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Looking for something fun to do with the kids this weekend?  Check out one of these street festivals with great entertainment and fun for the entire family.  We are hitting Mayfest tonight and Do-Division on Saturday.  Fun Fun Fun!

Do-Division Street Fest features a dedicated family area. The Family Fun Fest activities include non-stop family stage entertainment with performances by Mary Macaroni, Karen 4 Kids, Little Miss Ann, JeanieB and Super Stolie. There is a bounce house and face painting, crafts and cookie decorating, silent auction, petting zoo, pony rides, mad science demonstrations, and lots MORE! All proceeds from Family Fun Fest activities support A.N. Pritzker School and LaSalle II Magnet School, two local public elementary schools.

• Where Do-Division (On Hoyne Ave. between Division and Crystal)
• Cost – $5 donation
• When – Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6 from 12-6pm

Mayfest (Maifest in German) is the traditional German celebration of the arrival of spring. Maifest is still celebrated throughout Germany with the maypole (maibaum) decorated to show off the history and crafts of the local village or town. The 11th annual German festival features live music and maypole dancing, German food, and beer. A traditional keg tapping and the crowning of the year’s Mayfest queen mark Friday’s opening ceremony.

• Where – Lincoln & Leland Avenues (Lincoln Square)
• Cost – FREE
• When – Friday, June 4 5pm-11pm, Saturday, June 5 12pm-11pm, Sunday, June 6 12pm-10pm