53rd Annual Homestead Festival
53rd Homestead Festival
Friday Events
Friday Events
Window Displays - Take a stroll down our historic Main Street to view attractive window displays.
Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours - East Peru Street 1-4 PM
Bureau County Historical Society Tours - 109 Park Avenue West 1- 5 PM
Princeton Junior Women's Club - Pulled Pork BBQ and Ice Cream Social, Soldiers & Sailors Park 5-9 PM or when food runs out
Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours - East Peru Street 1-4 PM
Bureau County Historical Society Tours - 109 Park Avenue West 1- 5 PM
Princeton Junior Women's Club - Pulled Pork BBQ and Ice Cream Social, Soldiers & Sailors Park 5-9 PM or when food runs out
Saturday Events
Window Displays - Take a stroll down our historic Main Street to view attractive window displays.
Underground Railroad 5K race - Registration at 7AM. Race starts at 8:30AM
Free Kiddie Run - Bureau County Metro Center at 8:00
Children's Fun Fair - 9AM - 11AM, 606 South Main Street (Pleasant Street parking lot)
Beta Sigma Phi Arts & Crafts Show - 9 AM - 6 PM Bureau County Courthouse lawn
Princeton High School Tours - 9 to 11 AM
Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours - FREE tours available 10 AM to 12 PM and from 3 PM to 5 PM
Bureau County 4-H Clubs, Inc. and Bureau County Farm Bureau Young Leaders - 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Pork Chop sandwiches/meals served at Soldiers & Sailors Park, Drive thru across from Fairgrounds on West Peru Street from 11 AM to 4 PM
Prairie Arts Center - 7:30 PM
Homestead Festival Parade - 1:30 PM South Shore Drill Team to perform at Pleasant Street parking lot following parade
Root Beer Float Garden/Outdoor Movie Night - 7:30 PM Evangelical Covenant Church 24 N. Main Street
Underground Railroad 5K race - Registration at 7AM. Race starts at 8:30AM
Free Kiddie Run - Bureau County Metro Center at 8:00
Children's Fun Fair - 9AM - 11AM, 606 South Main Street (Pleasant Street parking lot)
Beta Sigma Phi Arts & Crafts Show - 9 AM - 6 PM Bureau County Courthouse lawn
Princeton High School Tours - 9 to 11 AM
Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours - FREE tours available 10 AM to 12 PM and from 3 PM to 5 PM
Bureau County 4-H Clubs, Inc. and Bureau County Farm Bureau Young Leaders - 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Pork Chop sandwiches/meals served at Soldiers & Sailors Park, Drive thru across from Fairgrounds on West Peru Street from 11 AM to 4 PM
Prairie Arts Center - 7:30 PM
Homestead Festival Parade - 1:30 PM South Shore Drill Team to perform at Pleasant Street parking lot following parade
Root Beer Float Garden/Outdoor Movie Night - 7:30 PM Evangelical Covenant Church 24 N. Main Street
Sunday Events
Window Displays - Take a stroll down our historic Main Street to view attractive window displays
Pancake and Sausage Breakfast - Princeton Moose Lodge 7 AM - 1 PM
Pancake and Sausage Breakfast - Princeton Moose Lodge 7 AM - 1 PM
Homestead Flea Market - Bureau County Fairgrounds 8 AM - 2 PM Admission is $1
39th Homestead Festival Car Show - S. Main Street 8 AM - NOON - Judging Noon to 1:30 PM Awards at 3 PM
Beta Sigma Phi Arts & Crafts Show - Bureau County Courthouse lawn 10 AM - 4 PM
Bureau County 4-H Clubs, Inc. and Bureau County Farm Bureau Young Leaders - 10:30 AM to 3 PM. Pork Chop sandwiches/meals served at Soldiers & Sailors Park
9th Annual BBQ Rib Cook - Off - 6 AM - 3:30 PM
Bureau County 4-H Extension - Pork Chop Sandwiches/meals served at Soldiers & Sailors Park 10:30AM - 3PM
Historic Home and Cemetery Trolley Tours - Start at BC Museum 12 pm
Bouncy House - Solders and Sailors Park 12 - 3 PM
Sculptured Balloons - Soldiers and Sailors Park 12 - 2 PM
Children's Tractor Pull - Registration at noon, 12:30 - 2:30 PM
Team USA Tug of War Competition - Alexander Park Tavern 12:30 PM
Homestead 50/50 Raffle. Approximately 3:30 PM
53rd Annual Homestead Festival
Date and Time
Friday Sep 6, 2024 Sunday Sep 8, 2024
Friday, September 6th until Sunday, September 8th, 2024
Location
Princeton, Illinois
Website
Contact Information
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
815 875-2616