🎭 Damn Tall Buildings | 7:30 PM | $32+ | Hey Nonny (Link)

🎡✂️ August Fitness Lecture: Breath is a Bridge | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | $5/$15 | Endeavor Health Fitness & Wellness Center - NCH (Link)

🤝 Ice Cream Fundraiser Meet Up | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | $$ | Kilwins Arlington Heights (Link)

🎭 Trigger Gospel | 7:30 PM | $44+ | Hey Nonny (Link)

🎡✂️ August Nutrition Lecture: Protein for Every Body | 1:00 PM | $5/$15 | Endeavor Health Fitness & Wellness Center - NCH (Link)

💼 Arlington Heights Job Fair | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Free (registration required) | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago - Arlington Heights (Link)

🎭 Sounds of Summer Concert: The Blooze Brothers | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Free | Harmony Park (Link)

🎭 Thursday Night After Party: Music by Blue Rose Duo | 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM | Free (reserve a table) | Hey Nonny (Link)

🤝 KidneyMobile Health Screening | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Free | Lutheran Church of the Cross (Link)

🎭 HeyDay Happy Hour: Music by Jon Gram | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Free (reserve a spot) | Hey Nonny Bistro & Lounge (Link)

🎭 Jeff Harnar Presents: The 1959 Broadway Songbook | 7:30 PM | $38+ | Hey Nonny (Link)

🎭 Live Music: Sam Savage | 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM | Free (reserve a table) | Palm Court Restaurant (Link)

🎭 Lumos at Southminster: Candlelight Music of Queen & Elton John | 6:30 PM/ 9:30 PM | $$ | Southminster Presbyterian Church (Link)

🎡 Arlington Heights Farmers Market | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | Arlington Heights Historical Museum Grounds (Link)

🎭 HeyDay Saturday Happy Hour: Music by Pierce Crask | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Free (reserve a spot) | Hey Nonny Lounge (Link)

🎡 Discover Italy Wine & Charcuterie Tasting | 5:00 PM | $10 | Binny's Beverage Depot Arlington Heights (Link)

🎭 Saturday in the Lounge: Music by Jeanie B | 7:00 PM | Free (reserve a table) | Hey Nonny Lounge (Link)

🎭 The Cogstet | 7:30 PM | $32+ | Hey Nonny (Link)

🎡 55th Annual A Walk in the Park Art Fair | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Free | North School Park (Link)

🤝 Advocate Health Care Mobile Health Bus | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | Barrington Township  (Link)

🎭 Board Game & Spades Tournament Night | 7:00 PM - 11:59 PM | Free (reserve a table) | Shirley's Piano Bar (Link)

🧸 Morning Garden Story Time + Craft | 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Free | BALibrary Lawn (Link)

🎡 Thursday Night Out & Downtown Farmers Market | 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Free | BMO Lot (Lot 18)(Link)

🎭 Moretti's Live w/ Maurice & Friends | 7:30 PM | Free (reserve a table) | Moretti's Barrington (Link)

🎭 Kaleen Dolan LIVE at Shirley's Piano Bar | 8:30 PM | Free (reserve a spot/table) | Shirley's Piano Bar (Link)

🎡 Barrington Hatch Chile Roast | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM | $$ | Heinen's Grocery Store (Link)

🎡🤝 Smart Farm Annual Barn Dance & Fundraiser | 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM | $175+ | Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital (Link)

🎡Lambs Farm Summertime Craft Fest (Aug 29-30) | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | $5+ | Camp Big Timber (Link)

🎡Art in Nature Festival | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Free | Crabtree Nature Center (Link)

⚽ 30-Minute Power Yoga | 12:00 PM | $7 | Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital West Pavilion (Link)

🧸 Drop-In Family LEGO Night | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Free | Bartlett Public Library District (Link)

🧸 Bartlett Police Department Back to School Ice Cream Social | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Free | Cherry On Top (Link)

🏛️ Thursday Morning Adult Book Discussion | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Free | Bartlett Public Library District (Link)

🏛️ August Cold Case Interactive Mystery (Virtual Session) | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Free (registration required) | Bartlett Public Library District Online Portal (Link)

🧸⚽ Barracuda Bay Late Summer Public Swim | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | $8 - $12 | Barracuda Bay Water Park (Link)

