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.)
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CITY
FIESTEJOS DE LA INDEPENDENCIA DE MEXICO 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday. Free. Davis Square Park, 4430 S. Marshfield Ave. Parade is 1 p.m. Sunday, 47th Street from Damen Avenue to Ashland Avenue. 773-579-1200
CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL 4-9:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. Grant Park, Columbus Drive and Jackson Boulevard. 312-744-3315 or www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents
AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Monday. $8 donation. Washington Park, 55th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. 773-955-2787 or www.windowtoafrica.com
NAMES PROJECT CHICAGO AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT DISPLAY 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free. Navy Pier, Grand Avenue east of Lake Shore Drive. 773-472-1600
WALTON STREET ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW AND JAZZ FEST JAM 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free. Walton Street between State and Dearborn Streets. 312-642-4907
VIVA AZTLAN Noon-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free. 1831 S. Racine Ave. 312-666-5508, ext. 121
PEARL FEST 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Free. Drexel Boulevard and 42nd Street. 773-285-1211
TASTE OF POLONIA Noon-11 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, noon-10 p.m. Monday. $5 general, $3 ages 62 and older (seniors free before 3 p.m. Sunday), free to ages 11 and under. Jefferson Park CTA Station. 5216 W. Lawrence Ave., at Milwaukee Avenue. 773-777-8898 or www.copernicusfdn.org
FOOD FESTIVAL AND ORGANIC FARMER’S MARKET 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday. Free. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St. 847-433-3663
EVENING ON ASTOR 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, rain date Thursday. Free. Astor Street between Banks and Goethe Streets. 312-474-1940
AROUND THE COYOTE FESTIVAL Opening night bash 6-10 p.m. Thursday. $10, Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-342-6777 or www.aroundthecoyote.org
SUBURBS
LAST FLING 5-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday. Admission free, food and carnival charges. Main Street and Jackson Avenue, Naperville. For entertainment, parade and special event schedule call 630-961-4143 or check www.lastfling.org
OAKBROOK CENTER FINE ART EXHIBITION 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Free. Oakbrook Center, Illinois Highway 83 and 22nd Street, Oak Brook. 630-573-0700
SCHAUMBURG SEPTEMBERFEST 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Monday. Free admission, booth charges. Schaumburg Municipal Center, Schaumburg Road and Summit Drive, Schaumburg. 847-923-3636
FOX VALLEY FOLK FEST 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday. $10 general, $8 ages 13-19 and 60 and older, free to ages 12 and under. Island Park, parking at 719 S. Batavia Ave. (Illinois Highway 31), downtown Geneva. 630-897-3655 or www.foxvalleyfolk.com