Seasonal celebrations and family festivals abound in Lake County, Illinois!
Whether you're interested in Summer festivals, Fall apple picking, Winter carriage rides, or Spring gardening, your calendar will be full of fun things to do! Check out our Lake County, Illinois Calendar of Events.
Amber Room at Mickey Finns Brewery Amber Room at Mickey Finn's Brewery
412 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL
847-362-6688
Come check out the Amber Room, Mickey Finn's newly redesigned upper-level. It features live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday as well as other special occasions. Thursdays generally feature acoustic music, and there is never a cover. Friday and Saturday nights feature full bands. We feature a diverse array of a...
Performing/Visual Arts
Libertyville
ONGOING
Tuesday's Kid's Eat Free at Timothy O'Tooles Timothy O'Toole's Pub
5572 Grand Ave
Gurnee, IL 60031
847-249-0800
Skip the sea of chain restaurants! Family-friendly dining is found at Timothy O'Toole's Pub in Gurnee. One night in particular really sets the tone: every Tuesday night, from 5:00pm-9:00pm, kids eat free (one complimentary meal per one adult spending $7.99 or more) while being entertained by balloon artist Holly Nagel ...
Family
Gurnee
ONGOING
The Tempel Lipizzans Tour and Training Sessions Tempel Lipizzans
17000 Wadsworth Rd.
Wadsworth, IL
847-244-5330
Go behind the scenes with the Tempel Lipizzans. Learn the history of the famed white stallions, their journey to America and the ongoing preservation of the breed and its training. Watch world-class dressage trainers as they prepare the horses for next year's performance season. Tour followed by a questions and answ...
Other
Wadsworth
ONGOING
Chocolate Factory Tour Long Grove Confectionery
333 Lexington Dr.
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847-459-0269
Toll Free: 888-459-3100
Hear a brief history of our candy kitchen. See incredible chocolates being produced as you venture down the walkway on a guided tour. Smell the chocolate aroma and finally taste a sample of our gourmet chocolate before visiting the Factory Store. Reservations Mon.-Thurs. Walkins on Sat. (free; no guarantee of live p...
Other
Buffalo Grove
ONGOING
Guided Tours at Volo Bog Volo Bog State Natural Area
28478 W. Brandenburg Rd.
Ingleside, IL 60050
815-344-1294
As Winter begins to wane, Volo Bog clings tightly to the cold. Layers of peat act as insulation against the thaw, clinging to winter just a little longer. Dormant winter shrubs and deciduous tamarack conifers await a warming of their roots to begin again their active life. While we may be ready for signs of spring, ...
Outdoor
Ingleside
ONGOING
Live Entertainment at McCarthy's McCarthy's restaurant and Irish Pub
506 Hawthorn Center
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-367-4704
Live Entertainment every Friday and Saturday night starting at 9 p.m. DJ Club on Fridays for $5 cover, and Saturday Salsa for $5 cover before 11pm. For more information visit www.mccarthysrestaurant.com....
Performing/Visual Arts
Vernon Hills
ONGOING
Sunday Champagne Brunch
200 N. Green Bay Road
Waukegan, IL 60085
847-336-4696
Come join us for Sunday Champagne Brunch. Serving for over 20 years - IT'S LAKE COUNTY'S BEST KEPT SECRET! Featuring Shrimp, Oysters, Freshly made Crepes, Carved Steamship Round of Beef and Virginia Baked Ham, Breakfast Items and much much more. For the Sweets among you we offer our delectable Dessert Station. Come and...
Culinary
Waukegan
ONGOING
Sunday Chocolate Champagne Brunch at Seasons of Long Grove Seasons of Long Grove
314 Old McHenry Road
Long Grove, IL
847-634-9150
Brunch includes a bountiful buffet of Thyme Roasted Beef, Baked Ham off the Bone, Sage Roasted Turkey, Wood Planked Salmon, Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce, Cinnamon French Toast with Glazed Granny Smith Apples and many more delicious items including our Famous Sweet Table. Then our afternoon tea starts at 2pm.
R...
