ILLINOIS
Chicagoland Antique Slot Machine & Jukebox Show in
St. Charles
(April 4-5). Largest show of its type in the world with dealers
and collectors from around the world. Tel: 815-353-1593. www.chicagolandshow.com.
Fever River Railroad Spring Open House in
Freeport
(April 12-13).
This incredible display is a 103x24 foot HO scale model of a
rail line from Duluth to St. Louis; also memorabilia and photos.
Tel:
815-239-2345.
www.stephenson-county-il.org.
River
City
Air Expo 2008 in Peoria (April 18-20). Fun-filled event features
the Navy Blue Angels and other popular aerial teams. Tel:
309-697-6757.
www.prairieair.org.
Third Annual Effingham Artisan Fair (April 19). Juried artisan fair;
tour of Sculpture on the Avenues, watch and chat with artists at
work. Tel: 217-342-1234.
www.effinghamil.com.
Classics and Chrome in
Loves Park
(Apr 19-20). Indoor car show featuring antique, classic,
specialty autos and motorcycles from around the Midwest. Tel:
815-399-8850.
www.classicsandchrome.com.
Eureka! Lilac Festival & Fine Arts Fair (April 19-20). Music,
dance performances; garden tour, lilac sale, fine art and crafts
show. Tel:
309-467-6123.
www.eurekalilacs.com.
Antique Farm Show in
Petersburg
(May 3). Pioneer farming demonstrations at
Lincolns
New Salem State Historic Site. Tel:
217-632-4000.
www.lincolnsnewsalem.com.
INDIANA
Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival (April 18-19).
Tours,
crafts, antiques, parade, entertainment and all-you-can-eat
pancakes. Tel:
574-862-4344.
www.wakarusamaplesyrupfestival.com.
Dogwood Tour in Tell City (April 25-26). Driving tour of the county
amidst gorgeous dogwoods in bloom; arts, crafts and
entertainment.
Tel:
888-343-6262.
www.perrycountyindiana.org.
Garden Gate Weekend in Huntingburg (April 25-26). Amazing architecture
and grand garden accessories at this home and garden show. Tel:
866-586-8494.
www.huntingburgchamber.org.
Wildflower Foray in
Nashville
(April 25-27). Popular event includes25 nature hikes, nature activities, a boat trip. Tel:
812-988-8457.
www.tcsteele.org.
Bridgeton
Mountain
Man Rendezvous (April 26-27). Encampments of early 1800s living;
trading posts, canoe race, muzzle loading, tomahawk-and
knife-throwing, antiques. Tel: 765-548-2136.
www.bridgetonindiana.com.
Collectors Carnival Antique & Flea Market in
Evansville
(April 26-27). More than 250 vendors in eight buildings and
outside. Tel:
812-471-9419.
www.collectorscarnivalshows.com.
Redbud Trail Rendezvous in
Rochester
(April 26-27). Fur traders and re-enactors; period music, dance
and frontier crafts. Tel: 574-223-4436.
www.icss.net.
IOWA
Annual Art, Artifact and Antique Show in
Fairfield
(April 4-6).
More than 35 galleries, 300 artists, musicians, dancers.
Tel: 641-233-8883.
www.fairfieldartwalk.com.
Spring Wine and Food Festival in Boone (April 5). More than a dozen
Iowa
wineries and breweries and five caterers. Tel: 515-291-7219.
www.booneiowa.homestead.com.
Architecture Days in
Dubuque
(April 7-12). Celebrates downtown architecture, art show,
walking tours. Tel: 563-588-4400.
www.dubuquemainstreet.org.
International Festival in
Ottumwa
(April 12). Celebration of culture through food, dance and
exhibits at Quincy Place Mall. Tel:
641-682-1038.
www.ottumwaiowa.com.
Lucas
County
Red Bud Festival in Chariton (April 19). Parade, music, rides on
the Fletcher Train at Red Haw State Park. Tel:
641-774-4059. E-mail:
charitonchamber@iowatelecom.net.
Antique Spectacular in Council Bluffs (April 18-20). Antiques and
collectibles show in the
Mid-America
Center. Tel: 712-326-9964.
www.antiquespectacular.com.
Battle of Pea Ridge Civil War Re-enactment in Keokuk (April 25-27).
Two
battle re-enactments, camps, period food and music in Rand
Park.
Tel: 800-383-1219.
www.keokukiowatourism.org.
KANSAS
22nd Annual and Last Tulip Time at
Binkley
Gardens in Topeka (April 5-16). Vast gardens with 25,000
blooming tulips and 12,000 daffodils.
