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2018 Kewanee Hog Days
August 31, 2018 - September 3, 2018
What started out in 1954 as a casual encounter between a community and what some call an oddball celebration, has evolved into a steady affair that has lasted 65 continuous years! Somehow, we’ve stuck with it and it with us and all continues on!
In the beginning we used to race real live hogs down the street. Now WE race down the streets in three Hog Days Stampede Fitness runs. We also have golf and biking competitions too. Oh and don’t forget the Hog Wallow Mud Volleyball Classic. Turns out hogs aren’t the only ones who like to play in the mud! There’s the flea market/craft show, the Model T and A Road Rally, our local library’s annual book sale, the Boss Manufacturing/Excel Leather Outlet coat and glove sale and tours of Ryan’s Round Barn…a huge (over 80′ tall) refurbished structure from the early 1900s that is considered one of the tallest barns in America with absolutely no corners so there’s no place for the devil to hide! Oh and don’t forget the annual Hog Days parade! A one mile march of bands, floats and everything red, white and blue to celebrate our pride in agriculture, our country and just to make a PIG deal out of life here in the Midwest! For kids of all ages we have C.D.A.C Carnival and Concessions with dozens of family-friendly games and rides. We have live shows on our big outdoor stage all weekend long and many of the bars and clubs do the same at their establishments.
And if you get hungry, we have the World’s Largest Outdoor Pork Barbecue going on all weekend long serving over 30 thousand pork chop and pork burger sandwiches as well as nearly fifty food vendors set up on the streets of downtown Kewanee serving everything from chicken fingers (what!) to pork ka-bobs and everything in between! We have numerous “all you can eat” breakfasts put on by local clubs and service organizations in Kewanee as well as a host of restaurants and local eating establishments ready and waiting for you throughout our four day festival.
So please, say you’ll consider a visit to Kewanee, IL Friday, August 31st thru Monday, September 3rd, 2018. There’s an abundance of food, festival and fun going on here all weekend long. Come join us at Hog Days. Don’t Go Bacon our hearts!
