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Can’t-Miss Fests Coming To Starved Rock Country

8 new and returning events to visit over the next two weeks

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Two days of jazz, blues and BBQ return to Starved Rock Country

Pair of celebrations bring food vendors and musical acts to downtown La Salle

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Starved Rock Country Magazine Fall 2025

Your FREE digital edition of Starved Rock Country Magazine

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Utica Welcome Center brings the art of Douglas Dalrymple to SRC

Heritage Corridor Destinations partners with NCIArtworks for series of pop-up gallery shows

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‘Lincoln’s Ottawa: Stories from Valley View’ tour provides rare look inside historic home

Guided tour explores the fractured friendship of Abe Lincoln and T. Lyle Dickey

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Unplug At Kishauwau Cabins

Guests recharge and reconnect at this cozy lodging destination

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Bring your Appetite For Adventure to LaSalle County

Earn rewards by visiting top attractions near Starved Rock

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Explore the historic I&M Canal with app-powered self-guided tour

‘Cruisin’ The Canal’ takes you to 175+ attractions - from SRC to Chicago

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Sunflowers return to Matthiessen State Park

Annual spectacle draws a flock near Starved Rock

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Festival 56’s Shakespeare in the Park Returns To Princeton

Reimagined adaptation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ runs this weekend

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Streator Fest returns with headliners Quiet Riot, Aaron Lewis and Theory of a Deadman

Fan-favorite fest to feature large carnival, spectacular fireworks

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Drinkin’ with Lincoln Brewfest brings breweries, wineries, distilleries to downtown Ottawa

2-day fest to feature 12 beverage vendors

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Catch a 2025 fireworks show in Starved Rock Country

See some of the best fireworks displays central Illinois has to offer

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Princeton’s Down on Main Street Summer concert series returns

Mae Estes kicks off series that will feature tribute artists, funk and German bands

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Starved Rock Lodge hosts Brews with a View (and Food too!)

Event pairs beer and wine tastings with brick oven pizza and live music

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