Festival Friday with Diane Pathieu

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Time now for Festival Friday!

Tinley Park Country Fest - 80th Avenue Metra Station

Celebrate Independence Day weekend and America's 250th Anniversary with the inaugural Tinley Park Country Fest, at the 80th Avenue Metra Station. The three-day event will feature live country music, award-winning rib vendors, carnival rides, games, and more plus a fireworks show on Friday night.

Facing Freecom Exhibition - Chicago History Museum

The Chicago History Museum will mark the nation's 250th anniversary with a day of family-friendly events, civic engagement activities, and the reopening of its updated Facing Freedom exhibition. It features new Chicago stories and explores how people have fought for freedom and social change through civic action. The celebration also includes a ribbon-cutting and a free evening concert on the Museum plaza.

Taste of Oak Brook - 700 Oak Brook Road

Taste of Oak Brook is back with a free daylong celebration expected to draw more than 30,000 people for America's 250th Independence Day festivities. The event features live entertainment from Sixteen Candles, DJs, food, kids activities, and more. New this year are rentable private group tent spaces.

Star-Spangled Nights - Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America is celebrating America's 250th birthday and Independence Day with its Star-Spangled Nights featuring a patriotic drone show synchronized to music, live performances, character meet-and-greets, and more. As part of the park's 50th Anniversary Celebration, guests can also enjoy extended park hours until 10 p.m. nightly through Aug. 9,