⚽ 21st Annual Bartlett Lions Day Dash 5K/10K & Kids/Family Dash | 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM | $15 - $40 | James "Pate" Philip State Park(Link)

🎡 Villa Olivia Sunday Brunch Buffet | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | $14.95 - $28.95 | Villa Olivia(Link)

🧸⚽ Barracuda Bay Late Summer Public Swim (Closing Weekend) | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | $8 - $12 | Barracuda Bay Water Park (Link)

💼 Alice in Wonderland Dance Show - FREE Open House & Casting | 6:00 PM | Free | Bravo Theater (Link)

💼 Summer School for Marketing | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | $30 | Buffalo Grove Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce (Link)

🎭 Summer Concert Series: Voyage | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Free | Adriane Johnson Amphitheater at Mike Rylko Community Park (Link)

⚽🤝 Strides for UNICEF Fun Run/Family Walk | 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM | $21 | Willow Stream Park (Link)

🧸 Cardboard Boat Regatta | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | $28/$35 | Willow Stream Pool (Link)

🎡 Buffalo Grove Farmers Market | 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Free | Mike Rylko Community Park (Link)

⚽Shomrim Society of Illinois 28th Annual Golf Outing | 8:30 AM | $165+ | The Arboretum Club (Link)

🎡 Sunset Soiree (Ages 55+) | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM | $38 Resident / $43 Non-Resident | Crystal Lake Main Beach (Link)

🎡 4th Fridays Art Event at The Dole | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | $10 | The Dole Mansion (Link)

🎡 Open Air Farmers Market+ | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Free | The Dole Mansion (Link)

🎡 McHenry County College Community Block Party | 12:00 PM | Free | McHenry County College (Lot E) (Link)

🎭 $1 Film Series: "Shrek" | 7:00 PM | $1 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎡 Rand Red Hots Classic Car Cruise Night | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Free | Rand Red Hots (Link)

🎭 Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy: The Bourbon 'N Brass Trio with Eric Schneider | 7:30 PM | $5 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎭 Big Suit: The Talking Heads Tribute | 7:30 PM | $22.50 - $46.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🏛️ The Ken Project: Closing Art Reception | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Free (reserve a spot) | Des Plaines History Center (Link)

🎭 Pandora's Box (Ultimate Aerosmith Tribute) with Bad Medicine (Bon Jovi Tribute) | 7:30 PM | $46.75 - $66.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎭Live R&B and Blues with The Cat Gaddis Project | 7:30 PM | $5 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎭 In The Flesh: Echoes of Pink Floyd | 8:00 PM | $22.75 - $32.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎭 Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy: Live Jazz with The Bourbon 'N Brass Quartet | 8:30 PM | $10 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎭 Carla Cooke: Daughter of Legendary Sam Cooke | 2:00 PM | $22.75 - $32.75| Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎭 The Reflex (Duran Duran Tribute) with special guests Heatwave 80's | 8:00 PM | $18.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

✂️ DPFD CPR Class | 9:00 AM | $$ | Fire Station 61 (Link)

🎭 Tropical Saturdays: Salsa, Bachata, and Cumbia Social | 8:00 PM - 2:00 AM | $10 | Ostras Lounge (Link)

🎭 Live Blues with Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames | 8:30 PM | $10 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🤝🎭 Veterans Charity Concert: Thunderstruck (AC/DC Tribute) & The Cave Dwellers | 4:00pm | $37.75 - $84.75 | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🎭 "Pariah" Release Party | 4:00 PM | Free | Des Plaines Theatre (Link)

🏛️ Bookmobile Stop: Jefferson Ave | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Free | Jefferson Ave. & Bennett Dr.(Link)

🏛️Bookmobile Stop: Woodview | 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM | Free | Woodview Cir. (Link)

🏛️Bookmobile Stop: Crestwood | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Free | Hemlock Ln. (Link)

✂️ Makers Night | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | $8 | Side Street Studio Arts - Theater (Link)

💼 Small Business Workshop / Taller para Empresas Pequeñas | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Gail Borden Public Library - Main Library Meadows Community Rooms (Link)

🎭 Wine Wednesday at Plank Road Tap Room | 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Free | Plank Road Tap Room (Link)

🏛️Bookmobile Stop: Randall Ridge Park | 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Free | 2835 Winchester Dr. (Link)

