PrairieFest

A Naperville woman won the Quilters Dozen 2024 PrairieFest Quilt Raffle.

The Oswego Police Department is asking the public for assistance in identifying those who were involved in a fight that occurred at PrairieFest at approximately 8:37 p.m. on Saturday.

The 2024 PrairieFest Quilt Show will take place during the PrairieFest celebration at Oswego’s Little White School Museum, featuring a variety of quilts.

Kendall County Forest Preserve District will host a cicada-themed event at Hoover Forest Preserve, 11285 W. Fox Road, Yorkville.

Oswegoland Park District Superintendent of Recreation Kristie Vest is hopeful the expected arrival of a bigger than normal brood of cicadas won’t negatively impact next month’s PrairieFest.

Oswego's Great PrairieFest Cicada Shell Diorama Contest, set for June 15, invites participants to unleash their creativity with cicada shells for a shot at winning enticing prizes.

The annual PrairieFest community celebration opened Thursday on the grounds of PrairieFest Park off Route 71 in Oswego and will continue through Sunday. The annual PrairieFest Parade through the village's downtown will step off at 1 p.m. Sunday, Father's Day.

Phil Vassar will perform for the PrairieFest crowd in Oswego on Saturday, June 18.

In a email, Laura Finch, director of marketing and customer service for the park district, said agency officials took the pandemic into account as they planned for this year’s delayed festival.

With a theme of “Happy Days Are Here Again,” this year’s PrairieFest will run Sept. 3 to 6. The change is for this year only, said Kristi Vest, superintendent of events and cultural arts.

The Oswegoland Park District will push its PrairieFest community celebration back this year, from Father’s Day weekend in June to Labor Day weekend in September