The 15 Best Small-Town Illinois Festivals You've Never Heard Of
By Elizabeth Crozier|Published April 08, 2017
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Elizabeth Crozier
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An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
For anyone who grew up in a small town, the week of the annual festival was as highly anticipated as Christmas. In Illinois, our typical street festivals celebrate the seasons, our heritage and communities, and, of course, food.
You definitely want to hit up as many of these as possible. Below is a list you can return to throughout the year so you don’t miss thing.