Wheaton residents have three reasons to get out the weekend of Aug. 15-16, with options for antique hunters, baseball fans and live-music lovers all within a few miles of downtown.
All Night Flea Market: Saturday, Aug. 15
The All Night Flea Market, produced by Zurko Promotions, returns to the DuPage County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 15, running from 3 p.m. through 1 a.m. Sunday. Vendors will sell antiques, collectibles, estate jewelry, Mid-Century Modern pieces, vintage clothing, old toys, comics and more. Food trucks will be on site.
Admission is $10. Children 12 and under get in free with a paying adult, and parking is free.
The 2026 market features Count Gregula's Crypt as a special entertainment guest, according to the Zurko Promotions event page.
Vintage baseball at Cantigny: Sunday, Aug. 16
Over at Cantigny Park, a vintage baseball game starts at noon Sunday on the Polo Field, where players follow 1850s rules and regulations to show spectators how the game was played more than a century ago. The game is free with paid parking.
Cicada Summer in the beer garden: Sunday, Aug. 16
Later Sunday, Chicago-based quartet Cicada Summer takes the stage at Cantigny's beer garden from 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. as part of the Old Town School of Folk Music Americana Series. The band blends bluegrass, Irish and folk traditions with vocal harmonies, fiddle tunes and the occasional pop hit gone acoustic. Members include Mark Hamada on fiddle, Caroline Synakowski on vocals and whistles, Alec Synakowski on banjo and guitar, and David Rhine on mandolin and guitar.
The performance is free with paid parking. The beer garden at Cantigny's South Grove, 1S151 Winfield Rd., offers draft beer, wine, cocktails and food.
The Aug. 16 show is the second-to-last installment in the summer series, which wraps up Aug. 23.
Community calendar
- Saturday, Aug. 15: All Night Flea Market, DuPage County Fairgrounds, 3 p.m.–1 a.m. $10 admission; kids 12 and under free.
- Sunday, Aug. 16: Vintage baseball, Cantigny Park Polo Field, noon. Free with parking.
- Sunday, Aug. 16: Cicada Summer (Old Town School of Folk Music Series), Cantigny Park beer garden, 3:30–5:45 p.m. Free with parking.
- Monday, Aug. 17: Free storm-damage brush pickup in Warrenville begins.
- Sunday, Aug. 23: Old Town School of Folk Music Americana Series finale, Cantigny Park beer garden, 3:30 p.m.
