Things to do in Bureau County, Illinois, page 2 of 2

152 events at 23 venues we can name, September 6, 2026 to November 29, 2026.

Listings updated September 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM CDT. Published from a floor check measured September 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM CDT. Dates and times are the event's own local dates and times; the week and month groupings below were fixed at the update time shown.

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Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Winter Storage: Boats Campers!
  8:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Community
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Winter Storage: Boats Campers!
  9:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Community
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Corporate Prayer
  6:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Book Club
  6:30 PM · Ohio Public Library · Arts & Culture
  112 North Main Street, Ohio, IL, 61349

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• Jersey Art Meetup (JAM)
  7:00 PM · Arts Council of Princeton · Arts & Culture
  Princeton, IL, 61356

Friday, November 6, 2026

• ACP BYOB: Wheel Ceramics
  6:00 PM · Arts Council of Princeton · Arts & Culture
  Princeton, IL, 61356

Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Huge Winter Garage Sale
  7:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Community
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Winter Garage Sale!
  7:00 AM · Princeton · Community
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Huge Winter Garage Sale
  8:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Community
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Sauce for the Goose: Outdoor Art Market
  11:00 AM · Arts Council of Princeton · Arts & Culture
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Prairie Arts Center Gallery Opening!
  6:00 PM · Prairie Arts Center · Family & Kids
• Anchored Life
  7:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356

Sunday, November 8, 2026

• Walneck Motorcycle Swap Meet!
  7:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Walneck's Motorcycle Swap Meet
  7:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Walneck's Motorcycle Swap Meet
  8:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Prairie Arts Center Gallery Opening!
  1:00 PM · Prairie Arts Center · Arts & Culture

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Salute to Veterans!
  6:00 PM · Tiskilwa · Arts & Culture
  Tiskilwa, IL, 61368

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Christmas Walk!
  All day · Princeton, Illinois · Community
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Christmas Walk Weekend!
  8:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Bureau County History Center Holiday Open House!
  All day · Princeton, Illinois · Community
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Christmas Market!
  All day · Princeton, Illinois · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Christmas Walk!
  All day · Princeton, Illinois · Community
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Modena Pigeon Show
  7:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• National Modena Pigeon Show
  7:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Christmas Market!
  8:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• National Modena Pigeon Show
  8:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Anchored Life
  7:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356

Sunday, November 15, 2026

• Handmade for the Holidays!
  9:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Corporate Prayer
  6:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Model Train Fair & Farm Toy Show
  8:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Model Train Fair Farm Toy Show
  8:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Model Train Fair Farm Toy Show
  9:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Anchored Life
  7:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356

Thursday, November 26, 2026

• 2026 Thanksgiving Trail Trot
  All day · Sheffield · Fitness & Wellness
  353 S Church Street, Sheffield, IL, 61361

Friday, November 27, 2026

• Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive-thru!!
  4:00 PM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive!
  4:00 PM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive-thru!!
  5:00 PM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356

Saturday, November 28, 2026

• SANTAS ON THE RUN XI 5K & ONE MILE WALK
  All day · Spring Valley · Fitness & Wellness
  999 N STRONG AVE, Spring Valley, IL, 61362
• Sauk Trail Gun Collectors Show & Sale!
  7:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Sauk Trail Gun Collectors Gun Show
  7:30 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Shop Small Saturday!
  8:00 AM · Princeton · Community
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Sauk Trail Gun Collectors Gun Show
  8:30 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive Thru!
  4:00 PM · Princeton · Community
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive-thru!!
  4:00 PM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive-thru!!
  5:00 PM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Anchored Life
  7:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356

Sunday, November 29, 2026

• Sauk Trail Gun Collectors Show & Sale!
  7:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Sauk Trail Gun Collectors Gun Show
  7:30 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Sauk Trail Gun Collectors Gun Show
  8:30 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive Thru!
  4:00 PM · Princeton · Community
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive-thru!!
  4:00 PM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive-thru!!
  5:00 PM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356

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What Festivals & Fairs events are on in Bureau County?

