Kansas

June 11 and 12 

Festival on the Trails, Downtown, Gardener, Kansas

This is an intimate art show with about 40-50 exhibitors indoors so weather is not a factor.

Billed as a fun, family oriented event for the Kansas City suburbs. The event will include art, food, car show, chili cook-off, activities for children, beer garden and free concert with the Little River Band Saturday night.  Hours are 7 PM to 9 PM Friday (preview) and 10 AM to 8 PM Saturday.

http://www.festivalonthetrails.com/index.php

Illinois

June 26 and 27

Fountain Square Art Festival, Sherman Avenue & Clark Street, Evanston, Illinois

This is a major Chicago area Art Festival with a very good reputation for having only the best artists they can find.  For three decades, Fountain Square Art Festival has won acclaim as one of the most prestigious art festivals in the Midwest. With more than 225 artists, it's the largest and oldest juried fine arts fair on Chicago's North Shore. The festival is located on six city blocks in downtown Evanston with the fest's eponymous "Fountain Square" sculpture garden serving as its focal point. This urban setting creates the perfect ambience and embodies the word "sophistication" with an audience of more than 50,000 discerning, upscale art aficionados and collectors.

http://www.chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=123