It’s Make Plans Monday, and we’ve got you covered with a roundup of upcoming Naperville-area events taking place over the next two weeks, brought to you by Qamaria Yemeni Coffee.
July 29 – Naper Settlement Farmers Market at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Held every Tuesday through September 23.
July 29 – River Sounds in downtown Naperville, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
July 29 – Stryder Blue Grass Music at Naper Settlement at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
July 29 – Naperville Millennium Carillon Summer Recital, 443 Aurora Avenue, concerts start at 7 p.m. Repeats Tuesdays through August 19.
July 30 – Arbor Evenings at Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Repeats Wednesdays through August 20. Tickets required.
July 30 – Bike Tour of the Gardens at Cantigny, 1s151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Registration required.
July 30 – Guided Nature Photography Hike (Pop-up) by Forest Preserve District of DuPage County at Herrick Lake, 1000 E. Warrenville Rd., Naperville, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
July 31 – Celebration of the Big Band by Naperville Municipal Band at Central Park, starts at 7:30 p.m. Band concerts continue Thursdays through August 14. Free event.
August 1 – Moonlit Movies: Moana 2 at Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
August 2 – Naperville Farmers Market Summer Fest near the 5th Avenue Train Station, 200 E. 5th Ave., from 7 a.m. to noon.
August 2 and 3 – Chicagoland Halal Fest at Frontier Park, 3380 Cedar Glade Dr., from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets required.
August 2 and 3 – Destination Asia Festival at Morton Arboretum, 4100 Rt. 53, Lisle, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
August 2, 4 to 8 – Amazing Reptiles – Free Nature Discovery Days at the Knoch Knolls Nature Center, 320 Knoch Knolls Rd., Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.
August 3 – The Glenn Miller Orchestra at Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., at 3 p.m. Tickets required.
August 3 – New Philharmonic Concert – Lakeside Pavilion, College of DuPage, 425 Farwell Blvd., Glen Ellyn from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
August 4 – Naperville’s National Night Out Kick-Off at the Fry Family YMCA, 2120 95th Street, from 6:30 pm to 10 p.m.
August 5 – Naper Settlement Farmers Market at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Held every Tuesday through September 23
August 5 – Naperville Millennium Carillon Summer Recital at 443 Aurora Avenue, concerts start at 7 p.m. Repeats Tuesdays through August 19.
August 5 – OPUS Youth Chamber Concert at the Morton Arboretum, Children’s Garden, (Parking P-1) east side, 4100 Rt. 53, Lisle from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
August 5 – National Night Out – throughout Naperville’s neighborhoods from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
August 6 – Arbor Evenings at Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Repeats Wednesdays through August 20. Tickets required.
August 6 – Trivia Night at 95th Street Library, at 3015 Cedar Glades Dr., from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
August 7 – Brightside Theatre – Fun in the Sun: A Broadway Musical Revue at Country Lakes, 1835 N. Aurora Ave., 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
August 7 – Tone Colors by Naperville Municipal Band at Central Park, starts at 7:30 p.m. Band concerts continue Thursdays through August 14. Free event.
August 7 – Naperville Cemetery Walking Tour by Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets required.
August 8 – A Night At the Movies: presenting Freaky Friday, by Naperville Park District, at 95th Street Community Plaza, 8:15 p.m.
August 9 – The Great Decoding Escape Room by Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster, various times. Tickets required.
August 9 – 2025 Illinois Lupus Walk at the Naperville Riverwalk at Grand Pavilion, registration at 9 a.m., walk at 10:00 a.m.
August 9 – Cantigny Rewind – Live music with Boy Band Review at Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Tickets required.
August 9 – Hokusai Japan Fest – Lakeside Pavilion at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
August 9 and 10 – Veggie Fest at Danada South Park, 2701 Navistar Circle, Lisle, from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Free parking.
August 10 – 28th Annual Rotary Ride – begins at Trek and Running Store Parking lot, 3416 Rte. 59, Naperville, begins as early at 6:30 p.m. Registration required.
August 10 – Music on the Farm – Bree Gordon Band at McDonald Farm, 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd., from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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