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Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair
Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair

September 23 – September 24

Peoria RiverFront Events / CEFCU Center Stage @ The Landing

200 NE Water St, Peoria, Illinois 61602

Ticket Information: www.peoriaartguild.org

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/172586899955584/



Heart of Illinois Down Syndrome Association 10th Anniversary Walk
Heart of Illinois Down Syndrome Association 10th Anniversary Walk

Dozer Park, Peoria IL

 

1:00pm

T-Shirt pick up, same day registration, raffle, 

face painting, and all other activities 

 

2:30pm

One Mile Walk Starts

 

Walk will take place rain or shine!

 

Register and fundraise online at Firstgiving.com/hoidsa

 

Register by August 31st to be guaranteed a t-shirt.

 

Questions?  Call (309)241-8195  or email fundraising@hoidsa.org

 

Site is ADA Accessible.



Spirit of Peoria Sightseeing Cruise
Spirit of Peoria Sightseeing Cruise

These cruises are an 1.5 hours-long and run 2 to 6 times a week. They begin and end at the riverfront dock in downtown Peoria, with the Spirit cruising up and down the Illinois River. 

Kids and adults alike will be fascinated by the boat’s tall fluted stacks and gigantic candy-apple red paddlewheel churning through the water. It’s great entertainment for all ages. Trip includes Captain’s Commentary. Gift shop and concessions are available.

www.spiritofpeoria.com



Chris Janson & More - Tailgate N Tallboys
Chris Janson & More - Tailgate N Tallboys

TAILGATE N' TALLBOYS 2017 Presents CHRIS JANSON, Whitey Morgan, Ward Davis, and Ryan Beaver on the PEORIA RIVERFRONT at Peoria Riverfront - Festival Lawn

 http://www.tailgatentallboys.com



Peoria History Tour
Peoria History Tour

Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:00 AM to Saturday, October 28, 2017

Take a ride through Peoria's past with our certified guides. Tours begin on June 2nd and run through October 28th on Fridays and Saturdays at 11 am and also at 1:30 pm on Saturdays. Tickets are $15 and last approximately 1-1/2 hours long. This years tours are River City, Roll Out the Barrel, Naughty to Nice, Grandview Drive and Springdale Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Haunted Peoria and new this year is Monuments and Landmarks. 

More info...



Aaron Lewis, Cody Jinks, Whiskey Meyers & More! - Tailgate N Tallboys
Aaron Lewis, Cody Jinks, Whiskey Meyers & More! - Tailgate N Tallboys

AARON LEWIS, CODY JINKS, WHISKEY MYERS, UPCHURCH THE REDNECK & More on the RIVERFRONT, in Peoria, IL.

 

 http://www.tailgatentallboys.com



Spirit of Peoria Moonlight Cruise
Spirit of Peoria Moonlight Cruise

Enjoy Peoria’s evening skyline by the light of the moon. Live entertainment is included with your ticket for this 2 hour cruise. A cash bar is available. Dinner is not served, but concessions are available. Ask about private deck rental at reduced rates—perfect for rehearsal dinners or class reunions!

Tickets available at the dock. No reservations required.

www.spiritofpeoria.com



RiverFront Market
RiverFront Market

Featuring local produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods, fresh flowers and more!
Local art, live music and demonstrations each week.
Open every Saturday morning, May 20 - September 30
8 am - Noon in the 200 Block of Water Street

More info...



Spirit of Peoria Sightseeing Cruise
Spirit of Peoria Sightseeing Cruise

These cruises are an hour and a quarter-long and run 2 to 5 times a week. They begin and end at the riverfront dock in downtown Peoria, with the Spirit cruising up and down the Illinois River.

