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May

1: Langley, Psycho Silo Saloon, 8811 US Highway 6 (intersection of US Highway 6 and Route 40), Blessing of the Bikes.

1: Hornbaker Gardens, Princeton. Mondays in May, Evenings on Patio, includes a complementary drink. Perfect for a girls’ night, date night, or just an opportunity to enjoy the fresh air and beautiful gardens. 6:30 p.m.

6: Hornbaker Gardens, Growing Heirloom Tomatoes.

8: At 7 p.m., the Tiskilwa Historical Society in Tiskilwa hosts Norm Moline, professor emeritus at Augustana College, who will share his enthusiasm for the bevy of historic landmarks, trails and monuments here in Illinois. www.tiskilwahistoricalsociety.org.

8: Spring Container workshop at Hornbaker Gardens in Princeton.

12: Music in the Park in Ladd, featuring Joey Figgiani and food by the Ladd Fire Department & Popcorn. Bring your cooler.

13: Kids’ Containers for Mother’s Day at 10 a.m. at Hornbaker Gardens.

13: Paws on Park Ave., Dog Walk at Greenfield Retirement home, 508 Park Ave E., Princeton.

13: Thrive on Main event in Sheffield. Etsy-inspired market with over 60 vendors with handmade items, home décor, boutique clothing, food and beverages.

15: Sensational Succulents workshop, Hornbaker Gardens.

19: Lunch in the Park begins in Princeton (every Friday at Soldiers & Sailors Park, located at S. Main St.)

19: Friday Night Market in Spring Valley at the Spring Valley Mini Park, East St. Paul St., 5 to 8 p.m. Crafts, plants, clothing, entertainment, food.

20: Bureau Co. Fair Queens Golf Outing at Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley.

20: 10 a.m. Spring Annual Containers “Make & Take” Workshop at Hornbaker Gardens.

20: Rock River Disc Golf Walnut Open, Walnut Park District, 403 Sunset Ave., Walnut. Shotgun start, 9:15 a.m.

22: Hornbaker Gardens, Wild About Willow.

23: First

Tuesday

26-28: ATV MX Championship, Sunset Ridge MX Track.

27: Hairbanger’s Ball, Psycho Silo Saloon, Langley.

27: Princeton Farmer’s Markets begin (every Saturday at Soldiers & Sailors Park on S. Main St.).

27: Chalkapalooza - Soldiers & Sailors Park, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Local artists, music, face painting and sidewalk chalk painting.

27: Hornbaker Gardens, 10 a.m., Kids’ Beautiful Bug Garden “Make & Take” Workshop.

29: 11 a.m. Memorial Day in the East Park in Tiskilwa.

U.S. Navy veteran Jennifer Fisher hosts Tiskilwa’s annual ceremony. An honor guard, a noteworthy speaker and other patriotic events will be part of the program. Following the ceremony, the Tiskilwa Historical Society is planning an Open House from noon to 2 p.m. at Gallery on Galena, the former American Legion Hall. Just south of the railroad tracks on Galena Street, the former Post 346 has been restored by THS to display military memorabilia as well as a replica of a one-room country school.

31: The Market at Liberty Square in Walnut. Walnut Farmers Markets 5-7 p.m., every Wednesday night through Aug 9.

JUNE

3: Monster Truck Show, Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 W. Peru St., Princeton.

3: Second annual Shrimpfest at Rotary Park in Princeton. All day, family-friendly event with multiple bands and kids’ activities in the park. Shrimp served by the Rotary Club.

4 & 18: Community Band Concerts, at 6 p.m. Soldiers & Sailors Park, South Main Street in Princeton. Bring your own lawn chairs. Refreshments available.

7, 14, 21, 28: The Market at Liberty Square in Walnut. Farmers Market 5-7 p.m., every Wednesday night through Aug. 9.

9-11: Buffalo Days, LaMoille. Craft & Vendor Fair in the LaMoille park behind First State Bank on Saturday from 6-10 p.m. Parade, beer gardens, kids’ activities, inflatable rides. Saturday: 5K Run/Walk.

8-10: Annual festival in Walnut with a parade, beer gardens, food, craft show, musical entertainment, and more.

9-11: Hornbaker Gardens in Princeton, annual Open House and Hosta Walk. There will be refreshments, door prizes and they will have the gardens looking exceptionally beautiful. On Saturday, two workshop offerings: leaf casting and stepping stones. On Sunday, join the Hornbakers for a walking tour of their gardens and arboretum.

