Events Calendar

National Arts in Education Week Exhibition, featuring the artwork of Galesburg High School students Vivian Aldus, Mariah Burns, Audrey Green, Vainqueur Mulata, and Jayden Nguyen. On view at the Galesburg Community Arts Center September 26 - October 25, 2025.

Join us for a FREE opening reception on Friday, October 3 at 4pm.

Join us for our LEE county networking event. Enjoy food compliments of Ziegler Industries and prepared by Fat Jimmy's Smokehouse

Join in a Galesburg tradition that is 30+ years strong, now at a brand new venue!

Come hear the Knox Cherry Street Combo on Thursday’s from 7-10 pm at Smokin’ Willies BBQ. This is a free event and all ages are welcome. Full bar and the best barbeque around!

Join in a Galesburg tradition that is 30+ years strong, now at a brand new venue!

Come hear the Knox Cherry Street Combo on Thursday’s from 7-10 pm at Smokin’ Willies BBQ. This is a free event and all ages are welcome. Full bar and the best barbeque around!

Downtown on the Rushville Square
Vendor spaces are offered on a first come basis. The market begins on the West side of the square and spreads around the other sides as needed. Vendors may also set up in the grass but staking is not allowed, please use weights to hold your canopy.

Our Farmers Market takes place March – October every Friday from 7am-12pm and Tuesday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We also have a special Third Saturday Market. This market takes place on the third Saturday of every month from 7am-12pm.

Saturdays, October 11 & 25 || 9 - 10:30AM
Join us for Breakfast Club in the Create Space. Enjoy a simple breakfast provided by generous donations and optional
activities. No registration necessary, all are welcome.

Anita Lee held a "Lunch ala Art" gallery talk at the Fort Madison Area Arts Association (FMAAA) on July 26, 2024, at noon. An artist with a degree in art from the University of Illinois, Lee has exhibited her work in Mexico, the United States, and Jamaica. Her artwork has been profiled by the FMAAA on Artwork Archive.
The FMAAA has hosted other "Lunch ala Art" events, and typically includes a meal followed by a gallery talk.

Saturday, October 18th || 9AM - 12PM
Join the Burlington Public Library, Burlington Parks and Forestry Departments as we plant the trees that were
unlocked in this summer's reading program! Led by Burlington's City Forester, Patrick Moore, this will be a hands-on
event where participants will learn about trees, how to plant, and how to care for them. Following the planting,
members of the Tree Advisory Board will lead free tours and offer young tree pruning workshops throughout
Dankwardt Park. No registration required; all are welcome.

MONMOUTH, ILL. (10/06/2025) The latest art exhibit in Monmouth College's Len G. Everett Gallery is by a 2007 alumnus of the school - John Carroll of Polo, Illinois.

Collectively titled "Visions of Nature - An Eco Art Exhibit," all of Carroll's new sculptures - many of them cairns - are created from repurposed materials. Free and open to the public, the exhibit will be on display through Oct. 24. Carroll will be on campus for a closing reception and artist talk that date from 3-4:30 p.m.

A cairn is a human-made pile or stack of stones - or, often in Carroll's case, wood - raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound.

"They are a way to mark a path or place in life - whether a physical marker to your favorite spot in the yard or as a reminder of someone cherished," he said. "The construction of the cairns are hexagonal courses, which I consider to be the universal shape in life. I've added various dimensions to the cairns by creating some with movement and others with negative space."

Carroll is self-employed in construction but still tries to stay active in the art community, doing a few shows a year.

"Nature has been the leading inspiration of my art," he said.