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National Road Festival

Contacts:

Elizabeth Richey 217-826-8087 or erichey@marshall-il.com

Julie Bounds jbounds@marshall-il.com

Schedule of Events:

Saturday June 14^th

Yard Sales – All Day

10:00 a.m. – Displays from the different generations

10:00 a.m. - Dodgeball Tournament

Noon- Mayor’s Frog Jump

2:00 p.m. – Bingo in Harlan Hall

 4:00 p.m. – Cake Walk

4:30 pm to 7:00 pm – Eastern Star Dinner - Masonic Lodge, 302 S. 6^th Street

serving beef & noodles and chicken & noodles

6:00 p.m to 8:30 p.m. – Terry Lee and the Rockaboogie Band

www.rockingterrylee.com

8:30 p.m. – Guitar Hero Tournament

All events are on or around the Courthouse Square unless noted otherwise

 Visit www.marshall-il.com for updates on the Festival

Contacts:

Belinda Roddy belindarodd@yahoo.com

Schedule of Events:

Yard Sales - All Day

 Vendors in Park - All Day

11:00 a.m. - Chainsaw Carving

11:00 a.m. - Free Ham & Beans

4:00 p.m. - Eastern Star Spaghetti Supper

5:00 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies

5:00 p.m. - Birthday Cake Decorating Contest

5:30 p.m. - Queen Pageant

6:30 p.m. - Ice Cream Social

6:45 p.m. - TBA

Yard Sales - All Day

Vendors in Park - All Day

6:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Mason Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - Chainsaw Carving

10:00 a.m. - Antique Tractor Show

10:00 a.m. - Antique House & Business Tour

11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Quilt & Art Show

11:00 a.m. - Lumber Jack & Jill Contest

2:30 p.m. - Parade

4:00 p.m. - Baby Contest

5:00 p.m. - Cake Walk

5:00 p.m. - Entertainment TBA

Contacts:

Jerry Roll jroll@rr1.net

Schedule of Events:

All Day     City Wide Yard Sales

All Day     Merchants Side Walk Sales

10A - 4P - Greenup Twp. Library - Book Fair

10A - 4P - Johnson Building (Historical Society Museum) - Antique Toy Show

10A - 4P - Greenup Depot –-Open House

10A - 4P - Carnegie Library Building - Art Show

10A -         Cameo Winery - Wine Tasting

12P -          Municipal Building Lawn - Venders & Food Sales 

5P - 8P  - Municipal Building - Bluegrass & Bean Dinner

All Day     City Wide Yard Sales

All Day     Merchants Side Walk Sales

All Day     Municipal Building lawn - Venders & Food Sales

  6A - 9A - Municipal Building - Breakfast (Sponsored by Nursing Home Auxiliary)

  9A - 3P - Downtown Greenup - Car Show

  9A - 6P - Greenup Park - Round Robin Baseball Tournament (11&Under)

10A - 4P - Greenup Twp. Library - Book Fair

10A - 4P - Cumb. County Historical Society – Antique Toy Show

10A - 4P - Greenup Depot –-Open House

10A - 4P - Carnegie Library Building - Art Show

10A -         Cameo Winery - Wine Tasting

10A -11P - Municipal Building Greenup Memories (Story Telling)

10A -12P - 5K Fun Walk for Veterans

Contacts:

Kim Wiedman wiedmank@ci.effingham.il.us

Schedule of Events:

Host of the ILHS Rodeo held in Altamont at the Effingham County Fairgrounds

Contacts:

Terry White altamontambulance@mchsi.com

Schedule of Events:

ILHSRA Rodeo Competition, Effingham County Fairgrounds – 7pm

ILHSRA Rodeo Competition, Effingham County Fairgrounds – 7pm

ILHSRA Public Welcome Breakfast with Rodeo Clowns, Schutzenfest Building, Fairgrounds 6:30am

Community Yard and Garage Sales – 8am

Gregory’s Flea Market, (2 miles east of town on National Road) 9am – 5pm

Food on the Triangle, Downtown – 10am – 4pm

Special at all downtown antique stores – 10am – 5pm

Tours of Dr. Charles Wright House, Adults $4, Students $1 – Noon – 4pm

ILHSRA Rodeo Competition, Effingham County Fairgrounds – 7pm

Gregory’s Flea Market (2 miles east of town on National Road) 9am – 3pm

Tours of Dr. Charles Wright House, Adults $4, Student $1 – Noon – 4pm

Contacts:

Gus & Linda Pollock gus@ts-n-things.com

Schedule of Events:

TBA

 Vandalia

Contacts:

Mary Truitt turitt@att.net

For more information call (618) 283-1161 or (618) 283-2728.

Schedule of Events:

Cub Scout Flag Ceremony 5:00 p.m.

