Are you:



Please call us 800-200-3737 or send an .
Please call us 800-200-3737 or send an .
  1. Events
  2. Illinois

Illinois Festivals, Art Shows, Farmers Markets, Family & Kids Festivals 2026–2027.

Quaint towns and city delights, iconic architecture and riveting naturescapes. Get your kicks on Route 66 or retrace the route of Lewis and Clark. Something is celebrated each month of the year in Illinois. From Anything that Floats to the Wizard of Oz, the 701 events in the Prairie State cover wild, wacky, wonderful and big, like the Illinois State Fair, Glendale Heights Fest and World Music Festival Chicago. Scroll below to view the variety of culture, art, music and entertainment found at Illinois Festivals, Art Shows, Music Festivals and Craft Shows.

Featured Events
Brookfield Farmers Market

June 20 - October 31, 2026

brookfieldfarmers.com

(773) 329-5515
Brookfield Illinois, Kiwanis Park - Brookfield, IL

We proudly accept SNAP and Link Match benefits, helping make fresh, local products accessible to everyone in our community. The Brookfield Farmers Market features more than 75 vendors each week, with over 150 vendors participating throughout the season through our rotating vendor program. In addition to local farmers, food producers, artisans, and small businesses, we host a Young Entrepreneurs Market for youth ages 16 and under. This special market section provides young business owners the opportunity to gain real-world experience in entrepreneurship, customer service, marketing, and money management while selling their own handmade and app

AREA 22 Arts, Crafts, & Oddities Fair

August 8, 2026

sidestreetstudioarts.org/area22

(847) 429-2276x 706
Riverside Drive - Elgin, IL

Get ready for AREA 22! On August 8th from 1–7PM, Riverside Drive in downtown Elgin transforms into a hub for art, creativity, and community. Presented by Side Street Studio Arts, AREA 22 brings together fine art, handmade goods, and unique, unexpected work from artists across the region. Enjoy live art and sculpture, great food and drinks, and entertainment for all ages. Pet-friendly, free admission, free parking, rain or shine. AREA 22 is a creative experience you won't want to miss.

Festival of the Arts in Glen Ellyn

August 22 - 23, 2026

downtownglenellyn.com/festival-of-the-arts

(630) 943-0643
Lake Ellyn - Glen Ellyn, IL

This is a juried fine arts show held in the Chicago western suburb of Glen Ellyn. All booth spaces are along a concrete walkway that winds through century-old oak trees surrounding picturesque Lake Ellyn. This year we will continue to limit the number of artists to 70 to concentrate all artist booths along the main path between the main entrance and the boathouse area.

Lambs Farm Summertime Craft Fest

August 29 - 30, 2026

craftproductionsinc.com

(815) 878-2728
Camp Big Timber - Elgin, IL

Join us at Lambs Farm Summertime Craft Fest! This 2 day show is held in a beautiful, park-like setting at Camp Big Timber in Elgin, IL. Summertime Craft Fest is a paid admission fundraiser, benefiting two wonderful non-profits, Lambs Farm and the Three Fires Council. The festival features a craft show with 150+ booths, food trucks, music, and a beer + wine garden. Parts of the show have room to park 1 vehicle directly behind your booth for an additional $40.

Septemberfest

September 5 - 7, 2026

villageofschaumburg.com/our-village/events/..

(847) 923-3605
Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts - Schaumburg, IL

An outdoor festival featuring an arts & crafts show, carnival, entertainment on 3 stages, craft beer & wine garden, Taste of Schaumburg, Taste of Schaumburg's Not-for-Profit Day, Bingo, drone display on Sunday evening & Labor Day parade. Admission, shuttle bus service, and all general admission lawn seating for musical acts are FREE!

