Festivals | The Scene

Beer and wine festivals around northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin offer springtime fun in the coming months.

In May, Oswego’s Wine on the Fox festival will return to Hudson Crossing Park along the scenic Fox River for the 19th year.

The Algonquin Founders' Days celebration is put on hold this year, as the committee plans to “reimagine” the festival for 2026.

Some McHenry restaurants will have limited music and outdoor liquor hours during ShamROCKS the Fox, March 14-16.

RISE Up Festival is now the McHenry Music Festival, which announced Monday some of the acts set for the September concerts.

Plans are well underway for July's Fiesta Days festival in McHenry, though one City Council member, who is running for mayor, voted against city permits for the chamber event.

Woodstock Willie doe not see his shadow when he emerged on Woodstock Square early Sunday, meaning an early spring according to Groundhog Day lore.

The weather is expected to be relatively balmy but somewhat windy for Woodstock Willie's big Groundhog Day reveal Sunday. This year's festivities include the local debut of the musical take on the locally shot film.

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Snow carvers have started carving their 15 massive snow sculptures on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, for America’s Snow Sculpting Invitational during Winterfest in Lake Geneva. Winterfest, runs through Feb, 2, 2025. The warm and rainy weather has slowed down the carving of the snow.