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
MAYOR DALEY’S KIDS & KITES FEST 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday (rain date Sunday). Free kite making and kite decorating clinics, storytelling, face painting. Museum of Science and Industry grounds, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive. 773-684-9844 and www.ci.chi.il.us/SpecialEvents
CHINA DAY PARADE 1 p.m. Saturday. Free. Chinatown, Wentworth Avenue and Cermak Road. 312-225-0085
ITALIAN MARKET FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and continues 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Oct. 7. Free, booth charges. Daley Plaza, Washington Street between Dearborn and State Streets. 312-744-3315
BEVERLY HILLS-MORGAN PARK FALLING LEAF FESTIVAL Noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Festival admission $7 person, $14 family covers crafts, entertainment, maze. Admission that also includes History-Mystery Bike Tour, noon-4:30 p.m., is $8 per person, $18 per family. Harvest Moon Celebration for ages 21 and older, 6 p.m.-midnight, is $10 per person. Morgan Park Academy Recreation Field, 112th and Bell Streets. 773-233-3100
AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, astrologers; 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, calligraphy demonstration-bookmarks; both free to customers. Ben Pao Chinese Restaurant and Satay Bar, 52 W. Illinois St. 312-222-1888.
ART FOR ANIMALS 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday. Donation $10. HotHouse, 31 E. Balbo Ave. RSVP Dave at 773-784-5488, ext. 230, more information at www.treehouseanimals.org
ARTS ALIVE FESTIVAL 6-10 p.m. Thursday. Free theater, music, dance, visual arts. Eugene Field Park, 5100 N. Ridgeway Ave. 312-742-7591
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AUTUMN FEST 5-8 p.m. Friday. Admission $5 resident adults, $8 non-residents, $3 residents age 4-15, $5 non-residents, free to age 3 and under. Heller Nature Center, 2821 Ridge Rd., Highland Park. 847-433-6901
FALL FEST 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission $2.50 adults, $1 children. The Children’s Farm at The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy., Palos Park. 708-361-3650
WOOFSTOCK 1-3 p.m. Saturday. Free dog and owner social event. Moraine Beach, 2501 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park. 847-579-3120
FALL FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission $4 adults, $2 children 7-12, free to ages 6 and under. Lyon Farm, Illinois Highway 71 about 2 miles east of Illinois Highway 126, between Oswego and Yorkville. 630-554-3064
FALL FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free. Plum Creek Nature Center, 27064 Dutton Rd., Beecher. 708-946-2216
FALL COLOR FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, continues Saturdays and Sundays and Columbus Day (Oct. 8) through Oct. 28. Free activities, some food booth charges. Parking $7 per car non-members. Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Highway 53, Lisle. 630-719-2465, 630-719-2400 and www.mortonarb.org
AUTUMN FEST 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free demonstrations, craft activities, entertainment. Goodenow Grove Forest Preserve. Goodenow Road, 1.25 miles east of Illinois Highway 1 and County Highway 394, south of Crete. 815-727-8700.
ARTS & RIVERWOODS Noon-5:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission $8 in advance, $10 day-of, free to children 15 and under. Festival is at several Riverwoods homes. Ticket booth and transportation to homes by shuttle bus from lobby of the Fujisawa Building, 3 Parkway North Center, south side of Deerfield Road between Interstate Highway 94 and Sanders Road. Advance ticket locations and information, 847-945-9629 or 847-236-9024
FALL FEST 2001 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday opening and continues daily through Oct. 31. Admission $6 covers attractions, free to age 2 and under. U-Pick pumpkins 50 cents apiece to 29 cents per pound. Siegel’s Cottonwood Farms, 17250 Weber Rd, 5 miles south of Interstate Highway 55, Crest Hill. 815-741-2693