Vandalia Jr. High School Band 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Old Fashioned Ham & Bean Dinner (Capitol Lawn) 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Funnel Cakes & Homemade Ice Cream (NW corner of Lawn) 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

George Portz & His Friends of Bluegrass Band 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Town & Country Art Show (County Museum) 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Period Music by Baroque Folk 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Candlelight Open House of Old State Capitol 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Tours of County Museum 9:30 am. – 9:00 p.m.

Tours of Old State Capitol 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Tours of County Museum 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Town & Country Art Show (County Museum) 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Period Craft Demonstration & Selling of Wares 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The Banjulele B and – Childrens’ Activity Area – Food Booths – Reynolds Pony Express- Town Crier – Blacksmith – Tomahawk Throwing Demonstrations –

Abraham Lincoln

Kahok Dancers 11:00 a.m.

Lewis & Clark Fife & Drum Corp 11:30 a.m.

Earth Woman by Dianne Moran (Live Animals) 12:30 p.m.

DePriest Puppets (House of Representatives) 1:00 p.m.

Lewis & Clark Fife & Drum Corp 1:30 p.m.

Kahok Dancers 2:00 p.m.

Earth Woman by Dianne Moran (Live Animals) 2:30 p.m.

Larry Eyman & The Country Club Band 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Tours of Old State Capitol 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Tours of County Museum 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Town & Country Art Show (County Museum) 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Period Craft Demonstration & Selling of Wares 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The Banjulele Band – Childrens’ Activity Area – Food Booths – Reynolds Pony Express – Town Crier – Blacksmith – Tomahawk Throwing Demonstrations

DePriest Puppets (House of Representatives) 1:00 p.m.

Earth Woman by Dianne Moran (Live Animals) 1:30 p.m

Banjulele Band 3:00 p.m.

Street Vendors and Childrens’ Activities 11 to 4 on Sat. and Sun.

Contacts:

Michele McEvers amheritagemuseum@yahoo.com

Phone: (618) 664-3050

Schedule of Events:

(9am - 4pm) (tentative)

"Dairy Days on the Farm"

Plans Include: All the fun and work on a regular farm day.

Working dirt in the field, Shucking of Wheat, Planting a Garden, Flower Planting at the Cabin, Scooping Some Poop!

Pedal Tractor Drive, Milking a Cow, Milk Moustache Photos, Square Dancers, Milking Contest, Ice Cream Eating Contest,

Canning Demo, Sawmill Demo, Pony Rides, Cow Pasture Pool, Fishing in the Pond, Cow Bingo and Questions,

Wagon, Train and Tractor Rides, Petting Zoo, plus Games, Crafts, and Food.

Contacts:

Karen Heilig jhkh64@yahoo.com

Phone: (618) 741-6576

Schedule of Events:

City wide Yard Sales beginning 7:30 am maps will be available

Donuts and coffee in the uptown Park then a Bar-b-que

Revival in the Park at 11:00am

Contacts:

Highland Chamber of Commerce jami@highlandillinois.com

Phone: 618-654-3721

Schedule of Events:

Friday, June 13

Peanut Butter & Jam Festival on the downtown square 11:30am - 1:00pm

Highland Muny Band Concert on the downtown square 8:00pm

Saturday, June 14

Dirt Track Stock Car Racing at Lindendale Park

Sunday, June 15

Southern Illinois Street Rod Father's Day Car Show

Contacts:

Dawn Mushill dawn@troycoc.com

Mae Grapperhaus dazemae1@juno.com

Schedule of Events:

Held in the City Hall Parking Lot (116 E. Main Street)

Crate Races

Entertainment

Food

Car Show

City Wide Garage Sales

Contacts:

Melissa Leavy mleavy@ci.collinsville.il.us

Phone (618) 345-5200, ext 140

Schedule of Events:

Bingo at Fireman’s Hall 7pm

Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Fairmount Park 7:30pm

Southern Illinois Songwriters Festival Uptown Beginning at Noon

Perform on one of 10 stages at the Summer Solstice indoor and out

Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Fairmount Park 7:30pm

Bingo at Fireman’s Hall 1pm and 6pm

Woodland Park Summer Concert Series 6:30pm

Contacts:

For Cahokia Mounds – Bill Iseminger cahokia.mounds@sbcglobal.net

Phone: (618) 346-5160

Schedule of Events:

Cahokia Mounds – 10:30am – 2:30pm – Guided Tours of the site and excavations (if in progress)

Cahokia Mounds – 12:30pm – 2:30pm – Guided Tours of the site and excavations (if in progress)

Contacts:

Anne Walker (618) 874-8560

Schedule of Events:

Katherine Dunham Museum Tours (Normal Hours of Operation)

Entertainment, Dining & Gambling at the Casino Queen (Normal Hours of Operation)

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