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Throughout the year, we host events and pop up at some of your favorite spots all over Illinois! Depending on the event, you could snag unique giveaways, win incredible prizes, play fun games, or benefit important causes. Make sure to check back here, as well as follow us on FacebookInstagram, and X so you never miss out on the fun and can see the Proof that Anything's Possible®!

Stay tuned for more events to come!

The 50th Anniversary Retail Tour

  • Lucky Mart: Sunday, June 16, 2024, from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT — 2900 W. 87th St., Chicago, IL 60652
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Illinois Goes Big: Summer 2025!

Ready to enjoy the summer of 2025? We will be at select events this summer, helping to make your summer a memorable one. Each event set-up will be different; for example, we may be selling Illinois Lottery tickets giving you a chance to win a prize, or offering a photo booth experience.* Be sure to stop by and visit us if you happen to be at any of these events.

*While supplies last. Must be 18 years of age or older to purchase lottery tickets or engage with the Illinois Lottery.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Taste of Joliet

Saturday, June 21 from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT and Sunday, June 22, 2025 from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Joliet Memorial Stadium, 3000 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60435

Get a taste of Joliet and visit us to purchase lottery tickets and have a chance to partake in the Giant Dice Roll! See Official Rules, which govern, for complete details.
 

Winnetka Music Festival

Saturday, June 21 from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Downtown Winnetka, IL 60093 with entrances at the intersection of Lincoln Ave. and Pine St. and Green Bay Rd. and Elm St. 

Chosen Few Picnic

Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
Jackson Park, Chicago, IL 60637

Chinatown Summer Fair

Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 12:00 - 8:00 PM CT
S. Wentworth Ave. from W. Cermak Rd. to W. 24th Pl., Chicago, IL 60616
 

Fiesta Del Sol

Friday, August 1, 2025, from 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT, Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT, and Sunday, August 3, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
Cermak Rd. and Racine St. in Pilsen, Chicago, IL 60608 
 

Black Women's Expo

Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, 60616 
 

Illinois State Fair

Thursday, August 7 - Sunday, August 17, 2025, from 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM CT 
Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave., Springfield, IL 62706 (On Illinois Avenue between Oldani Lane and Corn Dog Lane)
 

Mendota Sweet Corn Festival

Friday, August 8 -  Sunday, August 10, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
700 Jefferson St, Mendota, IL 61342
 

Taste of Polonia

Saturday, August 30, and Sunday, August 31, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jefferson Park, 5216 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630  
 

Taste of Chicago

Friday, September 5 - Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM CT 
Grant Park (at the corner of E. Jackson Dr. & S. Columbus Dr.) Chicago, IL 60602


Englewood Music Festival

Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6401 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL


Emma Fest

Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
2920 Argonne Drive, East St. Louis, IL