Fulton Dutch Days Festival Fulton Dutch Days Festival/Facebook This festival pays homage to the town's Dutch heritage. If you wish to stop by outside of the festival, hours are 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. Testicle Festival. Workers at the Parkside Pub in Huntley, Illinois were slaving over deep-fryers Wednesday serving the hungry hordes looking to dine on some delicious turkey testicles. 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Sandwich was very large and half is in fridge for lunch tomorrow. Patio holds a lot of peoplecanopy covered. This is one of the biggest outdoor food festivals in the world, and a wide range of food-based vendors offer samples of their very best produce and . If you want festival listings for specific areas of Illinois, I currently have a listing for the greater Chicago area. Love Illinois? Order Online. Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner for St. Patrick's Day that can't be topped! 1. If youve ever been to this strange fall festival, wed love to hear from you. His enthusiastic shows are one of the biggest p. Read More 23 Feb The 35th annual Turkey Testicle Festival is kicking off the Thanksgiving weekend in . [1] The oldest of such festivals takes place in Byron, Illinois, US, [2] and features turkey testicles. Wednesday, November 22, 2017. 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Chicago10/13-10/15* Macon County Fair Harvest Festival Decatur10/14 Waterloo PumpkinFest Waterloo10/14 Harvest Days Prophetstown10/14 Anna Colorfest Anna10/14 Maroa Harvest Festival Maroa10/14* Brew Moon Beer and Band Festival McCook10/14* Hay Day Rochelle10/14* Smoketoberfest Oak Lawn10/14* Mittelalter Harvest Fest Dunlap10/14* Treehouse Wildlife Center Owl Fest Dow10/14* Hinsdale Fall Family Festival Hinsdale10/14-10/15 Old Settlers Days Kampsville10/14-10/15 Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Fall Festival I Fulton County 10/15* Leclaire Parkfest Edwardsville, 10/16-10/22* Fall Festival at Windy Acres Farm VI Geneva10/16-10/22* Goebberts Farm Fall Festival VII South Barrington10/16-10/22* Bengtsons Pumpkin Fest VI Homer Glen10/20-10/21 All Hallows Eve at Naper Settlement Naperville10/20-10/22 Fat Tire Fest Ozark10/20-10/22* Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest IV Chicago10/20-10/22* Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival VI West Chicago10/21 Waterloo Oktoberfest Waterloo10/21* Oktoberfest Quad Cities Rock Island10/21* Oktoberfest Food Family and Beer Festival Effingham10/21 Jacksonville Pumpkin Festival Jacksonville 10/21* Scarecrow Festival Princeton 10/21* Cider and Ale Festival Lisle10/21* St. Matthew Lutheran Church Fall Festival Hawthorn Woods10/21* Lincolns New Salem Fall Festival Petersburg10/21* Scarecrow Festival Dixon 10/21* Bloktoberfest Street Festival Granite City 10/21* Rochester Fall Festival Rochester10/21-10/22 Fort Massac Grand Encampment Metropolis10/21-10/22 Vulture Fest Makanda10/21-10/22* Edwardsville Que and Brew Edwardsville10/21-10/22* The Promenade Bolingbrook Fall Festival Bolingbrook10/22* Bloody Mary Fest Chicago, 10/23-10/29* Fall Festival at Windy Acres Farm VII Geneva10/23-10/29* Goebberts Farm Fall Festival VIII South Barrington10/23-10/29* Bengtsons Pumpkin Fest VII Homer Glen10/25-10/29 The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Sycamore10/27* Vernon Hills Fall Fest Vernon Hills10/27-10/28 Howlin at the Moon at Naper Settlement Naperville10/27-10/29* Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest V Chicago10/27-10/29* Willow Springs Fall Music Festival Tamms10/27-10/29* Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival VII West Chicago10/28* BatFest Batavia 10/28* Galena Halloween Parade and Festival Galena10/28* Pumpkinfest Mount Carroll10/28 Centralia Fall Festival Centralia 10/28 Haunted Halloween Flea Market Wheaton10/28* Pinckneyville Mardi Gras Pinckneyville, 11/3-11/4 Hobnob Holiday Market Springfield11/4* Testicle Festival Hamburg, 11/10-11/11 3 French Hens Holiday Market