Events

What’s going on? In the Great Rivers & Routes region, it’s celebrating local brews with Craft Beer Week. Or turning your eyes to the skies for Eagle Watching. Taking a cruise along one of the region’s three great rivers. Sitting back and enjoying great outdoor concerts and live music.

And those are just a few of the countless events that fill up the calendar in the Great Rivers & Routes region. Whatever piques your interest, there’s an event for it.

Want to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a few hundred of your best Irish (or Irish for the day) friends? We do that.

Looking to get spooked at a haunted house – that’s actually haunted? We do that.

Seeking the adrenaline rush of watching a rider try to stay on the back of a bucking bull for eight seconds? We do that.

See what else you can do by browsing the listing of events. See you soon!

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Jul 27th, 2025

Take a relaxing riverboat cruise aboard the 49-passenger excursion boat, Hakuna Matata! Based out of Grafton Harbor, the Hakuna Matata has upper deck open air seating and enclosed mid-deck seating. Enjoy River…
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Jul 27th, 2025

The Bethalto Market in the Park, sponsored by Bethalto Spirit, is held every Sunday in Central Park from June to October. Come out and enjoy the park, shop vendors, and enjoy live…
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Jul 27th, 2025

One of the largest flea markets in the region takes place at The Loading Dock in the Grafton Boatworks building. The Riverside Flea Market, just steps from the Mississippi River, features over…
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Jul 27th, 2025

Join FLOCK Food Truck Park & Bar for their Sunday Markets April through October each last Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.! Shop local vendors, enjoy live music…
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Jul 27th, 2025

Code 3 Spices is shutting down Main St. for the 9th annual Smokin' on Main BBQ Competition and Festival benefitting the US Veterans Foundation! The event will feature top BBQ, food, and…
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Jul 27th, 2025

Join us for an afternoon where music and nature meet! The Riverbend Community Orchestra will perform a wide variety of music works inspired by the wonders of the great outdoors. The concert…
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Jul 28th, 2025

Edwardsville Tennis Futures is playing at Edwardsville High School during a USTA Pro Circuit tournament. Come watch skilled tennis players compete for top titles as the only professional tennis tournament in the…
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Jul 30th, 2025

The Nokomis Farmer's Market offers local produce, preserves, farm-raised meat, and baked goods, handmade crafts, art, and seasonal items mid-May - mid-Oct Wednesdays from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m…
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Jul 31st, 2025

Find home-grown, local produce, honey, crafts, and more at the annual Brighton Farmer's Market, held in Schneider Park! The market is held select Thursdays from June to September from 4 PM -…
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Jul 31st, 2025

The Wood River Farmer's Market is held every Thursday from June - August! Find fresh fruits and vegetables, garden and house plants, cut flowers, decorative gourds, jams, pies, breads, cakes, cookies, crafts…
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