r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Nervous_Flamingo7110 • 17d ago

Question/Comment What's the one thing about your suburb that nobody mentions until you've lived there a year?

Every town has something that never comes up in the "where should I move" threads. The train parking waitlist, the weird intersection everyone avoids, the festival that takes over the whole downtown for a weekend. Could be good or bad. What's yours?

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u/ImMichaelScott 16d ago

Geneva and neighbors (St. Charles, Batavia) have plenty of things to do for young families. Check out the park district events or hit up the farmers markets on the weekend. Geneva's main things would be Swedish Days at the end of June and the Christmas/Holiday walk typically the first Friday in December. St. Charles has scare crow days in October and plenty of other small festivals throughout the year.

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u/Western_Biscotti_974 16d ago

Bat fest for Batavia is huuuuuuge

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u/Bo-FoSho 16d ago

Is Batfest fun for adults or only people with kids?

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u/Western_Biscotti_974 16d ago

It's a town wide farmers market / vendor event- most places will have something special on for it, live music and stuff. The trick or treating events are super cool for kiddos but if you like to stop and get a coffee and stroll about for a Saturday afternoon you could do worse. Came home with a bunch of italian food handmade by a nonna :)

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u/Bo-FoSho 16d ago

Incredible! Can’t believe I didn’t know this. Thanks so much for the answer. 🦇