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Macomb Farmer's Market
2023-10-14 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-10-07 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-30 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-23 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Macomb Downtown Square, 1 Courthouse Square, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
The Macomb Farmers Market provides a place for vendors to sell their products. A variety of products are available from week to week.

Old Stompin' Ground Runaround
2023-10-14 07:00 - 17:00 | WIU Alumni House
2023 Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround Tentative Schedule
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. Virtual Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround
7-7:45 a.m. Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround In-Person Registration, Alumni House
8 a.m. In-Person Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround: 5K Run/1.5 mile walk
Take a Run with Us Down Memory Lane!
Our in-person race will once again include chip timing technology with live results streamed online and displayed near the finish line. All participants will receive a commemorative Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround moisture wicking/dry fit t-shirt. Shower facilities are available at the WIU Spencer Student Recreation Center with a valid ID. Come home and run/walk with us down memory lane!
Awards will be given to overall male and female winners, and in male and female age divisions.
Age divisions: 15 & under, 16-22, 23-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and over.
Race begins at 8 a.m. at the Alumni House.
Registration is $20/person and includes a dry fit t-shirt. When ordering your t-shirt, we would recommend sizing down one size. If you register the day of the race, the entry fee is $20/person and shirts will be available as supplies last.
Runners/walkers can pick up race packets before the race from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Alumni House on Friday, October 13 or on the day of the race.

WIU Homecoming and Reunion 2023
2023-10-13 - 2023-10-14 | Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle , Macomb, IL, United States
Friday, October 13, 2023
* Reunion check-in starts; it continues throughout the weekend. Registration will take place at the Alumni House.
* 5-9 p.m. All-Alumni Social, Alumni House (Complimentary food, beer, wine and soda; cash bar available)
Saturday, October 14, 2023
* 7-7:45 a.m. Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround Registration, Alumni House
* 8 a.m. Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround: 5K Run/1.5 mile walk
* 8:30 a.m. Reunion Recognition Brunch & Social, Alumni House
* 9:30 a.m. All-Alumni Breakfast, Alumni House (Complimentary coffee and donuts)
* 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Parade – Watch from the Alumni House & Gwendolyn Brooks Memorial Park next door
* Noon-3 p.m. Alumni Cookout at “The Right Place” tent – in Q LOT (Menu: Hot dogs and hamburgers, veggie burgers, potato chips, bottled water, canned soda and coffee.)
* 3 p.m. Leathernecks Football Game vs. Missouri State University – Hanson Field

Macomb Farmers Market
2023-10-12 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-10-05 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-28 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-21 08:00 - 12:00 | Macomb Downtown Square, 1 Courthouse Square, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States

Wednesday Wine Run/Walk
2023-10-11 18:00, 2023-10-04 18:00, 2023-09-27 18:00, 2023-09-20 18:00 | The Wine Sellers
Meet at The Wine Sellers at 6:00 pm and go for a group run. You can run any distance at any pace – walkers are welcome too. End your run/walk at TWS and enjoy a beverage with your running friends.
This will be a weekly event – weather permitting.
Let’s get outside and run!

Biennial Art and Design Faculty Exhibition
2023-10-10 16:30 - 18:00 | Western Illinois University Art Gallery, 1 University Cir, Macomb, IL, 61455
Biennial Art and Design Faculty Exhibition
Reception: Tuesday, October 10, 4:30-6:00 pm
The Western Illinois University Department of Art and Design will have their Biennial Faculty Exhibition on display October 3 through October 27 at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery.
A reception for the artists will be held Tuesday, October 10 from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Exhibiting Artists: Jan Clough, Susan Czechowski, Tyler Hennings, Bill Howard, Jenny Knavel, Damon McArthur, Kat Myers, Duke Oursler, Nancy Shahani, Ian Shelly, Tim Waldrop
Admission is free and open to the public.

