Join fellow community members for a park party to celebrate Rock Island’s Denkmann Park’s new basketball courts and park upgrades on June 7! Get to know your neighbors while enjoying free food, fun, and entertainment! A bevy of local businesses will be present to show off and discuss their offerings. Elected officials and city staff will also be in attendance to socialize and discuss opportunities for growth in the community. Learn more: PARK PARTY  Read More

Summer reading and events at the Rock Island Public Library continue June 7 through 12 with free events for children, teens, and adults, including take-home kits for kids, a non-fiction book club for adults, and Summer2Go activities around library bookmobile stops. Children and Family Events this week: Children’s Bead Kit, available starting Monday, June 7 at Downtown, Southwest, and Mobile Libraries while supplies last. One kit per child, no registration required. Facebook Live Storytime: Tuesday at 10:30 am with Miss Ranell. Stories and more for ages five and under. Summer2Go with Library2Go:... Read More

Food Fest is back Father’s Day weekend (June 16th to 18th) at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds! The Fairgrounds will come alive for a weekend of fun planned with nightly music, Stock Car races on Friday and our Tractor Pull on Saturday. All this and more! Full event schedule/food line-up will be finalized and announced soon. Learn more: FAIR FOOD FEST  Read More

The 10th Annual MoTown Craft Beer Festival will take place on Saturday, July 8th in the Bass Street Landing! 35+ Breweries, over 110 different styles of Craft Beer, Cider, Mead and other great craft drinks to sample from! Live Music from Karl Beatty, Food Trucks, Merch Tents, all for raising funds for four great local charities, The Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, Mississippi Bend Tykes, The Peaceful Palate, and the Chris VanSpeybroeck Memorial Scholarship. Learn more: MOTOWN  Read More

Circa ’21’s signature event, MUSIC ON THE MARQUEE returns June 15! We’re thrilled to present this unique and popular concert experience atop our iconic marquee! Bring a lawn chair and join the Circa ’21 Bootleggers, the cast of MAMMA MIA and a few special guests as they entertain you in this special live concert, held on the street in Downtown Rock Island! Hosted by Circa ’21 veterans, Brad Hauskins, Tristan Tapscott, and Bobby Becher, this cabaret will feature a wide range of fabulous music! We will have a full bar as well as food items available for purchase. The... Read More

Ramón Ayala will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 at Davenport’s Adler Theatre. Accordionist, vocalist, and songwriter Ramón Ayala is a pioneer of norteño music who has sustained an active recording and performing career for almost half a century. As part of the trail-blazing duo Los Relámpagos del Norte, along with Cornelio Reyna, he defined the modern genre with signature songs and distinctive instrumental styling that have made him a superstar of the genre on both sides of the Rio Grande. In 2003, Ayala celebrated his 40th anniversary in the music business. Ayala’s influence on modern... Read More

“Children of Eden” Opens July 21 in Galesburg! Stephen Schwartz and John Caird’s musical, “Children of Eden” casts the beloved biblical stories of Genesis through the personal lens of family. The hit musicals will run July 21-30 at Galesburg’s Prairie Players Civic Theatre! “Children of Eden” starts with the very beginning: the creation of the universe. Father breathes life into his children, Adam and Eve, and learns that the hardest part of being a loving Father is letting go. It’s a lesson that translates into the parenting of Cain, Abel, and Seth — and is reiterated once... Read More

Farm Days is coming back to The Village August 26 and 27! The annual event will feature a petting zoo, rope making, pedal tractors, tractor ride around, wagon rides and entertainment! Kids can “drive a tractor”, experience working farm displays, a rock crusher, arts and crafts, learn to milk a cow, and more! The sign-up for the Kids Tractor Pull is at 12:30 p.m. each day and they start pulling at 1:00 p.m. Sign-up is in front of Lagomarcino’s. The tractor parade begins at 3:00 p.m. each day. Farm Days in The Village: Saturday, August 26th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, August 27th,... Read More

On June 18th, 2023, Rhythm On The River will celebrate the contributions of Black musicians and highlight Black voices in our local music scene. Rhythm On The River brings the Rock Island riverfront to life with music spanning the decades. This community concert is a component of the QC Juneteenth festivities, led by the Lincoln Center and Friends of MLK. A concert celebrating the contributions of Black musicians and highlighting Black voices in our local music scene. June 18th, 2023 – Schwiebert Riverfront Park Rock Island, IL. 61201 Performing Artists: CJ Parker 10 Of Soul Presented by... Read More

Celebrate the American Truck Driver at the Walcott Trucker’s Jamboree July 13-15! The feature md events include: • Antique Truck Display • Super Trucks Beauty Contest • Exhibits • Iowa Pork Chop Cookout • Live Music – Diamond Rio! • Trucker Olympics • Fireworks • FREE Admission • FREE Parking And so much more! There is fun for the entire family at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree! Learn more: https://facebook.com/events/s/2023-walcott-truckers-jamboree/153998660895573/  Read More