With over 800 Festivals & Events running year round, concerts that include the top touring musical acts, countless farmers markets and car shows in the Chicago Southland, the hard part isn’t deciding IF you should come but rather which event you ARE going to attend. Whether it is Snow Day Festival at the Plum Creek Nature Center in January, Irish Fest at Chicago’s Gaelic Park in May, any of our year round farmers markets or Lansing Autumn Fest in October, you won’t have to travel far to find family friendly activities for any age. 

 Effective Monday, August 30, the state of Illinois is requiring that everyone age two or older be masked in indoor public spaces, regardless of whether they’re vaccinated until further notice. 

Starting Monday, January 3, Cook County and the city of Chicago will require restaurant and fitness center patrons age 5 and older to show proof of vaccination. Customers 16 and older must show photo identification with a name matching proof of vaccination.

Proof of vaccination is not required to pick up restaurant orders or sit outside.