Kids and adults alike will be fascinated by the boat’s tall fluted stacks and gigantic candy-apple red paddlewheel churning through the water. It’s great entertainment for all ages. Trip includes Captain’s Commentary. Gift shop and concessions are available.

www.spiritofpeoria.com



Peoria History Tour
Peoria History Tour

Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:00 AM to Saturday, October 28, 2017

Take a ride through Peoria's past with our certified guides. Tours begin on June 2nd and run through October 28th on Fridays and Saturdays at 11 am and also at 1:30 pm on Saturdays. Tickets are $15 and last approximately 1-1/2 hours long. This years tours are River City, Roll Out the Barrel, Naughty to Nice, Grandview Drive and Springdale Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Haunted Peoria and new this year is Monuments and Landmarks. 

More info...



Peoria History Tour
Peoria History Tour

Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:00 AM to Saturday, October 28, 2017

Take a ride through Peoria's past with our certified guides. Tours begin on June 2nd and run through October 28th on Fridays and Saturdays at 11 am and also at 1:30 pm on Saturdays. Tickets are $15 and last approximately 1-1/2 hours long. This years tours are River City, Roll Out the Barrel, Naughty to Nice, Grandview Drive and Springdale Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Haunted Peoria and new this year is Monuments and Landmarks. 

More info...



Spirit of Peoria Sightseeing Cruise
Spirit of Peoria Sightseeing Cruise

These cruises are an 1.5 hours-long and run 2 to 6 times a week. They begin and end at the riverfront dock in downtown Peoria, with the Spirit cruising up and down the Illinois River. 

Kids and adults alike will be fascinated by the boat’s tall fluted stacks and gigantic candy-apple red paddlewheel churning through the water. It’s great entertainment for all ages. Trip includes Captain’s Commentary. Gift shop and concessions are available.

www.spiritofpeoria.com



Celebrate 75 Years with Little Golden Books
Celebrate 75 Years with Little Golden Books

Celebrate 75 Years of Little Golden Books at Peoria Public Library September 30

Peoria Public Library will join in the nationwide celebration of the 75th year of Little Golden Books with September displays by collector Rick Everetts and on Saturday, September 30, an event starring Leonard S. Marcus, author of Golden Legacy: The Story of Golden Books, and Diane Muldrow, editorial director at Golden Books and author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book.

The free program will take place at Main Library in the Auditorium at 2:00 p.m. Poky Little Puppy himself will be in attendance and available for photo opportunities. Readers are encouraged to start looking for well-loved and most read Little Golden Books along with photos of your family enjoying Little Golden Books to bring and share at our afternoon program. Those participating will be entered into a prize drawing if you do.

Those attending the program will also see the display by Rick Everetts featuring Little Golden Books and memorabilia. Displays will be at Main Library and North Branch from September 1 to 30 during regular library hours.

Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world’s most respected historians of children’s books and the people who create them. A frequent contributor to the New York Times Book Review and the Horn Book Magazine, Marcus has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, ABC’s Good Morning America, and BBC Radio 4. He is a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and is the curator of landmark exhibitions at the New York Public Library and elsewhere.

Diane Muldrow, an editorial director at Golden Books with an outstanding knowledge of the Golden Books oeuvre and a prolific children’s book author, edited Golden Legacy: The Story of Golden Books. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book and several companion editions, including the 2017 release Everything I Need to Know About Family I Learned From a Little Golden Book.

Both authors will have books for sale and signing. Mark your calendar now and watch for more information about this grand Little Golden Books celebration at Peoria Public Library.

For more information call Trisha Noack at 497-2141 or email: trishanoack@ppl.peoria.lib.il.us

www.peoriapubliclibrary.org



Cole Swindle, Eason Corbin, Maddie & Tae and More! - Tailgate N Tallboys
Cole Swindle, Eason Corbin, Maddie & Tae and More! - Tailgate N Tallboys

TAILGATE N' TALLBOYS 2017 Presents COLE SWINDELL, Easton Corbin, Maddie & Tae, Jon Langston, Stoney LaRue, Brandon Lay, Brinn Black and 5 other bands on the PEORIA RIVERFRONT at Peoria Riverfront - Festival Lawn

 

 http://www.tailgatentallboys.com