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Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 2025 Schedule & Tickets Now on Sale
Springfield, IL 12/12/24 – The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes are excited to announce their 2025 schedule, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 27th, when the Horseshoes host the Normal CornBelters at Robin Roberts Stadium. This marks the start of another thrilling summer of baseball in Springfield, as the Horseshoes look to build on their success and…
New Year’s Eve-EVE at Joliet Area Historical Museum
New Year’s Eve-EVE at Joliet Area Historical Museum
This year, bring your little ones to the most exciting, family-friendly New Year’s event in Joliet – the Ultimate Kids’ New Year’s Eve EVE Party! The clock may strike midnight for adults, but for the kids, the celebration begins early with a packed schedule of fun-filled activities, games, and entertainment that will make them feel…
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Annual New Year’s Eve Party at Motorheads
Ring the New Year with Motorheads again with Captain Geech & Micah Walk! Dinner Package includes: Reserved table all night long, Prime Rib or Lobster Tail & Shrimp dinner, Party favors, Champagne toast at midnight and the ever-popular Captain Geech & The Shrimp Shack Shooters with Special guest Micah Walk! Don't want dinner? Get the…
New Year’s Eve at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.
Join us in Downtown Springfield for the best New Year’s Party! Buzz Bomb will be serving up delicious beer and cocktails, A Taste of Seoul will have a special New Year’s Dinner (reservations recommended). Enjoy music, raffles, and a champagne toast at midnight! Raffle items include what's behind door #1 OR a brand new hoodie…
Noon Year’s Eve at Kidzeum
Noon Year’s Eve at Kidzeum
Join us at Kidzeum on Dec. 31 from 9am-1pm, as we celebrate the start of a new year! We'll have plenty of activities to start 2025 off on the right foot. This year, we're going all-out with a dance party led by the Springfield Youth Performance Group, skating on our sock-skating rink, a wide variety…
Springfield Area Arts Council Annual First Night Springfield
Springfield Area Arts Council Annual First Night Springfield
The Springfield Area Arts Council (SAAC) celebrates its annual First Night Springfield on New Year's Eve in downtown Springfield. This family-friendly, celebration of the arts features talented local and regional artists & performers across multiple stages at multiple venues. There is a free admission children's stage and activity area from 1 pm-4 pm. All other…
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David Berchtold at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.
David Berchtold at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.
Piedmont Finger-Picking infused Blues, Folk, Roots, Rock, and Originals! When done well, finger-picking a guitar looks so easy anybody could do it. But the task of convincing several digits to make music while moving simultaneously in different, yet coordinated directions, when it appears effortless, takes a good deal of concentration and practice. David Berchtold, an…
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Harlem Globetrotters’ Illinois Origins at the ALPLM
Harlem Globetrotters’ Illinois Origins at the ALPLM
SPRINGFIELD – Despite their name, the Harlem Globetrotters began their amazing story of basketball fun and showmanship in Illinois, not New York, as the authors of a new book will explain in an appearance Jan. 14 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Learn how a Jewish immigrant on Chicago’s South Side founded the team…
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Revel In Red at Motorheads
Revel In Red at Motorheads
Revel In Red is BACK at Motorheads!! Sometimes, you don't know what you've been missing until it's right in front of you. This may just be the case with Revel in Red. Once you experience a show, you'll wonder how you've gotten along this far without it. They'll hit you like a 10-ton heavy thing.…
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Winter Seed Sowing at Kidzeum
Winter Seed Sowing at Kidzeum
Join us at Kidzeum on Jan. 18 from 10:30am-2pm, for Winter Seed Sowing! On Saturday, January 18th, we'll be learning all about plant life during the wintertime and beginning to grow our own gardens using native plants. Many native plant seeds need a period of cold, moist stratification to germinate. By planting them now, you…
Matt Woods Live at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.
Matt Woods Live at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.
His Americana-Country music might make you cry but his Southern Rock songs will get you stompin' your feet and dancing, on Saturday January 18th at 8pm. Matt Woods is a product of Appalachia. You can hear his East Tennessee roots tangled in the lines of his songs and it is through this filter he distills…
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MLK Day at ALPLM
MLK Day at ALPLM
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will once again pay tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr with a special presentation to honor the iconic civil rights leader. Actor Reggie Guyton will recite Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on January 20, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in…
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Justin Moyar Live at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.
Justin Moyar Live at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.
Justin Moyar brings his one man blues and jazz looping experience to Buzz Bomb! Combined with soul shredding harmonica solos and great songwriting, he creates an engaging and fun show.…
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