9 -12: Annual Neponset Cruise-In in Neponset.

10-11: Neponset Picnic Days

10: Psycho Silo Saloon, 8811 US Highway 6, Langley, All Truck Show.

11: Sunday Market Day in Tiskilwa, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the west lawn of Museum on Main, featuring local produce, baked goods, craft specialties, and more. The Museum on Main will host an open house for visitors to check out special displays throughout the galleries as well as outdoor games and crafts for kids.

11: Spring Valley Classic Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show, West St. Paul St., 12 to 4 p.m.

12, 19, 26: Ladd Farmer’s Market, Mondays, 4-6 p.m., War Memorial Park.

16: Main Street Concert in Princeton by Princeton Tourism on South Main Street. Rockland Road (Kick Off to Beef & Ag Festival Weekend). Bring lawn chairs, food and drink available.

16: Friday Night Market at Spring Valley Mini Park, East St. Paul Street, 5 to 8 p.m. Crafts, plants, clothing, entertainment, food.

17: Main Street, Beef & Ag Festival Weekend in Princeton, presented by the Bureau County Cattlemen’s Association partnering with the Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce at Soldiers &

Sailors Park. The event will kick off at 11 a.m. and run all day. Jake Maurer from Nashville and The Pork Tornadoes from Iowa will entertain event goers. There will be plenty of things for the kids as well as a craft and vendor fair, pedal pull, and cattlemen serving their famous ribeye sandwiches and the Princeton Lion’s Club serving their delicious mushrooms.

16-17: “More in Bureau County,” featuring countywide garage sales on Father’s Day weekend in Princeton and including Village of Ladd townwide sales, too.

16-17: Car/Motorcycle Swap Meet at Psycho Silo Saloon, Langley.

17: Old Wheels Car Show, First Lutheran Church, 116 N. Pleasant St. in Princeton. Activities for kids, great antique auto show, food, and fun.

16-18: Princeton Sidewalk Sales.

23-August 6: Festival 56 Cabarets in Princeton.

23-24: Bike Fest. Bicycle swap meet and sale, art, parade, bike safety and fun for kids with food and ice cream. Rotary Park, Princeton.

24: Summer Solstice Shopping event in Princeton.

24: Princeton Z Tour Bike Ride. This ride provides you with a chance to enjoy some of the best bike roads that northwest Illinois has to offer. The routes will feature loops that incorporate hills, rolling terrain, beautiful views of Bureau Creek with minimal traffic, beginning and ending at Princeton’s beautiful Zearing Park. Routes from 11 miles long to 102 miles long. Proceeds benefit the Zearing Child Enrichment Center in Princeton.

24-July 1: Million Dollar Quartet in Princeton, Festival 56.

26: Hornbaker Gardens, 6:30 p.m. Farm to Wick Candle Making workshop.

30: Grandma Rosie’s Cruise Night, 5-8:30 p.m. in Princeton.

30: Main Street Concert featuring Terrance Simien and The Zydeco Experience on South Main Street in Princeton. Bring lawn chairs, and food and drink available.

30-July 2: Walnut Days in Walnut. On Friday, Bingo/ Poker Tourney, Fish & Chicken fry. On Saturday, pancake breakfast, car show, parade, music, bags tourney. On Sunday, pancake breakfast, pedal pull, inflatables and huge fireworks show.

31: 1st Wednesday night Farmer’s Market, Liberty Square in Walnut. Every Wednesday through August 1.

July

1: 5K Run/Walk for ALS.

8 a.m. at 323 S. Main St., Walnut. All proceeds donated to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) research.

1-8: Significant Other, Festival 56 in Princeton.

2: Walnut Days Fireworks

2, 9, 23, 30: Community Band Concerts at Soldiers & Sailors Park, South Main Street in Princeton. Bring your own lawn chairs. Refreshments available. 6 p.m.

2: Psycho Silo Saloon, 8811 US Highway 6, Motley Crew, White Snake and Van Halen Tribute concert.

2-August 2: Twelfth Night, Festival 56, Princeton.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Ladd Farmer’s Market, Mondays beginning June 12 through September (if produce is available), 4-6 p.m. War Memorial Park.

4: Princeton 4th of July Celebration, Zearing Park.

