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2024 Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival (SOB Festival)
2024 Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival (SOB Festival)
On Saturday, Aug. 31, the Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival, comically known as the SOB Fest, returns for its 14th year. This year is on pace for record attendance and record brewery participation with over 60 breweries confirmed, including 19 that are new to the festival. In 2024, the Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival is…
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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…
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than…
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2024 Carlinville Market Days
2024 Carlinville Market Days
Come shop on Carlinville Market Days every first Saturday of the month April - November! Locally-made goods, crafts, antiques, vintage and new clothing, jewelry, tools, home décor, baked goods, produce, and more are all on sale at this small business market- come down to Carlinville's downtown square and take a stroll among the vendors! The…
Cruise-In at the David Davis Mansion
Cruise-In at the David Davis Mansion
See all makes and models of vehicles from antique to modern at the David Davis Mansion on Saturday, September 7th from 10am-3pm for the annual Cruise-In, co-sponsored by the David Davis Mansion Foundation and the Mid-State Cruisers! Best In Class trophies will be awarded for a variety of categories, including: Street Rod, Muscle Car, and…
Route 66 Main Street Mingle Market
Route 66 Main Street Mingle Market
In the heart of Virden, the Route 66 Main Street Mingle Market brings the community together to create, shop, and explore downtown. Peruse a bustling market featuring diverse vendors- from charming thrift stores to unique furniture boutiques, captivating bookshops to enchanting crystal stores- each booth is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Engage with…
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Litchfield Pickers Market – September 2024
Litchfield Pickers Market – September 2024
The 2024 Litchfield Pickers Market returns on the second Sunday of each month, May to October, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 2024 Remaining Dates: September 8 and October 13. Downtown Litchfield- 400 N. State St. (Intersection of Route 16/Union Avenue and State Street) Are you a fan of vintage items, antiques, and collectibles? If so, you do…
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The World’s Okayest Vocalist Lunch Show at White Fence Farm
The World’s Okayest Vocalist Lunch Show at White Fence Farm
Denny Diamond (Dennis Svehla - Midwest Entertainer & Vocalist) pays tribute to the hit makers from the 50s/60s pop era, 70s soft rock, folk music, popular musicals from stage, screen,…
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The World’s Okayest Vocalist Lunch Show at White Fence Farm
The World’s Okayest Vocalist Lunch Show at White Fence Farm
Denny Diamond (Dennis Svehla - Midwest Entertainer & Vocalist) pays tribute to the hit makers from the 50s/60s pop era, 70s soft rock, folk music, popular musicals from stage, screen,…
The Underground Railroad in Illinois – Connecting the Dots
The Underground Railroad in Illinois – Connecting the Dots
Illinois has a rich Underground Railroad History. Join Looking for Lincoln virtually on YouTube on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 7 pm to learn more about the Underground Railroad in Illinois, and the efforts that continue today to bring these stories to life. "Connecting the Dots,” with author Larry McClellan, will discuss the state-wide journeys…
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Project Wingspan – First Seed Collection Events
For Project Wingspan volunteers, seed collecting is the Most Important Job. We also have other helpful activities you can help with at events. Please let me know if you would like to help with any of these tasks: Write info on seed bags Plant identification Fill out paper collection data sheets Take plant photos Enter data…
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than…
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DESTIHL Brewery Octoberfest Weekend 2024
Get ready to don your Lederhosen or Dirndl and get hyped for our annual Oktoberfest weekend at the Beer Hall! Our celebration will be jam-packed with Live Music, Activities, and a mouthwatering array of German-themed food. Plus, we've got exclusive beer releases and delicious wine & beertails available all weekend long. This is the event…
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at Litchfield Skyview Drive-In
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at Skyview Drive-In, with co-feature, Longlegs. Gates open at 6pm, Sept 13 & 14 at the historic Skyview Drive-In movie theater in Litchfield.
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than…
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2024 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 27th and what a fundraiser event…
FINAL Cruise-In to Docs Just Off 66
FINAL Cruise-In to Docs Just Off 66
Rev your engines and get ready for a fantastic evening! We’re thrilled to invite you to our Classic Car Cruise-In on September 19th from 5 - 8 PM. Bring your…
3rd Thursday Twistee Treat Diner Car Cruise-In September 19th
3rd Thursday Twistee Treat Diner Car Cruise-In September 19th
Come out every 3rd Thursday 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm May - October for our Twistee Treat Diner Car Cruise-Ins at the Pink Elephant Antique Mall complex. Free to enter your vehicle. 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes. All makes & models are welcome. 2024 Remaining Dates: September 19 | October 17.
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than…
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Litchfield Skyview Drive-In Fall Carnival
The historic Skyview Drive-In movie theater in Litchfield is having our Fall Carnival September 20-22 at the Drive-In! We'll have Carnival Rides, Carnival Games, delicious food and we'll be showing Austin Powers Friday and Saturday evenings at dark! If you've been looking for something to do with the kids to blow off some steam from school…
Duncan Manor 10 Year Anniversary
Come celebrate 10 years of restoration, sustainability, and community. September 20-22 (Tickets Available Now). Featuring Elizabeth & Ethan from HGTV's "Cheap Old Houses" / Live Music from Dan Hubbard, Chicago Farmer, & more / Local Food from ACRES / 20+ Local Vendors.
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night…
Lincoln Memorial Garden Moonlight Meander
Lincoln Memorial Garden Moonlight Meander
Back by popular demand! Join us under the September Full Moon, a Harvest Moon, for our second “Moonlight Meander”. Adults 21+ are invited to LMG to take a self-guided walk along our trails (remember your head lamp or flashlight), make s’mores from our gourmet s’mores bar, and enjoy the music of guitarist Jim Ackerman and…
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2024 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,…
Buzz Bomb Oktoberfest
As we always say, if it’s worth doing it’s worth over doing so with that in mind we are shutting down the street and throwing an outdoor music festival on Saturday 9/21/2024! It’s also September…which means Oktoberfest! We will be serving several German styles and have invited other local breweries to come and bring their…
Jeep Run – Duck Hunt Adventure at The Twistee Treat Diner
Jeep Run – Duck Hunt Adventure at The Twistee Treat Diner
Join us September 21st at Twistee Treat Diner as we embark on a "duck hunting" adventure, visiting 5 different local parks! We will meet at Twistee Treat at 10am for…
Capital City Clash Professional Wrestling
Capital City Clash Professional Wrestling
The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes, in partnership with Global Force Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Entertainment and media partner Neuhoff Media, are ecstatic to announce Capital City Clash, a professional wrestling event, coming to Robin Roberts Stadium on Saturday, September 21st! WWE Hall of Famer, AEW Superstar, and Lucky Horseshoes Co-Owner Jeff Jarrett played an instrumental part in…
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than…
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Autumn at Alive! Sip & Shop
Autumn at Alive! Sip & Shop
Join Alive on 66 for an adult night out with your gang. There will be fall cocktails, giveaways, and a DIY Charm Bar. Local Artist, Margie & Sue Jewelry will…
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than…
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2024 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
The 22nd Annual Route 66 Mother Road Festival is September 27-29, 2024. 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 is locally managed by Greg “Coop” and Sue Cooper,…
Twister & Twisters at Litchfield Skyview Drive-In
The original Twister movie and the new Twisters movie at Skyview Drive-In. Gates open at 6pm, Sept 27 & 28 at the historic Skyview Drive-In movie theater in Litchfield. Join us on the weekend of September 27-28 at the Drive-In for a Twisters weekend! We'll be showing the original as our main feature and the…
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tour at Old Joliet Prison
Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than…
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Lincoln Memorial Garden Forest Therapy
Lincoln Memorial Garden Forest Therapy
Forest Bathing, also called Forest Therapy, is a practice of deepening a sense of connection or relationship with nature through a 1.5- 2-hour walk. It is typically a slow wander through nature, but it can be adapted in many ways for different groups and abilities. A Forest Bathing walk is not a naturalist walk, a…
Get Your Flicks at Route 66 Film Festival
Get Your Flicks at Route 66 Film Festival
The Route 66 Film Festival, in partnership with the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival, is hosting "Get Your Flicks at Route 66" on Saturday, September 28, from 10am-6pm, in conjunction with the 23rd annual Route 66 car show. Over 60,000 people are expected to assemble in Springfield IL over the weekend for this amazing…
National First Responder Appreciation Day – “Touch A Vehicle” Event
National First Responder Appreciation Day – “Touch A Vehicle” Event
Come & enjoy the day with our FREE "Touch a Vehicle Event" at The Pink Elephant Antique Mall! Discounts on Food & Drinks for all First Responders!
