Summer is in full swing! Get outside and enjoy all that summer has to offer around Elmhurst and the surrounding area with outdoor music, festivals, movies in the park, hikes, and more. And, if outside isn’t your thing, there are plenty of indoor activities to choose from, too. Enjoy this month's View From 101 York.
IN THIS EDITION
Live Outdoor Performances • Music & More • Over 21 • Festivals • Family Fun
Live Outdoor Performances
Wednesday Nights Live Concert Series
Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug 5 & 12 @ 6:30pm - 8:30 pm
NORTH YORK PLAZA, ELMHURST
Walking Plays: A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream
Saturdays & Sundays, Jul 11/12, 18/19, 25/26 & Aug 1/2, 8/9, 15/16 @ 6 pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Music at the Gazebo: Ginger Road
Last events of the season
Thursdays, July 16 & 23 @ 6:30pm - 8:30 pm
GAZEBO, SPRING ROAD, ELMHURST
Sounds of Summer Concert Series
Saturdays, July 18 & 25; Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 ; Sep 5 @ 7pm - 9 pm
TANK PARK, CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Fourth Fridays Summer Concert Series: The Irving Sisters
Friday, July 24 @ 7pm - 8pm
ELMHURST HISTORY MUSEUM
Music & More
”History of Her,” Living History Performances
Saturdays, July 11 & Aug 8, 2026 @ 2pm - 2:30pm
ELMHURST HISTORY MUSEUM
Soundbites 2026
Saturday, July 11, 2026 @ 8pm - 10pm
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM
An Afternoon in the Garden
Sunday, July 12, 2026 @ 10am - 4pm
AROUND ELMHURST & WILDER PARK
Elmhurst Model Railroad Club Open House
Fridays @ 7pm - 10pm & Sundays 1pm-4pm
111 EAST FIRST STREET, ELMHURST
Community Concert Series: Jazz Band
Monday, July 13, 2026 @ 7pm
NORTH LAWN AT YORK HIGH SCHOOL, ELMHURST
Community Concert Series: Concert Band
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 7pm
YORK HIGH SCHOOL, ELMHURST
Community Bicycle Ride
Fridays, July 17 & Aug 21, 2026 @ 6:30pm - 7:30pm
ELMHURST CITY HALL PARKING LOT
Every Wednesday, through Oct, 7am-1pm
ELMHURST CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH PARKING LOT
Over 21
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays, thru Oct 9, 2026 @ 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Sundays, thru Oct 11, 2026 @ 3pm - 6pm
WILDER PARK, ELMHURST
Bags, Brew & BBQ
Saturday, July 18 @ 4pm - 7pm
WILDER PARK, ELMHURST
Sips Around the States: Pacific Pour
Thursday, Aug 6, 2026 @ 6pm - 7:30pm
NORTH SCALLOP GARDEN, CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Wine & Art Walk
Saturday & Sunday, Aug 15 & 16, 2026 @ 10am - 5 pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Zoo Uncorked: Wines & Vines
Saturday, Aug 22, 2026 @ 4pm - 8pm
BROOKFIELD ZOO
Festivals
Summer Daze
Friday, Aug 7, 2026 @ 5pm - 11pm & Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 @ 9am - 11pm
WARRENVILLE CITY HALL COMPLEX
Taste of Roselle
Friday thru Sunday, July 31 - Aug 2, 2026
MAIN STREET, ROSELLE
Fullersburg Days
Sunday, Aug 2, 2026 @ 10am -1pm
FULLERSBURG WOODS NATURE EDUCATION CENTER & GRAUE MILL & MUSEUM, OAK BROOK
Veggiefest
Saturday & Sunday, Aug 8 & 9, 2026 @ 11am - 8pm
DANADA SOUTH PARK, LISLE
West Chicago Food Festival
Saturday, Aug 22, 2026 @ 4pm - 8 pm
DOWNTOWN WEST CHICAGO
Family Fun
Safety Town: Open Road
Fridays, July 10, 17, 24, 31 & Aug 7 @ 9:30am - 11:30am
SAFETY TOWN, ELMHURST
Movies in the Park: Sandlot
Friday, July 10 @ 7 pm, movie starts at dusk
WILDER PARK, ELMHURST
Saturday, July 11, 2026 @ 6pm - 9pm
BROOKFIELD ZOO
Unplug Illinois Day @ The Hub: Chalk the Walk
Saturday, July 11, 2026 @ 10am
THE HUB AT BERENS PARK, ELMHURST
Sunday, July 12, 2026 @ 1pm - 4:30pm
ELMHURST HISTORY MUSEUM
Take a Hike Tuesday at Safety Town
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 6:30pm - 7:30pm
SAFETY TOWN, ELMHURST
Wednesdays, July 15 thru Aug 28, 2026 @ 7pm
OAK BROOK CENTER
Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 9am - 1pm
DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, NAPERVILLE
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 9am - 11am
ELDRIDGE PARK, EAST PLAYGROUND, ELMHURST
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 6:30pm - 9:30pm
ELDRIDGE PARK, ELMHURST
Movies in the Park: A Minecraft Movie
Friday, Aug 7 @ 7 pm, movie starts at dusk
WILDER PARK, ELMHURST
The Big Bounce America
Saturday & Sunday, Aug 8 & 9, 2026
PARADE FIELD, CANTIGY PARK, WHEATON
Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 @ 2pm
ELMHURST HISTORY MUSEUM
Family Evening Hike
Friday, Aug 14, 2026 @ 6:30pm - 8pm
FULLERSBURG WOODS NATURE EDUCATION CENTER & GRAUE MILL & MUSEUM, OAK BROOK
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