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MARCH 2022
JULY 4, 2022
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE & FIREWORKS
SLEEPY HOLLOW 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
East Dundee is the site for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on the second Saturday in March. Spectators can celebrate Irish tradition with leprechauns, bagpipe players, floats, and marching units. The parade is only the beginning of a festive week that includes food, music, and fun as East Dundee merchants, restaurateurs, and friends welcome visitors for this special community celebration. The week concludes with fireworks on the Fox River on the third Saturday of March. Sponsored by Bandito Barney’s in East Dundee, the annual parade and fireworks are coordinated by McNamee family members to honor their brother and late business owner, Thom McNamee. For more information, visit www. dundeestpats. com.
Sabatino Park in Sleepy Hollow is the place to be each year on the Fourth of July. The Sleepy Hollow Service Club of Illinois annually provides a full day of festivities, including a one-mile fun run, fishing derby, pie eating contest, car show, entertainment by local bands, parade (11:30 a.m.), food and raffle. The day-long celebration ends with fireworks in the evening. For details, visit www.shsc-il.org.
SPRING 2022 GILBERT COMMUNITY DAYS Gilberts Community Days is a free three-day community festival held the weekend after Memorial Day. This is the sixth annual Community Days festival and will take place in Town Square Park, 195 Jackson Street. The festival offers entertainment for all ages including live bands, a wide variety of food and drink options, as well as a car show to conclude the weekend. Those in attendance will find an assortment of rides and games provided by Fantasy Amusements Co., along with a children’s tent and a petting zoo. Town Square Park is located near the intersection of Route 72 and Center Drive in Gilberts. For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.gilbertscommunitydays.com.
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SUMMER/AUGUST 2022 BURGERFEST Last year’s successful BurgerFest is returning to Carpenter Park and will be bigger and better. In addition to local restaurateurs competing for Best Burger of the Fox River Valley, regional music acts will be performing throughout the weekend.
FALL/SEPTEMBER 2022 FALL FESTIVAL IN CARPENTER PARK Located in the historic Old Town neighborhood, Carpenter Park will host the family-friendly Fall Festival. Activities include pumpkin decorating, face painting, craft show, scarecrow contest, and food vendors.
SEPTEMBER 2022 HERITAGE FEST Held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during the third weekend in September, Heritage Fest is a free three-day outdoor community festival with live entertainment, fantastic food, a fireworks display over the Fox River, an expansive car show and craft fair, and more in the heart of historic downtown West Dundee. Heritage Fest offers something for all ages. For more than 20 years, Heritage Fest has been the community’s biggest and most-anticipated event of the year! For more information, including a festival map and full schedule of events, visit www.wdundeeheritagefest.org.
