MEGA Calendar of Events 2011
After looking over my " do things" post, I decided to make a calendar of sorts of all the different events that at least kinda pique my interest. Here is the updated 2011 version :).
Winter: Winter farmers markets
February 24th: Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Guild’s Chef Fest
February 26-27th: Chicago Kids Expo
March 5-6th: Chicago Spring 2011 Body Mind Spirit Expo
March 11-12th: The Great American Cooking Expo in Oakbrook Terrace
March 12th: Fox Valley Bellydance Collective - Prune Belly Syndrome Fundraiser, Bellies for Life
March 18-20th: Pet Expo, C2E2
March ?th: Long Grove Ice Meltin' Blues Fest
April 9th: Baconfest
April 29th: Mirage Caravan, a charity event for EDNF
April 29th - May 1st: Long Grove Chocolate Fest
April 30th: Zombie Pub Crawl
May 7th: Free Comic Book Day
May 18-22nd: Tribal Fest
May 20-22nd: ACEN
May 27-30th: Shibaricon
Summer: Farmers Markets ('burbs)
(Long Grove Farmers Market every Sunday from June 12 through October 8am - 1pm on Towner Green, Sears Centre Market Sundays June ?)
June ?th: W00tstock Chicago (one can hope...)
June ?th: Chicago Arabesque Festival
June 4th: Knit in Public Day (part of the Ray Bradbury "Dandelion Wine" Fine Arts Festival in Waukegan)
June 4-5th: Deerfield Festival of Fine Arts
June 11th: Knit in Public Day (Millennium Park, Boeing Gallery North), 4th Annual Chicago Zombie March
June 18th: Puerto Rican Parade
June 23-26th: Tribal Revolution
June 24-26th: Long Grove Strawberry Festival
June 24th - July 3rd: Taste of Chicago
June 24-25th: Chicago Pride Fest, then June 26th: Gay Pride Parade
June 24-26th: Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair
June 30th - July 4th: Frontier Days Festival
July 1-2nd: The Labyrinth of Jareth Fantasy Masquerade Ball
July 9th - September 5th: Bristol Ren Faire
July 8-10th: Exxxtacy Show Chicago (adult content)
July 16-19th: AVMA Convention
August 2-7th: Chicago Shimmyfest
August 4-7th: Gen Con
August 11-14th: Wizard World Chicago
August 20-21st: Skokie Body Mind Spirit Expo, Long Grove Fine Arts & Wine Festival
August 25-28th: STITCHES Midwest
September 1-5th: Buffalo Grove Days
September 2-5th: Dragon Con
September 3-5th: Schaumburg Septemberfest, Long Grove World Tour
September 10-11th: Hiptastic!
September 14-18th: IVECCS
September 23-25th: Chicago Gourmet
September 24-25th: Midwest Tribal Mafia
September 30th - October 2nd: Star Trek Convention, Long Grove Apple Festival
October 2nd: University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Open House
October 14-16th: Long Grove OktoberFest
Nov. 9th - Dec. 31th: Long Grove Holiday Festivities
November 11-13th: 129th ISVMA Annual Convention
November 19-20th: Toy Fair
December ?: Winter Wonderfest
December 2-4th: 31st annual Lambs Farm Holiday Lights Gift and Craft Fair
December ?th: HoHoHo Habibi Hafla
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February 25th - March 3rd, 2012: The Tribal Massive
Winter: Winter farmers markets
February 24th: Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Guild’s Chef Fest
February 26-27th: Chicago Kids Expo
March 5-6th: Chicago Spring 2011 Body Mind Spirit Expo
March 11-12th: The Great American Cooking Expo in Oakbrook Terrace
March 12th: Fox Valley Bellydance Collective - Prune Belly Syndrome Fundraiser, Bellies for Life
March 18-20th: Pet Expo, C2E2
March ?th: Long Grove Ice Meltin' Blues Fest
April 9th: Baconfest
April 29th: Mirage Caravan, a charity event for EDNF
April 29th - May 1st: Long Grove Chocolate Fest
April 30th: Zombie Pub Crawl
May 7th: Free Comic Book Day
May 18-22nd: Tribal Fest
May 20-22nd: ACEN
May 27-30th: Shibaricon
Summer: Farmers Markets ('burbs)
(Long Grove Farmers Market every Sunday from June 12 through October 8am - 1pm on Towner Green, Sears Centre Market Sundays June ?)
June ?th: W00tstock Chicago (one can hope...)
June ?th: Chicago Arabesque Festival
June 4th: Knit in Public Day (part of the Ray Bradbury "Dandelion Wine" Fine Arts Festival in Waukegan)
June 4-5th: Deerfield Festival of Fine Arts
June 11th: Knit in Public Day (Millennium Park, Boeing Gallery North), 4th Annual Chicago Zombie March
June 18th: Puerto Rican Parade
June 23-26th: Tribal Revolution
June 24-26th: Long Grove Strawberry Festival
June 24th - July 3rd: Taste of Chicago
June 24-25th: Chicago Pride Fest, then June 26th: Gay Pride Parade
June 24-26th: Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair
June 30th - July 4th: Frontier Days Festival
July 1-2nd: The Labyrinth of Jareth Fantasy Masquerade Ball
July 9th - September 5th: Bristol Ren Faire
July 8-10th: Exxxtacy Show Chicago (adult content)
July 16-19th: AVMA Convention
August 2-7th: Chicago Shimmyfest
August 4-7th: Gen Con
August 11-14th: Wizard World Chicago
August 20-21st: Skokie Body Mind Spirit Expo, Long Grove Fine Arts & Wine Festival
August 25-28th: STITCHES Midwest
September 1-5th: Buffalo Grove Days
September 2-5th: Dragon Con
September 3-5th: Schaumburg Septemberfest, Long Grove World Tour
September 10-11th: Hiptastic!
September 14-18th: IVECCS
September 23-25th: Chicago Gourmet
September 24-25th: Midwest Tribal Mafia
September 30th - October 2nd: Star Trek Convention, Long Grove Apple Festival
October 2nd: University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Open House
October 14-16th: Long Grove OktoberFest
Nov. 9th - Dec. 31th: Long Grove Holiday Festivities
November 11-13th: 129th ISVMA Annual Convention
November 19-20th: Toy Fair
December ?: Winter Wonderfest
December 2-4th: 31st annual Lambs Farm Holiday Lights Gift and Craft Fair
December ?th: HoHoHo Habibi Hafla
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February 25th - March 3rd, 2012: The Tribal Massive