Community Calendar

Enjoy our Award-Winning Farmers Market every Sunday at The Dole Mansion from 10am - 2pm!

Fantastic Variety of Farmers, Food Purveyors, Artisans, Food-Trucks, Live Music, Brunch Beverages and Complimentary childrens entertainment! Free Face Painting and Balloon Creations! Plus Roaming Characters ready to delight and take photos with! Come on out and spend a few hours with us for a Sunday Funday experience!!!

Celebrate local music, food and farmers at Farmers Rising's 3rd Annual Alfalfa Music Festival. On Saturday, August 23rd from 3 to 10 PM, seven fantastic local bands will grace the stage culminating with our headliners this year, the Ernie Hendrickson Band. Food, drink, activities and fun await.

Alfalfa Fest is a 100% waste-free event. Tickets $25 in advance, $40 at the gate.

Enjoy our Award-Winning Farmers Market every Sunday at The Dole Mansion from 10am - 2pm!

Fantastic Variety of Farmers, Food Purveyors, Artisans, Food-Trucks, Live Music, Brunch Beverages and Complimentary childrens entertainment! Free Face Painting and Balloon Creations! Plus Roaming Characters ready to delight and take photos with! Come on out and spend a few hours with us for a Sunday Funday experience!!!

Enjoy our Award-Winning Farmers Market every Sunday at The Dole Mansion from 10am - 2pm!

Fantastic Variety of Farmers, Food Purveyors, Artisans, Food-Trucks, Live Music, Brunch Beverages and Complimentary childrens entertainment! Free Face Painting and Balloon Creations! Plus Roaming Characters ready to delight and take photos with! Come on out and spend a few hours with us for a Sunday Funday experience!!!

Visit beautiful Grand Detour, IL on Sunday, September 7th from 9-5 (rain or shine). This 76th Annual Grand Detour Arts Festival features a juried art show, a student art show, live music all day, and delicious food. The show is held on the grounds of the John Deere Historic Site and admission is free. The John Deere home and exhibits will also be open all day.

Enjoy our Award-Winning Farmers Market every Sunday at The Dole Mansion from 10am - 2pm!

Fantastic Variety of Farmers, Food Purveyors, Artisans, Food-Trucks, Live Music, Brunch Beverages and Complimentary childrens entertainment! Free Face Painting and Balloon Creations! Plus Roaming Characters ready to delight and take photos with! Come on out and spend a few hours with us for a Sunday Funday experience!!!

Enjoy our Award-Winning Farmers Market every Sunday at The Dole Mansion from 10am - 2pm!

Fantastic Variety of Farmers, Food Purveyors, Artisans, Food-Trucks, Live Music, Brunch Beverages and Complimentary childrens entertainment! Free Face Painting and Balloon Creations! Plus Roaming Characters ready to delight and take photos with! Come on out and spend a few hours with us for a Sunday Funday experience!!!

Experience bison, birds and prairie adventures at Nachusa Grasslands Fall Festival! The Nature Conservancy’s Nachusa Grasslands Preserve is home to a herd of more than 100 bison roaming 1,500 acres, as well as a host of other uncommon plants and animals.

The day’s activities include wagon rides through the prairie to look for bison, guided exploration hikes at the Visitor Center and 12 steward-guided tours throughout the preserve that feature scenic photo locations, autumn wildflowers, preserve hideaways, native wildlife, sandstone rock formations and more. Additional attractions include a Discovery Tent, face painting and the Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab & Education Live Birds of Prey.

A food truck will be on site with food and beverages. This event will be held rain or shine at the Visitor Center, 2075 Lowden Rd, Franklin Grove, IL.

Whether you come for the bison, the wildflowers or the chance to simply slow down and explore, you’ll leave with a deeper connection to the land and an appreciation for why it’s worth protecting.

Enjoy our Award-Winning Farmers Market every Sunday at The Dole Mansion from 10am - 2pm!

Fantastic Variety of Farmers, Food Purveyors, Artisans, Food-Trucks, Live Music, Brunch Beverages and Complimentary childrens entertainment! Free Face Painting and Balloon Creations! Plus Roaming Characters ready to delight and take photos with! Come on out and spend a few hours with us for a Sunday Funday experience!!!

Enjoy our Award-Winning Farmers Market every Sunday at The Dole Mansion from 10am - 2pm!

Fantastic Variety of Farmers, Food Purveyors, Artisans, Food-Trucks, Live Music, Brunch Beverages and Complimentary childrens entertainment! Free Face Painting and Balloon Creations! Plus Roaming Characters ready to delight and take photos with! Come on out and spend a few hours with us for a Sunday Funday experience!!!