MARKETS & FESTIVALS ( August 25th - 31st, 2026) 🛍️

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

🍺 Oktoberfest Celebration Tap Takeover (Park Ridge) | 6:00 PM | Free | Beer on the Wall (Link)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

🐶 2nd Annual Bark in the Park (Elk Grove Village) | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Free | Al Hattendorf Center (Link)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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