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August/September/October 2016
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Plan Your Trip to DeKalb County
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Fall is almost upon us and it's a time of year that DeKalb County comes alive! Apple Orchards, Farms, Corn Mazes, Fests, 5Ks, and other events and attractions provide endless ways to explore DeKalb County.
Create your own itinerary and map it out using our
interactive map! Once created, save it and share with friends. It's a great way to make sure you hit everything on your list.
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Visit DeKalb County August 26-28 and experience the
39th Annual DeKalb Corn Fest!
Corn Fest is one of the last, free festivals among Illinois music and summer festivals. The fest is celebrating its 39th year and is located in downtown DeKalb on Lincoln Hwy between 1st and 4th St. Corn Fest features a 3 day soundstage with national and regional music acts, a carnival, car show, bike rally, kid fest, community stage, over 90 vendors, a free corn boil on Saturday and much more!
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Photo Credit - Becky and Jim Obos of JPM Photography - Your Dreams Captured
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Featured August Happenings:
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2016 Corn Maze |
Jonamac Orchard started its 2016 season August 24th but you can join them for their grand opening weekend September 3-4! This marks the opening of the 10 acre corn maze, petting zoo, apple train and the other activities the orchard has to offer.
The orchard also plays host to special event weekends
happening every Saturday and Sunday, September through October. These include scouting weekend, antique farm e
quipment displays, food truck weekend and more!
And the corn maze becomes haunted Friday & Saturday nights starting September 30th.
Oh, and you can also pick apples! Jonamac Orchard offers over a dozen varieties of apples available for you-pick. You can sign
up to get text alerts
to let you know when your favorite variety is ready for you to enjoy. The Store and Bakery is the home to your favorite fall treats. It's now offering apple wines, hard cider and ales, along with apple doughnuts, pies, breads, apple butter and so much more!
DeKalb Kite Festival is a full day of family fun. Happening September 11th from 11am - 4pm, it's a great way to enjoy the outdoors and see amazing kites! Everyone will enjoy seeing the giant inflatable kites, dancing kites, and fighting kites high up in the sky.
- Kite Fest is FREE!
- $3 VIP parking close to the kite field.
- Bring your own: chairs, blankets, food/snacks/non-alcoholic beverages, and kites
- FREE Kite candy drop and kite making craft for the kids
- Food, beverages and kites will be available for purchase.
Featured September Happenings:
- 4th - World Robot Olympiad National Competition - NIU Convocation Center will host the 3rd annual national competition featuring challenging & educational robot competitions and activities. Admission is FREE to explore the booths and watch the qualifying teams compete.
- 7 - 11 - Sandwich Fair - The Sandwich Fair (DeKalb County Fair) is the oldest continuing fair in the state of Illinois. The fair features live music with Frankie Ballard headlining Friday night, truck & tractor pulls, Harness Racing, vendor booths, carnival, culinary competitions, FFA Farm Zoo and more!
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Sycamore Pumpkin Fest is
a must attend fall festival happening
October 26th -30th in downtown Sycamore. It's the home to two carnivals, two large indoor craft shows, 1,000 decorated pumpkins on display, vendor booths, a parade and TONS of other activities happening all weekend long.
October 16th - 22nd is NIU Homecoming 2016: "Huskies Through the Decades." Tons of great events happening all week including a recycled boat race, live music and the
"Huskies Light the Way" Lighted Parade on Thursday Night. The week concludes with the homecoming Football Game on Saturday vs. Buffalo.
Featured October Happenings:
- 1 - 2 - Harvest of Quilts & Textile Art Show - The DeKalb County Quilter's Guild invites you to their biennial quilt show. Enjoy this year's expanded offerings to include textile and fiber arts, such as weaving, spinning, knitting, crocheting, wearable art and more.
Final 2 NIU Home Football Games of the 2016 Season
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Thursdays, June - September
from 10am - 2pm
Tuesdays, June - September
from 3 - 7pm
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Select Saturdays, May - September
Saturdays starting June 25
from
9am - 12pm
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2nd and 4th Sundays June - September
from 9am - 1pm
Local Spirits:
Whiskey Acres'
bourbon contains wheat as a
secondary grain which helps create a softer, more rounded spirit. It's already earned a silver medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and a bronze at the American Craft Spirits Competition. Not bad for a young guy.
Learn more about Prairie State Winery, Waterman Winery and Whiskey Acres Distillery, as well as DeKalb County's breweries Cademon Brewing & Forge Brewhouse,
in our
2016 Spirits Brochure.
Visit a couple in a day or stay the weekend and visit them all!
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