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MAY
• 28-30: Washington Cherry Festival, with entertainment, aliment and more, John Bearce Commercial Property grounds, 1800 Washington Road, Washington.
• 29-31: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, six performances, Peoria Civic Center Arena, Peoria.
• 30: Chenoa Spring Artery Dance, DJ dance, raffle, food, more, 8 p.m.-midnight, city Chenoa.
• 30: Toluca Coal Mine Living History Day, exhibits, activities and presentations, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Toluca Jumbos (slag heaps), Toluca.
• 30-31: Pontiac Aeroplane Festival, aeroplane fliers from about country with competitions and demonstrations, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Rec-Plex grounds, Pontiac.
• 31: Party at McGraw, music, games, snacks, more, 1:30-3:30 p.m., McGraw Park, Bloomington.
• 31: Avant-garde Days, demonstrations of mid-19th-century avant-garde life, children's games, more, noon-4:30 p.m., W.H. Sommer Park, Peoria.
JUNE
• 1-30: Quilted Keepsakes 2009, anniversary summer batt show, C.H. Moore Homestead in Clinton.
• 2: Dress Up Movie Night: Kit Kittredge, An American Girl, dusk, Connie Link Amphitheater, Normal.
• 2-3: Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys, touring children's show, ISU Braden Auditorium.
• 4-7: Friends of Bloomington Public Library Summer Book Sale, bargain at Crossroads Center, Bloomington.
• 6: Grand Opening of 'Africa!,' new African zoo exhibit, with accompanying appropriate events, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Peoria Zoo in Glen Oak Park, Peoria.
• 6: Farmer City Car/Truck/Tractor Show, with cruise-in, aliment and awards show, Main Artery in city Farmer City.
• 6: Miller Esplanade Fishing Derby, for ages 5 to 12, 8-11 a.m., Miller Park, Bloomington.
• 6: Shadows of Lincoln Festival, guided walking tours, artisan demonstrations, music, storytelling, prairie-style cooking, more, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., city Decatur and Central Park.
• 6: Sugar Grove Nature Center Nature Exploration Day, guided hikes, crafts, beastly feedings, more, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sugar Grove Nature Center, Funks Grove.
• 6-7: Grand Apple of Kickapoo Powwow, Native American ability celebration, Grand Apple of the Kickapoo Park, rural LeRoy.
• 6-7: Peoria Art Guild Junction City Art Fair, added than 70 artists from Central Illinois and the Midwest, food, children's art area, more; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Junction City Arcade Center, Peoria.
• 7: Central Illinois Ford Day, car show, bandy space, exhibits and more, Bob Dennison Ford, Bloomington.
• 12: Railsplitter Aged Auto Club Cruise-In, best cars and accompanying activities, 5-9 p.m., city Lincoln.
• 12-14: Route 66 Motor Tour, anniversary Mother Road anniversary with stops at assorted Illinois towns forth the way.
• 12-14: Appropriate Olympics Illinois Summer Games, Olympic-style antagonism for disabled athletes, ISU Sports Complex, Normal.
• 12-14: Tremont Turkey Festival, the area's better anniversary of gobble-dygook, city Tremont and Tremont Park.
• 13: Comlara Esplanade Beach Blowout, Wacky Water Olympics & Great Evergreen Lake Cardboard Water Raft Race, appropriate water-related activities and contests, noon-3 p.m., Glasener Beach and Evergreen Lake at Comlara Esplanade abreast Hudson.
• 13: DeWitt County Museum Appearance on Wheels & Ice Chrism Social, antiques and abstract accessible appearance followed by ice chrism social, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., C.H. Moore Homestead grounds, Clinton.
• 13: Twin City Cruisers Mopar Night, 5:30-9 p.m., Shoppes at College Hills parking lot.
• 13-14: Happy Birthday, Miller Esplanade Zoo, with chargeless block and pizza, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Miller Esplanade Zoo, Bloomington.
• 13-14: Return to Pimiteoui PowWow, Native American-themed festival, W.H. Sommer Esplanade in Peoria.
• 13-14: The Alpha of Something New: A Lincoln's Activity at New Salem, anniversary of ancient areas of New Salem that shaped Lincoln's life, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., New Salem State Historic Site, Petersburg.
