Area Events

Greenup Apple Festival: Oct. 7-10 - https://www.facebook.com/events/2569454486837165/?active_tab=discussion

Peoria Food and Wine Festival: Oct. 8 - https://www.peoriafoodandwinefestival.com/

CU Folk and Roots Festival, Urbana: Oct. 8-10 - https://folkandroots.org/

Lake Shelbyville Balloon Fest: Oct. 9-11 - https://www.facebook.com/balloonslakeshelbyville/

Fort Massac Grand Encampment - Metropolis: Oct. 17-18 - https://seemetropolis.com/fort-massac-encampment/

Sullivan First UMC Fall Festival: Oct. 17 - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1638178208338633&set=pb.100064394091066.-2207520000

Eastern Illinois University Homecoming: Oct. 19-24 - https://www.eiu.edu/homecoming/

Champaign Flannel Fest: Oct. 24 - https://www.facebook.com/events/400-w-university-ave-champaign-il-61820-united-states/flannel-fest/2485504078581717/

Oblong Fall Follies & Halloween Parade: Oct. 30-31 - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1553345543494133&set=pb.100064561067184.-2207520000

Charleston Scare on the Square: Oct. 30 - https://www.facebook.com/SoSCharleston/

2026 Trick-or-Treat Hours by Community - Oct. 31

City of Charleston: 5–8 p.m.
City of Mattoon: 6-8 p.m.
City of Effingham: 6-8 p.m.
City of Champaign & City of Urbana: 5-7 p.m.
Celebrate Downtown Mattoon Trunk or Treat: Friday, Oct. 30, from 5-8 p.m. in downtown Mattoon
The Coles County Memorial Airport Trunk-OR-Treat Fly-In takes place on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, starting at 4 p.m.

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