🏛️Bookmobile Stop: Heritage Park | 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM | Free | Friendship St. (Link)

🏛️Bookmobile Stop: Meier Park | 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Free | 3770 Gansett Pkwy. (Link)

🏛️Bookmobile Stop: Settlers Park | 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM | Free | Sutton St.(Link)

💼Small Business Workshop - Taller para Empresas Pequeñas | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Free | Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC (Link)

🧸Lotería at the Park - Bilingual - Lotería en el Parque - Bilingüe | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Free | Wing Park (Link)

🎭 Piano Performance: Steve Yoder | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | Gail Borden Public Library - Main Library Lobby (Link)

💼Developing Your Small Business | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Free | Main Library - Grove Room (Link)

🏛️Tech Mobile Stop: Washington Elementary School | 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Free | 819 W Chicago St. (Link)

🏛️🤝Lawyer in the Library - Abogado en la Biblioteca | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Free | Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC (Link)

🧸 Storytime Amigos - Bilingual Storytime | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Free | Gail Borden Public Library - Main Library Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms (Link)

🎡 2026 Downtown Elgin Market | 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Free | 5 Riverside Drive, Downtown Elgin (Link)

🎭Piano Performance - Ling Low | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Free | Main Library - Lobby - Piano (Link)

🏛️Tech Mobile Stop: Fox River Crossing | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Free | 300 N State St.(Link)

🎭 The Lodge: Golden Age Cabaret | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free (reserve a spot) | The Lodge Performing Arts Center (Link)

🎭 90's Throwback Night with DJ Cass | 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM | Free (reserve a table) | Martini Room (Link)

🎡Cruise Nights | 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Free | Steak'n'Shake (Link)

🎡 52nd Annual Elgin Car Show & Road Race Cruise | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Free | The Pearl of Fox River Valley (Link)

🎭 August Elgin Arts Happy Hour | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | RSVP | Chip Shots Golf & Whiskey Bar (Link)

🎭Piano Performance - Jeremy Cassidy | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | Main Library - Lobby - Piano (Link)

🎡 Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck Night | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | $$| Jewel-Osco Parking Lot, 20 Biesterfield Rd (Link)

🎭 Dina Bach Pop Concert | 6:00 PM | Free | Cefalu Seaside Sicilian (Link)

🎭 Solo Vocal Acoustic Show | 7:00 PM | Free | Cefalu Seaside Sicilian (Link)

🧸 Fun Factory Saturday | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Free | Elk Grove Village Public Library (Link)

⚽ Busse Night Ride | 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM | $44.52 | Ned Brown Meadow / Busse Woods (Link)

🎡🧸 2nd Annual Bark in the Park | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Free | Al Hattendorf Center (Link)

🤝🧸 Drop In Family Services: The Bridge Youth & Family Services | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Free | Schaumburg Township District Library - Hanover Park Branch (Link)

🧸 Rescheduled Movie in the Park - The Bad Guys 2 | 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Free | Community Park & Park District Offices (Link)

⚽🧸 AAIM to Make a Difference 5K: Family Fun Race & Walk | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $20/$30 | Mallard Lake Forest Preserve (Link)

✂️ Watercolor Wednesday on the Patio | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | $12| Bell Works Chicagoland (Link)

🧸 Pup-Up Dog Park Member Event | 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Free | Bo's Run Dog Park (Link)

🎡 Rescheduled Hello Hoffman Summer Hang 2026 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Free | South Ridge Park (Link)

🎭 Summer Sounds on the Green: ARRA (Classic Rock) | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Free | Hideaway Brew Garden (Link)

🎭 Live Music at Bridges Beer Garden: The King of Mars | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Free | Bridges Beer Garden (Link)

🎭Imposters in Effect & Too Hype Crew | 6:30 PM | Free | Hideaway Brew Garden (Link)

⚽ Hersey vs Hoffman Estates Freshman Football | 10:30 AM | Free | Hoffman Estates High School (Link)

🎭Simply Elton | 8:00 PM | Free | Hideaway Brew Garden (Link)

🤝 Veterans Flag Rotation Ceremony | 1:00 PM | Free | Hoffman Estates Veterans Memorial at Village Hall (Link)