• 18-20: Epiphany Carnival, the sixth anniversary anniversary of alive bands, carnival rides and more, Epiphany School grounds, Normal.
["242.5"]• 18-20: Steamboat Festival, beach carnival rides and ball stages, Beach Anniversary Esplanade in Peoria.
• 19-20: Glorious Garden Festival, self-guided tours of 11 B-N gardens, with anniversary and alpha point at David Davis Mansion, Bloomington.
• 20: Let's Buzz the Gut Cruise Night, car cruise, auto-related vendors, food, music and more, 4 p.m.-dusk, city Dwight.
• 21: Scovill Zoo Family Fun Day & Turtle Race, kid games, displays and turtle race, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Scovill Zoo, Decatur.
• 21: 3rd Sunday Market, 450 dealers in 300 booths, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Interstate Center, Bloomington.
• 24-27: Metamora Old Settlers Days, carnival, entertainment, aliment tents, crafts and more, city Metamora square.
• 25-27: Mack-Ca-Fest Farm Days, Veterans Esplanade and city area, Mackinaw.
• 25-28: Walldogs Visit, Ancestry Days and Hang Loose Car Show, assorted fest weekend with Walldogs mural dedication, entertainment, crafts, Taste of Pontiac, avoid races, car show, '50s-'60s celebration, more, city aboveboard and Humiston Riverside Esplanade in Pontiac.
• 26-27: GridleyFest, ball and carnival, Gridley apple park.
• 26-27: Broadcast for Life, fundraising accident with relay, entertainment, more, noon, Normal Community West High School.
• 27: Carlock Esplanade Palooza, parade, food, games, alive entertainment, bargain and more, 4:30-9:30 p.m., Rock Creek Veterans Park, Carlock.
• 27: Farmer City Summer Celebration, food, games, entertainment, more, city Farmer City.
• 27-28: Saybrook Freedom Festival, 6 a.m.-dusk, city Saybrook.
• 28: Chenoa Firecracker Road Rally & Ice Chrism Social, city Chenoa and City Park.
• 29: Avant-garde Days, demonstrations of mid-19th-century avant-garde life, children's games, more, noon-4:30 p.m., W.H. Sommer Park, Peoria.
JULY
• 1-5: Streator's 4th: America's Best, week-long July 4 celebration, city and assorted Streator locations.
• 2-4: Lincoln Ancestry Days Celebration, with dancing, amateur and shopping, city Lincoln.
• 3-4: Capital City Anniversary & Taste of City Springfield, aliment fair, entertainment, fireworks, more, New State Capitol grounds, city Springfield.
• 4: Champaign County Freedom Celebration, array and fireworks, U of I Memorial Stadium and around in Champaign.
• 4: Chenoa July 4th Celebration, array and day-long events, city Chenoa and City Park.
• 4: Clinton Fourth of July Celebration, fireworks at dusk, abreast Clinton High School/Junior High School.
• 4: Downs Fourth of July Celebration, fireworks and appropriate activities, Dooley Esplanade in Downs.
• 4: Dwight July 4th Celebration, city Dwight.
• 4: Eureka Independence Day Celebration, parade, fireworks, amateur and more, city Eureka and Eureka Lake.
• 4: Fourth of July Anniversary at Fairview Park, activities and fireworks, Fairview Esplanade in Normal.
• 4: Freedom Fest 2009, amateur and entertainment, 3-10 p.m., Lake of the Woods Esplanade at Mahomet.
• 4: Hopedale Fourth of July Celebration, parade, car appearance and fireworks, all day city and in Hopedale Park.
• 4: LeRoy Freedom Fest, fireworks and entertainment, L.A. McKean Memorial Field in LeRoy.
• 4: Lincoln Fourth of July Celebration, all day at Lincoln Esplanade District in Lincoln.
• 4: Metamora Fourth of July Celebration, God & Country concert and events, Metamora Esplanade bandstand.
• 4: Miller Esplanade Fourth of July Festivities & Sky Concert, all day, Miller Esplanade in Bloomington.
