun, Sep 27, 2026
Multiple Chicago theaters, Chicago, IL
Retro on Roscoe 2026
Fri, Sep 18 – Sun, Sep 20, 2026
Roscoe Village, Chicago, IL
Peoria Oktoberfest 2026
Fri, Sep 18 – Sun, Sep 20, 2026
Peoria RiverFront, Peoria, IL
Peoria Oktoberfest
Fri, Sep 18 – Sun, Sep 20, 2026
Peoria RiverFront, Peoria, IL
International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
Fri, Sep 25 – Sun, Sep 27, 2026
Downtown Springfield and Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL
October 2026
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival
Fri, Oct 2 – Sun, Oct 4, 2026
Downtown Highwood, Highwood, IL
Lincoln Square Apple Fest 2026
Fri, Oct 2 – Sun, Oct 4, 2026
Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL
Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Fall Festival 2026
Sat, Oct 3 – Sun, Oct 11, 2026
Multiple communities throughout Fulton County, Fulton County, IL
St. Charles Scarecrow Weekend
Fri, Oct 9 – Sun, Oct 11, 2026
Downtown St. Charles, St. Charles, IL
Historic Pullman House Tour 2026
Sat, Oct 10 – Sun, Oct 11, 2026
Pullman National Historical Park neighborhood, Chicago, IL
Galena Country Fair
Sat, Oct 10 – Sun, Oct 11, 2026
Grant Park, Galena, IL
Galena Country Fair 2026
Sat, Oct 10 – Sun, Oct 11, 2026
Grant Park, Galena, IL
CU Pride Fest 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Check organizer for times
Location to be announced, Champaign–Urbana, IL
Open House Chicago 2026
Sat, Oct 17 – Sun, Oct 18, 2026
More than 180 sites across Chicago, Chicago, IL
65th Annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival
Wed, Oct 21 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026
Downtown Sycamore and DeKalb County Courthouse Lawn, Sycamore, IL
Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL
November 2026
Lightscape at Chicago Botanic Garden
Fri, Nov 13 – Sun, Jan 3, 2027
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
Illumination at The Morton Arboretum
Sat, Nov 14 – Sat, Jan 2, 2027
The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM
Pioneer Court and North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
Brookfield Zoo Chicago Holiday Magic — select nights
Sat, Nov 21 – Thu, Dec 31, 2026
Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Brookfield, IL
Chicago Thanksgiving Parade
Thursday, November 26, 2026 · 8:00 AM
State Street, Chicago, IL
Stroll on State 2026
Saturday, November 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL
December 2026
Springfield Annual Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 5, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Downtown Springfield, Springfield, IL
Night of the Luminaria & Living Windows
Saturday, December 12, 2026 · 5:00 PM
Downtown Galena, Galena, IL
Galena Bicentennial 200th Birthday Party and Drone Show
Sunday, December 27, 2026 · Check organizer for times
Location to be announced, Galena, IL
New Year’s Eve Fireworks at Navy Pier
Thu, Dec 31 – Fri, Jan 1, 2027
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
April 2027
University of Illinois Moms Weekend 2027
Fri, Apr 9 – Sun, Apr 11, 2027
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign–Urbana, IL
SANS Chicago 2027
Mon, Apr 26 – Sat, May 1, 2027
Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile and online, Chicago, IL
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