# Meetups Events In [CITY]

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- **Event Name**: Windy City Business Network: Happy Hour @ Midwest Coast Rooftop (August 26)
  - **Description**: Join us for craft beer, pizza, and networking @ Midwest Coast Brewing Co. in Chicago's West Loop on Wednesday, August 26th from 5:30 - 8PM.About this EventJoin Windy City Business Network
  - **Date**: Wed, 26 Aug at 05:30 pm – Wed, 26 Aug at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/windy-city-business-network-happy-hour-midwest-coast-rooftop-august-26/100001991723001112
  - **Venue**: Midwest Coast Brewing Company
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  - **Price**: min: 25.85, max: 33.85, currency: USD
  - **Categories**: fitness, Business

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## Meetups Events in Des Plaines

- **Event Name**: Dungeons & Dragons with Isa @ Illusion Bar & Grill
  - **Description**: Join Isa for a chill D&amp;D night full of epic quests! No experience needed!About this EventDungeons &amp; Dragons with Isa @ Illusion Bar &amp; GrillJoin Isa the DM for a thrilling adventure at Illusion Caf
  - **Date**: Thu Aug 06 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu Aug 06 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/dungeons-and-dragons-with-isa-illusion-bar-and-grill/100001994683564236
  - **Venue**: Illusion Bar Grill Cafe - Des Plaines,IL.
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  - **Price**: USD 13
  - **Categories**: fitness, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: DREAM HOME EXPO
  - **Description**: Food &amp; refreshments on us! One Night. One Room. Every Expert You Need for Your Dream Home. Join us for strategy, networking &amp; hospitality!About this EventCheck out our participants below! We are proud to collabora
  - **Date**: Fri Aug 07 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri Aug 07 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/dream-home-expo/100001993569467944
  - **Venue**: 1350 E Touhy Ave
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Business, Exhibitions
- **Event Name**: Laugh-A-Lympics
  - **Description**: Our summer theme is Team DPPL so how about some friendly competition?  

For more information, visit https://calendar.dppl.org/event/16273949

Come on your own or bring a friend, either way we'll team up for some silly games and fun snacks.

For ages 9-12
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Sat Jul 25 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Jul 25 2026 at 02:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/laugh-a-lympics/200030271953156
  - **Venue**: 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016
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  - **Categories**: meetups, contests
- **Event Name**: Books and Boba
  - **Description**: Join us to talk books and tv shows; specifically, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! Must be registered! For ages 13-19.
Get your choice of any drink from Brew Lab while we discuss!
Need a book? The Hunger Games from the 3rd floor desk!
For more informa
  - **Date**: Wed Aug 12 2026 at 02:00 pm – Wed Aug 12 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/books-and-boba/200030437492403
  - **Venue**: Des Plaines History Center
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- **Event Name**: Service Hour Drop In
  - **Description**: Need some service hours? 
For more information, visit https://calendar.dppl.org/event/16264302

Join us in The Commons where we will have different service options once a month. 

For teens in grades 7-12.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sat Jul 25 2026 (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/service-hour-drop-in/200030191434601
  - **Venue**: Des Plaines Public Library
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- **Event Name**: Planner & Journaling Meet-Up
  - **Description**: Set up your planner, bullet journal, or notebook for the next month. Destash your collection and share with others, or find new inspiration for your upcoming spreads with fellow journalers. We'll have materials on hand to help you create your spreads for
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Wed Jul 29 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed Jul 29 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/planner-and-journaling-meet-up/200030343514805
  - **Venue**: 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016
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- **Event Name**: History Huddle
  - **Description**: Play, create, and discover the past with The Des Plaines History Center.

For more information, visit https://calendar.dppl.org/event/16420008

All ages. 

No registration required.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Fri Jul 24 2026 (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/history-huddle/200030239317758
  - **Venue**: 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016
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- **Event Name**: Community Conversations: Prayer in the Islamic Tradition
  - **Description**: For our final conversation in this series, we will be joined by Ikbal Koseli who will share about the role of prayer in Islam.