39 Festivals & Fairs listings in Bureau County, September 13, 2026 to November 29, 2026, at 5 venues we can name.

• Bureau County Homestead Festival: Homestead Festival Car Show
  All day · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Homestead Festival Flea Market
  8:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Artisan Festival at Hornbaker Gardens
  9:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Oktoberfest!
  9:00 AM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Princeton Coin Show
  9:00 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Walnut Fall Fest!
  11:00 AM · Walnut · Festivals & Fairs
  Walnut, IL, 61376
• Halloween Parade
  5:30 PM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Festivals & Fairs
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Monster Mash & Halloween Parade
  5:30 PM · Princeton · Festivals & Fairs
  Princeton, IL, 61356

31 more Festivals & Fairs listings appear in the dated list.

What Community events are on in Bureau County?

34 Community listings in Bureau County, September 6, 2026 to November 29, 2026, at 7 venues we can name.

• Corporate Prayer
  6:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Homestead Lawn Event!
  9:00 AM · Princeton · Community
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Rat Rod Tour: Route 66 Invasion!
  9:00 AM · Sheffield · Community
  Sheffield, IL, 61361
• Buda Fire Department Car, Motorcycle, ATV & Golf Cart Show
  9:00 AM · Buda · Community
  Buda, IL, 61314
• Corporate Prayer
  6:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356
• River Bend Food Pantry
  9:15 AM · Bureau County Fairgrounds · Community
  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Anchored Life
  7:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Anchored Life
  7:00 PM · Princeton Bible Church · Community
  Princeton Bible Church, 21890 US Hwy 34, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, Princeton, IL, 61356

26 more Community listings appear in the dated list.

What Family & Kids events are on in Bureau County?

32 Family & Kids listings in Bureau County, September 10, 2026 to November 7, 2026, at 8 venues we can name.

• Bureau County Homestead Festival: BCHF Lawn Event Fundraiser
  5:00 PM · Owen Lovejoy Homestead · Family & Kids
  Rural Route 3, E Peru St., Princeton, IL, 61356
• Bureau County Homestead Festival: Down on Main Street Concert (Tigirlily Gold) + 9/11 Ceremony
  5:00 PM · Down on Main Street Concerts · Family & Kids
  2 S. Main St., Princeton, IL, 61356
• Bureau County Homestead Festival: Homestead Parade + Blues Fest
  All day · Main Street · Family & Kids
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• September Bears FREE Preview
  10:00 AM · Prairie Arts Center · Family & Kids
• September Bears
  2:00 PM · Prairie Arts Center · Family & Kids
• September Bears
  7:30 PM · Prairie Arts Center · Family & Kids
• Hornbaker Gardens Artisan Market!
  11:00 AM · Hornbaker's Garden · Family & Kids
  22937 1140 North Ave., Princeton, IL, 61356
• September Bears
  2:00 PM · Prairie Arts Center · Family & Kids

24 more Family & Kids listings appear in the dated list.

What Arts & Culture events are on in Bureau County?

29 Arts & Culture listings in Bureau County, September 7, 2026 to November 10, 2026, at 7 venues we can name.

• Book Club
  6:30 PM · Ohio Public Library · Arts & Culture
  112 North Main Street, Ohio, IL, 61349
• Pop-Up Choir Princeton
  7:00 PM · Arts Council of Princeton · Arts & Culture
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Charles Evans Scholars Exhibition
  All day · Solley Lobby - Arts Council of Princeton · Arts & Culture
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Gallery opening: Charles Evans Scholars Exhibition
  5:00 PM · Solley Lobby - Arts Council of Princeton · Arts & Culture
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• ACP BYOB: Printed Ceramic Coasters
  6:30 PM · Arts Council of Princeton · Arts & Culture
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• The Mother Road: Route 66 presentation!
  7:00 PM · Tiskilwa · Arts & Culture
  Tiskilwa, IL, 61368
• ACP BYOB: Natural Dyed Silk Scarves
  6:00 PM · Arts Council of Princeton · Arts & Culture
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Craft Corner
  6:30 PM · Arts Council of Princeton · Arts & Culture
  Princeton, IL, 61356

21 more Arts & Culture listings appear in the dated list.

What Fitness & Wellness events are on in Bureau County?

6 Fitness & Wellness listings in Bureau County, September 10, 2026 to November 28, 2026, at 4 venues we can name.

• 55th Annual Homestead Festival!
  9:00 AM · Princeton · Fitness & Wellness
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Underground Railroad 5K Run/Walk!
  7:00 AM · Princeton · Fitness & Wellness
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Underground Railroad 5k
  All day · Princeton · Fitness & Wellness
  837 Park Ave west, Princeton, IL, 61356
• Storming Into Action - Play Knows No Limits
  All day · Walnut · Fitness & Wellness
  103 S Main St, Walnut, IL, 61376
• 2026 Thanksgiving Trail Trot
  All day · Sheffield · Fitness & Wellness
  353 S Church Street, Sheffield, IL, 61361
• SANTAS ON THE RUN XI 5K & ONE MILE WALK
  All day · Spring Valley · Fitness & Wellness
  999 N STRONG AVE, Spring Valley, IL, 61362

What Music & Concerts events are on in Bureau County?

4 Music & Concerts listings in Bureau County, September 11, 2026 to October 24, 2026, at 3 venues we can name.

• Down on Main Street presents Tigerlily Gold!
  6:00 PM · Princeton · Music & Concerts
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Down on Main Street Summer Concert Series/Homestead Festival: Tigerlily Gold + 9/11 Ceremony
  6:00 PM · Down on Main Street Concert Site · Music & Concerts
  2 S. Main St., Princeton, IL, 61356
• Oktoberfest: Heidelberg German Band!
  All day · Music & Concerts
  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Backpiece Art Show
  7:00 PM · Emerald Tablet Tattoo Collective · Music & Concerts
  944 North Main Street, Princeton, IL, 61356

What Sports & Leagues events are on in Bureau County?

4 Sports & Leagues listings in Bureau County, September 19, 2026 to October 3, 2026, at 4 venues we can name.

• Capt. John Heitmann Memorial Golf Outing
  9:00 AM · Spring Creek Golf Course · Sports & Leagues
  Spring Creek Golf Course, 286 Spring Creek Drive, 80 Exit 70 South I, Spring Valley, IL 61362, USA, Spring Valley, IL, 61362
• Bulls, Barrels & Broncs at Psycho Silo Saloon!
  2:00 PM · Sheffield · Sports & Leagues
  Sheffield, IL, 61361
• Boys Varsity Golf @ Bureau Valley High School
  1:00 PM · 9154 County Rd. 2125N · Sports & Leagues
  9154 County Rd. 2125N, P.O. Box 329, Manlius IL 61338-0329, Manlius, IL, 61338
• Hennepin Hundred -100 mile Race!
  9:00 AM · Wyanet · Sports & Leagues
  Wyanet, IL, 61379

Where do events happen in Bureau County?

23 venues we can name, hosting 150 of these 152 listings.

Our venue records hold 28 separate entries behind those 23 names, so some of them are the same place recorded twice. We show the names.

• Bureau County Fairgrounds 38 listings
• Princeton 27 listings
• Arts Council of Princeton 18 listings
• Prairie Arts Center 17 listings
• Princeton Bible Church 16 listings
• Princeton, Illinois 4 listings
• Tiskilwa 4 listings
• City-County Park 3 listings
• Main Street 3 listings
• Ohio Public Library 3 listings
• Sheffield 3 listings
• 9154 County Rd. 2125N 2 listings
• Walnut 2 listings
• Buda 1 listing
• Down on Main Street Concert Site 1 listing
• Down on Main Street Concerts 1 listing
• Emerald Tablet Tattoo Collective 1 listing
• Hornbaker's Garden 1 listing
• JJ's Resale 1 listing
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead 1 listing
• Spring Creek Golf Course 1 listing
• Spring Valley 1 listing
• Wyanet 1 listing

2 more listings have no venue we can identify yet, and are not counted above.

A few to start with in Bureau County

Chosen by how many sources name the venue, how often the event repeats, and how soon it is. At most 2 per venue.

• Music & Concerts
  Down on Main Street presents Tigerlily Gold!

  Music & Concerts, Friday, September 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM, at Princeton.

  Princeton, IL, 61356
• Fitness & Wellness
  55th Annual Homestead Festival!

  Fitness & Wellness, Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM, at Princeton.

  Princeton, IL, 61356
• 
  Buy, Sell, Trade Card Show

  Games & Hobbies, Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM, at Bureau County Fairgrounds.

  811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356
• 
  Charles Evans Scholars Exhibition

  Arts & Culture, Thursday, September 10, 2026, all day, at Solley Lobby - Arts Council of Princeton.

  Princeton, IL, 61356
• 
  Pop-Up Choir Princeton

  Arts & Culture, Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM, at Arts Council of Princeton. Part of a series of 2.

  Princeton, IL, 61356

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