MAY FESTIVALS
MAY 2nd- 5th May 1st –4th: Rend Lake Water Festival Carnival by Brady’s Amusements
NE corner of the Benton Public Square , Wednesday – Friday 6-10 pm Saturday 11-4 & 6-10 pm
Ticket prices are: $2.50 per ticket; 10 tickets for $22 Special; $17 for nightly armbands
May 3rd - SLOW GLOW RIDE, 6:30 pm at Cycle1 Cycling Studio at 117 E. Smith St. ,
A fun family-friendly bike ride that passes some of the historic sites and haunts of Benton. All ages welcome. Younger riders must be able ride a bicycle without training wheels or should be pulled in a bike trailer or a tag-a-long bicycle attached to an adult’s bike. This will be an evening ride and we will be returning around dusk so lights encouraged but not required. Ride starts at 6:30pm and we anticipate everyone being back to Cycle1 Cycling Studio by 7:30pm.
May 4th : Little Mister & Little Miss Rend Lake Water Festival Contest, Collins/Malkovich Event Center - Benton Middle School
MAY 9th-11th Thursday-Midway opens, Cadillac Jones 6pm-10pm
Friday May 10th- Midway opens at 5pm- free entertainment Jonathan Len 7pm -9pm, Michaael St. Angel/Elvis Tribute 9pm - close.
Saturday May 11th- Miner's Memorial, Parade at 1pm, Midway opens at 1pm, free entertainment,
Jake Hoult Band 6pm -9pm; Terry Lee & the Rockaboggie Band , 9pm to close
MAY 11th
Join us for an afternoon of fun and fantastic blues music at the vineyard as we say “Hat’s Off” to the new graduates. Bring a lawn chair, a good friend or two and enjoy fine wine, great music and the company of good friends in a Tuscan setting deep in the scenic Shawnee National Forest.
Local artisans will also be on hand selling their wares. Browse through the tents. You may just find something you can’t live without.
Music By: TBA
MAY 17th-18th May 17th- 3:00pm-10:30 pm
Saturday May 18th- 10:00 am- 10:30 pm
Lower Town Arts & Music Festival (LTAMF) is a regional two-day celebration of art, music, food, beer and wine all from a 350 mile radius of Paducah, Kentucky. LTAMF takes place in the Lower Town Historic Arts District near Downtown Paducah. With a commitment to honoring and presenting the culinary, artistic, and musical talent of the region, LTAMF is a growing premier festival that boasts a family-friendly environment with major economic impact right here at home.
May 18th
Live music by the Old School Band fro 6-10pm.
Dorris Heights Rd, Harrisburg, Illinois 62946
$2 parking
$10 arm bands for children 2 and up for all day play!
We will have vendors, crafts, food trucks, cars, music, children activities, and of course...inflatables!!!!
Text SIINFLATABLES to 22828 to get our latest inflatable promotions and coupons!
May 20th Walkers Bluff- Carterville Illinois
FREE ADMISSION!
11am- 5pm
We are excited to host an Art & Wine Festival on May 20th from 11am to 5pm at our outdoor Gazebo area! There will several local wineries offering TASTINGS and selling their WINE.
7 Local wineries including us: Kite Hill Vineyards, Monte Alegre, Wildlife Lodge & Winery, Honker Hill Winery, Fox Creek Winery, & Purple Toad Winery.
MAY 22- 27 Downtown Herrin, Illinois
Voted 2014 Illinois' Best Event or Festival, this week-long celebration of Italian heritage includes a grape stomp, "Bigga Nose" contest, a midway carnival, and concerts by many world famous recording artists.
