Professional musicians, many of them world-famous, offer free concerts nearly every evening in Millennium Park's beautiful Pritzker Pavilion. This year's schedule includes Bernstein's West Side Story, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Broadway Sings America.
This giant hot-air balloon festival includes daily flights, rides for the public, music, night glows and closing fireworks.
There are chainsaw artists and alligator shows as well as a carnival and grandstand acts that include national musicians, the Goo Goo Dolls, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban this year.
Just up the Chippewa River from Lake Pepin, this free blues festival in Memorial Park features 16 bands.
The fair in this Milwaukee suburb features big-name musicians, a sea-lion show, a daily parade and lots of contests, including hog-calling, cookie-stacking and cream puff-eating.
This Manitoba prairie town celebrates its heritage with pavilions representing 44 nationalities, offering music, dance and food at many venues.
In this town on the east edge of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, there will be music, food and arts and crafts vendors.
Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson and Brooks & Dunn are among the headliners at this big country festival in west-central Minnesota.
This family-friendly festival includes music on five stages and workshops at El Rancho Mañana Campground, 20 miles west of St. Cloud.
Eat until you're blue in the face during the festival in this Lake Michigan beach town. There's a pie-eating contest, riverfront concerts, an arts fair and a big parade on Saturday.
The festival in this town between Rochelle and La Salle features nearly 50 tons of free buttered corn, live music, a flea market, a carnival and a parade.
This nonprofit festival is in the southwest Wisconsin bluffs, half an hour north of Winona, Minn. Jon Pardi and Foghat are among the headliners, which include a variety of country and rock stars. Buy early for three-day tickets that start at $35, $25 for kids. In addition to music, there will be an arts fair, children's activities and Saturday fireworks.
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