• 4: Mount Pulaski 4th of July Celebration, city contest and fireworks at dusk, Mount Pulaski.
• 4: Paxton Old-Fashioned July 4th Celebration, amateur and fireworks, Pells Esplanade in Paxton.
• 4: Peoria Independence Day Celebration, 5-11 p.m., city beach in Peoria and East Peoria.
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• 4: Pontiac 4th of July Event, fireworks at dusk, Pontiac Elks Lodge grounds, Pontiac.
• 4: Sugar Grove Nature Center Nature Exploration Day, guided hikes, crafts, beastly feedings, more, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sugar Grove Nature Center, Funks Grove.
• 4: Towanda Fourth of July Celebration, flea market, games, parade, fireworks, city Towanda and added locations.
• 4-5: Lakeside Music & Arts Festival, with artisans, assorted ball stages, fireworks, more, Nelson Park, Decatur.
• 5-11: Ford County Fair, fairgrounds at Melvin.
• 8-11: Fisher Community Fair & Horse Show, fairgrounds at Fisher.
• 8-12: LaSalle County 4-H Appearance & Junior Fair, fairgrounds at Ottawa.
• 10: Railsplitter Aged Auto Club Cruise-In, best cars and accompanying activities, 5-9 p.m., city Lincoln.
• 10-13: DeWitt County 4-H Fair, fairgrounds, Clinton.
• 10-18: Heart of Illinois Fair, nightly alarm shows and carnival midway, Exposition Gardens, Peoria.
• 10-11: Pontiac City Block Parties, entertainment, food, more, city Pontiac Square.
• 10-12: Prairie Air Show, with USAF Thunderbirds, changeless displays, more, Greater Peoria Bounded Airport, Peoria.
• 11: Comlara Esplanade Ice Chrism Social, ice chrism and entertainment, noon-4 p.m., Comlara Esplanade abreast Hudson.
• 11: Cruisin' City Decatur, 500 archetypal cars, two ball stages, arts and crafts, movies, more; 11 a.m.-11 p.m., city Decatur and Central Park.
• 11: Twin City Cruisers Chevrolet Night, 5:30-9 p.m., Shoppes at College Hills parking lot.
• 11-12: Sugar Creek Arts Festival, juried art fair and entertainment, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., all on the ISU cloister this year, per city Normal construction.
• 12: Mackinaw Valley Vineyard Art & Wine Festival, bounded and bounded artists display/selling work, alive music, wine tastings, Mackinaw Valley Vineyard, Mackinaw.
• 17-19: Stanford Good Ole Days Festival, arts and crafts, food, fireworks and more, city Stanford.
• 18: Emden Homecoming, food, games, entertainment, more, city Emden.
• 18: Pontiac Cruise Night, car show, entertainment, more, 5-8 p.m., city Pontiac square.
• 18: Teddy Bear Picnic, accompany blimp bears for cafeteria with zookeepers and animals, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Miller Esplanade Zoo, Bloomington.
• 18-19: Pekin Arts Festival, accomplished art fair, crafts, alive jazz, wine tasting, aliment and more, Pekin beach area.
• 19: 3rd Sunday Market, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Interstate Center, Bloomington.
• 20-23: Livingston County 4-H Fair, Livingston County Fairgrounds, Pontiac.
• 20-25: Tazewell County Fair, Mineral Springs Esplanade in Pekin.
• 21-25: Farmer City/DeWitt County Fair, fairgrounds in Farmer City.
• 24: Lincoln Ancestry Days, sidewalk sales, entertainment, more, city Lincoln.
• 26: Avant-garde Days, demonstrations of mid-19th-century avant-garde life, children's games, more, noon-4:30 p.m., W.H. Sommer Park, Peoria.
• 28: Dress Up Movie Night: Jimmy Neutron, dusk, Connie Link Amphitheater, Normal.
• 29-8/2: McLean County Fair, Interstate Center grounds, Bloomington.
• 30: Carson & Barnes Circus, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., Minier Avenue and Stringtown Road, Minier.
AUGUST
• 1: Sugar Grove Nature Center Nature Exploration Day, guided hikes, crafts, beastly feedings, more, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sugar Grove Nature Center, Funks Grove.
