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Downtown Bloomington – First Friday
First Friday is an event held each month on, you guessed it, the First Friday of the month in Downtown Bloomington from 5 PM -8 PM! First Friday is an opportunity to shop late at local participating businesses, see what's new in the local galleries, and cap it all off with a bite to eat…
2023 Old Joliet Prison Tours
The Old Joliet Prison tour program is primarily managed by the Joliet Area Historical Museum, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit entity, in partnership with the City of Joliet. The proceeds from activities will be used to expand the Museum’s mission to preserve and disseminate the history of Joliet, as well as to fund much-needed measures to secure and stabilize…
2023 Small Town Dreamers Market in Farmersville
2023 Small Town Dreamers Market in May. These are Outdoor Markets on Farmersville's Charming Square - 9am-3pm, May 13th, June 10th, Sept 9th, Oct 14th Small businesses coming together creating an outdoor shopping experience featuring live entertainment, food, children's activities and vendor shopping. Grab your family and friends and come enjoy the charm of our…
2023 Litchfield Pickers Market
The Litchfield Pickers Market will return Every Second Sunday of the Month: May to October (Exact 2022 dates are May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, and October 8), from 9 AM – 3 PM in Downtown Litchfield, which will start at 400 North State Street. This vintage and antique market is…
2023 Litchfield Skyview Movie Season
The 2023 Litchfield Skyview movie season is From May 18th - October 21st. Visit https://litchfieldskyview.com/schedule for updates. Updated list of upcoming shows: Barbie Barbie August 18 & 19 with Magic Mike Barbie Party: August 25 & 26 We will be having a Barbie Party! Live Barbies from 7-8:30 Giveaways and more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBk4NYhWNMM Teenage Mutant Ninja…
2023 Route 66 Drive In Movie Season
The 2023 Route 66 Drive In movie season is From May 19th - October 21st. Visit https://www.route66-drivein.com/films for updates. Updated list of upcoming shows:
Village of Bolingbrook Wednesday Night Summer Concerts
The Village of Bolingbrook Wednesday Night Summer Concerts are back! Bring your chairs, blankets, and refreshments to the Roger C. Clark Performing Arts Center behind Town Center for FREE outdoor concerts all summer long. Concerts are scheduled for Wednesday nights starting May 31st and running through September 6th. Music begins at 7:30pm! Click HERE for a printable…
Cars & Guitars on 66!
Cars & Guitars on 66! This family friendly FREE event is gonna Rev’em up and Rock’ on to the sounds of the JunkYard Dawgs! Located in the VanBuren Street Plaza parking lot across from the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet. Car club participants please enter the show area at the Clinton & Chicago Street…
Twistee Treats/Pink Elephant Antique Mall Car Cruise-Ins
Every other Saturday in August and September from 5pm-8pm are Twistee Treats/Pink Elephant Antique Mall Car Cruise-Ins! Dates are: August 5th (with The Whiskey River Band) August 19th September 2nd September 16th September 30th (part of the Route 66 UFO Festival) On stage 1-4pm - Frankie & the Houseshakers and 5-8pm - Just Be Drawings…
Downtown Pontiac Farmers Market
The Downtown Pontiac Farmers Market is an "eat fresh, eat local" market where everything sold is grown, produced, or created locally! Join us weekly on the courthouse lawn for fresh produce, plants, meats, and hand created items from 7-11AM or until sold out. For more information, visit their website.
Downtown Pontiac Cruise Night
Cruise to Downtown Pontiac the 3rd weekend of the month for our last two cruises of the season - August 19 & September 16 from 5-8pm. There will be no fee to enter this year. Classic car owners are invited to bring their cars to display them and car enthusiasts are invited to come take…
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Javapalooza
Take your sweet time to savor the smells, revel in the flavors – and immerse yourself in the rich and vibrant coffee culture of the Great Rivers and Routes region. Javapalooza celebrates the bean and the people who create that beautiful, and delightful coffee experience. Get ready to take part and discover your new coffee…
The Rooted Home Fall Open House
Join The Rooted Home in Farmersville on September 1st & 2nd for our Fall Open House! Special Sales Free Gift w/Purchase Complimentary Refreshments Enter to Win Prizes Shop New Fall Decor Extended Store Hours Guest Pop Up- Luxe Linx by Jess Shop Cleveland Street Apparel at their temporary location inside Strandz Salon next door! *Extended…
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The Springfield Mile
The 2023 Progressive American Flat season will conclude in epic fashion on Labor Day weekend with the Springfield Mile I & II on September 2-3. Long considered the crown jewel of the Progressive AFT schedule, the Springfield Mile offers up the perfect blend of speed and strategy tied to history and tradition. If possible, this…
2023 Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival (SOB Festival)
2023 Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival (SOB Festival)
The 2023 Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival (SOB Festival) will be held at the Inn at 835 in Downtown Springfield on the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend from 12-5pm. It will be held rain or shine, because attendees will be covered by the two 100' tents we've secured. Over 150 beers and ciders from over…
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Volunteer for Project Wingspan – Collect Seeds – Save Pollinators!