Tel: 785-478-4624.
www.topeka.org.
Spring Wild Flower Tour in
Canton (April
7). Tours through the spring wildflowers; birding displays; see
buffalo up close. Tel: 620-628-4455.
www.cyberkraft.com/maxwell.
Spring
City
Wide Garage Sale Day in Garnett (April 12). Bargains galore at
more than 40 garage sales around town. Tel: 785-448-5496.
www.garnettchamber.org.
Civil War Encampment in
Fort Scott
(April 12-13). See the Union Army reoccupy
Fort
Scott;
living history demonstrations. Tel: 620-223-0310.
www.nps.gov/fosc
Pioneer Days in Kiowa (April 14-15). Relive the old days of the
Cherokee
Strip with a parade, rodeo, and dance. Tel: 620-825-4127.
www.kiowanews.com.
Living History Week in Baxter Springs (April 14-17). Reenactors in
outdoor venues, including Native American, frontier, explorers,
mining, western and Civil War. Tel: 620-856-2385.
www.baxterspringsmuseum.org.
Fort
Leavenworth
Tour & Frontier Army Encampment in
Wichita
(April 19). Annual tour of the oldest fort west of the
Mississippi River.
Tel: 316-253-3392.
www.greatplainsrenfest.com.
Civil War on the Border in
Olathe (April
19-20). Union and Confederate forces encamp all weekend;
battles, drills, music. Tel:
913-971-5111.
www.olatheks.org/visitors/mahaffie.
MICHIGAN
72nd Annual National Trout Festival in Kalkaska (April 23-27).
Celebrate the opening of trout season with parades, craft shows,
flea markets, music. Tel: 231-258-9103.
www.nationaltroutfestival.com.
Zehnders Ragtime Festival in Frankenmuth (April 23-27). Events
include Vaudeville Night, silent movies and ragtime dinner
concerts.
Tel:
800-863-7999.
www.zehnders.com.
Freeland Walleye Festival (April 25-27). Celebrates all things walleye
with a fish fry, walleye parade, fireworks, car show. Tel:
989-695-6620.
www.freelandchamber.com.
Chefs Weekend Challenge in Bellaire (April 26-28). The culinary event
of the year pairs
Michigan
food, wines and micro-brews. Tel: 800-678-4111.
www.shantycreek.com.
Blossomtime Festival in
Benton Harbor
(April 27-May 3). Begun in 1906, the highlight of this
25-community pageant is grand floral parade which winds across
the river from
St. Joseph
to Benton Harbor. Tel: 269-926-7397.
www.swmichigan.org.
Migratory Bird Day Festival in
Copper Harbor
(May 2-3). Annual event coincides with the Hawk Watch on
Brockway Mountain Drive.
Tel: 906-289-4813.
www.copperharbor.org.
Victorian Days in Grand Ledge (May 3). Famous non-motorized parade,
quilt show, maypole dance, high tea, period demonstrations.
Tel:
517-627-2383.
www.lansing.org.
Tulip Time Festival, 2008 in
Holland (May
3-10). One of the largest flower festivals in the country with
parades, music, trolley tours, fireworks. Tel: 800-822-2770.
www.tuliptime.com.
MINNESOTA
42nd Annual Arrowhead Home & Builders Show in
Duluth (April
2-6).
Build, decorate, landscape, repair or remodel your home. Tel:
952-431-9630.
www.shamrockprod.com.
Heritage Hill Spring Swap Meet in
Montevideo
(April 18-19). Buy, sell antique tractor and parts; see
antiques, crafts, artwork and more. Tel: 320-793-6633.
www.heritagehill.com.
1st Annual Gun Fair in Little Falls (April 19-20). Shooting star, Tom
Knapp entertains daily; dog training seminars, Reeds retail
tent.
Tel:
320-745-2232.
www.ricecreekhunting.com.
6th Annual Sportsmens Show in Tracy (April 19-20). Speakers,
exhibitors, car show. The Prairie Womens Expo is downtown.
Tel:
507-629-4021.
www.tracymnchamber.com.
31st Annual Pioneer Power Swap Meet in Le Sueur (April 25-27).
Largest
event of its type with more than 1,000 vendors. Tel:
507-931-2296.
www.pioneerpowershow.com.
8th Annual Bluff Country Studio Art Tour in Harmony (April 25-27).
Art
enthusiasts traverse the scenic hills and valleys of Bluff
Country to the studios of the areas finest artists. Tel:
507-886-2230.
www.bluffcountryarttour.com.