✂️ Watercolor with Friends | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | $35 | Grounded Wellness Center (Link)

🎭Petty Union | 12:30 PM | Free | Hideaway Brew Garden (Link)

🤝 Flock of Beagles Week Kickoff: Charity Pale Ale Release (Aug 25-29) | 4::00 PM - 8:00 PM | $$ | Roaring Table Brewing Co. (Link)

💼 Small Business Tips & Tactics with Jennifer Barnes | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Ela Area Public Library (Link)

🧸 National Dog Day Celebration | 5:15 PM | Free | Roaring Table Brewing Co. (Link)

🎭 Live Music: On The Air - Jim, Rich, and Friends | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free | Copper Fiddle Distillery (Link)

🎭 Open Mic Night! | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Free | Copper Fiddle Distillery (Link)

🎡 Lake Zurich Farmers Market | 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Free | Paulus Park (Link)

🎭 Live Music: Jeff Grandt | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Free | Copper Fiddle Distillery (Link)

⚽ Lake Zurich Varsity Football vs Antioch Sequoits | 7:00 PM | $5/$7 | Lake Zurich High School (Link)

🎡 Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich | 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Free | Phase Three Brewing Company (Link)

🧸 Beagle Fest 2026 & Rescue Dog Adoption Event | 12:00 PM | Free | Roaring Table Brewing Co. (Link)

🎭 Live Music: Matt Claus and the Shakers | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Free | Copper Fiddle Distillery (Link)

🎭 Live Music with Courtney & Chris | 5:00 PM | Free | Sunset Pavilion at Breezewald Park (Link)

⚽ Alpine Runners Sunday Morning Club Run | 7:00 AM | Free | Lake Zurich High School Parking Lot (Link)

🤝 Health Screening Clinic | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Mount Prospect Village Hall (Link)

🤝 Health Screening Clinic | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Community Connections Center (Link)

🏛️ 10 Tips for Getting the Most from Your Retirement Savings | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Mount Prospect Village Hall (Link)

⚽ Summer Sizzle Hockey Tournament | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Free | Nicholas Sportsplex (Link)

⚽ Fit 4 Life Exercise Class | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Free | Mount Prospect Village Hall (Link)

🎭 Fridays on the Green: The Throwbacks | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Free | Village Green (Link)

🎭 The TChi Experience Live | 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Free | Station 34 (Link)

⚽ Summer Sizzle Hockey Tournament | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Free | Nicholas Sportsplex (Link)

🎡 Mount Prospect Lions Club Bluesmobile Cruise Night: Cadillac Night | 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Free | Downtown East Commuter Lot (Link)

🎭 Head Honchos Live | 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Free | Station 34 (Link)

🎡 Mount Prospect Lions Club Farmers Market | 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Free | Downtown West Commuter Lot (Link)

⚽ Summer Sizzle Hockey Tournament | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Free | Nicholas Sportsplex (Link)

🎡 Kastra Elion Vodka Patio Tasting | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | $$ | Kouklas Greek Eatery (Link)

🎭 Oak Park Concert: The Disco Circus | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Free | Oak Park at Ottawa Ave & Lee St (Link)

🎭 Ogie's Fault — Latin Jazz Jam Session | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Free (reserve a table) | Sabor a Café Niles (Link)

🎡 Niles Founders Day Celebration (America250 & All-America City) | 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM/ 8:30 PM: Fireworks| Free | Golf Mill Park (Link)

🎭 Tierra Cali Hnos Plancarte, Banda Pachuco, Guardianes Del Amor & Viry Sandoval en Concierto | 8:00 PM - 2:00 AM | $56 | Candela Night Club (Link)

🧸 Tunes With Tim | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | Une Année (Link)

🏛️ The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany | 2:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Niles Historical and Cultural Center (Link)

🎭 Robb Janov | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Free | Une Année (Link)

🎡 Niles Monday Night Car Show Season Finale | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Free | AMC - Golf Mill Shopping Center (Link)

🤝 Palatine Township & Versiti Community Blood Drive | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Free | Palatine Township Community Room (Link)

🧸 Dog Park Open House | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Free  (registration required) | Plum Grove Reservoir (Link)

🎭 Heartache Tonight (Eagles Tribute Concert) | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Free | Fred P. Hall Amphitheater (Link)

