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Jul 28-Aug 5 Our Lady of the Snows 69th Annual Healing and Hope Novena (St Clair Co). Each evening focuses on a different aspect of healing: emotional, spiritual, physical, financial, etc. Each evening of the novena features music, a special reflection, healing ritual and special prayers; and concludes with a candlelight rosary procession. Free admission. 618-397-6700 http://www.snows.org/ Belleville
Aug 1-7 Bond County Fair (Bond Co). At Bond County Fairgrounds, music, food, farm exhibits, parade, animal judging and auctions, tractor pulls, truck pulls, demolition derby, queen contest, various exhibits and activities. Admission: $2. Grandstand event admission charged. http://www.greenvilleusa.org/ Greenville Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Nashville Farmer's Market (Washington Co). Every Thursday 7am-noon through Wednesday before Thanksgiving. In front of the Washington County Courthouse. 618-372-3700 Nashville
Aug 3 Western United Cherokee Cultural meeting (Johnson Co). 7-9pm first Friday at Vienna Public Library. Features speakers on variety of topics, with refreshments or potluck. Open to public. Free 618-922-3273 Vienna
Aug 3-5 Mascoutah Homecoming and Augustfest (St Clair Co). Main Street and Scheve Park, rides, games, food, beer, exhibitions, shows, music, St. Clair County 4-H Farm exhibits all weekend, Sat and Sun parade. Free admission. 618-566-2964 Mascoutah Aug 4 Archaeology Day, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Madison Co). 10am-4pm. Demonstrations of flintknapping, arrow making, bow making, pottery, fingerweaving, and bone, shell, and gourd carving. Visitors informed of archeological topics like petroglyphs, remote sesning, GPS, animal bone identification. Excavation tours available. Refreshment booths available. Free. http://cahokiamounds.org/ 618-346-5160 Collinsville
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Aug 4 Highland Youth Triathlon (Madison Co). For children ages 8 - 13 includes swimming, biking and running. $20 per child. 618-651-1385 http://www.highlandil.gov/public_documents/index Highland
Aug 4 Highland Street Art Festival (Madison Co). At the downtown square, artists create street paintings in chalk, music, food, vendors, artist's expo. Free admission. 618-654-3721 http://www.highlandillinois.com/ Highland
Aug 4 RCHS Charter Oak School 5th Annual Corn Fest (Randolph Co). At Charter Oak School, Corn on the cob dinners, Indian Pudding, tours of the eight-sided one room schoolhouse, country store, traditional music. Free admission. 618-443-2812 Schuline/Walsh
Aug 4 Greenup Hootenany (Cumberland Co). 7-9pm at Greenup Municipal Bldg. Free music and dancing. 217-923-3401 Greenup
Aug 4-5 Annual Hydroplane Boat Races (Marion Co). At Raccoon Lake Boat Docks. High speed power boat racing, concessions. Admission $1. 618-532-1160 Centralia
Aug 5 Giant Flea Market (Perry Co). Monthly flea market (first Sunday) at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. Apprx. 100 dealers, snack bar. 8:30am-4:30 pm. $1 admission. DuQuoin
Aug 6 Great Rivers Rendezvous (Jersey Co). Canoe and kayak race on the Mississippi starts at Grafton at noon. Other events and activities. Benefits Treehouse Wildlife Center. 618-462-6979 http://www.greatriverwatertrail.org/ Grafton
Aug 6-7 St Joseph's Church Picnic (Calhoun Co). Sat 5pm-12am, turtle soup, sandwiches, games, entertainment, Sun 11am-12pm, chicken and beef dinner, games, entertainment. 618-883-2400 Meppen Aug 7 Peach Festival (Jersey Co). 11am-3pm at Pere Marquette State Park Lodge and Conference Center. Features peaches, food, book signings, kid's games, balloon artist, face painting, pie-eating contest, largest peach contest, and peach drinks. Admission free. 618-786-2331 x 338 Grafton
