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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Oct 31st, 2026

MCDD Beaver Dam Dash
Fall adventure meets a meaningful cause at Beaver Dam State Park on Saturday, Oct. 31! Runners can tackle a 5K or 10K along mostly single-track trails, while the 1-mile Fun Run/Walk offers…
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Oct 31st, 2026

Hartford Halloween Parade
Hartford’s Annual Halloween parade is sure to be a ghoulish good time on Saturday, Oct 31! Complete with floats, horses, costume judging, and tons of candy, there is something fun for everyone…
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Oct 31st, 2026

Edwardsville Halloween Parade
Each year on Halloween night, an estimated crowd of 25,000 spectators line the streets of downtown Edwardsville in anticipation of this annual tradition. The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce has brought the…
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Oct 31st, 2026

Alton Halloween Parade
Ghost and goblins beware, the "Most Haunted Small Town in America" will be out in full force at this year's annual Halloween Parade. See Alton's scariest costumes and comical characters with over…
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