Sunday Funday Music Bingo
2023-10-08 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-01 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Forgottonia Brewing, 324 N. Lafayette St., Macomb
Date: Every Sunday unless otherwise noted.
Time: 3-5 PM
Cost: Free to play
How it works: Each week will have a musical theme.
The host will describe what pattern of bingo (standard, letter X, 4 corners, etc.) is being played that round.
A playlist from that theme will randomly play 45 seconds of each song.
You mark off the band’s name if they are on your bingo card.
The round ends when someone yells BINGO! and is verified by the host.
4 rounds of musical bingo will be played each week.

Perfect Pumpkin : Day in Clay Workshop
2023-10-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Macomb Park District Ceramic Studio, 1406 N Randolph St. , Macomb, IL, United States
Join us in the studio this month as we celebrate the season with our classic ceramic pumpkin making workshop! Learn how to transform a sphere of clay into a unique pumpkin you’ll adore year after year! Please make sure to wear clothes that can get dirty. Workshop fee includes clay, glaze, use of tools, bisque and glaze kiln firing. Join us for the day as we get our hands in clay!
*Day in Clay Workshops are open to all ages, all skill levels, and we request that young children be accompanied by an adult who is also enrolled.
2 times available: 12:00pm-1:00pm or 1:30pm-2:30pm
Fee: $10.00 per person for Macomb Park District Residents or $12.00 per person for Non-Residents
Registration is required
Deadline to register: October 5
3 ways to Register :
Follow the Link: tinyurl.com/mpdregister
Call 309-833-4562
or stop by the Macomb Park District office to register in person!

Kris Wingo 1-Man Show
2023-10-07 19:30 - 21:30 | The Wine Sellers
Back at The Wine Sellers for more Strummin’, Hummin’, & Drummin’!

Touch A Truck
2023-10-07 11:00 - 14:00 | 1800 E University Dr., Macomb,IL
Touch A Truck is back and bigger than before with additional inflatables and newly featured vehicles! This FREE event will be a fun day for families to explore and learn about various vehicles in their community! You will get to sit in, touch, and ask questions while exploring!
Come out to Veterans Park for an exciting opportunity to experience first responder vehicles, busses, community vehicles, and more to come!
Explore all types of vehicles
Inflatables!
Sensory friendly Hour 1-2pm
Food trucks will be on site to purchase lunch and drinks.
**If you are interested in having your vehicle featured at our event, fill out our vehicle interest form: https://macombparkdistrict.com/…/TouchATruck-Forms-1.pdf
Forms are due by August 31st.

Macomb's Unforgettable Lincoln Day
2023-10-07 | Macomb Downtown Square, 1 Courthouse Square, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
Macomb’s Unforgettable Lincoln Day
Macomb’s inaugural Unforgettable Lincoln Day will be held downtown on Saturday, Oct. 7 and feature the nation’s leading Lincoln interpreter, entertainment from singer/songwriter, and roots musician Chris Vallillo, The Illinois Freedom Project, a special “Movie In The Park” featuring Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” an original play by Dr. Tim Roberts, “When Macomb Hosted Lincoln: Devising the Freeport Question” as well as our eAtlas powered historic Looking For Lincoln Tour, horse drawn trolly rides, Civil War reactors and more.

Wheel Throwing & Beyond
2023-10-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Macomb Park District Ceramic Studio, 1406 N Randolph St. , Macomb, IL, United States
Curious about throwing on the wheel and looking for a fun introduction to clay? This six week course will focus on the basic skills needed to make cups, bowls, and more! Our focus during this program will center around the process of throwing, shaping, and trimming pots on a pottery wheel, while also exploring basic surface decoration and glazing techniques. Satisfy your curiosity and join for this relaxing course geared towards students of all skill levels! Join us and learn to create in a fun and supportive environment! Course fee includes clay, glazes, use of tools and brushes, bisque and glaze kiln firings, and weekly open studio hours.
Dates: October 5, 19, November 2, 9, 16, 30
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Course Fee: $95.00 for Macomb Park District Residents, $127.00 for Non-Residents
Registration is required
Deadline to register: October 4th
3 ways to Register :
Follow the Link: tinyurl.com/mpdregister
Call 309-833-4562
or stop by the Macomb Park District office to register in person!

