WaucondaFest

Wauconda, a village of about 12,000, is over 150 years old, and was the setting for the lake scenes in the film "The Blues Brothers." Wauconda has hosted WaucondaFest for decades, as well as annually hosting the only professional rodeo in the Chicagoland area.

There are rides for adults and kids, booths with games of chance, food from a dozen or more local eateries, and constant bands performing.





The food tent had plenty of empty tables when I ate, though a few minutes later a sudden rain squall sent everyone inside and any movement became difficult.