Kickapoo Creek Festival
Join us for the 5th annual kickapoo creek festival
Scroll to the bottom of this page for full event schedule!
Native Wildlife Aquarium Display
A 150 gallon fish tank is set-up every year for educational purposes.
Learn to Fish Seminars
We will teach you how to bait and cast a standard bobber fishing rig.
Learn about Local Wildlife
Wildlife Prairie Park presents live raptor and reptile shows.
Get in the Water
Canoes will be provided for your leisure and/or to teach you how to use one.
2025 kickapoo creek festival schedule
On-site camping is encouraged Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.
New Location!!! - Sommer Farm
6329 Koerner Road, Peoria IL
Friday August 9th
Festival kicks off at 5PM with live music to start at 6PM
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6-10PM - Live local music
Sunset - Bonfire is lit
Saturday August 10th
Main day for events! All vendors will be open on Saturday.
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7AM - Ancient Oaks kitchen is open for hot water, tea, fruit and oatmeal.
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8AM - Vendors arrive and begin set up in Prairie Shelter.
8AM - Cow arrives.
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9AM - Vendors open for public until 4 pm.
9AM - Child care begins, ongoing until 5 pm.
9AM - Workshops begin. All sessions will be 45 minutes unless specified.
9AM - ATV/Trailer Water Wagon begins, every 60 minutes until 5 pm.
9AM - Morning Yoga by Katie Eckert of Soul Side Healing Arts.
9AM - Panther Creek Survival Skills camp site open to visitors, drop in available until 4pm .
9AM - Learn to Canoe and Learn to fish begins, drop in available until 4 pm.
9AM - Learn the Fine Art of Fly Fishing by Robert Rowe (at Prairie Pavilion on dry land).
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10AM - Coal Trail Geology hike by Ed Stermer (90 minutes).
10AM - Restoration workday begins (4 hours). See FORG table for information and tools.
10AM - Native Planting workshop begins (4 hours). See FORG table for information, tools and plants.
10AM - Soil under the Microscope by Haystack Gardens and Diverse Metamorphosis.
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11AM - Watershed Macroinvertebrates
11AM - Native American walking sticks in the Tipi. Ends at 1PM.
11:30AM - Coal Trail Geology hike returns.
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12PM - Family Yoga by Soul side or other.
12PM - Peoria Astronomical Society Solar viewing begins (two hours).
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1PM - Geology of the Watershed Presentation by Ed Stermer
1PM - Herbal Walk and Preparation (90 minutes)
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3PM - Vision Quest by Teresa.
3PM - Log Check Dam workshop
3PM - Raptor Show by Wildlife Prairie Park
3PM - Family Yoga by Lisa Burnett
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5PM - Most Vendor and activities will close
5PM - Child care ends.
5PM - Charcoal grill available for next 3 hours (charcoal provided).
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6PM - Acupuncture
6:30 - 7:30 pm Sunset Gong Meditation
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8PM - Sunset
8PM - Bonfire begins
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9:30PM - Peoria Astronomical Society night sky guided tour
Sunday August 11th
Restorative day
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6AM - Sunrise Yoga
7AM - Kitchen breakfast for everyone facilitated by David. Free but donations welcome.
7AM - Canoes available for personal use at pond ( no transportation, no guides).
9AM - Vendors begin
9AM - Workshops begin
12-1:30PM - Healing the Watershed Discussion
Based on final report of Baxter Woodman Study with Jack Myrna of FORG/FKC, USDA Josh Joseph, Reema Abi-Akar of TCRPC, and Sarah Wenzel of Baxter & Woodman.
2PM - Jimmy Lakota Respect our Roots program 90 minutes.
5PM - Charcoal grill available. Charcoal provided
7PM - Bonfire begins.
7:30PM - Sunset Meditation