Brookfield Creative Arts Festival

September 19 - 20, 2026

brookfieldchamber.net/brookfield-arts

(773) 329-5515
Kiwanis Park - Brookfield, IL

The Brookfield Creative Arts Festival is a lively two-day celebration of creativity, culture, and community in the heart of Brookfield. Where artists, makers, performers, and creatives from across the region will transform Brookfield into an inspiring outdoor gallery and creative marketplace, featuring original artwork, live music, theater, dance, interactive demonstrations, and a wide range of family-friendly activities for

find more
690 Illinois Events | New Search

Fairs & Festivals in Illinois 2026–2027

Ravinia District Food Truck Thursdays - July
July 9 - 30, 2026

Ravinia District Food Truck Thursdays - July

Jens Jensen Park, Highland Park, IL

Status: Updated 7/2/2026

... more
This Illinois Food Festival will have no exhibit booths and 15 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be .
not
add rating
Champaign County Fair
July 25 - August 1, 2026

Champaign County Fair

Fairgrounds, Urbana, IL

Status: Updated 6/10/2026

... more
This Illinois State Fair will have commercial/retail, crafts, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 25 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional talent and the hours will be Sat 5pm-9pm; Sun 11am-10pm; Mon 10am-6pm; Tue-Thu 8am-9pm; Fri 11am-9pm. Admission tickets are $5. This event will also include: talent contest, senior citizen day, 4-h show, livestock judging, exhibit judging.
not
add rating
Radiofest
July 31 - August 1, 2026

Radiofest

Medinah Shriner Center, Addison, IL

Status: Updated 7/16/2026

... more
This Illinois Antiques Collectibles Show will have antique/collectibles exhibitors and no food booths. There will be 1 stage with Local talent and the hours will be Fri 4pm-8pm; Sat 7am-5pm.
not
add rating
Cornfest and Arts & Crafts Fair
August 1, 2026

Cornfest and Arts & Crafts Fair

Community Church of Rolling Meadows, Rolling Meadows, IL

Status: Updated 7/20/2026

... more
This Illinois Craft Show will have commercial/retail, crafts and fine craft exhibitors, and no food booths. This event will also include: cornfest meals, arts & crafts fair, face painting, balloon twisting.
not
add rating
McLean County Fair
July 29 - August 2, 2026

McLean County Fair

McLean County Fairgrounds, Bloomington, IL

Status: Updated 4/16/2026

... more
This Illinois State Fair will have commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, film, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 18 food booths. There will be 1 stage with National and Local talent and the hours will be . Admission tickets are $4 - $16.
not
add rating
Lake County Fair
July 29 - August 2, 2026

Lake County Fair

Fairgrounds, Grayslake, IL

Status: Updated 5/28/2026

... more
This Illinois State Fair will have commercial/retail, corp./information and crafts exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be 1 stage with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Wed-Thu 10am-11pm; Fri-Sun 10am-9pm. Admission tickets are $5 - $10.
not
add rating
Kankakee County Fair
July 29 - August 2, 2026

Kankakee County Fair

Fairgrounds, Kankakee, IL

Status: Updated 4/16/2026

... more
This Illinois State Fair will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, film, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 20 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Local talent and the hours will be Wed-Thu 7am-11pm; Fri-Sat 7am-12 midnight; Sun 7am-9pm. Admission tickets are $10. This event will also include: school bus figure 8, demo derby, truck/tractor pulls, ipra rodeo.
not
add rating
Taste of Roselle
July 31 - August 2, 2026

Taste of Roselle

Main Street Roselle, Roselle, IL

Status: Updated 6/12/2026

... more
This Illinois Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 20 food booths. There will be 3 stages with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Fri 6pm-11pm; Sat 12pm-11pm; Sun 12pm-8pm.
not
add rating
Kane County Flea Market - August
August 1 - 2, 2026

Kane County Flea Market - August

Kane County Fairgrounds, Saint Charles, IL

Status: Updated 7/21/2026

... more
This Illinois Flea Market will have antique/collectibles, crafts and flea market exhibitors, and no food booths. Admission tickets are $6.
not
add rating
Franklin Grove Harvest Fest
August 1 - 2, 2026

Franklin Grove Harvest Fest

Chaplin Creek Village, Franklin Grove, IL

Status: Updated 7/21/2026

... more
This Illinois Festival will have commercial/retail, crafts and homegrown products exhibitors, and 5 food booths. There will be Roving Performers with Local talent and the hours will be Sat 9:30am-4pm; Sun 10am-4pm. Admission tickets are $5. This event will also include: big rig show, kids area.
not
add rating
Wilmette Art Fair
August 1 - 2, 2026