Sunday May 19th- 2:00 PM - Little Mr./Miss Pageant & Baby Contest , Civic Center
Monday, May 20th -Miss HerrinFesta Pageant, Civic Center
Tuesday, May 21st- Honoree Banquet at the Civic Center- Ticket Required
Wednesday, May 22nd- 6:00 PM - Talent Contest, Herrin Civic Center
Thursday, May 23rd -Gates open 5:30 PM - For the Resurrection - A Journey Tribute, Piazza Stage
Friday, May 24th -
07:00 AM - Prayer Breakfast, Herrin Civic Center
12:00 - Robert A. Ferarri Corp. Division Bocce Tournment, Herrin Bocce Court
Gates open 5:30 PM - Jeff Mears & the Cache River Band,Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30PM - Kendall Marvel, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Jamey Johnson, Piazza Stage
Saturday, May 25th
08:00 AM - John A. Logan Tri-Festa Triathlon ,John A. Logan College
11:00 AM - Grand Parade, Park Avenue
12:30 PM - Adult-Child Bocce Tournament, Herrin Bocce Courts
1:30 PM - Bigga Nose Contest, Herrin Civic Center
1:45 PM - Pasta Sauce Contest, Herrin Civic Center
2:30 PM - Pasta Eating Contest, Herrin Civic Center
Gates open 5:30 PM -Daniel E Johnson, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Riley Green, Piazza Stage
Sunday, May 26th
09:00 AM - HerrinFesta Car Show ,Herrin City Park , 9:00am - 4:00pm
11:00 AM - Special Intention Mass, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
1:00 PM - International Championship Bocce Tournament, Herrin Bocce Courts
Gates open 5:30 PM - The Great Affairs, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Head East, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Loverboy, Piazza Stage
Monday, May 27th
07:30 AM - Road Races, Various Locations
09:00 AM - Memorial Day Service, Doughboy on North Park Avenue across from City Hall
Faith & Family Night at the Festa
Gates open 5:30 PM - Danny Gokey, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Jason Crabb, Piazza Stage
May 23rd- 25th
NE corner of the Benton Public Square , Wednesday – Friday 6-10 pm Saturday 11-4 & 6-10 pm
Ticket prices are: $2.50 per ticket; 10 tickets for $22 Special; $17 for nightly armbands
May 3rd - SLOW GLOW RIDE, 6:30 pm at Cycle1 Cycling Studio at 117 E. Smith St. ,
A fun family-friendly bike ride that passes some of the historic sites and haunts of Benton. All ages welcome. Younger riders must be able ride a bicycle without training wheels or should be pulled in a bike trailer or a tag-a-long bicycle attached to an adult’s bike. This will be an evening ride and we will be returning around dusk so lights encouraged but not required. Ride starts at 6:30pm and we anticipate everyone being back to Cycle1 Cycling Studio by 7:30pm.
May 4th : Little Mister & Little Miss Rend Lake Water Festival Contest, Collins/Malkovich Event Center - Benton Middle School
MAY 9th-11th Thursday-Midway opens, Cadillac Jones 6pm-10pm
Friday May 10th- Midway opens at 5pm- free entertainment Jonathan Len 7pm -9pm, Michaael St. Angel/Elvis Tribute 9pm - close.
Saturday May 11th- Miner's Memorial, Parade at 1pm, Midway opens at 1pm, free entertainment,
Jake Hoult Band 6pm -9pm; Terry Lee & the Rockaboggie Band , 9pm to close
MAY 11th
- Red, White, and Blues Festival- Blue Sky Vineyards Makanda
Join us for an afternoon of fun and fantastic blues music at the vineyard as we say “Hat’s Off” to the new graduates. Bring a lawn chair, a good friend or two and enjoy fine wine, great music and the company of good friends in a Tuscan setting deep in the scenic Shawnee National Forest.
Local artisans will also be on hand selling their wares. Browse through the tents. You may just find something you can’t live without.
Music By: TBA
MAY 17th-18th May 17th- 3:00pm-10:30 pm
Saturday May 18th- 10:00 am- 10:30 pm
Lower Town Arts & Music Festival (LTAMF) is a regional two-day celebration of art, music, food, beer and wine all from a 350 mile radius of Paducah, Kentucky. LTAMF takes place in the Lower Town Historic Arts District near Downtown Paducah. With a commitment to honoring and presenting the culinary, artistic, and musical talent of the region, LTAMF is a growing premier festival that boasts a family-friendly environment with major economic impact right here at home.
