54th Annual Homestead Festival

54th Homestead Festival

Friday Events

Window Displays - Take a stroll down our historic Main Street to view attractive window displays.

Bureau County History Center tours Noon - 5 pm

Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours - East Peru Street 1 - 4 pm

Lego Design Competition Reception - Prairie Arts Center - 5 pm - 7 pm

Rodeo Drive Concert - in front of the Court House - 5:30 pm - 7 pm

Homestead Festival Announcements - 7 pm

Infinity Concert - in front of the Court House - 8 pm - 10 pm

Saturday Events
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament - Alexander Park - online registration - 8 am - noon

Underground Railroad 5K race - Bureau County Metro Center - Registration at 7 am. Race starts at 8:30 am

Free Kiddie Run - Bureau County Metro Center at 8:00

Children's Fun Fair - 9 am - 11 am, 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 am 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 - 11 am to 5 pm. Pork Chop sandwiches/meals served at Soldiers & Sailors Park, Drive thru across from Fairgrounds on West Peru Street from 1 pm 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

PHS Alumni Concert - Prairie Arts Center - 4 pm

Root Beer Float Garden/Outdoor Movie Night - 7:30 PM Evangelical Covenant Church 24 N. Main Street

Midnight Rider Concert - in front of the Courthouse - 5 pm - 8 pm

Sunday Events

Window Displays - Take a stroll down our historic Main Street to view attractive window displays

14th annual BBQ Rib Cook Off - Central Bank parking lot - 8 am - 3:30 pm

Pancake and Sausage Breakfast - Princeton Moose Lodge 8 am - 12 pm

Homestead Festival Flea Market - Bureau County Fairgrounds 8 am - 2 pm Admission is $1

45th Annual Homestead Festival Car Show - S. Main Street 8 am - 3 pm - Judging Noon to 1:30 pm Awards at 3 pm

Tug Fest - Bureau County Metro Center - 9 am, 8:30 am is registration

Beta Sigma Phi Arts & Crafts Show - Bureau County Courthouse lawn 10 am - 4 pm

Children's Tractor Pull - Registration at noon, 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Homestead 50/50 Raffle. Approximately 3:30 pm

54th Annual Homestead Festival

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Date and Time

Friday Sep 5, 2025 Sunday Sep 7, 2025

Friday, September 5th until Sunday, September 7th, 2025

Location

Princeton, Illinois

Website

http://homesteadfestival.com

Contact Information

Princeton Chamber of Commerce 815 875-2616

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435 South Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356 – (815) 875-2616 – jenica@princetonchamber-il.com

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