Arts & Culture

2025 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
Downtown Springfield #1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL, United StatesThe 24th Annual Route 66 Mother Road Festival is September 26-28, 2025. The cars, the music, the fun and nostalgia that Route 66 has brought to generations will return for…

History of the Underground Railroad in Illinois – John Ackerman & Susan Helm
Elkhart Christian Church Fellowship Community Center 206 S. Gillett St., Elkhart, IL, United StatesThe Elkhart Historical Society proudly introduces two guest speakers for our Friday, September 26, 2025, Dinner Lecture program. Susan Helm is past president of the Sangamon County Historical Society. Currently,…

Area 66 Haunted School at The Pink Elephant Antique Mall
Pink Elephant Antique Mall/Twistee Treat Diner 908 Veterans Memorial Dr., Livingston, IL, United StatesDare to enter the spookiest school in town! Area 66 Haunted School brings chills, thrills, and hair-raising scares every Friday and Saturday night throughout October 3rd - November 1st. From…

The Blues Brothers 45th Anniversary Movie Screening at Old Joliet Prison
Old Joliet Prison 1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL, United StatesThe Joliet Area Historical Museum (JAHM) will be showing a 45th anniversary screening of “The Blues Brothers” in the yard of the Old Joliet Prison on Saturday October 4, 2025,…

Tenth Annual Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference
Joliet Area Historical Museum 204 N Ottawa St, Joliet, IL, United StatesThe Tenth Annual Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference will be held Thursday – Saturday, October 9-11, 2025, in Joliet, Illinois, with the theme “Road to the Centennial.” The main…