From lively summer street festivals to winters aglow with holiday lights, DuPage County offers an astounding array of year-round events and activities that will surprise and delight even the most discriminating visitor. Use this handy listing to find events that pique your interest, then come discover DuPage, the Magnificent Miles West of Chicago™.

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Dates	Event Name/Description	Location	City	Event Type
ONGOING	Public Opening of Great Bear Wilderness at Brookfield Zoo Great Bear Wilderness is the new home for Brookfield Zoo’s polar bears, grizzly bears, bison, bald eagles, and ravens and is adjacent to the Mexican gray wolves already exhibited at Regenstein Wolf Woods. The 7.5-acre North American habitat features a hilly terrain, prairie, rockwork, pools, a waterfall, and deadfall. The exhibit is landscaped with nearly 31,500 new plantings, including trees, shrubs, prairie grasses, shrubs, perennials, and groundcover. Guests first encounter bison exhibited in a prairie setting followed by views of bald eagles and ravens. Continuing along the pathway guests can see the Mexican gray wolves habitat and then on to the bears’ yards, which are approximately three times the space of the zoo’s former Bear Grottos. An underwater viewing area will allow guests to see the polar bears swimming in pools and also to watch them above the waterline. The exhibit, which is free with paid zoo admission, also features a gift shop and restaurant. For further information about Great Bear Wilderness, visit www.CZS.org.	Chicago Zoological Society	Brookfield	Other
01/01/10 -  10/11/10	Brookfield Zoo's Photo Contest Grab your camera and head to Brookfield Zoo to capture a winning photo to enter in the Chicago Zoological Society’s 2010 Photo Contest. With its beautiful gardens and extensive animal collection, Brookfield Zoo provides the perfect setting to capture a winning shot. (However, pictures do not have to be taken at the zoo.) The grand prize winner will receive round-trip main cabin air transportation for two to any American Airlines/American Eagle destination in the contiguous United States, courtesy of American Airlines. Additional prizes courtesy of Fisher-Price. Entries must be 8 by 10 inches, and either color or black and white, and they must feature an animal (photos with people will not be accepted). Photos should not be framed or matted. To enter, fill out an entry form and tape it to the back of the photo (one entry per person). Forms and the official photo contest rules may be downloaded from Brookfield Zoo’s Web site, www.CZS.org/PhotoContest. Forms are also available at the zoo’s north and south information kiosks or by calling (708) 688-8351. Send entries to Brookfield Zoo, 2010 Photo Contest, 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513. Photos may also be dropped off at the zoo’s South Gate Reception Booth. All entries must be received by Monday, October 11, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Entries will not be returned and will become the property of the Chicago Zoological Society. Judges will select one grand prize winner from all entries. In addition, a first-, second-, and third-place winner will be selected in two age categories—adult (12 and older) and child (11 and under). Photo Contest winners will be notified by phone and invited to an awards reception to take place on Saturday, October 23. Winning photos will be displayed in the zoo’s Discovery Center lobby through November.	Chicago Zoological Society -Brookfield Zoo	Brookfield	Visual Arts
01/31/10 -  12/26/10	SugarToad Sunday Steak Night Every Sunday night head to the Best Steakhouse Around for SugarToad Sunday Steak Night. With a varity of special menu items.	SugarToad at the Arista	Naperville	Other
02/01/10 -  02/01/11	1/2 Price Tuesdays Join Us Every Tuesday And Enjoy A Half-Priced Food Menu And $3 House Wine And Beer!	1/2 Price Tuesdays at Gold Class Cinemas	Bolingbrook	Other