Kickapoo Creek Festival
Join us for the 6th annual kickapoo creek festival August 2026
This page will be updated with new schedule of events in July 2026.
Festival dates are August 14th through the 16th. Hope to see you there!
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