Special Events

Special events in Illinois.

Events Listing for Illinois Tourism

July 9, 2003

The Living History Festival features events from the time period 1700-1840, including opening and closing flag ceremonies, folk dancers and singers, fifes and drums, dulcimer players, a storyteller, folk musicians, children's activities, and hands-on quilting.

July 29, 2004

The annual Art Fair Directory is designed to help Illinois residents and visitors locate art fairs and festivals throughout the state and to help artists find arts fairs to sell and promote their work .

August 4, 2003

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival presents the works of the bard in an open-air, Elizabethan-style theatre on the grounds of Ewing Manor in Bloomington.

August 4, 2003

The offical website of the Illinois State Fair. Provides information about agricultural events, musical entertainment, carnival and other activities scheduled over the course of the ten day event held every August.

August 4, 2003

Provides a chronological list of all of the county fairs held throughout Illinois. Schedule information and links to fair websites are included for some listings.

August 4, 2003

The Mayor's Office of Special Events website documents all of the festivals, fairs and holiday events scheduled thoroughout Chicago. Look here for information on events ranging from Taste of Chicago to the Air and Water Show to the Cinco de Mayo parade.

August 4, 2003

The Oak Park Festival Theatre, located in a suburb just west of Chicago, uses the open-air setting of Austin Gardens for their summer evening theatre performances.

August 4, 2003
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