5, 12, 19, 26: The Market at Liberty Square in Walnut. Farmer’s Markets 5-7 p.m., every Wednesday night through Aug. 9.

8: 7th annual Sheffield Tractor Pull in Sheffield.

9: Join the Tiskilwa Historical Society for a Sunday afternoon road trip to a nearby (to-be-announced) site of historical interest. Arrive by 1 p.m.

13-15: Bureau County 4-H Fair in Princeton.

14-23: Footloose, Festival 56.

15: Big Truck Show in Ladd, Convoy Against Cancer, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

21: Friday Night Market, Spring Valley Mini Park, East St. Paul Street, 5-8 p.m. Crafts, plants, clothing, entertainment, food.

22: Psycho Silo Saloon, 8811 US Highway 6, 4th Annual Psycho Silo Car Show.

22: Racer X, Sunset Ridge MX Track.

23: Nuclear Sunset Power Series, Sunset Ridge MX Track.

23: Psycho Silo Saloon, Brushville concert.

28-August 6: Something Rotten! Festival 56.

26-30: DePue Boat Races. APBA National Powerboat racing on Lake DePue with beer gardens, music and food.

29: Psycho Silo Saloon, Psycho Silo Tractor Show at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tractor Parade 2 p.m., Adult kiddie tractor pull at 3 p.m. Backyard BBQ rib cook-off.

30: Cruisin’ Main Street, Darius Miller Park, Princeton. 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., car parade down Main St. at 2:30 p.m. Fundraiser for Christmas for Kids program.

30: Hornbaker Gardens, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bob Solberg Hosta event.

AUGUST

2, 9: The Market at Liberty Square, Walnut. Farmer’s Markets, 5-7 p.m.

4-5: Tiskilwa Pow Wow Days with kids’ games, band, and beer garden on Friday. Saturday includes the parade, water ride and blow ups, lunch, bag tournament, band, and beer garden. Tiskilwa Historical Society hosts its annual Classic Rides display from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 5. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, visit the Museum on Main and Gallery on Galena to view exhibits.

4: Psycho Silo Saloon, Aaron Lewis & the Stateliners concert.

5: Psycho Silo Saloon, Bulls and Barrels at the Bar, Bull Riding and Barrel Racing Rodeo events begin at 3 p.m.

5: Manlius Day.

7, 14, 21,28: Ladd Farmer’s Market – Mondays through September (if produce is available), 4-6 p.m. War Memorial Park.

11: Main Street Concert, Brushville on South Main Street in Princeton. Bring lawn chairs; food and drink available.

18: Friday Night Market, Spring Valley Mini Park, East St. Paul Street 5 to 8 p.m. Crafts, plants, clothing, entertainment, food.

23-27: 168th annual Bureau County Fair in Princeton. Wednesday, Tribute to Veterans; Thursday, Josh

Turner & Sara Evans Concerts; Friday, Truck & Tractor Pull; Saturday, Demolition Derby; Sunday, Figure 8 Demolition Derby. Plus, livestock shows, horse shows, free musical entertainment, great fair food, State Fair Carnival, and fun for the whole family.

September

7: Main Street Concert in Princeton, Freebird: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute. Kick-off to Homestead Festival Weekend. Bring lawn chairs; food and drink available.

9: Psycho Silo Saloon, Rat Rod Show. RATSTOCK, is a celebration of the BlueCollar rat rod and hot rod culture. RATSTOCK is a family-friendly event with no gate charge or registration fees.

8-10: Princeton Homestead Festival, “Let Your Dreams Take Flight.” Huge parade, pork chop BBQ dinner, car show, kids’ games, BBQ cook off, arts and crafts show, live music, 5K race, pancake breakfast, class reunions, and much more.

10: Princeton Homestead Festival Flea Market, Bureau County Fairgrounds.

10: The Tiskilwa Historical Society will host a Sunday afternoon musical event on the west lawn of Museum on Main.

11: Princeton, 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony.

16: Hornbaker Gardens, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 10th Annual Artisan Market. Join us in our beautiful country setting for a day filled with 30+ fine artists, craft beer, delicious home baked items, live music, wine tasting, freshpicked local produce, local lunch fare, ice cream and more. Free admission.

17: Pro Am Nuclear Sunset Power Series, Sunset Ridge MX Track.

23: Moose Lodge Car Show, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., 1339 N. Euclid Ave., Princeton.

