Events Calendar

📍 411 Great Loop East Drive, Ottawa IL 61350  |  4 pm to 8 pm

📍 Northpoint Field  |  August 6–9  |  Carnival, musical acts, vendors, fireworks, food trucks, and a beer tent.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  August 6–9  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Downtown Mendota  |  August 6–9  |  Mendota’s 79th Annual Sweet Corn Festival — carnival, live entertainment, food, and free sweet corn.

📍 Northpoint Field  |  August 6–9  |  Carnival, musical acts, vendors, fireworks, food trucks, and a beer tent.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  August 6–9  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Downtown Mendota  |  August 6–9  |  Mendota’s 79th Annual Sweet Corn Festival — carnival, live entertainment, food, and free sweet corn.

📍 Northpoint Field  |  August 6–9  |  Carnival, musical acts, vendors, fireworks, food trucks, and a beer tent.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  August 6–9  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Downtown Mendota  |  August 6–9  |  Mendota’s 79th Annual Sweet Corn Festival — carnival, live entertainment, food, and free sweet corn.

📍 Northpoint Field  |  August 6–9  |  Carnival, musical acts, vendors, fireworks, food trucks, and a beer tent.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  August 6–9  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Downtown Mendota  |  August 6–9  |  Mendota’s 79th Annual Sweet Corn Festival — carnival, live entertainment, food, and free sweet corn.

📍 Streator City Park  |  1 pm to 4 pm

📍 One More Pub, 1131 Center Street, Peru IL  |  6 pm to 9 pm  |  Live music from the Wreckin’ Dixie band in the outdoor area. Visit the event page for full details.

📍 223 W Madison St, Ottawa, IL 61350  |  5–9 pm  |  40 handmade & homegrown makers, live music, food trucks, and free kids activities.

📍 Downtown Ottawa (LaSalle Street)  |  1 pm  |  Community parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of American Independence; staging begins 11:30 am.

📍 800 Illinois Ave, Mendota  |  4 pm to 8 pm

📍 Downtown Mendota  |  4 pm to 8 pm

📍 Joe’s Live, 5437 Park Pl, Des Plaines IL 60018  |  8 pm  |  Southern rockers Them Dirty Roses bring their Skynyrd-and-Hank-inspired sound to Joe’s Live in Rosemont. Tickets available via TicketWeb.

📍 Forge 21 Bar & Grill, 110 E Hickory St, Streator IL 61364  |  8:30 pm to 11:30 pm  |  Zazzle’s full band makes its debut with a night of 90s rock covers at Forge 21.

📍 Streator City Park  |  10 am to 3 pm  |  Home brew tasting, vendors, music, food trucks, and kids activities. Partnered with the Streator Food Truck Festival (food trucks open 11 am to 7 pm). Hosted by the Streator Hardscrabble Lions Club.

📍 Streator City Park, 306 E Kent St, Streator IL 61364  |  11 am to 6 pm  |  A food-filled afternoon with food trucks and treats, benefiting the Streator Walldogs Murals.

📍 Streator Township High School District 40, 202 W Lincoln Ave, Streator IL  |  6 pm  |  Illinois Valley Wrestling Federation brings live pro wrestling to Streator; doors open at 6 pm with a pre-show at 6:15 pm. Tickets are $10.

📍 Washington Park, 153 W Lafayette St, Ottawa IL 61350  |  6 pm to 8 pm  |  Ottawa Special Events Group’s summer concert series continues with live music from Cadillac Groove.

📍 Streator, IL (multiple farm stands around town)  |  9 am to 4 pm  |  Celebrate National Farmstand Day with a self-guided crawl through Streator-area farm stands and bakeries.

📍 Centennial Park, Peru  |  Jul 30 – Aug 1

📍 Registration at Lipton Tea Lot, Main & Wasson  |  Registration 9 am–12 pm, show noon to 3 pm  |  Cars, cruisers, and family fun.

📍 Downtown locations  |  5 pm to 10 pm  |  Cars, cruisers, food, music, and family fun. Hosted by the Dream Machines Car Club.

📍 RC Flyers Field  |  September 10–12  |  Visit streatorrcflyers.com for more information.

📍 RC Flyers Field  |  September 10–12  |  Visit streatorrcflyers.com for more information.

📍 RC Flyers Field  |  September 10–12  |  Visit streatorrcflyers.com for more information.

📍 Carey Memorial Park, 105 Division St, Utica  |  11 am to 5 pm

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  September 17–20  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  September 17–20  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 223 W Madison St, Ottawa, IL 61350  |  5–9 pm  |  40 handmade & homegrown makers, live music, food trucks, and free kids activities.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  September 17–20  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Carey Memorial Park, 105 Division St, Utica  |  11 am to 6 pm

📍 Mendota  |  September 19

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  September 17–20  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Carey Memorial Park, 105 Division St, Utica  |  12 pm to 5 pm

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  October 22–25  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  October 22–25  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  October 22–25  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Washington Park, Peru

📍 LaSalle County  |  Registration required via Land Use Dept.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  October 22–25  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Various Downtown Businesses  |  9 am–12 pm  |  Trick-or-treating at participating downtown businesses.

📍 Peru  |  5:00 pm

📍 Downtown Utica  |  11 am to 6 pm

📍 Streator City Park  |  11 am  |  Community Veterans Day ceremony honoring local veterans.

📍 Downtown Streator Shops  |  November 13–14  |  Holiday shopping open house with special deals and refreshments.

📍 Downtown Streator Shops  |  November 13–14  |  Holiday shopping open house with special deals and refreshments.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  November 19–22  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  November 19–22  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  November 19–22  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Engle Lane Theatre  |  November 19–22  |  Visit englelane.org for showtimes and tickets.

📍 Main Street & City Park  |  Evening  |  Holiday tree lighting and festivities to kick off the season.

📍 Various Locations  |  All Day  |  Shop local at participating small businesses throughout Streator.

📍 Peru

📍 Downtown Streator  |  Evening  |  Holiday shopping, entertainment, and festivities on Main Street.

📍 Mendota