All ages are welcome to come to this time of learning and conversation.  Bring a chair or blanket; if the weather is bad we wil
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 8
  - **Date**: Thu Jul 30 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Jul 30 2026 at 08:15 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/community-conversations-prayer-in-the-islamic-tradition/200030239321317
  - **Venue**: 668 Graceland Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016
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- **Event Name**: Sat. August 8th at the Elks Club, Des Plaines, IL 7-10pm
  - **Description**: Saturday August 8th at the Elks Club, Des Plaines, 495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL 7-10pm
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 33
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 08 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/sat-august-8th-at-the-elks-club-des-plaines-il-7-10pm/200029607694609
  - **Venue**: Des Plaines Elks club
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- **Event Name**: AmSpirit Des Plaines Chapter Weekly Meeting
  - **Description**: Weekly AmSpirit Des Plaines Chapter meeting for members and guests.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Tue Jul 28 2026 (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-plaines/amspirit-des-plaines-chapter-weekly-meeting/200030294678637
  - **Venue**: Katie's Kitchen
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## Trending Events in Des Plaines

- **Event Name**: One Vision of Queen - Marc Martel at Des Plaines Theatre
  - **Venue**: Des Plaines Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Chicago - The Band & Styx
  - **Description**: Chicago - The Band &amp; Styx
Venue: Allstate Arena
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Date: Aug 1, 2026 - 07:00 PM
  - **Venue**: Allstate Arena
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- **Event Name**: Art Garfunkel
  - **Venue**: Des Plaines Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Al Jardine and The Pet Sounds Band at Des Plaines Theatre
  - **Venue**: Des Plaines Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide Concert Tour
  - **Description**: Doors open one hour before the event. All patrons, regardless of age, require a ticket.

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  - **Venue**: Allstate Arena
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- **Event Name**: Art Garfunkel at Des Plaines Theatre
  - **Venue**: Des Plaines Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Aly and AJ at Des Plaines Theatre
  - **Venue**: Des Plaines Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Walker Hayes at Rivers Casino Des Plaines
  - **Venue**: Rivers Casino Des Plaines
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- **Event Name**: Blackberry Smoke at Rivers Casino Des Plaines
  - **Venue**: Rivers Casino Des Plaines
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Meetups events in Des Plaines?
  - **A:** Dungeons & Dragons with Isa @ Illusion Bar & Grill (Thu Aug 06 2026 at 06:00 pm at Illusion Bar Grill Cafe - Des Plaines,IL.), DREAM HOME EXPO (Fri Aug 07 2026 at 05:00 pm at 1350 E Touhy Ave), Laugh-A-Lympics (Sat Jul 25 2026 at 01:00 pm at 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016), Books and Boba (Wed Aug 12 2026 at 02:00 pm at Des Plaines History Center), Service Hour Drop In (Sat Jul 25 2026 at Des Plaines Public Library).
- **Q**: What are the top free Meetups events in Des Plaines?
  - **A:** DREAM HOME EXPO (Fri Aug 07 2026 at 05:00 pm at 1350 E Touhy Ave).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Des Plaines today July 24, 2026?
  - **A:** History Huddle (Fri Jul 24 2026 at 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Des Plaines this weekend July 24–26, 2026?
  - **A:** Laugh-A-Lympics (Sat Jul 25 2026 at 01:00 pm at 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016), Service Hour Drop In (Sat Jul 25 2026 at Des Plaines Public Library).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Des Plaines in July 2026?
  - **A:** Laugh-A-Lympics (Sat Jul 25 2026 at 01:00 pm at 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016), Service Hour Drop In (Sat Jul 25 2026 at Des Plaines Public Library), Planner & Journaling Meet-Up (Wed Jul 29 2026 at 06:30 pm at 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016), History Huddle (Fri Jul 24 2026 at 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016), Community Conversations: Prayer in the Islamic Tradition (Thu Jul 30 2026 at 07:00 pm at 668 Graceland Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016).
- **Q**: How can I find Meetups events in Des Plaines?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Meetups events in Des Plaines on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Meetups events in Des Plaines?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Meetups events in Des Plaines?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Meetups events in Des Plaines include Illusion Bar Grill Cafe - Des Plaines,IL., 1350 E Touhy Ave, 1501 Ellinwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL, United States, Illinois 60016.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Meetups events in Des Plaines?
  - **A:** Prices for Meetups events in Des Plaines range from USD 13 to USD 34. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Meetups events in Des Plaines?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Meetups events in Des Plaines include Isa the DM, Xavier Herrera, Des Plaines Public Library.
- **Q**: Are there any online Meetups events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Meetups events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Meetups events in Des Plaines?
  - **A:** Follow the Meetups category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Meetups events are listed in Des Plaines.

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