Community Festivals in June
May 30th - June 2nd
Thursday- 3pm- 10pm 4 pm – Beer Garden Opens; 5 pm – Fish Shack Opens; Women’s Boccie Ball Tournament
ON THE MAIN STAGE; 6 pm – Flag Retirement Ceremony(Boy Scout Troop #156); 6:45 pm – American Legion Post 528 Presentation of Colors, Brittni Motsinger – National Anthem; 6:55 pm – Mayor Gary Bartolotti’s
Welcome Address; 7 – 10:00 pm Cat Daddy O
Friday - 4 pm – Beer Garden Opens; 5 pm – Fish Shack Opens; Men’s Boccie Ball Tournament
ON THE MAIN STAGE- 5:30 – 6:00 pm – Lacey Grammer; 6:30 – 8:30 pm – Don Falknor ; Beer Garden-Chris Sloan
Saturday : 7 – 10:30 am – Lions Club Sausage & Pancake Breakfast (Civic Center) 7 – 7:45 am –5K Run/Walk (Registration) 8 am – 5K Run-Walk 8:30 am – Check-in for volleyball 9 am – Volleyball (13 – 17 years old) Men’s Boccie Ball Tournament 10 am – Beer Garden Opens 10 am – Noon – Car Show (Registration at Rea Clinic) 12 pm – Fish Shack Opens 12 pm till dark – Escape Room 1 – 4 pm – All Class Reunion (Civic Center) 2 – 4 pm – As Time Goes By (Civic Center) 1 – 2 pm – Car Show Judging (Rea Clinic) 2 pm – Car Show Awards (Rea Clinic) ON THE MAIN STAGE 2 – 5 pm – Stride Pro Wrestling 6:30 – 8:30 pm – SI Band IN THE BEER GARDEN 12 – 3 pm – Jack Compton 3:30 – 6:30 pm – Matt Basler 8:30 – 11:30 pm – Dave Clark
Sunday- 11:30 am – Check-in for volleyball 12 pm – Beer Garden Opens Fish Shack Opens Volleyball Tournament (18 years of age & older) 1 pm – Washer Tournament 3 pm – Cow Patty Bingo (Beer Garden) IN THE BEER GARDEN 1 pm – Corey Evitts
Thursday - FREE Carnival Rides 5pm- 9:30 pm, Flea Market, Free Entertainment, Food Tent
Friday- Food Tent opens at 11am; Flea Market at 4pm,FREE Carnival Rides 5pm- 10pm, Recognition of Veterans at 6pm; 6:15 Little Miss and Mr. Contest; Free entertainment
Saturday-FREE Carnival Rides 3pm= 10:30 pm , Food tent opens at 10am, Frog jumping10:45 am, Big auction at food tent at 1pm; Parade at 5pm; Free entertainment in evening
June 1st
Lusk Creek BBQ Festival andCook Off - Golconda
The Lusk Creek BBQ Festival & Cook-off is held ever year the first weekend in June in downtown Golconda, IL.
5K Fun Run 8:30 am
4pm- 10pm,Downtown Golconda
Participate in the BBQ cook off to win awards, or just sample some great BBQ. Enjoy live music with a beer tent and various vendors
June 1st - 2nd
The boom of cannons, the smell of campfires and a parade of colorful uniforms will transport visitors back to the 1700s this weekend at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site’s annual Rendezvous.Admission is free for the event, which runs Saturday, June 1st and Sunday, June 2nd from 10am to 5pm each day. . Nearby special event parking is just $5 per car, $10 per bus.Fort de Chartres, which includes the oldest building in Illinois, is located near Prairie du Rocher.The Rendezvous features 1700s military units, traditional craft demonstrations, period music and and dancing — all from the time when France controlled what is now Illinois. Visitors can watch rifles and cannons being fired, throw a tomahawk, buy handmade crafts, learn about French kitchen gardens, taste delicious food and much more.
Opening ceremonies occur both days at 10 a.m., and closing “retreat” ceremonies take place at 5 p.m. A dance for all participants and visitors will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday inside the fort. Craft demonstrations include woodworking, pottery, embroidery, weaving, blacksmithing and metal-working in silver and pewter
Click here for a full schedule of events
June 6th- 9th
Metropolis- Superman Celebration
The 40th Annual Superman Celebration kicks off at 5 pm on Thursday, June 6th and runs through 2 pm on Sunday, June 9th. Many special events are planned for this year’s Celebration including musical entertainment, a carnival, Superman Celebrity Autograph and Q & A Sessions, and the Heroes & Villains Costume Contest.