Other
Long Grove
ONGOING
Live Music Every Saturday at Timothy O'Tooles Pub Timothy O'Toole's Pub
5572 Grand Ave.
Gurnee, IL 60031
847-249-0800
Live bands play on Saturdays at 9:00pm, no cover charge. 4/4 Soul Acoustic, 4/11 Anthony Calderisi, 4/18 John Metzger, 4/25 Gypsy Acoustic, 5/2 Anthony Calderisi, 5/9 Arthur Lee Land, 5/16 Anthony Calderisi, 5/23 Paul Allodi Duo, 5/30 56 Hope Road, 6/6 Gypsy Acoustic, 6/13 Anthony Calderisi, visit the websit...
Nightlife
Gurnee
ONGOING
Live Entertainment at Lovells of Lake Forest Lovells of Lake Forest
915 S. Waukegan Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-234-8013
The Captain's Quarters features live music. The perfect blend of soothing jazz and contemporary sounds to wind down your week with Derrick "Suede" Stout and Company and soar into Saturday night with great music from the 60's, 70's and 80's with Bobby Rex and Guest. Friday features half price on special martinis....
Other
Lake Forest
ONGOING
Jelly Belly Virtual Tour Jelly Belly Visitor Center
10100 Jelly Belly Lane
Pleasant Prairie, WI, WI
1-866-868-7522
Free Tour and Free Samples at the Jelly Belly Visitor Center. Store hours are 9am-5pm and tour hours are 9am-4pm daily. (Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.) For more information call 1-866-868-7522....
Other
Pleasant Prairie, WI
ONGOING
Chicago Botanic Garden Farmers' Market Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
The Chicago Botanic Garden Farmers' Market moves indoors to extend the season. On the 1st Sunday of the month on November2; December 7; and January 7, 2009, purchase products from local, organic farmers at this public farmers' market. The Farmers' Market is located in the Garden View Room of the Visitor Center....
Other
Glencoe
01/15/09 - 12/31/09
Tini Tuesdays at the Hotel Indigo Hotel Indigo Chicago/Vernon Hills
450 North Milwaukee Ave.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-918-1400
Come and meet your co-workers or friends for Martini Tuesdays every Tuesday at the PHI bar & bistro. Be the first to taste our Snap Apple Ecotini, made with Organic Vodka....
Nightlife
Vernon Hills
02/01/09 - 12/31/09
Absolut Fridays Stoney River Legendary Steaks
711 Deerfield Rd.
Deerfield, IL
847-948-5221
Join us on Fridays for Absolut and Stoli Martini's for $5....
Nightlife
Deerfield
02/01/09 - 12/31/09
Wine Bailout Thursdays Stoney River Legendary Steaks
711 Deerfield Rd.
Deerfield, IL
847-948-5221
Wine Bailout Thursdays offers 50% off glasses of wine....
Nightlife
Deerfield
02/15/09 - 12/31/09
Boz The Magician at The Silo The Silo
625 Rockland Rd
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
847-234-6660
Tom Boz has been performing magic professionally for nearly twenty years. Boz has appeared on Bozo Circus, NBC TV, FOX TV, and the Pump Room. The kids love his balloons and adults love his card tricks and sleight of hand....
Family
Lake Bluff
03/01/09 - 12/31/09
Wednesday Night is 1/2 price bottles of wine. McCarthy's Restaurant and Irish Pub
506 Hawthorn Center
Vernon Hills, IL
847-367-4704
Come in and relax on Wednesday Night ane share a bottle of wine for 1/2 price....
Nightlife
Vernon Hills
03/01/09 - 12/31/09
3 Course Meals for $9.99 at McCarthy's Irish Pub McCarthy's Restaurant and Irish Pub
506 Hawthorn Center
Vernon Hills, IL
847-367-4704
Come and enjoy a 3 course meal for $9.99 Sunday - Thursday after 3pm. Or enjoy a $5.99 appetizer in the pub all day everyday....
Other
Vernon Hills
03/07/09 - 10/31/09
Lambs Farm Famous Farmyard Lambs Farm
14245 W. Rockland Road
Libertyville, IL 60048
847-362-4636
The Lambs Farm Farmyard will open on weekends starting March 7, and daily starting March 30. Come and enjoy Lambs Farm's famous Farmyard. Meet Mrs. Wiggles, the 450-pound pig with an affinity for Bavarian Crème donuts and Oreo Cookies®. Climb into the petting zoo with goats, sheep and lambs. Check out the llamas, a...
Family
Libertyville
03/10/09 - 10/18/09
2009 Season Miller's Dog N Suds
517 Washington St
Ingleside, IL 60041
847-587-6808
Opening day for our 2009 season. Great food & Great service here at our 50's style drive in with car hops, picnic area & carry outs.
