Edwardsville 24th Annual Route 66 Festival
The City of Edwardsville is excited to welcome the community back to the park to enjoy great food, live music, the classic car cruise through town, main street marketplace and more.
Route 66 Association of Illinois
Where The Road Begins
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Wilmington Catfish Days
Catfish have long been a specialty of Wilmington. Why? Because they played a large part in initiating the event, Catfish Days, after Forked Creek spilled over its banks and flooded the cellars of a section of Wilmington called, “Catfish Town”. This section was located in a hollow behind the Chicago and Alton railroad depot before […]
Annual Association Picnic
Sugar Grove Nature Center 4532 N 725 East Road, McLean, IL, United StatesLunch provided free, but you must RSVP
Door Prizes and Bingo!
RSVP is REQUIRED no later than July 31, 2022
Hummingbird Festival & Pollination Celebration
Sugar Grove Nature Center 4532 N 725 East Road, McLean, IL, United StatesCelebrate hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies- the vital pollinators for countless varieties of plant life in Funks Grove! Enjoy entertainment, education, food, and fun! Vern Kleen will return to conduct hummingbird trapping, banding, and releasing. The Honey House will be buzzing with bee excitement. Seminars will feature native plants, attracting hummingbirds to your yard, and other […]
$5.00
Sunflower Days at Rader Family Farms
Rader Family Farms 1312 Ropp Road, Normal, IL, United StatesCome walk through more than 4 acres of brilliantly colored sunflowers during our 3rd Annual Sunflower Days Festival at Rader Family Farms. You do not want to miss these special weekends. There will be a variety of sunflowers in different colors, shapes and sizes and a field of zinnias, too. Bloom where you are planted! […]
Pontiac Farmers Market
Pontiac Pontiac, IL, United StatesEvery Saturday from 7:00 – 11:00 June – August, 8:00 – 12:00 September – October.
Writing Workshop with Janet Quiram Glaser
Atlanta Public Library & Museum 114 SW Arch Street, Atlanta, IL, United StatesHave fun as the class explores ways to spark memories and discover an easy way to begin recording life experiences. She will use excerpts from her book, Arranging a Dream: A Memoir, as examples of life storytelling. Her “feel-good” memoir chronicles the first year she and her husband took a chance and purchased a floral […]
Pontiac Third Saturdays
The 3rd Saturday Howard Street Vintage Market is an outdoor market located at Pop’s Pop Up (517 W. Howard St.) and the surrounding businesses. The market features a variety of unique and one-of-a-kind items as well as food vendors and activities. Admission to the market is free for shoppers. Vendors are charged a $15 fee […]
Elkhart Historical Society: Eric Snodgrass
Wild Hare Café 104 Gov. Oglesby Street, Elkhart, IL, United StatesThe Elkhart Historical Society is pleased to announce that Eric Snodgrass, who is a Science Fellow, Principal Atmospheric Scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions, will be the featured speaker for their August 26, 2022 dinner lecture. Horsefeather’s Wild Hare Café, 104 Gov. Oglesby Street, is the location of the dinner lecture. Reservations are required and must […]