Boone County Arts and Entertainment
Boone County is home to many local and annual events, attractions and festivals, and offers access to countless cultural activities.
Boone County’s fair usually begins the second Tuesday of August and is the state’s second largest county fair. Thousands of people attend this annual event, enjoying family-friendly attractions such as 4-H showing and judging, craft and food vendors, top-name music performers, games, a carnival and more. And after the fair, enjoy many other events that take place at the Fairgrounds throughout the year such as car shows, swap meets and horse exhibits. Or if you like crafts, Fall Didley stands as the largest crafts show in Northern Illinois.
Other favorite annual events include the Hometown Christmas, a favorite December celebration with living window displays, storytellers, food, music and arts and crafts. Enjoy artistic celebrations such as the Blaine Folk Festival and the Belvidere Women’s Club Art Show. The Boone County Arts Council offers a popular summer “Concerts in the Park” program at the historic Baltic Mill in Belvidere Park.
The Main Street Players Theatre Group stages high-quality dramatic productions on a continual basis at the Community Building Complex of Boone County. Historic local attractions include the Boone County Historical Society Museum, with a two-story log cabin; the Petitt Memorial Chapel, a Frank Lloyd Wright design at the Belvidere Cemetery; and the Autumn Pioneer Festival at the Conservation District. Don’t forget the history of flight by exploring the many events at the Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum in Poplar Grove. Downtown Belvidere is a showplace for muralists — Belvidere is well-known as the “City of Murals” and well-awarded. Check out Christmas in Capron the first weekend in December and Christmas in the Cabins at the Conservation District.
Boone County residents are just minutes away from neighboring communities that offer theater productions, nightclubs and other artistic events. Many take advantage of the cultural and entertainment options and sports such as ice hockey and baseball in nearby Rockford. And being only an hour and a half away from downtown Chicago, via the Interstate 90 tollway, Boone County residents have convenient access to the city’s vast array of entertainment offerings.
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