• 2: Minier Blah Daze, fresh-cooked blah and events, all day, city Minier.
• 4-9: Logan County Fair, fairgrounds at Lincoln.
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• 5-8: Cullom Junior Fair, fairgrounds at Cullom.
• 6-9: Decatur Celebration, 13 ball stages and more, city Decatur.
• 7: Missoula Childrens' Theatre: Rumplestiltskin, touring assembly of children's show, 7 p.m., Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.
• 8: Twin City Cruisers Buick, Olds & Pontiac Night, 5:30-9 p.m., Shoppes at College Hills parking lot.
• 8-9: Alembic Festival, alembic vendors, gourd-making classes, best baseball game, more, C.H. Moore Homestead, Clinton.
• 8-9: Italian-American Summer Festa, Italian ancestry fest with food, games, dance, music and more, noon-7 p.m., Hickory Grove Park, Peoria.
• 11-15: LeRoy Abatement Festival, aboriginal abatement fest of the season, city LeRoy.
• 12: Taste of Peoria, aliment from 50 Peoria restaurants, 4 p.m.-11 p.m., Beach Anniversary Park, Peoria.
• 13-15: Danvers Days, apple festival, Danvers Apple Esplanade in Danvers.
• 13-15: Washburn Festival, ball and appropriate events, city Washburn.
• 14: Railsplitter Aged Auto Club Cruise-In, best cars and accompanying activities, 5-9 p.m., city Lincoln.
• 14-16: Cultural Anniversary Weekend, cultural/ethnic food, entertainment, art, ball and more, Miller Esplanade Bandstand, Bloomington.
• 14-23: Illinois State Fair, carnival amid and nightly alarm shows, Illinois State
Fairgrounds, Spring-field.
• 14-15: River City Soul Fest, African-American ancestry aliment and ball festival, Beach Anniversary Park, Peoria.
• 15: Hot August Nights, city artery fest with aliment fair and alive entertainment, 6 p.m.-2 a.m., city Bloomington square.
• 15: Pontiac Cruise Night, car show, entertainment, more, 5-8 p.m., city Pontiac square.
• 15-18: Washington Accomplished Arts Festival, juried alfresco art fair, city Washington.
• 15-16: WGLT Recycled Music Sale, acclimated LPs and CDs sale, Crossroads Center, 310 Wylie Drive, Normal.
• 16: 3rd Sunday Market, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Interstate Center, Bloomington.
• 19-23: Fairbury Fair, fairgrounds at Fairbury.
• 20-22: Eureka Sesquicentennial Celebration, accomplished arts fair, ability show, carnival, entertainment, aged car show, more, city Eureka and added locations.
• 22: Dress Up Movie Night: The Little Mermaid, dusk, Connie Link Amphitheater, Normal.
• 22-23: Candied Blah Blues Festival, fresh-cooked candied blah and entertainment, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., city Normal.
• 27-28: Sangamon River Festival, carnival, music and entertainment, Main Artery in city Mahomet.
• 28-30: Erin Feis, Irish ancestry ability and music celebration, Beach Anniversary Park, Peoria.
• 28-30: Lincoln Art & Airship Festival, airship anniversary at Logan County Fairgrounds in Lincoln and art anniversary and added contest in city Lincoln.
• 30: 1800s Ability Fair, demonstrations and displays, noon-5 p.m., Postville Courthouse State Historic Site in Lincoln.
• 30: Avant-garde Days, demonstrations of mid-19th-century avant-garde life, children's games, more, noon-4:30 p.m., W.H. Sommer Park, Peoria.
SEPTEMBER
• 3-7: Theshermen's Reunion, anniversary at Threshermen's Esplanade abreast Pontiac and array at 1:15 p.m. Spet. 6 in city Pontiac.
• 4-7: Delavan Abatement Festival, with parade, carnival, ball and more, city Delavan.
• 5-6: Roamer Cruise Night & Car Show, 1917 Roamer display, food, music, more, city Streator.
• 6: Grape Stomp & Harvest Festival, grape-stomping contests, food, wine, entertainment, Mackinaw Valley Vineyard, Mackinaw.
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