To see a full schedule go to https://www.supermancelebration.net/schedule/
June 8th
Any and All are welcome to participate. Dress up the kids and let them walk in the parade.
* Farm Safety Exhibit by the Franklin County Farm Bureau 4pm-8pm
* Craft & Flea Market Area, inside of the Benton Square 4pm-8pm
* Kid's Activity Area (Lot on East Church Street) 4pm-8pm
* Inflatables & Games
* Family Photo Booth by Country Financial
* Kid's Corn Bin
* Kid's Pedal Tractor Driving Course by Franklin County 4-H (4:45pm-7pm)
* Quarters-in-the-Corn
* Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby and Hot Dogs/Water Sales
* There will be a small tractor for the kids to climb on and have photos taken.
* Farm City Days Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show 4pm-8pm. Public Parking Lot.
NE corner of the Benton square. 4pm-8pm - Awards presented at 7:30pm
* Bags Tournament on East Main, sponsored by Jack Russell Fish Co. (5pm-7pm)
Application available. 16 Team Limit, $20 per team, CASH PRIZES!
* WMIX Digital Photo Booth 4pm-8pm
* WQRL Give-A-Way Booth
* On Point Dance Studio Performances 5pm-6pm & Live Music with "A Stellar Goodbye" (6p-8p)
Sponsored by the Owens Family (Evan, Sherry, Tyler, Grant, and Eldon)
* Train Exhibit by Zeb Leffler, sponsored by Leffler Funeral Home, 403 East Main Street 4pm-8pm
* West City Fire Department Smoke House on the square 4pm-8pm
* Food Vendors (Martin Concession, Say Cheese, & Little Buddies BBQ)
* Prairie Farms Give-A-Ways
* Farm & Work Equipment exhibited throughout the square
June 15th
8 a.m. 5K Run/Walk & 1/2 Marathon/Team Relay ; 4-7 p.m. All You Can Eat Fried Chicken Dinner
8 to 12 p.m. Entertainment ; 7:30 p.m. Silent Auction ends
Live Auction at 1st Band intermission.
June 12th - 15th
- Christopher Homecoming
Thursday- 3pm- 10pm 4 pm – Beer Garden Opens; 5 pm – Fish Shack Opens; Women’s Boccie Ball Tournament
ON THE MAIN STAGE; 6 pm – Flag Retirement Ceremony(Boy Scout Troop #156); 6:45 pm – American Legion Post 528 Presentation of Colors, Brittni Motsinger – National Anthem; 6:55 pm – Mayor Gary Bartolotti’s
Welcome Address; 7 – 10:00 pm Cat Daddy O
Friday - 4 pm – Beer Garden Opens; 5 pm – Fish Shack Opens; Men’s Boccie Ball Tournament
ON THE MAIN STAGE- 5:30 – 6:00 pm – Lacey Grammer; 6:30 – 8:30 pm – Don Falknor ; Beer Garden-Chris Sloan
Saturday : 7 – 10:30 am – Lions Club Sausage & Pancake Breakfast (Civic Center) 7 – 7:45 am –5K Run/Walk (Registration) 8 am – 5K Run-Walk 8:30 am – Check-in for volleyball 9 am – Volleyball (13 – 17 years old) Men’s Boccie Ball Tournament 10 am – Beer Garden Opens 10 am – Noon – Car Show (Registration at Rea Clinic) 12 pm – Fish Shack Opens 12 pm till dark – Escape Room 1 – 4 pm – All Class Reunion (Civic Center) 2 – 4 pm – As Time Goes By (Civic Center) 1 – 2 pm – Car Show Judging (Rea Clinic) 2 pm – Car Show Awards (Rea Clinic) ON THE MAIN STAGE 2 – 5 pm – Stride Pro Wrestling 6:30 – 8:30 pm – SI Band IN THE BEER GARDEN 12 – 3 pm – Jack Compton 3:30 – 6:30 pm – Matt Basler 8:30 – 11:30 pm – Dave Clark
Sunday- 11:30 am – Check-in for volleyball 12 pm – Beer Garden Opens Fish Shack Opens Volleyball Tournament (18 years of age & older) 1 pm – Washer Tournament 3 pm – Cow Patty Bingo (Beer Garden) IN THE BEER GARDEN 1 pm – Corey Evitts
- Galatia Lions Old Settler Days
Thursday - FREE Carnival Rides 5pm- 9:30 pm, Flea Market, Free Entertainment, Food Tent
Friday- Food Tent opens at 11am; Flea Market at 4pm,FREE Carnival Rides 5pm- 10pm, Recognition of Veterans at 6pm; 6:15 Little Miss and Mr. Contest; Free entertainment
Saturday-FREE Carnival Rides 3pm= 10:30 pm , Food tent opens at 10am, Frog jumping10:45 am, Big auction at food tent at 1pm; Parade at 5pm; Free entertainment in evening
June 1st
Lusk Creek BBQ Festival andCook Off - Golconda
The Lusk Creek BBQ Festival & Cook-off is held ever year the first weekend in June in downtown Golconda, IL.
