Events and Things to Do in Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, IL

Saturday, July 4

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Six Flags Great America Star Spangled Nights, Fireworks

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9:00 PM

Six Flags Great America, 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee, IL

Star Spangled Nights will be held at Six Flags Great American in Gurnee, with fireworks planned at night. More via the Six...

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Independence Day Celebration in Vernon Hills

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9:00 PM

Century Park Arboretum, 1002 Lakeview Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL

Independence Day Celebration Saturday, July 4, 2026 Join the community in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of...

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Fourth of July Fireworks Display in Mundelein

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9:30 PM

Courtland Commons Park, 400 E Courtland St, Mundelein, IL

Fourth of July Fireworks Display Thursday, July 4, 2024 | 9:30–10 p.m. Courtland Commons Park, 444 E. Courtland...

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Saturday, July 4

• Six Flags Great America Star Spangled Nights, Fireworks 9:00 pm

  Six Flags Great America, 1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee

  
  
• Independence Day Celebration in Vernon Hills 9:00 pm

  Century Park Arboretum, 1002 Lakeview Pkwy, Vernon Hills

  
  
• Fourth of July Fireworks Display in Mundelein 9:30 pm

  Courtland Commons Park, 400 E Courtland St, Mundelein

  
  

Monday, July 6

• Summer Reading Club: Sea Quest #5 10:00 am

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  

Wednesday, July 8

• Paint & Sip night at the History Center 6:30 pm

  509 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest

  
  

Thursday, July 9

• Evening Book Club 6:00 pm

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  
• Concert in the Square 6:30 pm

  Market Square, Market Sq, Lake Forest

  
  

Friday, July 10

• Summer Music Series - The Hogmires 5:00 pm

  509 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest

  
  
• Stop Making Sense 7:00 pm

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  

Saturday, July 11

• Northshore Chess Club at Starbucks 1:00 pm

  Starbucks Reserve, 672 N Western Ave, Lake Forest

  
  

Sunday, July 12

• Old Heart Feature Film Honoring Lake Forest High Teacher Peter Ferry. 2:00 pm

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  
• American Music Festivals "At the Movies" - New Frontiers 4:00 pm

  Wayfarer Theaters, 1850 2nd St, Highland Park

  
  

Monday, July 13

• Luncheon with author Joyce Maynard "In Wonderland" 9:00 am

  Froggy's French Café, 306 Green Bay Rd, Highwood

  
  
• Summer Reading Club: Sea Quest #6 10:00 am

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  
• Women's Self-Defense with Fit 2 Defend Academy 5:30 pm

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  

Tuesday, July 14

• Art Impact Project: Marble Art 6:00 pm

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  

Wednesday, July 15

• W.F.K. Travers' Lincoln Portrait (Online Program) 6:00 pm

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  

Thursday, July 16

• Tea Dueling 6:00 pm

  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff

  
  
• Sparkle & Scribe: Longevity + Journaling Experience 6:00 pm

  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest

  
  
• Big Shoulders & Big Business: Chicago Comes of Age in the Industrial Era 7:00 pm

  History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, 509 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest