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Crawford County Events 2007:



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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