May 18th
- Akin Crawdaddy Farm Day Festival
- 3rd Annual Crawfish Festival- Sesser
Live music by the Old School Band fro 6-10pm.
- Springfest 2019- Harrisburg
Dorris Heights Rd, Harrisburg, Illinois 62946
$2 parking
$10 arm bands for children 2 and up for all day play!
We will have vendors, crafts, food trucks, cars, music, children activities, and of course...inflatables!!!!
Text SIINFLATABLES to 22828 to get our latest inflatable promotions and coupons!
May 20th Walkers Bluff- Carterville Illinois
FREE ADMISSION!
11am- 5pm
We are excited to host an Art & Wine Festival on May 20th from 11am to 5pm at our outdoor Gazebo area! There will several local wineries offering TASTINGS and selling their WINE.
7 Local wineries including us: Kite Hill Vineyards, Monte Alegre, Wildlife Lodge & Winery, Honker Hill Winery, Fox Creek Winery, & Purple Toad Winery.
MAY 22- 27 Downtown Herrin, Illinois
Voted 2014 Illinois' Best Event or Festival, this week-long celebration of Italian heritage includes a grape stomp, "Bigga Nose" contest, a midway carnival, and concerts by many world famous recording artists.
Sunday May 19th- 2:00 PM - Little Mr./Miss Pageant & Baby Contest , Civic Center
Monday, May 20th -Miss HerrinFesta Pageant, Civic Center
Tuesday, May 21st- Honoree Banquet at the Civic Center- Ticket Required
Wednesday, May 22nd- 6:00 PM - Talent Contest, Herrin Civic Center
Thursday, May 23rd -Gates open 5:30 PM - For the Resurrection - A Journey Tribute, Piazza Stage
Friday, May 24th -
07:00 AM - Prayer Breakfast, Herrin Civic Center
12:00 - Robert A. Ferarri Corp. Division Bocce Tournment, Herrin Bocce Court
Gates open 5:30 PM - Jeff Mears & the Cache River Band,Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30PM - Kendall Marvel, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Jamey Johnson, Piazza Stage
Saturday, May 25th
08:00 AM - John A. Logan Tri-Festa Triathlon ,John A. Logan College
11:00 AM - Grand Parade, Park Avenue
12:30 PM - Adult-Child Bocce Tournament, Herrin Bocce Courts
1:30 PM - Bigga Nose Contest, Herrin Civic Center
1:45 PM - Pasta Sauce Contest, Herrin Civic Center
2:30 PM - Pasta Eating Contest, Herrin Civic Center
Gates open 5:30 PM -Daniel E Johnson, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Riley Green, Piazza Stage
Sunday, May 26th
09:00 AM - HerrinFesta Car Show ,Herrin City Park , 9:00am - 4:00pm
11:00 AM - Special Intention Mass, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
1:00 PM - International Championship Bocce Tournament, Herrin Bocce Courts
Gates open 5:30 PM - The Great Affairs, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Head East, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Loverboy, Piazza Stage
Monday, May 27th
07:30 AM - Road Races, Various Locations
09:00 AM - Memorial Day Service, Doughboy on North Park Avenue across from City Hall
Faith & Family Night at the Festa
Gates open 5:30 PM - Danny Gokey, Piazza Stage
Gates open 5:30 PM - Jason Crabb, Piazza Stage
May 23rd- 25th
- Ava Homecoming
- Rides and food stands open at 5 pm - rides free all weekend long
Ice cream social in community center,raffles. Entertainment all 3 nights.Thursday is Gospel Night with The Erwins, Friday is Stateside Outlaws 8pm - midnight and Saturday is West of 57 from 8pm - midnight.
