5 Fun Things To Do In The Southland This Weekend

SOUTHLAND, IL - Music, food, bikes and brews take center stage in the south suburbs and nearby over the weekend of July 14-16, 2017. Take a look at these options for fun for this summer weekend.

'Festa Italiana': A day of fun awaits the attendees of "Festa Italiana" on Sunday. The fourth annual Mokena “Festa Italiana” will be held on Sunday and is expected to draw an even larger crowd than last year’s 2,000 attendees. The Festa is based on the traditional Italian Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Bikes And Brews: The Beverly Hills Cycling Classic, recently branded as "Bikes And Brews," offers a fun time in Chicago's far southwest Beverly neighborhood. Six hours of action packed fun on Friday night is centered on Longwood Drive.

Blues Legend Comes Home: John Primer, a big name on the Chicago Blues scene for the past 50 years, will perform in his home neighborhood Friday night with a show at the Beverly Arts Center.

Eddy Hill And Band LIVE: Evergreen Park native and guitar extraordinaire Ed Hill (Eddy Shreddy) will bring his band out to the One Trick Pony Brewery in Lansing for a show that begins at 8 p.m. Saturday night. From a Facebook event page: Ed Hill (Eddy Shreddy), Steve Schuch (Chainsaw), Vern Smith (Atom-Bomb), and Phil Panzuck (El Depserado) will once again summon the magic of classic rock and roll!

Chicago Open Air, a heavy metal music festival, will take place from Friday through Sunday at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.