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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Nov 9th, 2026 to Dec 31st, 2026

Route 66 Centennial Selfies
The City of Collinsville is celebrating the Route 66 Centennial. Join in this special event as part of the celebration! Find the Oversized Route 66 Sign at any of its five locations…
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Nov 9th, 2026 to Aug 15th, 2027

1926 at West End Service Station
We are turning the calendar back and honoring the birth of the Mother Road, Route 66, in 1926. This year marked the middle of the "Roaring Twenties" and "The Jazz Age" and…
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Nov 9th, 2026

Javapalooza 2026
Take your sweet time savoring the smells, reveling in the flavors and immersing yourself in the rich and vibrant coffee culture of the Great Rivers & Routes region during Javapalooza 2026, coming…
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Nov 8th, 2026

Country Music Festival
Yeehaw! Start stomping your toes at the Grafton Country Music Festival, happening Nov. 6-8 along the main drag in Downtown Grafton! The volume is turning up for a weekend packed with country…
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Nov 11th, 2026

First Annual Mother Road Conference
The next chapter of Illinois Route 66 begins with fresh ideas and shared connections on Nov. 11 at the first annual Mother Road Conference at Motorheads in Springfield!Inspiring speakers, meaningful conversations and…
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Nov 11th, 2026

Collinsville Veterans Day Parade
Join the City of Collinsville for their annual Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday, Nov. 11 starting at 10:30 a.m.!Collinsville American Legion Post 365 welcomes all participants to walk, march, drive, decorate trailers…
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Nov 12th, 2026

Hosmer-Williams Lecture Series in Elsah 2026
Join the Village of Elsah as they celebrate the rich history and heritage of one of Illinois’ most charming river towns through the Historic Elsah Foundation’s Hosmer-Williams Lecture Series. Free and open…
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