Festivals And Fairs
The Fields Project
The Fields Project hosts a Fine Arts & Crafts Festival where visiting artists display and sell their work, along with regional artists and sculptors. A week long event, the Fields Project is designed to bring art and agriculture together. Visiting artists stay with host families during the week, creating art to be shared during the Fine Arts Festival on the last Sunday of June. The festival is held during the last week of June each year, with the Fine Arts & Crafts Festival located at Park West, off of Rt. 64 at the west edge of Oregon.
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Oregon Trail Days
This festival serves to bring attention to the Black Hawk Statue located in Lowden State Park, as well as being a celebration of Oregon’s Native American and Western heritage. In 2011 the Black Hawk Statue celebrated its 100th anniversary. Plans are underway to raise funds to repair and restore the statue, which is the second largest concrete monolith in the world.
There is a Cowboy stage and arena filled with all manner of Wild West Shows, cowboys and gun slingers, and a giant Native American Dance Ring with authentic performers in beautifully adorned regalia and drumming that can be heard throughout the area. Over 70 Tipis fill the entrance meadow as visitors arrive at the festival.
Oregon Trail Days is held the third weekend in July in Lowden State Park.
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Ogle County Fair
The Ogle County Fair is held during the first week and weekend of August. Participants in 4-H have the opportunity to share their projects and show their animals. Daily grandstand events include a demolition derby and Big Hat Rodeo. Carnival rides are available to enjoy, and of course there is plenty of cotton candy for all the kids!
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Illinois Renewable Energy Fair
The Illinois Renewable Energy Association supports sustainable energy development in Illinois. They provide hands on opportunities for the public to learn about the benefits, potentials and uses of renewable energy and energy efficiency for our homes and businesses. Each year they host an energy fair where exhibitors can share their ideas and tools. In addition they have several workshops that weekend. The fair is held annually at the Ogle County Fairgrounds during the second weekend of August.
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Autumn on Parade
Celebrate the Splendor of Autumn! Autumn is celebrated with enthusiasm in Oregon at the annual Autumn on Parade (AOP) festival. Autumn on Parade features a Farmer’s Market, with homemade items from over 175 crafters/farmers and fine arts vendors, plenty of live entertainment, a variety of food, and the ever popular Harvest Time Parade held on Sunday afternoon.
Most of the activities and vendors will be found at the Ogle County Courthouse Square located at the corner of Illinois 64 and Illinois 2 in downtown Oregon. The Autumn on Parade festival is held the first weekend in October of each year.
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Candlelight Walk
Oregon’s Candlelight Walk occurs every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving. A kick off to the Holiday Shopping season, the downtown is decorated in festive style, Santa is available to find out the children’s wishes and horse drawn wagon rides are provided to those attending.
