Naperville’s entertainment schedule chock-full of special events from late February through December – Chicago Tribune

Naperville will be residence to 40 specific events in the coming yr that mirror the city’s history, the arts, sporting activities and multicultural heritage.

The Naperville Town Council has accredited a 2023 calendar of functions demanding town expert services and/or the closure of streets so that sponsors and organizers to commence with setting up and the city’s specific activities team can begin scheduling logistics conferences to evaluate routes, staffing degrees and targeted traffic command strategies.

Situations team associates include things like team from the community solutions, police, fireplace and general public works departments, Naper Settlement, Naperville General public Library and the Transportation, Engineering and Advancement office. Other organizations, such as Edward Clinic, Naperville Park District and the Downtown Naperville Alliance, are also associated.

The 40 situations above 105 celebration days drop mostly on the weekends from Feb. 25 by the end of December.

The council however can evaluation facts for specific situations all over the year.

One particular modify for 2023 will be with Irish Fest, which is scheduled Sept. 22-23 in Central Park. In 2021 and 2022, the West Suburban Irish had held the party in August in Frontier Park on the city’s south facet.

The other special functions planned for the coming yr are:

Feb. 25 — Naperville Wintertime Ale Fest, Frontier Park

March 11 — St. Paddy’s Working day 5K, downtown and north together city streets

March 11 — St. Patrick’s Working day parade, from Naperville North Superior University to downtown

April 23 — Naperville Women’s 50 percent Marathon, downtown and town streets

April 29-30 — Soap Box Derby, corner of Diehl and Frontenac roads

May possibly 4 — Characters on Drinking water Road

Could 6 — Naperville Foods Truck Competition, Naper Settlement

May well 7 — MS Wander, Naperville Park District’s Grand Pavilion and metropolis streets

Might 20 — G.L.O.W. 5K Operate, Fifth Avenue/Plank Road

Might 29 — Memorial Working day Parade, downtown

June 3-4 — Cleaning soap Box Derby, corner of Diehl and Frontenac roadways

June 16-17 — Naper Nights, Naper Settlement

June 17 — Typical Vehicle Present, downtown

June 17 — Juneteenth Celebration, Rotary Hill

June 24-25 — Naperville Women’s Club Artwork Reasonable, Naper Settlement

June 30-July 3 — The Salute July 4 Celebration, Rotary Hill

July 4 — Group fireworks, Frontier Sports activities Sophisticated

July 8 — Summer season Ale Fest, Naper Settlement

July 14-15 — Naper Nights, Naper Settlement

Aug. 4-6 — Festa Italiana, Naper Settlement

Aug. 6 — Naperville Sprint Triathlon, downtown and town streets

Aug. 12 — Naperville Foods Truck, Naper Settlement

Aug. 13 — India Day Parade and Celebration, Rotary Hill and metropolis streets

Aug. 18-19 — Naper Evenings, Naper Settlement

Aug. 20 — Outdated Naperville Times, downtown

Aug. 26 — Scott Faculty Scoot, city streets

Sept. 1-4 — Past Fling, downtown

Sept. 4 — Labor Day Parade, downtown

Sept. 9 — Delight Fest, Naper Settlement

Sept. 9-10 — Cleaning soap Box Derby, corner of Diehl and Frontenac roadways

Sept. 16-17 — Riverwalk Fine Art Good, downtown

Sept. 16 — Hispanic Fest, Central Park

Sept. 22-23 — Irish Fest, Central Park

Sept. 24 — Drinking water Road Evening meal, H2o Street

Sept. 30 — Multicultural Fest, Rotary Hill

Oct. 6-7 — Oktoberfest, Naper Settlement

Oct. 7-8 — Cleaning soap Box Derby, corner of Diehl and Frontenac roads

Oct. 11 — Witches Evening Out, Naper Settlement

Oct. 20-21 — All Hallow’s Eve, Naper Settlement

Oct. 22 — Naperville Half Marathon and 5K, downtown

Oct. 27-28 — Howlin’ at the Moon, Naper Settlement

Oct. 29 — Trick or managing hosted by the Downtown Naperville Alliance

Nov. 22-Dec. 31 — Naper Lights, downtown on Drinking water Road and Sensible Park

Nov. 23 — Turkey Trot, downtown

Nov. 24 — Naperville Rotary Getaway Parade of Lights, downtown.

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