Volunteer for Project Wingspan! Collect Seeds! Save Pollinators! Pollinator Partnership’s Project Wingspan has never been stronger! Join one of 30 teams of trained, certified native wildflower seed collectors to harvest seeds at local prairies around Illinois. o Seeds are cleaned through an IDNR partnership and redistributed to local pollinator habitat projects. o The last three volunteer training and…
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Rusty Star Marketplace Fall Festival
Rusty Star Marketplace Fall Festival - all of the vendors will have their booths stocked with lots of Fall decorations. We will have lots of furniture and antiques. All the booths will have 10% off and some will have more. Door prizes, refreshments and happy vendors ready to help you find what you’re looking for.…
2023 Atlanta Fall Festival
The 73rd Atlanta Fall Festival is September 8-10, 2023! Atlanta's first Fall Festival was held in September 1950, when the Atlanta American Legion took the initiative and proposed an expansion of the Atlanta High School’s homecoming and fall festival. At Atlanta Fall Festival, we're happy to showcase the talents of our local artisans and craftspeople,…
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Atlanta Public Library & Museum Hosts Atlanta Museum 50th Anniversary Dedication Ceremony
Atlanta Public Library & Museum Hosts Atlanta Museum 50th Anniversary Dedication Ceremony
The Atlanta Public Library & Museum would like to invite the public to a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Atlanta Museum, as well as a dedication ceremony to honor the Museum’s founder, Lucille Pech. This event will be held on Saturday, September 9th at 11am at the Museum located at 112 SW Arch…
Butterfly Festival at the Flutter Farm
Butterfly Festival at the Flutter Farm
Southwestern Illinois College is hosting a Butterfly Festival, on September 9th, at its Red Bud, IL Campus Flutter Farm - the event includes pollinator garden information fair, arts and crafts and more. This is a Free community event.
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Classic Car Show at Litchfield Skyview
Classic Car Show at Litchfield Skyview
Litchfield Skyview is hosting a Classic Car Show on Thursday, September 14th at the famous drive-in movie theater in Litchfield. The event also includes a Parade of Lights, with classic cars starting at the Skyview, driving through downtown Litchfield, and returning for the movie showing of "Grease". Free entry to the event is provided by…
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Route 66 Association of Missouri Motor Tour
Join the Route 66 Association of Missouri Motor Tour on their 2023 motor tour. This year it starts in Illinois! The tour begins in Litchfield, IL with a complimentary visit to the Skyview Drive In on the night night before kickoff. The Route 66 Association of Missouri 2023 Motor Tour officially kicks off the next…
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35th Annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair
The 35th Annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair in Springfield is Saturday, September 16, 2023 10 AM - 5 PM & Sunday, September 17, 2023 10 AM - 4 PM. Artwork from artists across the country. Support them, as well as the SAA, by coming out to shop at the best fall art fair in…
2023 Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival
This event was a chore once upon a time, as Abraham Lincoln knew, and now you will be able to watch men and women alike split logs into beautiful rails. The fierce competition between the contenders will keep you on the edge of your seat. The contest is divided up into four categories: Junior, Team,…
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3rd Annual Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Induction Award Ceremony
3rd Annual Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Induction Award Ceremony
The Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 will hold their 3rd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Award Ceremony on Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at the Rialto Square Theatre…
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2023 Dwight Harvest Days & Basset Waddle Weekend
The Dwight Harvest Days & Basset Waddle Weekend includes a craft show, flea marker, parade, bags tournament, axe throwing, carnival, canine in the clouds show, car show, and best food booths around. Grab your friends and family for some fun entertainment. The Paradise Bash and Waddle will be our 26th and what a fundraiser event…
Buckminster Fuller: Inventor of the Future
Buckminster Fuller: Inventor of the Future
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum celebrates the unbridled imagination of R. Buckminster Fuller this month with a display of his Dymaxion concept car, a chance for children to be inventors and a biographer’s take on Fuller’s career. Fuller, who spent part of his career at Southern Illinois University and designed a house there,…
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2023 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
The 22nd Annual Route 66 Mother Road Festival is September 22-24, 2023. The cars, the music, the fun and nostalgia that Route 66 has brought to generations will return for another year, rolling into historic downtown Springfield in September. Admission is FREE for spectators. The show will be locally managed by Greg “Coop” and Sue…
The Other House that Richard Built; Oglesby’s Decatur Mansion
The Other House that Richard Built; Oglesby’s Decatur Mansion
On Friday, September 22, 2023, the Elkhart Historical Society will welcome Carol Pelz and David Davis from the Oglesby Mansion Board in Decatur as our featured speakers for the September…
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2023 Channahon Potato Festival
2023 Channahon Potato Festival
Returning this fall on September 23rd is the Channahon Potato Festival, which is a joint event between the Village of Channahon, Channahon Park District, and the Three Rivers Public Library District. That's right, we will be celebrating the infamous Channahon Potato Rocks again this year! The fun filled day will include children's activities, food trucks…
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Route 66 UFO Festival
The Pink Elephant Antique Mall is hosting a Route 66 UFO Festival - Three day event celebrating Route 66 and UFOs! Live bands, cornhole tournaments, alien costume contests, vendors and more. 9/29 5-8pm 9/30 11-8pm 10/1 Noon-5pm On Stage 9/29 5-8pm The Whiskey River Band 9/30 1-4pm Frankie & the "Houseshakers" 9/30 5-8pm The Silver…