The Northwest Illinois Calendar
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Festivals, concerts, markets and main-street traditions across all four counties.
28 upcoming events across Northwest Illinois.
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SEP 1 · 10:00 AMPlein Air Art Exhibition at The ColiseumColiseum Museum of Art, Antiques and Americana (CMAAA) · Oregon
SEP 25 · 8:00 AMBos Brothers Old Fashioned Fall HarvestBos Brothers Historical Farm · Erie- SEP 26 · All dayStillman Valley Fall FestivalDowntown Stillman Valley · Stillman Valley
SEP 26 · 8:00 AM – 5:00 PMBos Brothers Old Fashioned Fall HarvestBos Brothers Historical Farm · Erie
SEP 26 · 10:00 AM – 6:30 PMPawpaw FestivalPaw Paw Veterans Park · Paw Paw
SEP 26 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMLes Allen - Taft GalleryColiseum Museum of Art, Antiques and Americana (CMAAA) · Oregon- SEP 27 · 8:00 AM – 3:00 PMBos Brothers Old Fashioned Fall HarvestBos Brothers Historical Farm · Erie
The Full Run
- Plein Air Art Exhibition at The ColiseumSep 1 · 10:00 AMColiseum Museum of Art, Antiques and Americana (CMAAA) · Oregon
- Bos Brothers Old Fashioned Fall HarvestSep 25 · 8:00 AMBos Brothers Historical Farm · Erie
- Stillman Valley Fall FestivalSep 26 · All dayDowntown Stillman Valley · Stillman Valley
- Bos Brothers Old Fashioned Fall HarvestSep 26 · 8:00 AM – 5:00 PMBos Brothers Historical Farm · Erie
- Pawpaw FestivalSep 26 · 10:00 AM – 6:30 PMPaw Paw Veterans Park · Paw Paw
- Les Allen - Taft GallerySep 26 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMColiseum Museum of Art, Antiques and Americana (CMAAA) · Oregon
- Bos Brothers Old Fashioned Fall HarvestSep 27 · 8:00 AM – 3:00 PMBos Brothers Historical Farm · Erie
- Les Allen - Taft GallerySep 30 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMColiseum Museum of Art, Antiques and Americana (CMAAA) · Oregon
- Rochelle's Haybale TrailOct 1 · All day
- Golf Cart ToursOct 1 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AMIngersoll Wetlands Learning Center · Thomson
- Autumn on ParadeOct 3 · All dayDowntown Oregon · Oregon
- NWCC Training Center Golf TournamentOct 3 · 9:00 AMSandburr Run Golf & Resort · Thomson
- Havencrest Castle October ToursOct 3 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMHavencrest Castle · Savanna
- Lumberjack Show at Selmi's Family FarmOct 3 · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PMSelmi's Family Farm · Rock Falls
- Lumberjack ShowOct 3 · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PMSelmi’s Greenhouse and Farm Market · Rock Falls
- Nikki D & The Sisters of Thunder ConcertOct 3 · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PMThe Dixon: Historic Theater · Dixon
- Havencrest Castle October ToursOct 4 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMSavanna
- Hops on the RockOct 10 · 2:00 PM – 6:00 PMSterling Marketplace · Sterling
- Cut The Square Cruise NightOct 10 · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PMRochelle Flagg Township Museum · Rochelle
- Golf Cart ToursOct 15 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AMIngersoll Wetlands Learning Center · Thomson
- Golf Cart ToursOct 17 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AMIngersoll Wetlands Learning Center · Thomson
- Spooktacular Halloween Lighted Golf Cart & UTV ParadeOct 17 · 6:30 PM – 8:00 PMDowntown Rock Falls · Rock Falls
- Mount Carroll Pumpkin FestOct 31 · 8:00 AM – 1:00 PMDowntown Mount Carroll · Mount Carroll
- Savanna Festival of TreesNov 27 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMSavanna Museum & Cultural Center · Savanna
- Oregon Candlelight WalkNov 28 · 3:00 PM – 8:00 PMDowntown Oregon · Oregon
- Mount Carroll Christmas Walk & House Tour WeekendDec 4 · 4:00 PMCarroll County Courthouse Square · Mount Carroll
- Sights & Sounds Holiday Kickoff and Tree LightingDec 4 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMLibrary Plaza · Sterling
- Christmas in the CanyonDec 5 · 12:00 PM – 6:00 PMWierenga’s Heritage Canyon · Fulton