Morris11/10-11/12* Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden I Glencoe11/11-11/12* Harvest Pow Wow Wheaton11/12 Wine Festival at Pere Marquette Lodge Grafton, 11/13-11/19* Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden II Glencoe 11/16-11/18* The Baby Folds Festival of Trees Bloomington11/17* Holidays on the Town Palatine11/17-11/18* Christmas Magic Festival Robinson 11/17-11/19 Mattoon Lightworks I Mattoon11/17-11/19* Shelbyville Festivals of Lights I Shelbyville11/17-11/19* Christkindlmarket 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Peoria11/23-11/26* Christkindlmarket Aurora II Aurora11/23-11/26* Wonderland in Lights I Effingham11/24* Tree Lighting and Holiday Festival Grayslake11/24-11/26* Walnut Grove Farms Christmas at the Farm Knoxville 11/24-11/26* Chatham Light Up the Park I Chatham11/24-11/26 Julmarknad Christmas Market I Bishop Hill11/24-11/26* Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic I Brookfield11/24-11/26* Ottawa Chris Kringle Market I Ottawa11/24-11/26* Cosley Zoo Festival of Lights I Wheaton11/25 Keeping Christmas Close to Home Streator11/25* Holiday Cheers Market I Alton11/25* Fox Lake Festival of Lights Fox Lake11/25* Highwood Holiday Fest Highwood 11/25* Holly Jolly Fest Niles11/25* Downtown Country Christmas Festival Jerseyville11/26* Orland Park Holiday Festival Orland Park, 11/27-12/3* East Peoria Festival of Lights II East Peoria11/27-12/3* Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden IV Glencoe 11/27-12/3* Wonderland in Lights II Effingham11/27-12/3* (Closed 11/30) ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo III Chicago11/27-12/3* Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville III Chicago 11/27-12/3* Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza III Chicago 11/27-12/3* Cosley Zoo Festival of Lights II Wheaton11/27-12/3 Mattoon Lightworks III Mattoon11/27-12/3* Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum III Lisle11/27-12/3* Shelbyville Festivals of Lights III Shelbyville 11/29-12/3* Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic II Brookfield12/1* Taste of Downtown Alton11/30-12/3* Chatham Light Up the Park II Chatham11/30-12/3* Christkindlmarket Aurora III Aurora, 12/1* Kris Kringle Market Bloomingdale12/1*- Weishfest Merrionette Park 12/1* Belvidere Hometown Christmas Belvidere 12/1-12/2* Lunar Tide Music and Arts Festival Waukegan12/1-12/2* Dickens on the Square: A Magical Holiday Macomb 12/1-12/3* Christkindlmarket La Salle La Salle 12/1-12/3* Ottawa Chris Kringle Market II Ottawa12/1-12/3* Andersonville Winter Market Chicago12/2* Roselle Winterfest Roselle12/2* Holiday Cheers Market II Alton12/2* Julmarknad Rockford 12/2* Christmas in the Village Cobden 12/2* National Coquito Festival Chicago12/2-12/3* Christmas in the Commons I New Lenox12/2-12/3 Julmarknad Christmas Market II Bishop Hill12/2-12/3* Julmarknad at the Swedish American Museum Chicago12/3* Holiday Lights in Lilacia Park I Lombard12/3* Deer Santa Festival Pittsfield12/3* Millstadt Weihnachtsfest German Christmas Festival Millstadt, 12/4-12/10* East Peoria Festival of Lights III East Peoria12/4-12/10* Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden V Glencoe 12/4-12/10* Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville IV Chicago 12/4-12/10* Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza IV Chicago 12/4-12/10* Wonderland in Lights III Effingham12/4-12/10* Holiday Lights in Lilacia Park II Lombard 12/4-12/10* Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum III Lisle12/4-12/10 Mattoon Lightworks IV Mattoon12/4-12/10* Shelbyville Festivals of Lights IV Shelbyville12/4-12/10* Cosley Zoo Festival of Lights III Wheaton12/4-12/10* ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo IV Chicago12/6-12/10* Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic III Brookfield12/7-12/10* Chatham Light Up the Park III Chatham12/7-12/10* Christkindlmarket Aurora III Aurora12/8-12/10* Ottawa Chris Kringle Market III Ottawa12/9* Holiday Cheers Market III Alton12/9* Cedar Creek Hall Holiday