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50th Annual Frontier Days · July 1–5, 2026
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The 50th Annual

Frontier Days Festival

July 1 – 5, 2026

Recreation Park · Arlington Heights, Illinois

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1976 · 2026 · golden anniversary

Fifty summers in the park.

Half a century of free admission, 4th of July parades, red shirts, entertainment, and family fun. Come celebrate 50 years with us!

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What’s happening

Five days. Endless Fun.

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Daily

Carnival Bargain Rides

Daily

Entertainment/Bands

Daily

Food/Beverages

Scholarships

July 1st @ 5pm

Dog Frisbee

July 2nd @ 4:30pm

Baggo Tournament

July 2nd @ 5pm

Hockey Skills

July 3rd @ 8am

Soccer 3v3 Tournament

July 3rd @ 9am

Pickleball

July 3rd @ 9:30am

Citizens with Disabilities Day

July 3rd, 4th & 5th

Family Fun Activities

July 3rd, 4th & 5th

Marketplace

July 4th @ 10:00am

4th of July Parade

July 4th 11am & 5th 12am

Volleyball Tournaments

July 4th & 5th @ 12:30pm

Bingo

July 5th @ 6:15am

Stampede Race

July 5th @ 11am

Water Fights

Latest announcements

From the park.

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Video

WGN: Frontier Days & Garibaldi’s: 50th Anniversary Celebration

As Garibaldi's Italian Eatery and Frontier Days both celebrate 50 years, the restaurant looks back on a tradition that, legend has it, dates back to the festival's earliest years.

News

Patch: Frontier Days Turns 50 In Arlington Heights

Frontier Days returns for its milestone 50th anniversary, featuring headline entertainment, family activities, local food vendors, and the annual Fourth of July Parade.

Video

CBS Jumpstart - Big Angies x Frontier Days

Big Anges, a Frontier Days Food Vendor featured on CBS Jumpstart to share a little taste of what to expect this summer.

Announcement

Fourth of July in Arlington Heights

Village of Arlington Heights Featuring Frontier Days 2026

Frontier Days image of children activity with a clown
Announcement

Meet Chicago Northwest - Frontier Days 2026

Four young women smiling and posing at night in front of a lit Ferris wheel at a fair.A laughing mother and her young daughter slide down a colorful giant carnival slide together on a burlap sack at Frontier Days, both smiling at the camera on a sunny day.A bearded musician in a cap and sunglasses sings into a microphone while playing guitar behind a keyboard on the Frontier Days stage, with a large American flag and blue sky behind him in the golden evening light.Three women in goggles brace a charged fire hose during the Frontier Days water fights competition, the front woman aiming a jet of water as a crowd of spectators watches from behind the safety line on a sunny day.Older male runner with bib 93 fist bumps volunteer during a neighborhood road race on a sunny day.Frontier Days volunteers in red festival polo shirts hand a paper tray of food to a customer at a food-pavilion booth, with a hand-lettered menu listing burgers, onion rings, pretzels, nachos and root beer overhead.

Getting here is easy.

Recreation Park sits at 500 E. Miner Street, four blocks east of downtown Arlington Heights, walkable from the Metra station, free parking one lot over.

Plan Your Visit

Parking

Parking is available on streets, public parking garages.

Shuttle Bus Services

Free Shuttle Bus services from Thomas Middle School & South Middle School. View full guide. View full guide.

Accessibility

Wheelchair access at all three entrances. ASL on main stage Sat & Sun. Full accessibility info.

Info tent

Campbell Street entrance, 10am–10pm daily. Lost and found lives here.

Full visit guide →Accessibility