1pm – 3pm at Lords Park Zoo: Old Fashioned Fun and Games
Children's Old Fashioned Fun and Games - Join the Elgin History Museum as they lead families in old fashioned lawn games. Children can make an old fashioned toy to take […]
Mason-Lawrence Silo Clean Up
Gail Borden Public Library 270 North Grove Avenue, Elgin, IL, United StatesMeet at the north east corner of Grove and Ann St. across from Gail Borden Library. Help freshen-up this 100+ year old monument to Elgin's industrial past. We will be […]
Classic Car Show at Elgin History Museum
In person event / FREE Sunday, July 9 from 10am - 3:30pm ALL YEARS & MAKES, OPEN SHOW / $15 registration 9am to noon. Top 40 JUDGED awards by 3:30pm […]
1pm – 3pm at LPZ. You Butter Believe It- Elgin’s Dairy History
Lords Park ZooDid you know Elgin was once famous for its milk and butter? Six thousand cows can't be wrong! Join us to learn why Elgin was once the Butter Capital of […]
12pm Brown Bag Lunch: History of Meadowdale Race Track
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IllinoisIn person event / FREE for Members / $5 for guests Linda Daro will tell the history of Meadowdale Raceways in Carpentersville, IL, and its importance in American motorsports culture. […]
1pm – 3pm at Lords Park Zoo: Off to the Elgin Road Races!
Lords Park ZooThousands of people used to visit Elgin to see the automobile races. Come learn about how these brave drivers raced their cars down Elgin streets and on nearby country roads. […]
Downtown Elgin Car Show: Cruising Down Memory Lane
Festival Park 132 S. Grove, Elgin, IL, United StatesNEW FOR 2023! Location is just north of Festival Park, on Grove. (Use Festival Park for GPS) Open to all years and makes. $10 vehicle registration 10am to Noon. More […]
Prairie Fest at Historic Corron Farm
Historic Corron Farm 7N761 Corron Road, Campton Hills, IL, United StatesThe Campton Township Prairie Fest 2023 will be held on Saturday, August 12th from 11am- 3pm at the Historic Corron Farm in St. Charles, Campton Township. We are looking forward […]
12pm Brown Bag Lunch: Remembering Charles Gregory: Elgin Reporter and Historian
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IllinoisPresented by Jerry Turnquist. A look at some of the many columns and local history stories written by lifelong resident Charles Gregory (1854-1936 ) during his 60-year career as an […]
5pm – 7pm Elgin Arts Happy Hour with Side Street Studio Arts
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IllinoisIn person event / FREE / Donations Accepted Monthly social gathering for creatives in the Fox Valley area. Everyone is welcome. Come chat about what is going on in the […]