Market Galesburg12/9* Chicago Wine Fest: Winter Edition Chicago12/9-12/10* DESTIHL Brewery Christkindl Market Normal12/9-12/10* Christmas in the Commons II New Lenox, 12/11-12/17* East Peoria Festival of Lights IV East Peoria12/11-12/17* Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden VI Glencoe 12/11-12/17* Wonderland in Lights IV Effingham12/11-12/17* Cosley Zoo Festival of Lights IV Wheaton12/11-12/17* Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville V Chicago 12/11-12/17* Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza V Chicago 12/11-12/17* Holiday Lights in Lilacia Park III Lombard 12/11-12/17* Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum IV Lisle12/11-12/17 Mattoon Lightworks V Mattoon12/11-12/17* Shelbyville Festivals of Lights V Shelbyville12/11-12/17* (Closed 12/14) ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo V Chicago12/13-12/17* Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic IV Brookfield12/14-12/17* Chatham Light Up the Park IV Chatham12/14-12/17* Christkindlmarket Aurora IV Aurora12/15-12/17* Ottawa Chris Kringle Market IV Ottawa12/16* Christmas in Carterville Carterville12/16* Holiday Cheers Market IV Alton12/16-12/17* Christmas in the Commons III New Lenox, 12/18-12/23* Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza VI Chicago12/18-12/23* Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville VI Chicago 12/18-12/23* Christkindlmarket Aurora V Aurora12/18-12/24* East Peoria Festival of Lights V East Peoria12/18-12/24* (Closed 12/24) Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden VII Glencoe 12/18-12/24* Wonderland in Lights V Effingham12/18-12/24* Holiday Lights in Lilacia Park IV Lombard 12/18-12/24* Cosley Zoo Festival of Lights V Wheaton12/18-12/24* Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum V Lisle12/18-12/24* Shelbyville Festivals of Lights VI Shelbyville12/18-12/24 Mattoon Lightworks VI Mattoon12/18-12/24* (Closed 12/24) ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo VI Chicago12/21-12/24* Chatham Light Up the Park V Chatham, 12/25-12/27 Mattoon Lightworks VII Mattoon12/25-12/29* (Closed 12/25) Cosley Zoo Festival of Lights VI Wheaton12/25-12/30* Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville VII Chicago 12/25-12/30* Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic V Brookfield12/25-12/30* Wonderland in Lights VI Effingham12/25-12/31* East Peoria Festival of Lights VI East Peoria12/25-12/31* (Closed 12/25) Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden VIII Glencoe 12/25-12/31* Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum VI Lisle12/25-12/31* (Closed 12/25) ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo VII Chicago12/25-1/1* Holiday Lights in Lilacia Park V Lombard, 1/1-1/6* Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum VII Lisle1/1-1/7* Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden IX Glencoe 1/6* Frosty Fest Gurnee 1/6* Alton Eagle Ice Festival Alton1/7* Volo Bog Winterfest Ingleside, 1/10* Chicago Bourbon and Barbeque Fest Chicago, 1/21* Bald Eagle Festival Grafton1/21* Winterfest Peoria, 1/27* Chicago Whiskey Tasting Festival Chicago1/27-1/28* Great River Eagle Days Quincy, 2/2-2/4* Downers Grove Ice Festival Downers Grove2/3* POLARpalooza DeKalb, 2/7-2/10* Rockton Yeti Fest Rockton2/9-2/11* Lincoln Square Winter GreekFest Chicago2/10* Argenta IceFest Argenta2/10-2/11* Galesburg Chocolate Festival Galesburg2/10-2/11* Chain O Lakes Fishing Derby and Winter Festival Antioch, 2/17* Westmont Winter Beer Festival Westmont2/17* Ice Jam at the Dam East Alton, 2/24* Artic Ale and Art Walk Freeport2/24* Lake County Craft Beer Festival Grayslake2/24* Naperville Ale Fest: Winter Edition Naperville 2/24-2/25* Winter Brew Chicago2/24-2/25* Maple Syrup Festival Makanda, 3/1-3/2* Manhattan Irish Festival Manhattan3/2* Maple Syrup Festival at Argyle State Park Colchester3/2* Chicago Brewsology Chicago 3/3* Marchtoberfest Peoria, 3/9* Shamrocked: Woodstock Street Fest Woodstock, 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