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Echoes of Yesteryear: A Walk through Oak Ridge Cemetery
Echoes of Yesteryear: A Walk through Oak Ridge Cemetery
“Echoes of Yesteryear: A Walk through Oak Ridge Cemetery” will be held from Noon – 3:30 p.m. Sunday, September 29. (The last tour begins at 3:00 p.m.). The free walking tour is sponsored by the Sangamon County Historical Society in cooperation with Oak Ridge Cemetery, 1441 Monument Avenue, Springfield. Seven actors dressed in period costumes…
Free Movie Night at Litchfield Skyview Drive-In
Free Movie Night at Litchfield Skyview Drive-In
!!!FREE MOVIE ALERT!!! "Life's a garden.......dig it" - Joe Dirt. On Sunday September 29 we will be showing Joe Dirt at the Drive-In! This movie is free to the public and not to mention........an all-time classic! Don't miss an opportunity to see a classic with free admission! The gates will open at 6 and the…
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26th Conference on Illinois History
The 26th Conference on Illinois History is an annual conference hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, highlighting the research of any aspect of Illinois’s history, culture, politics, geography, or archaeology. Full details of the Conference, including schedule of speakers/topics for panels, information on the luncheon keynote speakers, and links for discounted room…
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Wizarding Weekend at Litchfield Skyview Drive-In
Come join us October 4-5 at the Rt 66 Skyview Drive-In for our Wizarding Weekend! We will be having a Harry Potter weekend where we'll be showing Harry Potter 5-8 over the weekend (Friday night will be Order of the Phoenix followed by Half Blood Prince and then Saturday will be Deathly Hallows 1 followed…
Area 66 Haunted School at Pink Elephant Antique Mall
Have you ever wondered what happens in the old Livingston High School after the Pink Elephant Antique Mall closes? Now is your chance to get a peek! The school ran normally for 75 years, but what caused it to close? Are there teachers and students still roaming the halls? Are there spirits attached to the…
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2024 Sugar Creek Arts Festival
The 41st Annual Sugar Creek Arts Festival, presented by McLean County Arts Center, will be in Uptown Normal on Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6 in beautiful Uptown Normal, from 9 AM to 4 PM. The Sugar Creek Arts Festival is a juried show of fine art and fine craft featuring 130 exhibitors from…
2024 Carlinville Market Days
2024 Carlinville Market Days
Come shop on Carlinville Market Days every first Saturday of the month April - November! Locally-made goods, crafts, antiques, vintage and new clothing, jewelry, tools, home décor, baked goods, produce, and more are all on sale at this small business market- come down to Carlinville's downtown square and take a stroll among the vendors! The…
Route 66 Main Street Mingle Market
Route 66 Main Street Mingle Market
In the heart of Virden, the Route 66 Main Street Mingle Market brings the community together to create, shop, and explore downtown. Peruse a bustling market featuring diverse vendors- from charming thrift stores to unique furniture boutiques, captivating bookshops to enchanting crystal stores- each booth is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Engage with…
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