Aug 8-11 AG Days Festival (Wayne Co). In the 300 and 400 blocks of Market Street, event features rides, nightly live stage entertainment, food, "Lemonade Shake-Up Stand." Free parking. 618-262-5116 http://www.wabashcountychamber.com/ Fairfield
Aug 8-12 St Clair County Fair (St Clair Co). At Belle Clair Fairgrounds. Ag exhibits, livestock barns, carnival, arena events, free entertainment, fair food, commercial exhibits. Parking $4. Aug 10 Cruisin the Dam Car Show and Cruz-In at Carlyle Lake (Carlyle). At mariner's Village Inn and Suites, featuring vintage cars, live entertainment, food, games. Free admission. 618-594-2484 http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/projects.cfm?Id=B302700 Carlyle
Aug 10-11 Fairview Heights Homecoming (St Clair Co). 40th Annual Homecoming at Moody Park at Longacre, features prince and princess contest, Sat parade, bands, food, rides, vendors, crafters. Free admission. 618-397-4428 http://www.cofh.org/ Fairview Heights Aug 10-12 NatsuCo Anime Convention (Madison Co). At the Gateway Center. Admission charged. http://www.natsucon.org/ Collinsville
Aug 11 Living History Program (Massac Co). Massiac Marines, French and Indian War period reenactors at Fort Massac. 10am - 4pm. 618-524-9321 Metropolis
Aug 12 Fairfield Coin Club (Wayne Co). 11am-3pm at Frontier Community College. Open to public at 11am. Meeting, auction begins 1:30pm. Dealers, vendors, raffle. 618-599-2393 Aug 12 Ellis Grove Fire Department Mustang Corvette Car Show (Randolph Co). At Eggemeyer Plaza featuring Mustangs and Corvettes only; fire department serves fried chicken, BBQ dinners and sandwiches. Free Admission. 618-459-3473 Ellis Grove
Aug 13-14 St Mary's Church Picnic (Calhoun Co). Sat 5pm-12am, with BBQ, fish, games, music Sun 11am-12pm, with chicken and beef dinnercountry store, raffle, turtle soup: 5pm. 618-883-2400 Brussels Aug 16 Cahokia Archaeological Society meeting (Madison Co). 7:30pm, 6:30 to help wash artifacts at interpretive centerm, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Free 618-346-5160 http://cahokiamounds.org/ Collinsville
Aug 17-18 Freeburg Homecoming and Craft Fair (St Clair Co). Carnival rides, food, Sat night parade,Fri tractor pull, nightly live music, St truck pull. Free admission. 618)539-5613 Freeburg
Aug 17-19 Centralia Balloon Fest (Clinton Co). At Foundation Park, 23rd Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival features 40 hot air balloons, races, glows, tethered balloon rides, main stage entertainment, craft fair, free children's activity area and games, cardboard boat races, car show, fireworks. Admission $3 daily. 618-532-6789 http://www.centraliaballoonfest.com/ Centralia
Aug 18-19 Belleville Flea Market (St Clair Co). 9am-4pm Sat and Sun. 400 vendors, 600 tables. Third full weekend of the month. Free admission, free parking. http://www.bcfairgrounds.net/index.asp?action=page&name=1 Belleville
Aug 18-19 Gateway Rubber Stamp Getaway (Madison Co). At Gateway Center, featuring Rubber stamp shopping and classes for hobbyists. Admission charged. 800-289-2388 http://www.rubberstampevent.com/ Collinsville
