FEBRUARY 2007
Teeny Tiny Tea Party: High tea, costumed characters, hat & doll parade, prizes Superbowl Sunday (first Sunday in February) from 2 to 4pm Fife Opera House Palestine, IL.

March2007
Annual Robinson Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, Mar. 31 On the square in downtown Robinson 10 a.m. info at: Chamber Office: (618) 546-1557

APRIL 2007
CCA Art Show & Sale Excellent variety, all mediums, open to public, many pieces for sale Sunday after Easter (April 22 - May 8, 2007) (two weeks) Fife Opera House, Palestine

MAY 2007
Spring Fest Three days of carnival, craft show, live entertainment, classic & antique car show, family fun Second Saturday & Sunday in May (May 12 & 13th, 2007) County Fairgrounds, (Rt.33 East of City Limits) Oblong

JUNE 2007

Kiwanis Fish Fry First Friday in June (June 1, 2007) Robinson City Park (S. Cross St.) Crawford County Collectible Cars Cruise-In Antique & classic cars, street rods and customs trophies, live entertainment First Saturday & Sunday in June (June 2 & 3rd, 2007) Best Western, Robinson (West on Rt.33 across from Hershey Plant) Robinson, IL. Robinson Carnival June 12 - 16 Carnival & celebration. Great new carnival and other activities at the Robinson city park.

JULY 2007
July Fourth Celebration July 3 - 7 Carnival, entertainment, spectacular fireworks display on the 4th at 9 p.m. Robinson City Park (South Cross St.) Crawford County Fair Carnival, fair queen pageant, 4-H exhibits, demo derby, tractor pull Starts Sunday of the last full week in July (July 22 - 27th, 2007) County Fairgrounds, (Rt.33 East of city limits) Oblong

AUGUST 2007

Hutsonville Community Day Parade, breakfast & lunch, live entertainment, flea market First Saturday in August (Aug 4, 2007) Pancake breakfast at the Firehouse, Hutsonville. State Babe Ruth Tournaments August 2 - 5. Robinson City Park. City wide Garage Sales Saturday August 4. City-wide Garage sales. Flat Rock Homecoming Parade, craft area, old time contests, soap box derby, live entertainment, foods and refreshments. Second Fri., Sat., Sun. of August (Aug. 10 - 12, 2007) Flat Rock Town Square, Flat Rock, IL. Antique Tractor & Gas Engine Show Exhibitions, antique & pedal tractor pulls, flea market Farm Toy Show (Sat. & Sun.) Second Fri., Sat. & Sun. in Aug. (Aug. 10 - 12, 2007) County Fairgrounds, Oblong (Rt33 East of City limits) Shriner's BBQ Third Fri/Sat in August (Fri. - Sat. Aug.17-18, 2007) Robinson city park (S. Cross St.)

SEPTEMBER 2007

Palestine's Labor Day Weekend Festival & Pioneer City Rodeo Sept 1st - 3, 2007 Camp-in, carnival, 2-day street fair, live entertainment, Four Shows of PRCA Rodeo, Labor Day parade (Sept. 3) in historic Palestine, IL. Annapolis Porkchop BBQ First Saturday in September (Saturday Sept.1, 2007) Annapolis Fire House Oldies in the Park Second Saturday in September (Sept. 8, 2007) Enjoy classic music, classic cars and the colors of Fall Oblong city park

OCTOBER 2007

Heath Harvest Festival Crafts fair, live entertainment, toffee baking contest, parade (Oct. 5-6, 2007) on the courthouse square in Robinson 9am - 5pm For booth space/info: email glenda.fulling@regions.com Palestine Wine & Arts Festival First Sat & Sun in October (Oct. 6 & 7, 2007) Wine tasting and sales offered by several Illinois wineries Enjoy live entertainment, open air art exhibits, food vendors and more Contact Pioneer Winery at (618) 586-2921 Palestine, IL. Oblong's Fall Follies Last Saturday in October (Oct. 27, 2007) Live entertainment, school band competition, fun for the entire family downtown flea market, lighted night parade Downtown Oblong

NOVEMBER 2007
Christmas Open House Nov. 16-17, 2007) Robinson, Palestine and Oblong, IL. Leaverton Park Holiday Lighting Festival 40,000 lights & displays, music, Santa's arrival, fireworks Festival Friday after Thanksgiving (Friday Nov. 23, 2007) lights in park are on through Jan. 1. Palestine park, Palestine, IL.

DECEMBER 2007

Santa comes to Robinson December 1, 2007 Santa comes to town at Kringle Corner at 10 a.m. Civil War Ball and Debutante Cotillion Area debutantes are introduced to society 1860's style. Civil War re-enactors, period music, dancing. First Saturday in December (Saturday Dec. 1, 2007) Fife Opera House Main Street in Palestine Hometown Christmas in Oblong Business Open House, Home Tour, music concerts, caroling First Sunday in December (Sunday Dec. 2, 2007) Oblong, IL. Fife Opera House & Area Homes Tour Sunday Dec. 9, 2007 Tour decorated Fife Opera House and area homes, PPPS Second Sunday in December, (Sunday December 9, 2007) 1-4pm tickets $5 donation

Join us for these family events throughout the year: (See Above also)

Late Night First Friday - April-December, Historic Main Street in Palestine
Taste of Crawford County - First Sat. in Feb., Robinson Com. Center
Spring Fling - Third Friday in May outside AmBank in Robinson
Palestine Lion's Club Fish Fry - Memorial Day at Leaverton Park 11-?
Kiwanis Fish Fry - First Fri. in June, Kiwanis Shelter, Robinson City Park
Young Abe Days - Palestine in June
Don Heleine Memorial Golf Outing - Mid-June at Oak Glen Golf Course - Information (618) 592-4355
Re-enactment of Hutson Massacre - First Sat. in Aug., Hutson Cabins
Shriners BBQ - Fourth Fri. & Sat. in August in Robinson City Park 
Pork Chop BBQ - First Sat. in Sept. at the Annapolis Fire Station
Christmas Open Houses - Sat. Before Thanksgiving, Palestine, Robinson
Cookie Walk - Sat. before Thanksgiving, Opera House, Palestine
Old Fashioned Christmas at Hutson Cabins - Information (618) 586-4531

The events and their dates, are gathered PRIMARILY from the Robinson Chamber of Commerce. some events are supplied by other outside sources.

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