29: Princeton, Last Lunch in the Park.

30: Main Street Concert, Oktoberfest at Rotary Park, featuring the Paloma German Band & Heidelberg German Band on North Main Street, Princeton.

October

6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28: Nightmare Haunted Attraction, Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.

7: Hennepin Hundred Ultra Marathon on the Hennepin Canal, Wyanet.

7: Fall Fest on Main in Walnut. Food, kids’ games, craft show.

8: Nuclear Sunset Power Series, Sunset Ridge MX Track.

9: Tiskilwa Historical Society will host Mike Matejka, a railroad enthusiast and Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar, at 7 p.m. The program, “What’s Coming Down the Line? The Railroad in the American Mind.”

13: Witches Night Out, shopping downtown Princeton.

14-15: Shadows of the Blue & Gray, Princeton. Living history Civil War reenactment at City-County Park. Battles, cannon fire, encampments, and a wonderful way to learn about history. Visit with President Lincoln.

14: Scarecrow Festival and a Halloween Parade, Main Street, Princeton.

15: Fall Craft & Vendor Show and Flea Market, Bureau County Fairgrounds, Princeton.

November

11: Huge Winter Garage Sale, Bureau County Fairgrounds.

12: Motorcycle Swap Meet, Bureau County Fairgrounds.

13: Tiskilwa Historical Society will host its annual Salute To Veterans at 7 p.m. at the Museum on Main, followed by a program concerning the origins, activities, and events of the Quilts of Valor Foundation.

17-19: Princeton Christmas Walk Weekend, shopping and special music and activities.

18: Model Train Fair & Farm Toy Show, Bureau County Fairgrounds.

18: German Christmas Market (Christkindlmarkt)

Open Prairie United Church of Christ, 25 E. Marion St., Princeton.

24: Home for the Holidays

Lighted Drive Thru opening night, Princeton. The lighted Christmas display kicks off Friday, November 24 and runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Sunday, December 31. Fridays & Saturdays, 5 to 9 p.m. and Sundays 5 to 8 p.m.

24-25: Sauk Trail Gun Collectors Show and Sale, Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton.

25: Bureau County Shop Small Saturday.

25: Christmas Open House, Walnut.

December

1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 2931: Princeton Home for the Holidays Lighted Drive Thru, Bureau County Fairgrounds. Home for the Holidays runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Sunday, December 31. Fridays and Saturdays 5-9 p.m. and Sundays 5-8 p.m.

1: Lighted Xmas Parade, Christmas Tree Lighting, Candy Cane Hunt, Princeton.

2: Breakfast with Santa, Princeton.

2: Lions Club Kids Xmas Event, Bureau County Fairgrounds.

9: Ladd Christmas Walk, 2-5 p.m. and Vendor Show at Ladd Grade School beginning at noon to 5 p.m.

9: Ladd Lighted Snowman Parade at 5 p.m.

9: Tiskilwa Historical Society’s “Walk Tiskilwa” at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nonprofit organizations and various businesses along Main Street participate in this event to usher in the holiday season. For updated details, check the society’s Facebook page or website www. tiskilwahistoricalsociety.org.

10: Christmas Craft & Vendor Show – Bureau County Fairgrounds

15-17: Walnut Live Nativity drive through.

FRIENDS OF HENNEPIN CANAL HIKES & EVENTS

You need not be a member of the Friends to join us in any of the hikes. There is no fee for the hikes. We ask that you dress weather appropriately. For more information, contact Ed Herrmann at herm@frontier. com or 815-664-2403.

• June 11: Br. 41 to Lock 29, 3.7 miles, Lock 29 (Colona), Woodchuck

• July 16: Br. 34 to Br. 37, 3.5 miles, IL. Rt. 82 (Geneseo Campground), Woodcock

• Aug. 20: Br. 59 to Br. 56, 3.8 miles, Br. 56 (IL. Rt. 92), Red Tail Hawk

• Sept. 17: Br. 50 to Br. 52, 4.1 miles, Bridge 50 (IL. Rt. 172), Cottonwood

• Oct. 15: Br. 15 to Br. 17A, 4.8 miles, Br. 15 (West Parking Lot, Visitor’s Ctr.), Water Snake

• Nov. 19: Br. 62 to Lock 22, 4.7 miles, Lock 22, Red Winged Blackbird