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 16th, 2026

The Illinois Elvis Festival returns in 2026 at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, Illinois, just outside St. Louis, Missouri.Now in its fourth year, this three-day celebration honors Elvis Presley, the King…
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Jul 17th, 2026

Now an established Midwest tradition, the Alton Powerboat Nationals return to the Mississippi River with a full slate of high-speed racing and a packed weekend of fan-favorite experiences. From F1 and F-Light…
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Jul 19th, 2026

Get ready for a night of metal-crunching, engine-roaring excitement at the Demolition Derby at the Jersey County Fair!Watch as drivers go head-to-head in a battle of strategy, strength, and survival, crashing and…
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