Live Music: Craig Corzatt
2023-09-29 19:30 | Forgottonia Brewing, 324 N. Lafayette St., Macomb
Craig will be heading back to Forgottonia to perform a fantastic collection of country hits, both old and new!

The Rhythm Circle
2023-09-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Every Park Pond

Alpaca Beach Party - National Alpaca Farm Days
2023-09-23 13:00 - 17:00 | Little Creek Alpacas
Come out to Little Creek Alpacas Sat., Sept. 23rd & Sun., Sept. 24th from 1pm-5pm for our National Alpaca Farm Days celebration!
30+ alpacas roaming in a free range setting with a 2 acre pond and small white sand beach. Tacos and Thai food truck will be here with all their tasty menu items, so come hungry! Lake Hill Winery will be joining us with all your favorite local wines to taste, sip, and enjoy – including their Life’s A Beach Alpaca wine. Hickry Ridge Homestead is coming and will be doing spinning demonstrations, so you can see how our alpaca fiber is spun into yarn! She’ll also be doing drop spindle lessons around 3pm. A Tangled Mess Angoras & Crafts will be here with her adorable angora rabbits. She’ll have a felt station set up where you can make a needle felted picture for just $10 (ages 8 & older)! Quesal Puppet Troupe will be performing a special puppet show around 1:30pm both days, and on Sunday we’ll have live music by Carol Jean and Jera from 2:30pm-5pm! Stay tuned to see what other vendors and fiber demonstrations we’ll have.
Cups of grain to hand feed the alpacas with will be available for $5/cup. We’ll also have tables set up with our alpaca products for sale. Fishing is allowed, our pond is stocked with mostly bass, but there are a few catfish in there somewhere. Bring your own fishing pole, we don’t have any available. The beach has toys for kids to play with, this is a family friendly environment.
No pets, no smoking, and no chasing the alpacas. Please be kind and respectful to others. We’ll have a handicap accessible porta-potty. Hand wipes and disinfectant wipes are available, there is no hand sink.
**Please note, this is not a petting zoo. Alpacas are similar to a timid cat, they like to get to know you on their own terms. If you insist on trying to pet them before you’ve earned their trust, they will walk or run away from you – the more you insist, the more they will retreat. Be patient, and let them come up to you on their own for the best experience. Hand feeding grain always helps with the introduction, and will entice them to come up to you.
Free admission for all of our 2023 Alpaca Beach Parties! Donations are always appreciated, but never expected.

“Granma said, when you come on something good, first thing to do is share it with whoever you can find; that way the good spreads out where no telling it will go. Which is right.”
– Forrest Carter from the Education of Little Tree
Sunny Beach is dedicated to my best friend, Sunny, who spent her life celebrating kindness and advocating for children, social justice, and world peace. Her last letter to me arrived the day she passed away, and inside it was the quote above from Forrest Carter. The Alpaca Beach Parties came about all because of my beautiful friend, it’s my way of honoring her and my attempt to bring as much joy to the world as she did.
Little Creek Alpacas is within 20-35 minutes of 3 different campgrounds! A great way to take an affordable mini vacation that the kids will love! Spring Lake in Macomb, IL also has cabins for rent if you’re not a tent camper and don’t have an RV. Spring Lake is approx. 35 minutes from our farm. Argyle Lake State Park is approx. 20-30 minutes from our farm. Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area is approx. 20 minutes from our farm.
Not a camper? No problem, Plymouth Rock Roost Bed & Breakfast is just 5 minutes from our farm, or you can find a few different hotels in Macomb, IL (just 30 minutes from our farm).

3rd Annual BBQ Smoke Off
2023-09-23 11:00 - 17:00 | Pop a Top Again, 119 South Square, Plymouth, IL
Schoony’s BBQ smoke off is back for the 2nd year! Event kicks off at 11:00 am at Pop A Top Again $40 entry fee with 100% payback. Ribs and appetizer cook off, rules are posted! Contact Pop A Top with any questions ~ (309) 458-6454

WIU Dance Marathon 5K
2023-09-23 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
https://www.raceentry.com/wiu-dance-marathon-5k/race-information
