Join us on Sunday afternoons for Family Climb Time, when local families can experience indoor rock climbing alongside one of our experienced youth instructors!

Cost: Free for Members | $15 per climber (includes rental gear) | Free for adult spectators

Adults can spectate for free but are expected to stay and supervise kids under 14 at all times during Family Climb Time.

All new climbers and supervising adults will receive a thorough facility orientation and learn the basics of safety before climbing.

Please register online or by calling us at 309-966-0831. Advanced reservation is encouraged.

We look forward to climbing with you!

To book or for more info: https://faclimbing.portal.approach.app/event/4998/booking/550528

 

Booking Requirements

This class requires a Annual All Access Family Membership, Annual All Access Student Membership, Annual All Access Membership, Annual Peoria Family Add On Membership, Annual Peoria Family Membership, Annual Peoria Membership, Annual Peoria Student Membership, Daytime Membership DO NOT SELL, Founder Membership, Industry Membership, Monthly All Access Child Add On Membership, Monthly All Access Family Membership, Monthly All Access Membership, Monthly All Access Student Membership, Monthly Peoria Child Add On Membership, Monthly Peoria Family Add On Membership, Monthly Peoria Family Membership, Monthly Peoria Membership, Monthly Peoria Student Membership, One Month All Access Membership, One Month Peoria Membership, Rise Membership A, Rise Membership B, Rise Membership C, Staff Add-on Membership, Staff Membership, Annual All Access Family Add On Membership or $15 Family Climb Time

Max # of Participants: 45

July 22: game time 6:35pm, taco tuesday, bark in the park

July 23: game time 6:35pm, bang for your buck, bark in the park

July 24: game time: 6:35pm, perros bomberos de Peoria, metal sign giveaway, postgame fireworks, throwback thursday, bark in the park

July 25: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, christmas in july, family fridays

July 26: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, quinn mathews bobblehead giveaway, postgame fireworks

July 27: ame time 2:05pm, sunday funday

For tickets: https://www.milb.com/peoria/schedule/2025-07

July 22: game time 6:35pm, taco tuesday, bark in the park

July 23: game time 6:35pm, bang for your buck, bark in the park

July 24: game time: 6:35pm, perros bomberos de Peoria, metal sign giveaway, postgame fireworks, throwback thursday, bark in the park

July 25: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, christmas in july, family fridays

July 26: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, quinn mathews bobblehead giveaway, postgame fireworks

July 27: ame time 2:05pm, sunday funday

For tickets: https://www.milb.com/peoria/schedule/2025-07

Grab your friends and join us for THE BEST weekly trivia around!

Each week we have 7 rounds of Trivia designed to challenge you and ensure it's your best night of the week.

See you there!

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/451250454723514/451252734723286/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D%5D%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

July 22: game time 6:35pm, taco tuesday, bark in the park

July 23: game time 6:35pm, bang for your buck, bark in the park

July 24: game time: 6:35pm, perros bomberos de Peoria, metal sign giveaway, postgame fireworks, throwback thursday, bark in the park

July 25: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, christmas in july, family fridays

July 26: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, quinn mathews bobblehead giveaway, postgame fireworks

July 27: ame time 2:05pm, sunday funday

For tickets: https://www.milb.com/peoria/schedule/2025-07

July 22: game time 6:35pm, taco tuesday, bark in the park

July 23: game time 6:35pm, bang for your buck, bark in the park

July 24: game time: 6:35pm, perros bomberos de Peoria, metal sign giveaway, postgame fireworks, throwback thursday, bark in the park

July 25: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, christmas in july, family fridays

July 26: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, quinn mathews bobblehead giveaway, postgame fireworks

July 27: ame time 2:05pm, sunday funday

For tickets: https://www.milb.com/peoria/schedule/2025-07

Live at the Five Spot: Irish Celebration
featuring Irish Folk band Turas & Flynn School of Irish Dance
Friday, July 25, 2025 ~ 6:30-8:30pm

Tickets in Advance Online at 309tix.com: $8-members, $12-nonmembers + fees (until 5pm day of event).
Tickets at the door*: $12-Members, $16-nonmembers
Tickets at door are sold only if max. capacity is not reached.
When checking in at the door, be prepared to share your table and seat number.

Water and pop for $1.00 is offered at the bar. Attendees may bring their own food and drink or bring in food and drink from the Rhythm Kitchen.

The public is invited to join us for an Irish Celebration at Contemporary Art Center’s bi-monthly concert series, Live at the Five Spot featuring Turas, traditional Irish band and dance performances by Flynn School of Irish Dance

We are grateful to our sponsors Norm & Louise Hodge, Peoria Irish Fest, AmEIREcan Irish Gift Shop and St. Patrick's Society of Peoria

About Flynn School of Irish Dance: Costumed dancers combine traditional Irish step dance with contemporary music and original choreography.

