The DeKalb Park District is excited to host the 19th annual DeKalb Kite Fest again! Kite Fest is a great way to enjoy the outdoors and see amazing kites! Demonstrate your flying abilities and watch as our pilots bring you dazzling displays of kite flying. Food trucks, music, and seasonal activities will be available on-site. […]

Johnny K’s Cruise Nights season kicks off May 7th and will run every other Tuesday through October 22nd! All shows are 100% free. Each driver will get a discount to Johnny K’s for the evening!

Don’t miss these STEM Cafés this fall! Sept. 11, 2024 – Critical Minerals: The Hidden Materials Required for Green Energy Many of the technologies we need for green energy – such as advanced batteries and solar panels – are made from materials that exist in incredibly small proportions within the Earth. These critical metals and […]

DeKalb Township is partnering with the Illinois Tollway to host an event for residents to recycle and swap out their I-PASS transponders in favor of the new I-PASS stickers. This event offers an opportunity for attendees to safely recycle their lithium-containing transponders. Participants also will receive an I-PASS account credit equivalent to the amount of […]

Join NIU Art Museum for their opening reception of three fall exhibitions: “Seeing Each Other: Portraits in Time and Place,” “Hold Still: Portraits from the Permanent Collection” and “Homage to Humanity: Portrait Prints by Sidney Chafetz” in the Art Museum Galleries. Refreshments provided. Talk with photographer Sandro Miller from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Altgeld […]

Are you ready to travel the world from the comfort of your own library? Prepare for takeoff at our annual “8 Countries in 1 Day” event when we take you on a journey around the globe! Minigolf with Nessie in Scotland, sample Pancit Bihon (vegetarian rice boodles) in the Philippines, join the ‘Summer Festival’ games […]

NIU’s Ballet Folklórico Aztlán is a vibrant and newly founded group of passionate dancers dedicated to the rich and colorful art of Mexican folk dance, known as “Folklórico.” Folklórico is not merely a dance form; it’s a captivating expression of Mexico’s diverse cultures, traditions, and history. Every twirl, step, and costume reflect the beauty and […]

We welcome the Thistle & Heather Highland Dancers of Chicagoland for a traditional Scottish dance performance in our Main Lobby, accompanied by bagpiper Scott McCawley. The Thistle & Heather Highland Dancers of Chicagoland, founded in 1981, perform the colorful, expressive and physically demanding traditional Scottish Highland and National Dances. This performance is for all ages. […]

Dance along to the rhythms of the Harambee Percussion Ensemble! Harambee was founded by Dr. Sherry Jones in the early 2000s at Littlejohn Elementary as an after-school enrichment program. Co-directed by Sharon McKee, it soon expanded to include its middle school alumni, who became the group’s first student leaders. Harambee moved to Cortland Elementary in […]