Classic car nights every Saturday W/ entertainment on selected nights.
Check our website for more information....
Family
Ingleside
03/28/09 - 08/30/09
Prehistoric Lake County Lake County Discovery Museum
27277 Forest Preserve Drive
Wauconda, IL 60084
847-968-3400
Imagine trilobites in your backyard, mastodons on the playground or dinosaurs at the mall. In our newest original exhibition, paleontologists and artists team up to uncover what life was like in Lake County over the past 400 million years. Cost included in admission price....
Family
Wauconda
ONGOING
Wildfire Offers 50% Wines on Mondays Lincolnshire
235 Parkway Drive
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
847-279-7900
Start the week off right with 50% wines on Mondays. Choose your favorite bottle of wine from a list hand-selected from Wildfire's very own Wine and Spirits Director, Brad Wermager. Visit wildfirerestaurant.com to make your next reservation....
Nightlife
Lincolnshire
04/03/09 - 11/01/09
Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor
1 Great America Parkway
Gurnee, IL 60031
847-249-4636
Six Flags Great America is fun for the whole family with 13 heart-pounding roller coasters, a free 20-acre water park, spectacular shows and parades, family rides and big pint-sized fun for the kids with four children's areas including Wiggles World and over 35 rides for the little ones. A mutiny is brewing at Six Flag...
Family
Gurnee
04/06/09 - 10/04/09
Cubs and Sox Home Game Watching The Great American Grille
26225 North Riverwoods Boulevard
Mettawa, IL 60045
847-735-8374
Please join us at The Great American Grille located inside The Hilton Garden Inn to watch all the home Cubs and Sox games.
While you are watching enjoy: Half priced appetizers, complimentary peanuts, $1.00 off all domestic bottles of beer, and $15.00 buckets of domestic bottles of beer....
Nightlife
Mettawa
04/18/09 - 09/27/09
Pickard China Exhibit at Lake County Discovery Museum
27277 N Forest Preserve Rd
Wauconda, IL 60084
The world renowned Pickard China Company is America's oldest fine china company and has been manufacturing in Antioch, IL since 1937. Known for its graceful shapes and beautiful decorations, Pickard China has been commissioned by heads of state around the world to produce custom fine china including services for Camp D...
Performing/Visual Arts
Wauconda
05/13/09 - 07/19/09
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Lincolnshire Marriott Resort
10 Marriott Dr.
Lincolnshire, IL
847-634-0200
This Tony Award®-winning new musical comedy follows six kids in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves! They may be able to spell strabismus, capybara and phylactery, but that doesn't make it any easier growing up. However, along the way, they learn that winning i...
Performing/Visual Arts
Lincolnshire
05/14/09 - 10/15/09
Bike Night Every Thursday The Crossroads of 5th & Canal Streets (Harley-Davidson Museum)
400 West Canal Street
Milwaukee, WI, WI 53201
Toll Free: 877-436-8738
Meet at the crossroads of 5th and Canal Street in Milwaukee for food, beer, bags and more. Happening every Thursday night 5 p.m. to dusk....
Other
Milwaukee, WI
05/19/09 - 10/13/09
Car Cruise Night at the Harley-Davidson Museum Harley-Davidson Museum
400 West Canal Street
Milwaukee, WI, WI 53201
Toll Free: 877-436-8738
Meet at the intersection of 5th and Canal Street in Milwaukee every Tuesday throughout the summer. Come for food, beverages, music, drawings and more....
Other
Milwaukee, WI
05/22/09 - 07/03/09
Beth Shadur & Gabriella Boros: Work on Paper Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art
19351 W. Washington St.
Grayslake, IL 60030
847-543-2240
Beth Shadur of Highland Park works in mixed media. Her series Tikkun Olam (Hebrew for "heal the world"), looks at the iconography of the hand as a symbol to express healing and prayer. Gabriella Boros is from Skokie and works in acrylic on paper. Boros' paintings are visual narratives that are both social and politi...
Performing/Visual Arts
Grayslake
05/22/09 - 08/10/09
Wallace Van Sandt Display Harley-Davidson Museum
400 West Canal Street
Milwaukee, WI, WI 53201
Toll Free: 877-436-8738
Wallace Van Sandt's motorcycle and memorabilia on display in the lobby....
