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Events in Downstate Illinois

Events in Downstate Illinois

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Whether you’re looking for a festival, marathon or something family-friendly to bring the kids to, Downstate Illinois has something for everyone. The region hosts over 900 events each year, and we pride ourselves on providing the most accurate event information so that you don’t miss a thing.

What are you waiting for? Explore our Event Calendar to find the perfect entertainment for you and your family during your visit.

Please use the color-coded map for reference.

  • Western Region (Orange) – Close to St. Louis, MO
  • Central Region (Blue) – Close to Springfield, IL
  • Eastern Region (Yellow) – Close to Terre Haute, IN

Okawville Wheat Festival and Parade

 September 13, 2024 - September 15, 2024
Okawville Community Club Park
Okawville, IL

Belle-Clair Fall Craft/Vendor Show

 September 14, 2024 - September 15, 2024
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds and Expo Center
Belleville, IL

Eckert's AppleFest

 September 15, 2024
Eckert's Locations
Belleville, IL

Goat Yoga at Schlafly

 September 15, 2024
Schlafly Highland Square
Highland, IL

Puppy Pals Live

September 19, 2024
Lincoln Theater
Belleville, IL

Annual Chamber Golf Outing

 September 20, 2024
Marshall Golf Course
Marshall, IL

Marshall Autumn Fest

 September 20, 2024 - September 22, 2024
Downtown Marshall
Marshall, IL

Carlyle Sailing Assn. Whale of a Sail Regatta

 September 20, 2024 - September 22, 2024
Carlyle Lake
Carlyle, IL

43rd Annual Belleville Oktoberfest

 September 20, 2024 - September 21, 2024
Downtown Belleville
Belleville, IL

Live Music at Charters Patio

 September 20, 2024
Charters Patio
Vandalia, IL

Flora Classic & Ford Town Funfest

 September 20, 2024 - September 21, 2024
Flora, IL
Flora, IL

Centralia Farmers Market

September 21, 2024
Centralia, IL
Centralia, IL

Blessed Blooms Farmers Market

 September 21, 2024
Blessed Blooms Market Pavilion
Fairfield, IL

Tour de Tilden Bike Ride

 September 21, 2024
Tilden City Park
Tilden, IL

Vine Street Market

 September 21, 2024
O'Fallon Station
O'Fallon, IL

Chester Farmers Market

 September 21, 2024
Chester Square Gazebo Park
Chester, IL

Gourdy's Pumpkin Run

 September 21, 2024
Eckerts
Belleville, IL

Railroad Day

 September 21, 2024
Centralia Area Historical Museum
Centralia, IL

Street Art Festival

 September 21, 2024
Highland Square
Highland, IL

Albion Fall Artisan's Fair

 September 21, 2024
Albion Courthouse Square
Albion, IL

Eckert's AppleFest

 September 21, 2024
Eckert's Locations
Belleville, IL

Live Music at Charters Patio

 September 21, 2024
Charters Patio
Vandalia, IL

Music in the Park - Fleetwood to the Max

 September 21, 2024
Market Street Mount Carmel, IL
Mount Carmel, IL

Waterloo's Blue Army Bull Bash

September 21, 2024
Monroe County Fairgrounds
Waterloo, IL

Reduced Shakespeare Company at The Hett

 September 21, 2024
Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts
Lebanon, IL

Eckert's AppleFest

 September 22, 2024
Eckert's Locations
Belleville, IL

Edwards County Paint Out

 September 23, 2024
The Main Event
Albion, IL

Fairfield Paint Out

 September 24, 2024 - September 28, 2024
Fairfield, IL

“4-H Then & Now” by Kelly Brandt

 September 26, 2024
History Museum of Monroe County
Waterloo, IL

Maeystown Apple Peeling

 September 27, 2024 - September 28, 2024
The Rock Mill
Maeystown, IL

Fall Brawl Pickleball Tournaments

 September 27, 2024 - September 29, 2024
Olney, IL

NHRA Midwest Nationals

 September 27, 2024 - September 29, 2024
World Wide Technology Raceway
Madison, IL

Live Music at Charters Patio

 September 27, 2024
Charters Patio
Vandalia, IL

Stubbornfest

September 27, 2024 - September 28, 2024
Stubborn German Brewing Company
Waterloo, IL

