Events
2024 Illinois State Fair
Illinois State Fairgrounds 801 E. Sangamon Ave., Springfield, IL, United StatesThe Illinois State Fair returns for 2024, August 8 - 18, with an all star concert lineup and the return of a new Route 66 presence. Grandstand acts TBA. Gate 2 of the Illinois State Fair is home to the Illinois State Fairgrounds Route 66 Experience - a multiyear project focusing on our nation’s most…
Another GIANT Coming to Atlanta!
CountryAire Restaurant 606 E South St, Atlanta, IL, United StatesThe public is invited to welcome another new "Giant" to Atlanta, Illinois, when a 19-foot-tall fiberglass statue of a waitress holding an apple pie is installed at the town's CountryAire Restaurant this Friday, August 16th. Earlier this summer, restaurant owner Nick Beckteshi noted the many tourists visiting Atlanta's new American Giants Museum and decided he,…
Blues Brothers Con – The Sequel Featuring Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi
Old Joliet Prison 1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL, United StatesJoliet, IL - The Joliet Area Historical Museum has rescheduled its second annual Blues Brothers Con featuring actors Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi, reprising their roles as “The Blues Brothers”…
2nd Annual Route 66 UFO Festival
Pink Elephant Antique Mall 908 Veterans Memorial Dr., Livingston, IL, United StatesCome check out our 2nd Annual Route 66 UFO Festival...it is out of this world!! We have more than 30 vendors lined up so far for this 3-day family fun free event - August 23-25. There will be games, a 5K Race, LIVE Music, food, drinks, and fun. The Pink Elephant Antique Mall - 908…
Lincoln, Illinois Balloons Over 66 Weekend 2024
Downtown Lincoln 101 North Chicago St, Lincoln, IL, United StatesLincoln has had a long history with Hot Air Ballooning beginning with the Art and Balloon Festival that began in 1988. Later the Balloon Festival was separated from the Art Festival and continued on until 2017. In 2019, Balloons Over 66 began. As with the Art and Balloon Festival, balloon pilots travel from around the…
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