CALENDAR OF EVENTS
GALLATIN COUNTY
Book signing at Ohio River Visitor Center (corner of Lane and Calhoun, Equality, IL) with William Hayes, Shawneetown native and author of "Dreams are Forever," Sunday, August 23, 2009, 2-4 PM.
Popcorn Day/Gallatin County Fair in Ridgway, 2nd Saturday in September.
The Gallatin County Fair runs from the Sunday before Popcorn Day to the Sunday after it.
Coal Days in Shawneetown, 2nd week inJune
Little Wabash River Festival in New Haven, 2nd Saturday in July
Haunted Forest in Ridgway, 3rd Friday and Saturday nights in October
HARDIN COUNTY
Fluorspar Festival in Rosiclare, 1st weekend in October
Heritage Festival in Elizabethtown, 2nd weekend in August
Frontier Days in Cave-In-Rock, last weekend in September
Nine Days Trail Ride One Horse Gap Elizabethtown, starts the last weekend in July
SALINE COUNTY
Life on Illinois Frontier Saline Creek Pioneer Village in Harrisburg, 2nd weekend in May
Saline County Fair in Harrisburg, last full week in July
Old Settlers Day in Galatia, 3rd weekend in June
Town and Country Days in Eldorado, 3rd weekend in September
Past to Present Fair Grounds in Harrisburg, 4th weekend in September
Blue Grass Festival Saline Creek Pioneer Village in Harrisburg, 1st weekend in October
Heritage Festival Southeastern College Harrisburg, 1st weekend in November
Lighted Christmas Parade in Harrisburg, 2nd Thursday in December
POPE COUNTY
Deer Festival in Golconda, Saturday before Thanksgiving in November
Shrimp Festival in Golconda, Mid September
WHITE COUNTY
Dairy Days in Norris City, 4th Saturday in September
Corn Days in Carmi, 2nd Saturday in October