Events Calendar

At Paul Dennis Soccer Complex. Movie starts at 7:45 pm

Our 6th market of the season is here! Hot food this week will be from Little Pallet Farmhouse, and music by Tex Carroll. Production is increasing every week. Our vendors love seeing you!

The Farmer’s Market is a true grower’s market. Products that are allowed for sale are directly grown, baked, or produced by the person who is setting up at the market. The market generally features for purchase fresh vegetables and fruits, meat, baked goods, flowers and plants, pumpkins, gourds, and more! Visitors can also enjoy live music on select Saturdays and free coffee at every market!

The Macomb Farmers Market is dedicated to providing an opportunity for local farmers, food producers, artisans, and crafters to sell directly to the consumer in a venue that builds community and supports the development of entrepreneurs.

All your favorite vendors will be there selling produce, plants, baked goods, clothes, and many more. Stop by to check all these amazing products!
Market starts at 8 am and ends at 1 pm at Washington Park!

Hello and welcome to the Galesburg Farmers Market. We have a variety of vendors who offer fresh and locally grown foods and plants, as well as a wide range of affordable handmade items. Feel free to come and shop, or if you are interested in being a vendor, please speak with Kathy, who is the Market Manager, or Myra, Market Assistant. We will be happy to help you out.

The Mount Sterling Farmers Market began in 2017 as a grassroots effort led by community members with the goal of promoting local food access, small businesses, and community gathering, laying the foundation for the market we know today.

Welcome the arrival of autumn during the 6th Annual Fall Market at Beckman Heritage Farms, September 26 and 27, beginning at 9 AM. More than 75 vendors will fill the idyllic family farm with handmade and artisan goods, boutique finds, home décor, specialty foods, and seasonal items. Visitors can enjoy live music, local food vendors, a corn maze, and family-friendly activities. Pick out pumpkins, mums, and gourds, explore the farm, and soak up the sights and scents of the fall season during a weekend that combines a fall market with a complete farm experience.

The Friends of Argyle Lake State Park will be hosting ‘Arts in Nature’ painting classes at Argyle Lake State Park at the park’s visitor center shelter. The November class will be held at the maintenance building unless it’s nice outside. West Prairie Elementary School art instructor, Jennifer Cordell, will share her passion for painting while instructing participants in creating a nature painting. The program fee is $20, as all materials and supplies will be provided. Locally handcrafted Amish oak frames will be available for $20 if you'd like to frame your one- of-a-kind masterpiece afterwards.

Please email Bridget.Hinchee@illinois.gov or call the park office at (309)776-3422. Registration is limited to the first 20 people. All ages welcome with parental help.

The annual 19th-century harvest festival Jordbruksdagarna (pronounced yord-brooks-DAH-ga-na) will take place Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, 2026, in historic Bishop Hill, IL. As always, there will be a variety of traditional craft demonstrations, food, vendors, and hands-on activities for the children during the 54th Jordbruksdagarna (Swedish for “agricultural days”) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
Demonstrations, hands-on activities, music, and the history skit are all free. In the village park each day, artisans will weave, carve wood, forge metal, make butter, and more. Vendors will also be selling baked goods, crafts, and much more in the park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Musical performances will include Coffee Creek at noon and 2 p.m., and the Nordic Dancers of Chicago at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. each day at the gazebo. Visitors, especially children, can try their hand at shelling corn, making bricks, and creating a cornhusk doll. In addition, Steve’s Mobile Petting Zoo will be located in the northwest corner of the park.
Jordbruksdagarna is not just in the park but all over Bishop Hill. Uncle Bud’s Apple Cider Slushie and Pop of the Morning will be next to the Carpenter Building, serving food and drinks. Nature’s Creations will be selling pumpkins, gourds, and more by the Colony Store. Visitors can explore Henry County’s agricultural heritage at the Henry County Historical Museum, where a variety of antique tractors and implements will be on display outdoors. The Bishop Hill Agricultural Association will also be conducting 19th-century harvest activities.
Tractor people movers will also be available to transport people around town to experience many of the activities, museums, and stores that Bishop Hill has to offer. All the previously mentioned activities will be occurring both days.
On Saturday, September 26 only, at the Colony School, the Bishop Hill Old Settlers’ Association will be selling their famous Colony Stew from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Colony School will also be hosting a “Meet the Colonists” display. At the Steeple Building Museum, the BHHA Acting Troupe will perform their Bishop Hill Colony history skit Vi ar Har (We Are Here) starting at 11 a.m. In the southwest corner of the park, TriCo Equestrian Center will have pony rides from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a fee. Finally, the Bishop Hill Methodist Church will be having a bake sale by the Steeple Building.
On Sunday September 27 only, there will be a Community Church Service in the park at 10 a.m. open to all. Author Jannifer Powelson will be doing a book signing at the Prairie Arts Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.