Carlyle Farmers Market

 September 27, 2024
Carlyle VFW
Carlyle, IL

Apple Butter Stirring

 September 28, 2024
The Rock Mill
Maeystown, IL

2024 Belleville Main Street Marathon and Half Marathon

 September 28, 2024
Main Street and First Street
Belleville, IL

Centralia Farmers Market

September 28, 2024
Centralia, IL
Centralia, IL

Blessed Blooms Farmers Market

 September 28, 2024
Blessed Blooms Market Pavilion
Fairfield, IL

New Baden Farmers Market

 September 28, 2024
New Baden Village Park
New Baden, IL

Vine Street Market

 September 28, 2024
O'Fallon Station
O'Fallon, IL

50th Annual Fall Festival

September 28, 2024
Olney City Park
Olney, IL

Chester Farmers Market

 September 28, 2024
Chester Square Gazebo Park
Chester, IL

OAC Fall Festival - 50th Anniversary

 September 28, 2024
Olney City Park
Olney, IL

Olney Fall Festival

 September 28, 2024
Olney City Park
Olney, IL

Wings by the Wabash Airshow

 September 28, 2024 - September 29, 2024
Crawford County Illinois, Palestine Il
Palestine, IL

Harvest Frolic

September 28, 2024 - September 29, 2024
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
Lerna, IL

Echoes of Time

 September 28, 2024
Lake View Memorial Gardens
Fairview Heights, IL

Tour de Charleston

 September 28, 2024
Downtown
Charleston, IL

Wine & Ale with Abe Streetfest

 September 28, 2024
Charters Patio
Vandalia, IL

Honor Flight Benefit Featuring Superjam Band

 September 28, 2024
VFW Post 1117
Caseyville, IL

The Traveling Salvation Show

 September 28, 2024
Lincoln Theater
Belleville, IL

The YiSH

 September 28, 2024
YiSH Headqueart
Newton, IL

Ironclad Art: the Motorcycle

 September 29, 2024
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
Mount Vernon, IL

Sip and Shop

 September 29, 2024
The Olde Wicks Factory
Highland, IL

Scarecrow Crawl

 October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024
Historic Main Street
Columbia, IL

Annual Library Crawl 2024

 October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024
Participating Public Libraries in Southern and Central Illinois
Glen Carbon, IL

