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5 Things to Do: Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival, DuPage Comic Con and more this weekend!

The 2025 Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival is Sept. 6-7. (Lorae Mundt)

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  1. Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival (Downers Grove): The 48th annual festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7 in downtown Downers Grove. The event features juried art, live music and family-friendly activities. Click here for more information.
  2. DuPage Comic Con (Wheaton): The fall comic convention returns to the DuPage County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event includes over 150 vendors, artists and a cosplay contest. Click here for more information.
  3. Great Midwest Train Show (Wheaton): The train show will be held at the DuPage County Fairgrounds on Sunday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Click here for more information.
  4. Naperville Food Truck Festival: Taco & Margarita Takeover (Naperville): On Saturday, Sept. 6, the Naper Settlement will host a fiesta with a variety of food trucks serving tacos and margaritas. Click here for tickets and more information.
  5. “The PettyBreakers with Second Hand News” (Wheaton): On Friday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac tribute bands will perform at Memorial Park in Wheaton. “Always, Adele with Nicki Neal” will perform Saturday, Sept. 6. Click here for more information.
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