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East Dundee's identity is small, walkable, and river-oriented. The downtown along Route 25 is tight enough to cover on foot, with longtime fixtures like Van's Frozen Custard at 16 E. Main Street, Mockingbird Bar + Garden at 217 Barrington Avenue, Rosie O'Hare's Public House with its riverside patio, and Duke's Blues N BBQ. The Fox River Bike Trail runs through downtown, with the easiest trail access in the entire northern Fox River Valley at The Depot at 319 N. River Street, a 1984-rebuilt train depot that serves as a tourist center and rest stop for cyclists.

The village's recreation backbone is the Dundee Township Park District, which operates 40 park sites and facilities serving the four Dundee Township villages plus portions of neighboring towns. Park District amenities include Bonnie Dundee and Randall Oaks golf courses, the Rakow Center and Randall Oaks Recreation Center fitness facilities, Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center, an indoor pool at Rakow, and the Randall Oaks Zoo. East Dundee co-sponsors Concerts in the Park each summer at Lions Park, and the village calendar includes Depot Market, Dickens in Dundee, the Riverside Parade of Lights, Motor Monday Cruise Night, Oktoberfest, and St. Patrick's Day events. The Village adopted a Riverfront Master Plan in 2024 to expand riverwalk space along Water Street and add a park on the Haeger site.