Throughout the day Saturday, international music will be featured during the MOKENA PARK DISTRICT’S SECOND ANNUAL ETHNIC FEST, starting with Irish dancers from the Weber School at 11:30 a.m. and continuing through the night with the Parkette Dancers, the Silk and Thistle Scottish Dancers, Fermilab International Entertainment, Royale Polynesian and Fire Dancers, Nuevo Mariachi Jalisco, the Polish Highlanders, Teresa Los Preferidos Flamenco Dancers, Yeh Mon — Jamaica’s One Man Band, and Jimmy’s Bavarian Authentic Lederhosen Band. A world bazaar, global games for kids, cultural exhibits and international cuisine will also be offered. Admission is $2 per car. Main Park, 10925 S. LaPorte Rd., Mokena. 708-479-1020.
In St. Coletta’s Rubber Duck Derby, hundreds of ducks will be dumped into a pond for a race that will be powered by the water action of the local fire department’s hoses. For $5, a person can adopt a duck to race. The “parents” of the 10 winning ducks will be eligible to win a $25,000 cash prize, a hot tub, a mountain bike, airline tickets, $1,000 in gift certificates for pizza or $500 in gas from a local gas station. Proceeds of the contest benefit St. Coletta’s, a Palos Park-based social service agency for people with developmental disabilities. The derby is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday on the grounds of the Palos Hills Friendship Fest. The festival, featuring carnival rides, crafts, pony rides, a petting zoo, an Elvis impersonator, bingo, a jumping jack, live music and food booths, is scheduled for 5-11 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m.-midnight Saturday and 3-10 p.m. Sunday. Moraine Valley Community College and Moraine Valley Church grounds, on 86th Avenue north of 111th Street, Palos Hills. 708-923-3535.
The oversized puppets of Jan’s Clan will dance and sing during the free Wednesday Happenings program sponsored by the Orland Park Recreation and Parks Department. 11 a.m. Wednesday, Orland Park Outdoor Amphitheater, 14700 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park. 708-403-PARK.
Join a fossil hunt in the canyons of Cook County. Free. 10 a.m. Sunday, Camp Sagawau, 12545 W. 111th St., Lemont. 630-257-2045.
Neighborhood fairs this weekend include the 17th Annual Brighton Park Lithuanian Fair, from noon-10 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 47th Street and Western Avenue; the Arts and Crafts Promenade & Family Festival from noon-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl.; and the Kids Zone Festival from noon-9 p.m. Saturday at 67th and South Halsted Streets.
