Power in Purple Day
2 Cool 4 School Creations!
Make and Take Duct Tape Pouches, Lanyards, and Pens. $1.00 plus regular $6.00 admission fee.
National Play in the Sand Day!
Play, Explore, Craft and Create Sand Experiences! Free with regular $6.00 admission fee.
Kid’s Engineer! Medieval Engineering!
Kid’s Engineering for August is Medieval Catapult Engineering! $1.00 plus regular $6.00 admission fee.
Growing up Green – Make some dough!
Homemade playdough with a twist! Free with regular $6.00 admission fee.
2018 Cardboard Challenge
Put your imagination to the test by taking the Cardboard Challenge! This year’s theme is robots! Building time is 10am-2pm and Community Showcase and Awards will be from 2pm-3pm. Cardboard, scissors, glue, etc. will be provided. Bring
Feed My Lambs Walk/Run/Bike 5K
Feed My Lambs 6th Annual 5K, with proceeds helping to fund weekend snack packs for children at Hedding Grade School throughout the 2018-2019 school year.
Frogfest
Frogfest is August 11th in Dahinda, IL 5-8pm Frogfest is a celebration of frogs. There is food, music, and frog jumping. The event is hosted by the Dahinda Methodist Church. Frog is an acronym for “fully rely
Men’s Retreat
Fairview Center United Methodist Church (rural Monmouth) invites young men and men’s groups to a Men’s Retreat on Saturday, August 11, 2018. The purpose is to come together for a day of mission and spiritual strengthening. 9:00
Farmers Market
Farmers Market every Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. under the trees in front of Grace Church, 151 E. Carl Sandburg Dr. If you have produce, are a direct sales vendor or make crafts there are spaces
Worship at the Barn & Potluck Luncheon
Grace Lutheran Church of Knoxville will hold worship service at the Walnut Grove Barn, Knoxville. There will be a hymn sing service led by Deanna Swanson of Andover, IL at 10:30 a.m. immediately followed by a potluck
Abingdon-Avon FFA alumni 4th Annual Golf Outing
12:30pm shot gun start at Laurel Greens in Knoxville. 18 holes best ball with cart, steak dinner, and tons of door prizes. $400 high men’s team, $400 high women’s team, and $200 low team. Hole in one
Galesburg Junior Football League Camp
For more information check out the Galesburg JFL Facebook Page
Homemade Ice Cream Social
Ice cream, pie or cake, drink — $5 per person. Kids 6 and under free Add $5 for pork chop sandwich and chips, or $2 for hot dog and chips Proceeds to benefit Safe Harbor Family Crisis
Fire Fest 2018
Second Annual Fire Fest Hosted by Oneida Wataga Fire Dept. Featured events include music from the band Past Curfew, DJ by Primo Events & Services LLC, Silent Auction as well as food and drinks. There will be
Rock n Roll Bingo for Babies
This isn’t your grandma’s bingo! Come party with us as we spin music, giving away prizes as we go. We’ll play the music, you mark off your cards and shout BINGO!!! Here’s how it works: Instead of
Piecemakers Quilt Guild Bi-annual Quilt Show “Summer Nights”
View 300 quilts, Special Events celebrating 20 years of the Guild. Hoffman Fabric International Challenge Trunk Show, Bed Turning, Shop Vendors from West Central IL. Treasure Chest, Gifted Quilter Boutique Raffle Quilt & Baskets, AQS Quilt Appraisals
Piecemakers Quilt Guild Bi-annual Quilt Show “Summer Nights”
View 300 quilts, Special Events celebrating 20 years of the Guild. Hoffman Fabric International Challenge Trunk Show, Bed Turning, Shop Vendors from West Central IL. Treasure Chest, Gifted Quilter Boutique Raffle Quilt & Baskets, AQS Quilt Appraisals
London Mills Fire Protection District Fun Day
Fish & Chicken Strips Dinner serving at 3pm (Including baked beans, potato salad, roll, and tea or lemonade) — free will donation Live auction at 5pm 50/50 drawing Raffle (more details at the event or from any
“The Sounds of Summer”
The award-winning Knox-Galesburg Symphony will perform The Sounds of Summer on a local, family farm near Oneida, Ill. on Sunday, August 26. The event, hosted by Swanson Family Farms will be held just north of Oneida at