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Visitors Guide for Events
in
Kampsville, Brussels,
Hamburg and Batchtown
Calhoun County, Illinois
This Calendar of Events only covers
events located in Calhoun County, Illinois. There are a number of activities located in the immediate vicinity
including those at Pere Marquette State Park and the river towns of Grafton and
Elsah, which are located just across the Illinois River from Calhoun County. Listings of these
and other events can be
found on the Grafton and Elsah
(including Pere Marquette State Park) events page, the
Jerseyville Area
page, and the Alton
page.
To find out about other activities in nearby areas
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CALHOUN
COUNTY FAIR
Hardin, IL |
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September 9 - September 12, 2010
Calhoun County Fair Grounds
Special events, variety of foods, parade,
4H, livestock, and agricultural exhibits.
For
more information call 618-576-2312 |
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FRONTIER
DAYS
Hamburg, IL |
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Saturday, September 18, 2010
10 am - 4 pm
Village Park
Attractions at this annual festival include Craft & Flea Market tables,
Cake Walk, 50/50 Raffle, plus a Prize Raffle with lots of prizes! For
food and refreshments enjoy the fish fry & fried chicken as well as
pies, cakes, and cookies. Live music will on hand for entertainment, so
bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the fun in this quaint village on the
banks of the Mississippi River!
Free
For
more details or if you would like to make a donation for our raffles,
please contact Koni Proctor at 618-232-0054 |
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OLD SETTLERS DAYS
Kampsville, IL |
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October 9 - October 10, 2010
10 am - 5 pm daily
Riverside Park
This event on the banks of the Illinois River depicts the life and times
of the early Calhoun settlers. Civil War re-enactment, carriage
rides, fiddle contest, mountain-man activities, apple-butter making and
other period demonstrations, food, crafts, and live entertainment.
Free
For more information call 618-465-2114 |
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QUILT & CHURCH TOUR
Calhoun County, IL |
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October 22 - October 23, 2010
10 am - 4 pm
Take
a relaxing drive through Calhoun County to see displays of beautiful quilts,
exhibits and activities. Visitors can also take part in quilt
demonstrations, quilt appraisals, supplies and sales. As a bonus, attendees
will be able to take a driving tour of the county to see 20 barn quilts.
Admission
For
more information call 618-576-2293 |
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WINTER BIRD WALK
Kampsville, IL |
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PROBABLE
EVENT - DETAILS TBA
February, 2011
9 am - 11 am
McCully Heritage Project, Meet at
Farm House
1 mile south of Kampsville, off Route 100
Winter is a great time to appreciate the wild birds in our area. Despite
the weather there are still plenty of birds out there, Join professional
birder Johanna Shipley for a slow paced mile walk to see how many birds
you can identify, Afterwards there will be coffee, hot chocolate, and
cookies.
Free
For more information call 618-653-4687 |
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WOOD COLLECTORS
PROGRAM
Kampsville, IL |
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PROBABLE
EVENT - DETAILS TBA
June, 2011
9 am - 4 pm
McCully Heritage Project
1 mile south of Kampsville, off Route 100
The
International Wood Collectors Society will host a regional wood
collectors meeting at the McCully Heritage Project. The daylong event
will feature demonstrations, wood for sale, wood craft items on display
and for sale, and a tree id walk around the McCully property. At 1 pm a
wood auction will be held featuring domestic and exotic woods. This
event is open to the public and all are invited to attend and
participate.
Free
For more information call
618-653-4687
or visit www.woodcollectors.org |
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ARCHEOLOGY
DAY
Kampsville, IL |
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PROBABLE
EVENT - DETAILS TBA
June, 2011
10 am - 4 pm
Center for American Archeology, Route 100
Activities include tours of a 2000 year old
excavation site, artifact identification, flintknapping demonstration,
Kids’ Activity Area, special exhibits at the Visitors’ Center &
Museum and much more. This event is
in part supported by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the
Illinois General Assembly, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Free
For more information call 618-653-4316 |
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ST.
BARBARA'S
CHURCH PICNIC
Batchtown, IL |
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PROBABLE
EVENT - DETAILS TBA
July, 2011
Saturday: 5 pm - 12 pm
Sunday: 11 am - 12 pm
Saturday: Turtle soup & sandwiches, games and crafts.
Sunday: Family style chicken & beef dinner starts at 11 am, games,
crafts, raffle and bingo.
For
more information call 618-883-2400 |
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ST. JOSEPH'S
CHURCH PICNIC
Meppen, IL |
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PROBABLE
EVENT - DETAILS TBA
August, 2011
Saturday: 5 pm - 12 pm
Sunday: 11 am - 12 pm
Saturday: Turtle soup & sandwiches, games and entertainment.
Sunday: Family style chicken & beef dinner, games and entertainment.
For
more information call 618-883-2400 |
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ST. MARY'S
CHURCH PICNIC
Brussels, IL |
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PROBABLE
EVENT - DETAILS TBA
August, 2011
Saturday: 5 pm - 12 pm
Sunday: 11 am - 12 pm
Saturday: BBQ and fish, games and music.
Sunday: Family style chicken & beef dinner, country store and raffle.
Turtle soup served starting at 5 pm.
For
more information call 618-883-2400 |
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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
PARISH PICNIC
Michael, IL |
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PROBABLE
EVENT - DETAILS TBA
August, 2011
Saturday: 5 pm - 12 pm
Sunday: 11 am - 12 pm
Saturday: BBQ and fish, games and music.
Sunday: Family style chicken & beef dinner, country store and
raffle. Turtle soup served starting at 5 pm.
For more information call 618-576-2628 |
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This Calendar of Events provides listings free of
charge for events that are of interest to visitors to the area and that are
organized or sponsored by Non-Profit or community based organizations. To have
your event listed here contact the webmaster. We
reserve the right to limit content. We also willing to provide a web page free
of charge for these types of events to provide more details for our readers.
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