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Downton Days in Downtown Rockton

Downtown Rockton 120 W. Main Street, Rockton, IL, United States

Head to Downtown Rockton for a stroll through town sampling the finest tea & treats they have to offer. As we celebrate Downton Abbey's Movie Release, each participating business will Continue Reading

Free

Fall Prairie Harvest Day

Nygren Wetland Preserve 3190 W. Rockton Rd., Rockton, IL, United States

Families, Girl and Boy Scouts, 4H and homeschoolers are welcome to collect seeds from wildflowers and plants to plant for next year. Work anytime between 9 am - 1 pm. Continue Reading

Free

Downton Days in Downtown Rockton

Downtown Rockton 120 W. Main Street, Rockton, IL, United States

Head to Downtown Rockton for a stroll through town sampling the finest tea & treats they have to offer. As we celebrate Downton Abbey's Movie Release, each participating business will Continue Reading

Free

Ghastly Crimes and Ghostly Encounters

Talcott Free Library 101 E Main St, Rockton, IL, United States

Local author and historian, Kathi Kresol shares the strange tales, weird crimes and hidden haunted history of Northern Illinois. From haunted houses to eerie cemeteries, lost spirits, dark crimes and Continue Reading

Free

Hononegah Community Fall Choir Concert

Hononegah Performing Art Center 307 Salem St., Rockton, IL, United States

Listen to the choirs sing pop, folk, sacred and secular music.

Free

Caramel Apple Saturdays

Sugar Britches 115 W. Main Street, Rockton, IL, United States

Every Saturday of October, we will be serving up your favorite autumn treat! Locally grown apples from Van Laar's Fruit Farm combined with gourmet, hand made caramel makes for a Continue Reading

$5 – $8

Preserving the Harvest

Macktown Living History 2221 Freeport Rd, Rockton, IL, United States

Find out how people kept food through the winter before refrigeration.

Free

Evening with the Owls

Sand Bluff Observatory 10602 Haas Rd., Rockton, IL, United States

Educational program about owls during the peak Saw-Whet Owl migration. Learn about owls and enjoy some light refreshments. Cost is $25 per person. Call Kathy to reserve your spot at Continue Reading

$25

Ghost Hunting – Equipment, Techniques, and Evidence

Talcott Free Library 101 E Main St, Rockton, IL, United States

Come to Talcott for this SPOOKY event presented by The Society of Anomalous Studies! The presentation will explain how the SAS approaches investigations, describes the tools/equipment they use, and share Continue Reading

Free

Main Street Trick or Treat

Downtown Rockton 120 W. Main Street, Rockton, IL, United States

Trick or treat through downtown Rockton businesses. At least 14 locations are participating.

Free