Living History Days in Deer River (May 1-3). Experience the 1798
Northwest Company Fur Post; nature trail, black powder gun
range.
Tel:
218-246-9393.
www.whiteoak.org.
MISSOURI
Bison Hike in Mindenmines (April 12). Join a park naturalist and get a
closer look at North Americas largest land mammal. Tel:
417-843-6711.
www.mostateparks.com.
Spring on the Farm in Lawson (April 19). See 1870s-style sheep
shearing and an heirloom garden, with period-attired
interpreters.
Tel:
816-580-3387.
www.mostateparks.com.
Spring Hike at Meramecs Mosaic Natural Area in Sullivan (April 26).
Explore this 831-acre tract through river bottoms and glades of
the Mosaic Natural Area. Tel: 573-468-8155.
www.mostateparks.com.
Wings of Spring-Confluence Birding Festival in West Alton (April
26-27). Hikes, cruises along The Confluence; kayak demos,
birding.
Tel:
800-258-6645.
www.wingsofspring.org.
Gateway Miniature Fair Show in Chesterfield (April 26-27). Dealers
exhibit and sell their miniature dollhouses, dolls, accessories.
Tel:
314 832-7790.
www.miniaturemuseum.org.
Azalea Festival in Fredericktown (May 2-4). Enjoy blooming flowers,
arts & crafts; live music, tractor pull; car show, carnival.
Tel:
573-783-2604.
www.rosecity.net/rhr/madison.html.
Mushroom Festival in Richmond (May 2-3). Parade, morel mushroom
contest, talent show, music, 160 craft and food booths. Tel:
816-776-6916.
www.richmondchamber.org.
OKLAHOMA
Mountain Man Fur Trade Rendezvous in Durant (April 2-6). Reenactors
take you back in time from the late 1700s to 1840 at Fort
Washita Historic Site. Tel: 580-924-6502. E-mail:
ftwashita@okhistory.org.
Will Rogers International Wild West Expo in Claremore (April 10-13).
See the best competitors in rodeo events and Wild West skills.
Tel: 800-324-9455.
www.willrogers.com.
Smokin Red Dirt Cook-Off & Music Festival in Enid (April 11-12).
Cook-off, music, a sanctioned KCBS contest and fireworks.
Tel: 580-233-6600. E-mail: lbenkendorf@eaglemkt.com.
Cimarron Territorial Celebration & Cow Chip Throwing Contest in Beaver
(April 12-19). Enjoy the parade, chili cookoff, car races,
crafts, rodeo. Tel: 580-625-4726.
www.beavercountychamberofcommerce.com.
Green Frog Festival in Wilburton (April 18-19). Town celebrates its
heritage with music of the 30s, 40s, 50s, arts, motorcycle show.
Tel:
918-465-2254.
www.wilburtonmainstreet.com.
USTRC & World Series of Team Roping in Guthrie (April 24-27). Top
cowboys compete in team roping events in the Lazy E Arena. Tel:
405-282-7433.
www.lazye.com.
Rattlesnake Derby in Mangum (April 25-27). Snake hunting, bus safari,
flea market, photo booth, square dance, carnival. Tel:
580-782-2434.
www.mangumoklahoma.
WISCONSIN
Maple Fest in Poynette (April 5). Tours of the sugarbush and maple
syrup making process; horse-drawn wagon rides, wildlife exhibit.
Tel:
608-635-8110.
www.mackenziecenter.com.
Horse-A-Rama in Manitowoc (April 12-13). Horse demonstrations;
clinics; vendors, a parade of stallions. Tel: 920-682-9669.
www.horse-a-rama.org.
Winefeast in Oshkosh (April 19). More than 200 wines and beers; silent
auction; raffle, cuisine from more than 20 area restaurants.
Tel:
920-233-1414.
www.oshkoshcvb.org.
Great Midwest Alpaca Festival in Madison (April 25-27). More than 550
alpacas compete; seminars, fiber and shearing demos. Tel:
608-291-2131.
www.alliantenergycenter.com.
TitleTown Train Show in Green Bay (April 26-27). Northeastern
Wisconsins premier train show with 40,000 sq. ft. of trains,
exhibits. Tel: 920-494-7834.
www.ttsgbllc.com.
Mid-Wisconsin Chippers Carving Show & Sale in Appleton (April 27).
See 75
carvers with exhibits and sale items. Tel: 920-725-539.
www.appleton.org.