Aug 18 13th Annual Elsah Photography Exhibit (Jersey Co). Opens at Village of Elsah Museum through Oct 28. Fri-Sun 1-4pm. Admission free. http://www.elsahevents.com/photoexhibit.htm Elsah Aug 20 St Mary's Church Picnic (Jersey Co). Sat fish dinner 5pm, Sun chicken dinner 11am-3pm. Bingo, kid's tent, raffles, food, music with live entertainment 7-11pm Sat. 618-498-3416 Fieldon Aug 24 Grafton Riverside Flea Market (Jersey Co). 9am-5pm fourth Friday of each month , Apr-Oct, at Grafton Boatworks on Water Street. 70-plus vendors. Free admission. 618-786-8210 Grafton Aug 24 Stage Dinner Event (Union Co). All you can eat dinner buffet, Open Mic for local talent. At Masters Center, Anna Arts Center. Fourth Fri. $10 admission. 618-697-6285 Anna
Aug 24-25 Ceramic Show (Madison Co). At Gateway Center featuring craft fair that focuses on ceramics. Admission $7 adults, children 12 and under free. 800-289-2388 http://www.gatewaycenter.com/ Collinsville
Aug 24-26 Midwest Salute to the Arts (St Clair Co). Fri 7-10pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm at Longacre Park. Free admission. http://www.midwestsalute.com/ Fairview Heights Aug 25 Alton Block Party (Madison Co). 4-10:30pm, last Sat, May-Sep, on Third Street between Piasa and State. kid's events (at 4pm), bands (start 6:30pm). Free admission. 618-465-6676 Alton
Aug 25 Little Pig Cook-Off (Clinton Co). At BCDC Park featuring pork steak cookoff, live music from noon-midnight (8 bands), wiffle ball tourney, washer tourney, kids activities. 618-227-8331 http://www.beckemeyeril.gov/ Beckemeyer
Aug 25-26 Gun and Knife Show (St Clair Co). At Belle Clair Fairgrounds. Admission $5. 618-233-0052
Aug 25-26 St Paul's Kirchenfest (Madison Co). At St Paul's Catholic Church in Highland, the Kirchenfest" (German for "church festival") features food (including Bavarian skillet dish prepared in a 500 pound skillet and a sit-down chicken dinner), live music, games, live auction, flea market, a competitive run, bike ride. Free admission. 618-654-2339 Highland
Aug 26 Knights of Columbus Chowder (Wabash Co). At 212 West 5th Street in Mt Carmel. 618-262-7116 Mt Carmel
Aug 26 Olden Days Festuival (Jersey Co). Sat 7am-7pm, Sun 7am-5pm at Tri-County Antique Club grounds on Illinois 3 between Grafton and Jerseyville, featuring Illinois tractors and farm equipment, live entertainment, antique car show, arts and crafts. Adults $3, children under 12 free.
Aug 27 Bobcat Program (Jersey Co). 10:30am at Pere Marquette State Park visitors center. Free admission. 618-786-3323 x 1 http://www.greatriverroad.com/Pere/PereIndex.htm Grafton Aug 27-28 St Francis of Assissi Parish Picnic (Calhoun Co). Sat 5pm-12am, Sun 11am-12pm. Sat: BBQ, fish, games, music. Sun: Chicken and beef dinner, country store, raffle, turtle soup (5pm). 618-576-2628
Aug 29 The Hit Makers Performance (St Clair Co). At Belleville's Lincoln Theater, Mike and Patte perform the hits of Sinatra, Manilow, Diamond, Bennett, Nat King Cole, the "Duets Medley" and more. Admission starts at $15. 618-233-0123 http://www.lincolntheatre-belleville.com/ Belleville Aug 31-Sep 1 Midwest Wingfest (St Clair Co). At St Clair Square Mall, live bands, food. Sign up for the Wing Eating Contest 618-397-3127 Fairview Heights
Aug 31-Sep 2 Grayville Days (White Co). Grayville Days downtown celebration features live bands, food, craft vendors, parade, activities, fireworks show. Free admission. 618-375-7158 http://cityofgrayville.com/new/ Grayville
Aug 31 The Great Godfrey Maze (Madison Co). Seven acre outdoor corn maze opens at Glazebrook Park (through Oct 28). Fri 6-10pm, Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 1pm to dusk. Special events scheduled. Admission fee, group and special rates available. 618-466-1683 http://www.greatgodfreymaze.com/ Godfrey |