This year the DuPage County Fairgrounds was the location for the annual DuPage Forest Preserve's Native Plant Sale. There were so many healthy looking natives to choose and they were all well marked. They were in a large barn with aisles marked either shade, partial sun or sun plants. Vines, grasses, trees and shrubs were in another barn. The checkout was in the main barn but in the future I hope they have the checkout located in a building by itself because the lines were so long that they interfered with people who were trying to shop the plants. Nice to see so many people interested in growing native plants! read more

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I was here for rhe Scottish festival. There's a lot of ground area to hold some sizeable events. However, the parking is confusing and not convenient. Port- a -potties seemed adequate for the size of the attendance. read more

DuPage County Fairgrounds - Pipe band up close - Parks Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

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This place must be from the 50's er something. NEVER updated, just an overused venue that deserves better at this point. BUT alot of things here are cheap to do so I hope they keep it the way it is. A THROWBACK to simpler times read more

We went for the animal expo. Featured this Time was reptiles. So much to see under one roof. $5 to get in and kids under 10 are free. Kids had such a great time looking at the lizards and snakes. Even bunnies, chickens, hedge hogs, spiders, puppies and kittens. Yep feel in love with a kitten and brought it home with us read more

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Came for Zurko Promotion's Haunted Flea Market. It was AWESOME! There were so many great affordable retro items for sale. If I had the money and a man cave, I could have spent a boat load of money. Can't wait to go to next months All Night Flea Market. read more

DuPage County Fairgrounds - It's a bewitching event! - Parks Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

Flea markets are what it's all about, baby. Who wouldn't want to dig through weird old stuff looking for treasure? Particularly on Halloween! I came to the All-Night Haunted Halloween Market last year, where you could not only dig through old stuff but also rub elbows with B-horror movie actors and "Murdered Girl #4" actresses just waiting to sign autographs. The local chapter of the Ghostbusters was there, complete with their...ghostmobile? Plus live music (including a band composed of a bunch of guys all dressed as the Hamburglar). All in all, it makes for a surreal shopping experience. It's a Zurko production (who put on many fleas in the area), and they keep away the Sham-Wow etc. people by and large. A lot of the stuff here was outdoors, and in October it was getting chilly (also, in poor weather this can be a problem). Various food vendors like what you'd find at a street carnival were set up. Overall, this was a unique and fun flea market. There are regular ones to at DuPage Co. Fairgrounds too, as well as a Civil War and military extravaganza (the next 2014 one is in September). Why not take a peek into the past? read more

I've only been here once (for a Garden Bros Circus.) The circus itself was standard and what you've come to expect. The fairgrounds itself I only really saw the parking lot (gravel and grass) and the main building where they had the circus. The parking was free for the event I was at and was right next to the main building. For the circus they had I think six aluminum bleachers about 5-6 rows high on the perimeter and then prime folding chair seating next to the ring. The bathrooms were a little scary but the rest of the building was a good size and in good shape. There was popcorn everywhere and a little poo by the ponies but I expect that was due to the children and ponies... and the circus in general. Outside of that I have no idea how big the fairgrounds are but it looked like a pretty decent/cool place. read more

DuPage County Fairgrounds - Circus - Parks Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

I came out here to attend the Dupage County Comic Con, so most of my opinion of this facility is based upon that. The building that housed the conference sort of reminded me of a middle school gym from the 1950's. It was in fairly desperate need of a coat of paint and some TLC. It was completely functional, just borderline dilapidated. After looking around some of the rest of the grounds, it was not difficult to see why certain building have been neglected. Directly across the grounds is what appears to be an entirely brand new building and an adjacent parking garage. It does not look more than a few years old, so I am guessing that accounts for 95% of the taxpayers spend on the grounds for the foreseeable future. Also, as I was driving around the grounds just to check things out, there was a small facility dedicated to equestrian folks, as well as various stalls for livestock, trailers, etc. I will be curious to see some other events that might be hosted on the grounds, particularly in the new building. It appears to be large enough to host everything from very large trade shows to national recording acts on tour. read more

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I've been to the Dupage County Fair Grounds for several events, most recently the Dupage County Fair. Admission is typically the same for all events. Regardless of the event, there is always a variety of food vendors glad to help you quench your thirst and fill you up with some of their greasy food. DCFG always has helpful staff and county police presence willing to assist you as needed. The grounds overall are kept up nicely and places are marked so you don't have to wonder where something is. All in all, I look forward to attending another event soon at the DCFG. read more

They have a monkey! I'm pretty sure it was a Capuchin monkey, his name was Ace. Totally made my day at the fair. $5 for a picture with him, he will sit on your lap or your shoulder. If you give him a quarter he will come take it from you and shake your hand. I did both :D I was here for THE fair, the Dupage County Fair. $8 entry....not too bad really. Plus, if you go early you can get a stamp and come back later in the day! They have all of your typical "fair food" and then some! Unfortunately for me, I had just ate Chipotle before the fair so I didn't over indulge. But if you know me at all you know I tried a few things. They have one shaved ice stand where there is a little circle dispenser and you get to put your own syrup flavors over your ice! Awesome! What's even more awesome....one of the flavors, TIGER BLOOD! Bah, haha, you know I got that one. I mixed it with a little cotton candy, watermelon, and blue raspberry. You should know I get carried away when given options. I'm a fein for funnel cakes, so I had to have one. They now have red velvet funnel cakes! I was kinda hesitant, thinking it could really be amazing or pretty nasty. I decided to just try it, how often will I be offered a red velvet funnel cake?! It was actually really good, a slight hint of cocoa on the dough and then a sweet sauce on top along with the powdered sugar. There was one stop that I wanted to try, but just really didn't have room for. It was Mudslinger's coffee truck. It looked like a really cute/fun coffee place. read more

Some of the best events happen here... flea markets, fairs, stuff like that. The food is always over-priced (of course) and not very good, but that's not the fairgrounds' fault. They're just there... being cool... and letting people stomp all over them. Sometimes they get a bit muddy. Sometimes a bit wet. But hey, you'll always have a good time - hopefully. Once a year, there's an excellent all-night flea market here, too. If that doesn't say enough, let me say it again: All. Night. Flea. Market. You've never really lived until you've been to an outdoor flea market at 1am. read more

had a great time at the fair. kids had a blast. The poney rides my kids loved. Hes a bit cheaper than last year but ponies where great. read more

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Went for the all night flea market. Cost to get in=$7.00. Parking was an absolute mess. This wasn't what I thought it would be and I was not impressed. There was a lot to see-but I did not find the so-called bargains "bargains." Don't think I will be going again anytime soon. read more

DuPage County Fairgrounds - Sam & Goo waiting to get food - Parks Near Me - Wheaton, Illinois

I have never come for any event other than the Fourth of July Fireworks and carnival. They do a great job with both the fireworks and the carnival. Well organized. The kids and adults all enjoy themselves! read more

Zurko productions All night flea market was awful this year. Head banging music has a place & should be played loud, but not in the middle of a flea market where people are trying to do business. We had people walking away from our booth in the "show arena" because things were too noisy. That was the next barn from where the bands were. Lost business that way. Next time I'm downloading a decibel meter & calling OSHA. Maybe a nice stiff fine will fix them! read more

Seems pretty clean for the most part, only been inside the buildings a few times and never noticed garbage or anything of the such laying around. There's always plenty of parking for most events, minus the county fair, and then it becomes impossible to find one in the huge field that acts as the parking lot. Come for the gun shows, plenty of dealers, and unique things to see. read more