5K Fun Run 8:30 am
4pm- 10pm,Downtown Golconda
Participate in the BBQ cook off to win awards, or just sample some great BBQ. Enjoy live music with a beer tent and various vendors
June 1st - 2nd
- Prairie De Rocher - 25th Annual Fort De Chartre Rendevous
The boom of cannons, the smell of campfires and a parade of colorful uniforms will transport visitors back to the 1700s this weekend at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site’s annual Rendezvous.Admission is free for the event, which runs Saturday, June 1st and Sunday, June 2nd from 10am to 5pm each day. . Nearby special event parking is just $5 per car, $10 per bus.Fort de Chartres, which includes the oldest building in Illinois, is located near Prairie du Rocher.The Rendezvous features 1700s military units, traditional craft demonstrations, period music and and dancing — all from the time when France controlled what is now Illinois. Visitors can watch rifles and cannons being fired, throw a tomahawk, buy handmade crafts, learn about French kitchen gardens, taste delicious food and much more.
Opening ceremonies occur both days at 10 a.m., and closing “retreat” ceremonies take place at 5 p.m. A dance for all participants and visitors will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday inside the fort. Craft demonstrations include woodworking, pottery, embroidery, weaving, blacksmithing and metal-working in silver and pewter
Click here for a full schedule of events
June 6th- 9th
Metropolis- Superman Celebration
The 40th Annual Superman Celebration kicks off at 5 pm on Thursday, June 6th and runs through 2 pm on Sunday, June 9th. Many special events are planned for this year’s Celebration including musical entertainment, a carnival, Superman Celebrity Autograph and Q & A Sessions, and the Heroes & Villains Costume Contest.
To see a full schedule go to https://www.supermancelebration.net/schedule/
June 8th
- Benton Farm City Days
Any and All are welcome to participate. Dress up the kids and let them walk in the parade.
* Farm Safety Exhibit by the Franklin County Farm Bureau 4pm-8pm
* Craft & Flea Market Area, inside of the Benton Square 4pm-8pm
* Kid's Activity Area (Lot on East Church Street) 4pm-8pm
* Inflatables & Games
* Family Photo Booth by Country Financial
* Kid's Corn Bin
* Kid's Pedal Tractor Driving Course by Franklin County 4-H (4:45pm-7pm)
* Quarters-in-the-Corn
* Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby and Hot Dogs/Water Sales
* There will be a small tractor for the kids to climb on and have photos taken.
* Farm City Days Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show 4pm-8pm. Public Parking Lot.
NE corner of the Benton square. 4pm-8pm - Awards presented at 7:30pm
* Bags Tournament on East Main, sponsored by Jack Russell Fish Co. (5pm-7pm)
Application available. 16 Team Limit, $20 per team, CASH PRIZES!
* WMIX Digital Photo Booth 4pm-8pm
* WQRL Give-A-Way Booth
* On Point Dance Studio Performances 5pm-6pm & Live Music with "A Stellar Goodbye" (6p-8p)
Sponsored by the Owens Family (Evan, Sherry, Tyler, Grant, and Eldon)
* Train Exhibit by Zeb Leffler, sponsored by Leffler Funeral Home, 403 East Main Street 4pm-8pm
* West City Fire Department Smoke House on the square 4pm-8pm
* Food Vendors (Martin Concession, Say Cheese, & Little Buddies BBQ)
* Prairie Farms Give-A-Ways
* Farm & Work Equipment exhibited throughout the square
June 15th
- Jacob-Levee Fest
8 a.m. 5K Run/Walk & 1/2 Marathon/Team Relay ; 4-7 p.m. All You Can Eat Fried Chicken Dinner
8 to 12 p.m. Entertainment ; 7:30 p.m. Silent Auction ends
Live Auction at 1st Band intermission.
June 12th - 15th
- Rend Lake Days & Sesser Homecoming
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