About the band: Turas is a traditional Irish band from Illinois that has brought music from the "auld sod" to audiences from Chicago to St. Louis and in between for over 10 years. Running the gamut from contemporary and traditional ballads and pub anthems to lively instrumentals, Turas invokes the spirit of the rich Irish music traditions, while conveying an energetic 21st century musical style. Members include: Mike Bergstrom: bouzouki, guitar, vocals; AnneMarie Brinton: vocals, guitar, percussion; Jeff Calhoun: vocals, banjo, mandolin, guitar; Lauri Gannon: whistle, bodhran, accordion, stomp board; Sarah Riskind: fiddle, vocals; Rose Fahey Wright: flute, whistle, percussion, vocals 
Visit www.turasband.com for more information.

To the press, more information, photographs and access to the artists for interviews are available. We value your assistance in getting the word out about these important exhibits and events.

William Butler, Executive Director
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, 
305 SW Water Street, Peoria, IL 61602
309-674-6822 cac@peoriacac.org  www.peoriacac.org

For tickets: Tickets309tix.com/events/live-at-the-five-spot-turas-irish-fest-7-25-2025

Unless noted otherwise, all tours take place on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and depart from (and return to) the parking lot
across from Kelleher’s Irish Pub and Eatery (619 SW Water Street). Bus tours cost $20 per person and reservations are required.
Visit 309tix.com to reserve a spot.

For more info & to purchase tickets: https://peoriahistoricalsociety.org/history-bus-tours/

Saturday, June 7 Roll Out the Barrel
Saturday, June 14 It Happened in the Heights*
Saturday, June 21 Peoria’s Whiskey Barons (includes visit to Pettengill-Morron House)
Saturday, June 28 Mid-Century Modern Architecture
Saturday, July 5 Notable Peoria Women
Saturday, July 12 World’s Most Beautiful Drive*
Saturday, July 19 Lincoln, Abolitionists, and the Civil War
Saturday, July 26 West Peoria and the Uplands
Saturday, August 2 Warehouse Renaissance
Saturday, August 9 World’s Most Beautiful Drive*
Saturday, August 16 The Parks of Peoria
Saturday, August 23 Naughty to Nice
Saturday, August 30 Roots of the River City
Saturday, September 6 Roll Out the Barrel
Saturday, September 13 Historic Springdale*
Saturday, September 20 Grand Victorian (Randolph, Roanoke, Glen Oak) (includes visit to Flanagan House)
Saturday, September 27 Theaters of Peoria
Saturday, October 4 West Peoria and the Uplands
Saturday, October 11 Haunted Peoria
Saturday, October 18 Haunted Peoria**
Saturday, October 25 Haunted Peoria**
* Departs from Peoria Heights City Hall parking lot (4901 N. Prospect) at 10 a.m.
** Departs from Kelleher’s parking lot at 3 p.m. and returns at 5 p.m.
Peoria Historical Society is happy to offer custom and private tours for corporate groups, annual meetings, family reunions, and more.

 

For more than 30 years, PHS bus tours have enabled participants to enjoy “history on the move” with knowledgeable guides providing historical facts and engaging stories behind some of Peoria’s most noteworthy sites. We offer 20+ tours, including “Roots of the River City,” which offers an overview of local history from Native American times to present day. “Historic Springdale Cemetery” explores the oldest chartered cemetery in Illinois and shares stories of famous Peorians buried there. “Roll Out the Barrel” tours the Warehouse District with a focus on the prosperous days when Peoria was known as the “Whiskey Capital of the World.”
“Notable Peoria Women” looks at some local women who made indelible marks in the fields of education, business, and medicine. “Naughty to Nice” recalls the city during Prohibition days, the Roaring 1920s, and the 1930s, when the city’s reputation involved crime, gangsters, and gambling. And “Haunted Peoria” shares a collection of eerie appearances and spooky sightings that have puzzled Peorians for decades.

Abe Lincoln
Learn about Lincoln’s many visits to Peoria, the Civil War camps located here and the veterans’ final resting places in Springdale Cemetery. Hear stories about Peoria’s abolitionist movement and view the GAR Hall, built in 1909.

Roll Out the Barrel Tour
Peoria once featured a riverfront lined with breweries and distilleries. Taxes collected ranked it as the Whiskey Capital of the World.
From 1850 to Prohibition, the volume of whiskey distilled, aged, and bottled in Peoria led to great fortunes being made and the birth of equally prosperous secondary industries. Discover why Peoria was the perfect place for all of these industries to be developed.

Naughty to Nice Tour
This tour traces triumphs through time from the 1920’s to the present.  Tales of gambling and mobsters, including the site of Peoria’s most notorious crime – the Bernie Shelton murder, provide a fascinating look into this era.  Also, discover why Peoria has won the prestigious All-America City Award four times.
Note: This tour is not appropriate for children.