Girl's Night Out

 October 3, 2024
Downtown Albion
Albion, IL

Heath Harvest Fest

October 4, 2024 - October 5, 2024
Downtown
Robinson, IL

Grizzlies Rodeo

 October 4, 2024 - October 5, 2024
Grizzlies Ballpark
Sauget, IL

Tales From East Lawn at the Cemetery

 October 4, 2024 - October 5, 2024
East Lawn Cemetery
Salem, IL

Halloweenville Jack o’ Lantern Express

 October 4, 2024
American Farm Heritage Museum
Greenville, IL

Haunted Paintball Park

 October 4, 2024
Xtreme Paintball Park
Millstadt, IL

Waterloo Haunted Trail

 October 4, 2024 - October 5, 2024
Waterloo Sportsman's Club
Waterloo, IL

Centralia Farmers Market

October 5, 2024
Centralia, IL
Centralia, IL

Annual White Squirrel Count

 October 5, 2024
Olney, IL

Bond County Farmers Market

 October 5, 2024
Greenville Square
Greenville, IL

Vine Street Market

 October 5, 2024
O'Fallon Station
O'Fallon, IL

Chester Farmers Market

 October 5, 2024
Chester Square Gazebo Park
Chester, IL

Chili Chase 5k

 October 5, 2024
Historic Downtown Belleville
Belleville, IL

Lebanon Fall Festival

 October 5, 2024
Downtown Lebanon
Lebanon, IL

Ecktoberfest

 October 5, 2024 - October 27, 2024
Eckert's Cider Shed
Belleville, IL

Wabash Valley Wine and Art Festival

 October 5, 2024 - October 6, 2024
Main Street in Palestine, IL
Palestine, IL

Bond County Cruise-Ins

 October 5, 2024
Bond County Courthouse Square
Greenville, IL

Eastern Illinois University Homecoming

 October 5, 2024
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

Fall Yard Sales

 October 5, 2024
City Wide
Albion, IL

Goat Yoga at Schlafly

 October 5, 2024
Schlafly Highland Square
Highland, IL

Halloween Window Painting Contest

 October 5, 2024
Downtown
Belleville, IL

Metro East Pride Fest

 October 5, 2024
West Main Street - Belleville, IL
Belleville, IL

Little Egypt Festival and Parade

 October 5, 2024
Salem, IL

Wabash Valley Wine & Art Festival

 October 5, 2024 - October 6, 2024
Downtown Palestine
Palestine, IL

Witches and Wizards Festival

 October 5, 2024
116 East 1st Street Downtown OFallon Il
O'Fallon, IL

Witches & Wizards Festival

 October 5, 2024
O'Fallon Downtown District
O'Fallon, IL

Halloweenville Jack o’ Lantern Express

 October 5, 2024
American Farm Heritage Museum
Greenville, IL

Haunted Paintball Park

 October 5, 2024
Xtreme Paintball Park
Millstadt, IL

Columbia FestiFall

 October 6, 2024
Metter Park Columbia IL
Columbia, IL

Witches Ghoulish Night Out

 October 10, 2024
Participating businesses on Historic Main Street
Columbia, IL

Carmi Kiwanis Corn Days

 October 11, 2024 - October 12, 2024
Carmi, IL

40th Annual Belleville Chili Cook-Off

 October 11, 2024 - October 12, 2024
Downtown
Belleville, IL

Art in the Park

 October 11, 2024 - October 13, 2024
Lindendale Park, Highland, IL
Highland, IL

Art in the Park - Highland

 October 11, 2024 - October 13, 2024
Lindendale Park
Highland, IL

Halloweenville Jack o’ Lantern Express

 October 11, 2024
American Farm Heritage Museum
Greenville, IL

Haunted Paintball Park

 October 11, 2024
Xtreme Paintball Park
Millstadt, IL

O'Fest 2024

 October 11, 2024 - October 13, 2024
The Olde Wicks Factory
Highland, IL

Centralia Farmers Market

October 12, 2024
Centralia, IL
Centralia, IL

Annual White Squirrel Count

 October 12, 2024
Olney, IL

Vandalia Farmers Market

 October 12, 2024
Next to Vandalia Statehouse
Vandalia, IL

Vine Street Market

 October 12, 2024
O'Fallon Station
O'Fallon, IL

Chester Farmers Market

 October 12, 2024
Chester Square Gazebo Park
Chester, IL

Pumpkinfest - Waterloo

 October 12, 2024
Downtown Waterloo, Courthouse Square
Waterloo, IL

CSA Hare and Hounds

 October 12, 2024
Carlyle Sailing Assn. Harbor, Carlyle Lake, Illinois
Carlyle, IL

Lieferbrau Brewery Fall Festival

 October 12, 2024
Lieferbrau Brewery
Red Bud, IL

Uncle Abe's BBQ Showdown

 October 12, 2024
Downtown
Charleston, IL

Halloweenville Jack o’ Lantern Express

 October 12, 2024
American Farm Heritage Museum
Greenville, IL

Haunted Paintball Park

 October 12, 2024
Xtreme Paintball Park
Millstadt, IL

Ozark Mountain Daredevils at the Hett

 October 12, 2024
Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts
Lebanon, IL

Maeystown Oktoberfest

 October 13, 2024
Downtown Maeystown, IL
Maeystown, IL

Oktoberfest Arts, Crafts and Antique Show

 October 13, 2024
Maeystown Preservation Society Mill
Maeystown, IL

Pumpkin Decorating Event

October 13, 2024
The EDGE
Belleville, IL

Motorcycle Swap Meet

 October 13, 2024
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds
Belleville, IL

Metro East Regional Chamber Golf Tournament

 October 15, 2024
Stonewolf Golf Club
Fairview Heights, IL


Downstate Illinois Events

Downstate Illinois Events

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Whether you’re looking for a festival, marathon or something family-friendly to bring the kids to, Downstate Illinois has something for everyone. The region hosts over 900 events each year, and we pride ourselves on providing the most accurate event information so that you don’t miss a thing.
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Puppy Pals Live

Puppy Pals Live

September 19, 2024 @ 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lincoln Theater | Belleville, IL
Annual Chamber Golf Outing

Annual Chamber Golf Outing

 September 20, 2024 @ 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Marshall Golf Course | Marshall, IL
Live Music at Charters Patio

Live Music at Charters Patio

 September 20, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Charters Patio | Vandalia, IL

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