Need some destination ideas? Here are some of the events happening this week in Chicagoland. (Please send your festival listings three weeks in advance to Friday Festivals, c/o Jodie Jacobs, 590 Longwood Dr., Lake Forest, IL 60045.)
CITY
MILK PAIL DAYS Noon-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Admission free, carnival and food charges. Milk Pail Restaurant and Entertainment Complex, Illinois Highway 25 a half mile north of Interstate Highway 90, East Dundee. 847-742-5040
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UNITY IN CHICAGO R&B — THE CHICAGO CATS 7-9 p.m. Friday. Summer concert series continues Fridays through Aug. 24. $10 advance, $12 door, Unity Church, 1925 W. Thome Ave., near Devon and Ridge Avenues. 773-973-0007
ROCK THE RIVER Continues 11a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. Free. Tribune Plaza, 435 N. Michigan Ave. 773-868-3010, ext. 227
GOLD COAST ART FAIR Noon-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free admission and entertainment. Food charges. Huron and LaSalle Streets. 847-432-3606 or www.amdurproductions.com
AUGUST FEST 5-10 p.m. Friday, 1-11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. Admission free, carnival and food charges. Central Park between 26th and 27th Streets. 773-522-0142
SANDBLAST 2001 CHARITY BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. check-in/play, 6-9 p.m. party, Saturday (pre-registration required to participate). $140 4-person team, $80 2-person. $10 party. Spectators free. Montrose Beach, Montrose Avenue at Lake Michigan. 312-577-6059, 312-577-6011
72ND ANNUAL BUD BILLIKEN PARADE AND PICNIC 10 a.m. Saturday. Free. Parade starts King Drive and 39th Street. Picnic at Washington Park, Ellsworth Drive (in the park) and 55th Street. 312-225-2400, ext. 142
ELVIS IS ALIVE AND RUNNING 5K 6 p.m. Saturday. $18 entry. Lincoln Park, Cannon Drive north of Fullerton Avenue. 312-944-4113
COWALUNGA BIKE TOUR 7:30 a.m. Saturday check-in for 180-mile bike ride. Entry $60, minimum fundraising commitment $220. Gurnee Mills Shopping Mall, parking lot G, Grand Avenue just west of Intertstate Highway 94, Gurnee. 312-243-2000 or www.cowalunga.com
GRAN KERMES DE SAN ROMAN 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free. 2659 W. 23rd St. 773-247-6645
KOREAN STREET FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Free. 3200 to 3400 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. 773-583-1700
RETRO ON ROSCOE Noon-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Donation $5. Roscoe Street at Damen Avenue, 773-665-4682
WEED STREET SUMMERFEST 1-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Donation $5. Clybourn Corridor, Weed Street from Kingsbury to Sheffield Avenues. 773-868-3010 or www.chicagoevents.com
LINCOLN SQUARE CAR SHOW 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Free. Lincoln Square Mall, Lincoln, Lawrence and Western Avenues. 773-728-3890
LADYFEST MIDWEST CHICAGO Thursday-Aug. 19 at several Chicago venues including 6-10:30 p.m. Thursday, Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. $70 4-day pass. Individual tickets vary by event. For more information and a complete schedule check www.ladyfestmidwest.org
SUBURBS
BARTLETT SUMMERFEST 5-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Free events entertainment, carnival and food charges. Devon Avenue and Main Street, Bartlett. 630-830-0324
WESTMONT SUMMER FEST Continues 6-10:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Free. Veterans Memorial Park, Dallas and Linden Streets, Westmont. 630-963-5252
GURNEE DAYS 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Free. Theme is “Gurnee Celebrates America”; entertainment, food vendors, fireworks 9:30 p.m. Saturday, parade noon Sunday. Viking Park, Old Grand Avenue at O’Plaine Road between U.S. Highway 41 and Illinois Highway 21, Gurnee. 847-249-5596 or 847-623-7788
LUNCH ON THE GREEN Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday. Free entertainment. (Carry-out box lunches available at downtown Plainfield restaurants.) Block south of Lockport (U.S. Highway 30) and DesPlaines Streets, Plainfield. 815-436-8812
SOUTH ELGIN RIVER FEST 5-10 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 17, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Aug. 18, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Aug. 19. Admission free, carnival and food charge. Crafts and car show Saturday and Sunday. Panton Mill Park, 10 N. Water St., South Elgin. 847-888-2620
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