Warehouse Renaissance Tour
Once a dusty collection of aging warehouses, the Warehouse District is now changing rapidly. New residential units, restaurants and retail make this area vibrant. The early history of the area and the factors that led to new development will be shared.

Roots of the River City Tour
The Native Americans, the French, the whiskey and earthmoving capital of the world and the grand mansions – the River City Tour has it all.  You will view the stately homes along High Street, Moss Avenue, Glen Oak, and Grandview Drive. Enjoy the beautiful view of the Illinois River during this tour.

Haunted Peoria Tour
Explore the darker side of Peoria!  Discover the stories behind the ghostly appearances that have startled and puzzled Peorians through the years.  Curses, graves, legends and spooky sightings abound.  

Historic Springdale Tour
Historic Springdale Cemetery has many fascinating stories.  Explore the oldest chartered cemetery in the state of Illinois and enjoy the beautiful park-like setting as you hear stories of those who have their final resting place there.

World’s Most Beautiful Drive Tour
This tour will focus on the history of the beautiful and gracious homes of Grandview Drive. In addition, we will look at some of the LeTourneau all-steel homes located in Peoria Heights.   The history of transportation industries and the former Pabst Brewery in this small community are also addressed.

Notable Peoria Women Tour
Peoria has a rich history of fascinating women who have made their mark on the city and the world.  You will learn about three Peoria women inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame, as well as discovering other women who impacted education, business, medicine, and the lives of those less fortunate.

West Peoria and the Uplands

View the oldest planned neighborhood in Peoria and learn more about West Bluff cemeteries, the Western Avenue Greenway Project and the proud residents of this area.

Learn the basics of setting up a pottery wheel to throw, the proper tools needed, how to prepare the clay through a process called "wedging," centering, throwing on the wheel and how to clean up.

We give a demonstration of how to throw a pot. Next, we let you try by yourself for a short period of time. Then we give assistance, as needed, to create your own piece which can literally exist forever (unless it is heated to 2500 Fahrenheit:). You get to choose the glaze color of your piece.

Materials and firing is covered in the cost for one piece (approximate maximum size-up to 6" tall x 6" width x 6" length).
Everyone keeps one piece. Prices start at $25 for basic forms. 

Additional pieces of equivalent size are $5 (covers material and firing costs). These are paid for after the pottery session, if you create more than 1 piece you wish to keep.

Specialty Items are also available for additional cost. These require additional time, material, and firing.

Pieces are kept at the studio for finish work, glazing and two kiln firings, and are picked up at a later date. When finished, everything is food-safe, dishwasher-safe, microwave-safe.

Ages 5+
No experience necessary
Pre-registration and pre-payment required.

To register, please fill out and return this form: https://www.wheelartpottery.studio/events/wheel-101-class

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Enjoy a tour and tasting with a BLACK BAND team member in our restored historic space in Peoria’s Warehouse District.

As you explore the distilling process from grain to glass, you will learn about mash bills, still technology, distillate selection, barrel aging and more. Please bring your photo ID and plan to arrive 15 minutes before your tour begins.

Private Events

If you are interested in learning more about our offerings, please fill out the request form and we will contact you to discuss details.

To book a tour: https://www.exploretock.com/blackbanddistillery/event/526145?date=2025-02-01&size=1&time=20%3A00

July 22: game time 6:35pm, taco tuesday, bark in the park

July 23: game time 6:35pm, bang for your buck, bark in the park

July 24: game time: 6:35pm, perros bomberos de Peoria, metal sign giveaway, postgame fireworks, throwback thursday, bark in the park

July 25: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, christmas in july, family fridays

July 26: game time 7:05pm, orange barrels, quinn mathews bobblehead giveaway, postgame fireworks

July 27: ame time 2:05pm, sunday funday

For tickets: https://www.milb.com/peoria/schedule/2025-07

!SAVE THE DATE! Fiesta en el Rio returns July 26th!

Fiesta en el Rio is an annual celebration of Latin American culture hosted down on the Peoria RiverFront! Fiesta is the first in our series of cultural festivals through the Peoria Park District!

Join us for an unforgettable night of celebrating Hispanic heritage through music, including local and regional entertainment which always includes dancing! 

Event goers will also experience the culinary delights of local purveyors, selling everything from tacos to ice cream. Bring the kids along for the fun- the event is family-friendly and includes a myriad of children’s activities!

Stay tuned for more details to be announced.  https://www.facebook.com/events/978390467608774

Live music every Saturday night! Check out our website to see who is playing! Bring your friends and come unwind on the weekend. Martini specials all week!

 

http://www.martinisonwater.com/?page_id=27

Every Saturday night, join us for some great music along with drink & food specials! 

Like our Facebook page to see who's playing each week!

https://www.facebook.com/TheNeonBison