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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…
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…
Monday, September 23, 2024
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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Thursday, September 26, 2024
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September 26, 2024 -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 be here with a DIY Charm Bar!! Choose from over 300 charms and design your own Necklace or Bracelet.AND learn how to make your own…
Friday, September 27, 2024
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Saturday, September 28, 2024
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September 28, 2024 -Lincoln Memorial Garden Forest Therapy
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September 28, 2024 -Get Your Flicks at Route 66 Film Festival
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September 28, 2024 -Four Rivers Enviromental Education Center Pelican Party
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September 28, 2024 -Harvest Festival Celebration 75
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
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…
Four Rivers Enviromental Education Center Pelican Party
The migrating American white pelicans are coming in for a landing here at Four Rivers! Enjoy seeing a pelican close up at one of the 45-minute live-bird presentations, scheduled for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Meet naturalists at each of the pelican hotspots to observe these huge birds in the wild. Travel along interactive trails…
Harvest Festival Celebration 75
Join us in celebrating 75 years of the Wilmington Park District on September 28th. We want to thank you for 75 years and looking forward to the future of Wilmington. Come down and enjoy live music, kids inflatables and fall themed games, a petting zoo, kids wiffleball tournament, adult cup in hand tournament, and a…
Sunday, September 29, 2024
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September 29, 2024 -Echoes of Yesteryear: A Walk through Oak Ridge Cemetery
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September 29, 2024 -Free Movie Night at Litchfield Skyview Drive-In
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 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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