🎭 Durty Nellie's Rooftop Live Music: Odd Roots Duo | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Free | Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub (Link)

🎭 Atomic Live at Madcats (Blondie & 80s Rock Cover) | 9:00 PM | $5 | Madcats (Link)

🎡 Palatine Farmers' Market | 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Free | Palatine Metra Station Parking Lot (Link)

🧸⚽ Park Quest: Guided Bike Ride & Scavenger Hunt | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | $2 per person | Maple Park (Link)

🤝 State Senator Darby Hills Prescription Drug Drop-Off Event | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | Palatine Police Station (Link)

🎡 All Saints Summer Fun Fest | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Free | All Saints Lutheran Church (Link)

🎭 Pipe Dream Chicago & Band-X | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | $12+ | Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub (Link)

🎭 Woody's Revenge Matinee Show | 4:00 PM | Free | Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub (Link)

🎭 Monthly Blues Jam with David Levit | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Free | Madcats (Link)

🎭 Sunday Funday Music Fest: 4 Local Bands | 4:00 PM (Doors 3:00 PM) | $10/$13 | Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub (Link)

⚽ Falcons Tackle Football Equipment Exchanges & Adjustments | 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Free | Park Ridge Football & Cheer (Link)

🎭 Urban Chestnut Sponsored Trivia Night | 7:00 PM | Free (reserve a table) | Beer on the Wall (Link)

🧸 9th Annual STROLL Park Ridge Back to School Bash | 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Free | Hodges Park (Link)

🎡 Rummage Sale (Aug28-29) | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Free | First United Methodist Church of Park Ridge (Link)

🎡 Oktoberfest Celebration Tap Takeover | 6:00 PM | Free (reserve a spot) | Beer on the Wall (Link)

🧸 Back to School Bash | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Free | Goldfish Swim School - Park Ridge (Link)

🎡 Park Ridge Farmers Market | 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Free | 15 Prairie Avenue (Link)

🎡Rummage Sale (Day 2) | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Free | First United Methodist Church of Park Ridge (Link)

🎭 Trading Card Game (TCG) Night | 7:00 PM | Free (reserve a spot) | Beer on the Wall (Link)

🤝🧸 Wildwood 40th Anniversary Party | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Free (registration required) | Wildwood Nature Center (Link)

🎭 BINGO NIGHT | 6:30 PM | Free (reserve a spot/table) | Union Ale House (Link)

 ✂️🤝Understanding Mental Health – A 3-Part Community Learning Series: What Everyone Should Know | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Free | Prospect Heights Public Library (Link)

🎭 Social Dance Party - End of Summer & Ray's Birthday Bash!! | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | $20+ | 746 Pinecrest Drive (Link)

🤝 Mobile Food Pantry | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Free | East Apartments East Park (Link)

🤝 Senior Scams Prevention | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Free | City of Rolling Meadows (Link)

🧸 Back to School Bash | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Free | Kimball Hill Elementary School (Link)

✂️ Puzzle Palooza: Adult Edition | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | $35 / $40 | Rolling Meadows Community Center Great Room (Link)

⚽ Rolling Meadows High School vs. Hersey High School Girls Volleyball Match | 5:00 PM | $5+| Rolling Meadows High School Gymnasium(Link)

✂️ Garden to Glass: Sips and Small Plates | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | $28/$30 | Volkening Heritage Farm at Spring Valley (Link)

🤝 one-five Foundation Bingo Night | 6:00 p.m. | $20 per adult | IKEA Schaumburg (Link)

🎭 Live Swing Performance by Stevie Swing | 7:00 PM | Free admission | Bella Napoli (Link)

🧸 Family Full Moon Hike & Naturalist Walk | 8:00 PM | $12 | Vera Meineke Nature Center at Spring Valley (Link)

🎡 Schaumburg Farmers Market | 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Free | Town Square (Link)

🎡 German Beer Garden | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Free | Volkening Heritage Farm at Spring Valley (Link)

🎭 Summer Breeze Concert Series: Shining Star (Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute) | 7:00 PM| Free | Al Larson Cultural Center Grounds (Link)

🎭 Live Musical Performance by David D'Rone | 7:00 PM. | Free admission | Bella Napoli (Link)

🤝 HDSA Illinois Chapter Top Golf Fundraiser | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | $$ | Top Golf Schaumburg (Link)

🎡 Tuner Evo: Chicago Customized Auto Show | 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | $25/$80 | Schaumburg Convention Center (Link)

🏛️ Village of Schaumburg's 70th Anniversary History Exhibit | All day | Free | Schaumburg Township District Library (Link)

🎡 Skokie's Backlot Bash (Aug 28-30) | 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Free | Downtown Skokie (Link)

🎭 Jim Messina with The Road Runners | 7:30 PM | 70.75-93.40 | North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie (Link)

🎭 Summer of Sound Concert Series: Smash Mouth | 7:00 PM–9:00 PM | Free | Westfield Old Orchard (Link)

🧸⚽ Kids Color Fun Run (½ Mile) | 8:00 AM | $20 | Skokie Public Library Grounds (Link)

⚽ Backlot Dash 5K Run | 8:30 AM | $40 | Skokie Public Library Grounds (Link)

🏛️ Historic Downtown Skokie Walking Tour | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | $10 | Skokie Heritage Museum (Link)

🎡 Skokie's Backlot Bash (Day 2 & Carnival Midway) | 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM | Free | Downtown Skokie (Link)

✂️ Professional Photo Headshots Session | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM | $150-$175 | Devonshire Cultural Center (Link)

🎡 Skokie Farmers' Market | 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Free | Village Green (Link)

🏛️ Historic Downtown Skokie Walking Tour | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | $10 | Skokie Heritage Museum (Link)

🎡 Skokie's Backlot Bash (Day 3 & Rotary Pancake Breakfast) | 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM | Free | Downtown Skokie (Link)

🏛️ Skokie Heritage Museum Guided Tour | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | $10 | Skokie Heritage Museum (Link)

🏛️ Skokie Park District America's 250th Trivia Night | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Free (registration required) | Skokie Heritage Museum (Link)

🏛️ Dedicated to the Proposition: Abraham Lincoln Art Exhibition (Closing Day) | 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM | Free | Radmacher Gallery at Skokie Public Library (Link)

🤝 Village of Streamwood Community Blood Drive | 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Free (reserve a spot) | Streamwood Village Hall (Link)

🤝 FREE Wellness Screenings | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Free | Poplar Creek Public Library - Meeting Room 2 (Link)

🤝 My Cocina Fundraiser for Dave Bell | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Free (reserve a table) | My Cocina (Link)

🎭 Day Dream 2026: An R&B Brunch and Day Party | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | $97+ | The Seville (Link)

🧸 Family Story Time @ Aspen Drive | 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Free | Aspen Drive Library (Link)

🧸 Free Kids Movie Night at Vernon Hills | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Free | Kiddie Academy of Vernon Hills (Link)

✂️ Handwoven Harvest: Summer Basket Workshop | 10:00 AM/5:00 PM | $43 | Sullivan Community Center (Link)

🎡🎭 Sax Performance & Food Truck! | 4:30 PM | Free | Everleigh Vernon Hills (Link)

🎡 Hawthorn Row Night Market Series: Makers Under the Moon | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Free | Hawthorn Row (Link)

⚽ The Next Loop Endurance Series (5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, 50K) | 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM | $133.50 | Half Day Forest Preserve (Link)

🧸 Toys From the Attic | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | $5 | Sullivan Community Center (Link)

🎡SEASON KICKOFF PARTY: THE HUNT STARTS HERE | 11:00 AM | Free | SITKA Gear (Link)

🧸⚽ Mighty Kids Triathlon | 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM | $44 | Lakeview Fitness & Deerpath Park (Link)

🧸🏛️ Passport to the Parks Community Scavenger Hunt (Final Day) | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Free | Sullivan Community Center & Aspen Drive Library (Link)

🎡 Wheeling Tuesday Night Market | 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Free | Wheeling Town Center (Link)

💼 Wheeling Job Fair | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Free | 770 S. Wolf Road, Wheeling, IL 60090 (Link)

🎭 Wheeling Thursday Night Live: Westend 40 | 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Free | Wheeling Town Center (Link)

🧸 Playtime in the Park: Fall Kick Off | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Free | Chamber Park (Link)

🎡 End of Summer BBQ | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | $25/$30 | Chevy Chase Country Club (Link)