Wilmette Art Fair

Downtown Wilmette, Wilmette, IL

Status: Updated 6/14/2026

... more
This Illinois Art Show will have fine art exhibitors and 4 food booths. There will be 2 stages with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be .
not
add rating
Tylerman International Film Festival
August 1 - 2, 2026

Tylerman International Film Festival

Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL

Status: Updated 11/11/2025

... more
This Illinois Film Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, film, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 50 food booths. Admission tickets are $25. This event will also include: tank park, 1st division museum, mccormick mansion tour, golf.
not
add rating
Crete Farmer's Market
August 2026 (dates not updated)

Crete Farmer's Market

Crete United Methodist Church, Crete, IL

Status: Updated 7/2/2025

... more
This Illinois Farmers Market will have crafts, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 6 food booths.
not
add rating
Friday's Food & Art - August
August 7, 2026

Friday's Food & Art - August

The Commons, Mount Vernon, IL

Status: Updated 7/16/2026

... more
This Illinois Craft Show will have antique/collectibles, crafts, fine craft and flea market exhibitors, and 2 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Local talent and the hours will be Fri 5pm-8pm. This event will also include: food, art, entertainment.
not
add rating
Market Days - Mount Vernon
March 28 - August 8, 2026

Market Days - Mount Vernon

The Commons, Mount Vernon, IL

Status: Updated 1/23/2026

... more
This Illinois Marketplace Expo will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 2 food booths.
not
add rating
Smoke & Irons Music Fest
August 7 - 8, 2026

Smoke & Irons Music Fest

Apple Orchard Park, Bartlett, IL

Status: Updated 5/14/2026

... more
This Illinois Music Festival will have antique/collectibles, crafts, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 6 food booths. There will be 1 stage with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Fri 4pm-11pm; Sat 11am-11pm. Admission tickets are $1 - $10. This event will also include: live music, beer, food trucks, craft show, beer tasting.
not
add rating
Scrapbook EXPO - Schaumburg
August 7 - 8, 2026

Scrapbook EXPO - Schaumburg

Renaissance Schaumburg Conv. Ctr., Schaumburg, IL

Status: Updated 7/23/2026

... more
This Illinois Trade Show will have commercial/retail exhibitors and no food booths. Admission tickets are $12 - $70.
not
add rating
Eats 'N' Beats W/ Free Fall
August 8, 2026

Eats 'N' Beats W/ Free Fall

RB&W District Park, Rock Falls, IL

Status: Updated 2/11/2026

... more
This Illinois Festival Concert will have no exhibit booths and 5 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Local talent and the hours will be Sat 5pm-10pm.
not
add rating
AREA 22 Arts, Crafts, & Oddities Fair
August 8, 2026

AREA 22 Arts, Crafts, & Oddities Fair

Riverside Drive, Elgin, IL

Web: sidestreetstudioarts.org/area22

Status: Updated 2/10/2026

... more
This Illinois Craft Show will have crafts, fine art and fine craft exhibitors, and 4 food booths. There will be Roving Performers with Local talent and the hours will be Sat 1pm-7pm. This event will also include: community mural, other spectacles.
(847) 429-2276x 706
not
add rating
Market Days - August
August 8, 2026

Market Days - August

The Commons, Mount Vernon, IL

Status: Updated 7/24/2026

... more
This Illinois Marketplace Expo will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and no food booths. This event will also include: produce, arts, crafts, etc.
not
add rating
Gladiolus Festival
August 5 - 9, 2026

Gladiolus Festival

122 W. Washington Street, Momence, IL

Status: Updated 6/19/2026

... more
This Illinois Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, film, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 10 food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Wed 7pm-8pm; Thu 6:30pm-11pm; Fri 12pm-12 midnight; Sat 8am-12 midnight; Sun 8am-5pm. Admission tickets are $1 - $5. This event will also include: 3 parades, carnival.
not
add rating
Northbrook Days Festival
August 5 - 9, 2026

Northbrook Days Festival

Downtown Northbrook, Northbrook, IL

Status: Updated 4/16/2026

... more
This Illinois Festival will have commercial/retail and corp./information exhibitors, and 10 food booths. There will be 2 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Wed-Thu 6pm-10pm; Fri 6pm-11pm; Sat 12pm-11pm; Sun 1pm-9pm.
not
add rating
Mendota Sweet Corn Festival
August 6 - 9, 2026

