Events
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2025 Winter Solstice at Cahokia Mounds
Cahokia Mounds 30 Ramey St, Collinsville, IL, United StatesCahokia Mounds celebrates the Winter Solstice 2025 on Sunday, December 21. It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, as the sun reaches its southernmost point in the sky. From this point forward, daylight hours gradually begin to increase.
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Springfield Area Arts Council Annual First Night Springfield
Downtown Springfield #1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL, United StatesThe 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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MICA Event: The Centennial Celebration of Route 66
Horace Mann Companies 1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, IL, United StatesSign up now for Mid-Illinois Communications Association's January program, a presentation by Casey Claypool, Executive Director at the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. She will discuss the 100th anniversary of…
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Joliet Route 66 Centennial Kick-off Celebration at Old Joliet Prison
Old Joliet Prison 1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL, United StatesFive communities have been designated Official Satellite Cities for the Route 66 Centennial Kick-off on April 30, 2026. The virtual Route 66 Centennial Kick-Off will feature a Centennial Kick-Off concert with a-list entertainment in Springfield, Missouri, a two-hour simulcast of the live-streamed event worldwide, and cut-ins during the simulcast from each Official Satellite City. Below is information regarding the Centennial…
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2026 Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival
Joliet Area Historical Museum 204 N Ottawa St, Joliet, IL, United StatesThis two-day festival, May 2nd & 3rd, 2026, is all about family fun on the most famous two-lane highway in America - Route 66. Sponsored by the fifteen communities which make up the 100-mile linear museum from Joliet to Bloomington, the annual festival invites everyone to experience the good life in the slow lane. Each…
MAJOR EVENTS ON ILLINOIS ROUTE 66
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Event postings are limited to events held in Route 66 communities in Illinois, and are a benefit to members of the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway.