The family-friendly, Halloween-themed event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.

The Illinois Storytelling Festival returns Saturday as the Spring Grove Storytelling Festival, bringing back a long-time event that once brought up to 2,500 people to the community.

Here are some pumpkin patches, farms and festivals you might like to visit throughout northern Illinois

Mid-September signals the beginning of fall and pumpkin season. Whether it’s used to flavor your coffee, fill your pie or carved and placed on a doorstep, there’s no denying the pumpkin is the star of the season.

The Von Bergen family started doing a you-pick pumpkin patch near Hebron when Mike Von Bergen was nine years old.

Mid-September signals the beginning of fall and pumpkin season. Whether it’s used to flavor your coffee, fill your pie, or carved and placed on a doorstep, there’s no denying the pumpkin is the star of the season.

Batavia MainStreet is excited to host Block Party and Taste of Batavia on Sunday, Sept. 4 from 4 to 9 p.m. at Peg Bond Center, with a car show on North River Street until 8 p.m.

The event is scheduled for Sept. 9-11 on South 4th and James streets.

Here’s what you need to know to start making your plans to visit this year’s fair.

The village of Oswego’s Cultural Arts Commission will present Lunafest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, at Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill.

Organizers promise community sizzle this weekend.The festival, which is celebrating its 60th year, will begin Thursday and run from July 28-31, at Spella Park in Algonquin.

Net proceeds from LUNAFEST benefit Mutual Ground, a domestic violence shelter serving Kendall County.

5 things to do in McHenry County: 80s rock cover band, kayak challenge and a farmer’s market in Woodstock

These plenty of fun lined up for this weekend in McHenry County with fireworks in Johnsburg and Fox River Grove, Rockin’ Ribfest in Lake in the Hills, McHenry’s Fiesta Days and McHenry County Historical Society and Museum’s 35th annual Heritage Fair.

The parade will stop off at 10 a.m. Line up will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the west gate at the Sandwich Fairgrounds (Gate 4) at 1401 Sudyam Road.

Geneva’s 72nd annual Swedish Days is a midsommar festival that blends Scandinavian elements with pure Americana.

This year’s festival will again bring plenty of live entertainment, a wide variety of food and a carnival to the park grounds, and a large parade to the village’s downtown on Sunday afternoon.

Are you ready for some fun? The arrival of June means we are right on the cusp of the summer festival season in the Kendall County area.