Summer isn’t over yet! There’s still plenty of activities to get you – and your family – out of the house. Enjoy Elmhurst and the surrounding area before summer is just a memory. Catch some outdoor music, festivals, movies in the park, hikes, indoor gym time, library events, and more. Please enjoy this month's View From 101 York.
IN THIS EDITION
Live Outdoor Performances • Music & More • Over 21 • Festivals • Family Fun
Live Outdoor Performances
Sounds of Summer Concert Series
Saturdays, Aug 15, 22, 29; Sep 5 @ 7pm - 9pm
TANK PARK, CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Walking Plays: A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream
Saturday & Sunday, Aug 15 & 16 @ 6pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Arbor Evenings Summer Concert Series
Wednesdays, Aug 19 & 26; Sep 2 @ 6pm - 8pm
MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE
Live on the Lawn Music Series
Fridays, Aug 21 & 28 @ 6:30pm - 8:30pm
OAK BROOK CENTER
Fourth Fridays Summer Concert Series
Friday, Aug 28 @ 7pm - 8:30pm (Blooze Brothers) &
Friday, Sep 25 @ 6pm - 7pm (Los Gatos)
ELMHURST HISTORY MUSEUM
Music, Art, History & More
Every Wednesday, through Oct, 7am - 1pm
ELMHURST CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH PARKING LOT
Every Sunday, through Sep 27, 9am - 2pm
103 SOUTH PROSPECT AVENUE, ELMHURST
Elmhurst Model Railroad Club Open House
Fridays @ 7pm - 10pm & Sundays 1pm - 4pm
111 EAST FIRST STREET, ELMHURST
Community Bicycle Ride
Friday, Aug 21 @ 6:30pm - 7:30pm
ELMHURST CITY HALL PARKING LOT
Jeanette Andrews Exhibition Tour
Sunday, Aug 23 @ 2pm - 5pm
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM
New Exhibit: “Bear Down: Football in the Windy City”
Tuesday, Aug 28 @ 1pm - 5pm (thru January 24, 2027)
ELMHURST HISTORY MUSEUM
Opening Reception for Resisting the Long War: A Revolution of Value
Friday, Sep 18 @ 7pm - 9pm
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM
Keith A. Olson Prairie Volunteer Day
Saturday, Sep 19 @ 9am - noon (third Saturday in Oct & Nov, too)
WILD MEADOWS TRACE, ELMHURST
Sunday, Sep 20 @ 10am - 3pm
SOUTH PARKING LOT, CANTIGNY
Aaron Hughes Exhibition Tour
Saturday, Sep 26 @ 2pm - 4pm
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM
Over 21
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays, thru Oct 9 @ 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Sundays, thru Oct 11 @ 3pm - 6pm
CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Zoo Uncorked
Saturday, Aug 22 @ 4pm - 8pm
BROOKFIELD ZOO
11th Annual Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest
Saturday, Sep 19 @ 2pm - 6pm
ELMHURST HISTORY MUSEUM
Festivals
Taste of Melrose Park
Friday, Sep 4 @ 6pm - 11pm; Saturday, Sep 5 @ noon - 11pm; Sunday, Sep 6 @ noon - 10pm (fireworks Sun @ 9:30pm)
MELROSE PARK CIVIC CENTER GROUNDS, 1000 NORTH 25TH AVENUE, MELROSE PARK
Naperville Last Fling
Friday, Sep 4 @ 5pm - 10pm; Saturday, Sep 5 @ 10am - 10pm; Sunday, Sep 6 @ 10am - 10pm; Monday, Sep 7 @ 10am - 6pm (parade 10am - noon)
DOWNTOWN NAPERVILLE
Rock the Block Party
Friday, Sep 11 @ 4pm - evening & Saturday, Sep 12 @ 11am - evening
ELMHURST CITY CENTER, 109 WEST FIRST STREET, ELMHURST
Fall Family Day: Harmony in the Park
Saturday, Sep 19 @ 2pm - 5pm
OAKS AMPHITHEATER, 1315 KENSINGTON ROAD, OAK BROOK
Oaktoberfest
Friday, Sep 25 @ 4pm - 10pm; Saturday, Sep 26 @ noon - 10pm
MARION STREET & NORTH BOULEVARD, DOWNTOWN OAK PARK
LaGrange Oktoberfest
Friday, Sep 25 @ 5pm - 10pm; Saturday, Sep 26 @ noon - 10pm; Sunday, Sep 27 @ noon - 9pm
CALENDAR AVENUE, DOWNTOWN LAGRANGE
Cantigny Fall Fest
Saturday & Sunday, Sep 26 & 27 @ 10am - 4pm
CANTIGNY, WHEATON
Family Fun
Mother Goose & Me (ages newborn to 11 months with adult)
Mondays, Aug 17 & 24, Sep 14, 21, 28 @ 9:30am - 10am
ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Romp & Rhyme (ages infant to 2 with adult)
Saturdays & Wednesdays Aug 19, 22, 26, 29 & Sep 5, 9, 12, 16, 23, 26, 30 @ 9:30am - 10am
ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Friday, Aug 28 @ 6:30pm - 9pm
FULLERSBURG WOODS NATURE EDUCATION CENTER
Preschool Open Gym (for ages up to 6 with adult)
Fridays, Aug 28 thru Dec 18 (none 11/27) @ 9am - 10:30am
ELMHURST PARK DISTRICT - 185 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, ELMHURST
High School Open Gym (for ages 13 and up)
Saturdays, Aug 29 thru Nov 7 (none 9/5 and 10/24) @ 1pm - 2:30pm
ELMHURST PARK DISTRICT - 185 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, ELMHURST
Little Wiggers (ages 1-5 with adult)
Tuesdays & Fridays, Sep 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 @ 9:30am - 11am
ELMHURST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Spinning for Beginners (age 12 & up with adult)
Wednesday, Sep 2 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
GRAUE MILL & MUSEUM, HINSDALE
Elmhurst Park District Touch a Truck
Saturday, Sep 5 @ 9am - noon
BERENS PARK, ELMHURST
Pupcorn & A Movie (Best in Show with your pup)
Wednesday, Sep 11 @ 7pm - 9pm
CANINE CORNER DOG PARK, ELMHURST
Saturday, Sep 19 @ 6pm to 8am, Sunday, Sep 20
WILDER PARK
Tractor-Drawn Wagon Rides
Saturdays & Sundays, Sep 19 & 20, 26 & 27 @ 1pm - 3pm
DANADA EQUESTRIAN CENTER, WHEATON
Friday, Sep 25 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm
MARY E. KIES REC CENTER (155 E ST. CHARLES ROAD), ELMHURST
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