Mendota Sweet Corn Festival

Downtown, Veterans' Park, Elks Parking Lot, Mendota, IL

Status: Updated 4/14/2026

... more
This Illinois Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, crafts, fine art, fine craft and flea market exhibitors, and 40 food booths. There will be 2 stages with Local talent and the hours will be Thu 6pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 9am-12 midnight; Sun 9am-6pm. This event will also include: parade, queen pageant, free sweet corn, beer garden with live bands,festival&ethnic food.
not
add rating
StreatorFest
August 6 - 9, 2026

StreatorFest

North Point Plaza Field, Streator, IL

Status: Updated 10/11/2025

... more
This Illinois Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail, corp./information, crafts, film, fine art, fine craft, flea market and homegrown products exhibitors, and 15 food booths. There will be 2 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Thu-Fri 5pm-11:30pm; Sat 1pm-11:30pm; Sun 1pm-10pm. This event will also include: national music acts, big carnival midway, and biggest fireworks display in downstate illin.
2.71/5
add rating
find more events
Cities / Towns
Addison Algonquin Alton Antioch Arcola Arlington Heights Arthur Aurora Barrington Bartlett Batavia Belleville Belvidere Berwyn Bloomingdale Bloomington Bolingbrook Bourbonnais Braidwood Brookfield Brookfield, Il Burbank Byron Canton Carbondale Carlinville Carol Stream Carterville Cary Cedarville Centralia Champaign Channahon Charleston Chicago Chicago South Loop Chillicothe Clarendon Hills Collinsville Columbia Cortland Countryside Crest Hill Crete Crystal Lake Darien Decatur Deer Park Dekalb Des Plaines Dixon Dow Downers Grove Du Bois Duquoin Dwight East Moline Edwardsville Elburn Elgin Elk Grove Village Elmhurst Evanston Fairmount Fairview Heights Forest Park Frankfort Franklin Grove Freeport Fulton Galena Galesburg Geneseo Geneva Gibson City Gilberts Gillespie Glen Ellyn Glencoe Glendale Heights Glenview Grafton Granite City Grayslake Greenup Greenville Griggsville Gurnee Hampshire Harvard Harwood Heights Hickory Hills Highland Park Highwood Hinsdale Hoffman Estates Homer Glen Homewood Huntley Island Lake Jerseyville Johnston City Joliet Justice Kankakee Kewanee Kingston Knoxville La Grange La Grange Highlands Lacon Lagrange Park Lake Barrington Lake Forest Lanark Lebanon Lemont Lincolnshire Lisle Lockport Lombard Long Grove Loves Park Macomb Maeystown Makanda Malta Manhattan Manteno Maple Park Marengo Marion Mchenry Mendota Metropolis Midlothian Milledgeville Millstadt Mokena Momence Monee Montgomery Morris Morton Morton Grove Mount Prospect Mount Pulaski Mount Vernon Mount Zion Mundelein Murphysboro Naperville New Lenox Niles Normal North Riverside Northbrook Northlake O'Fallon Oak Lawn Oak Park Oakbrook Terrace Oblong Olney Orangeville Oregon Orion Orland Hills Orland Park Oswego Ottawa Palatine Palestine Palos Heights Palos Hills Palos Park Pana Paris Park Forest Pekin Peoria Peoria Heights Petersburg Pingree Grove Plainfield Quincy Riverside Rock Falls Rock Island Rockford Rockton Rolling Meadows Romeoville Roselle Rosemont Saint Charles Salem Sandwich Savoy Schaumburg Sheridan Shorewood Silvis Skokie Smithfield South Elgin Springfield Streator Sugar Grove Sycamore Tinley Park Troy Tuscola Urbana Vernon Hills Villa Park Wadsworth Warrenville Washington Watseka Waukegan West Chicago West Dundee Western Springs Westmont Wheaton Whittington Willow Springs Wilmette Wilmington Winnetka Wood Dale Woodstock Yorkville

Illinois Craft Shows - Illinois Music Festivals - Illinois Art Shows - More Shows
fair or festival