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www.VisitNorthwestIllinois.com --Official page of Visit NW Illinois. Lodging options range from hotels & motels to cabins and vacation rentals.

Reagan & John Deere historic sites, outstanding outdoor recreation, pristine rivers for fishing & water sports, bike paths, variety of restaurants, pubs & bars plus unique shopping & antiques.

10/04/2026

🍂 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀!
Castle tours, scarecrows, glowing Halloween rides and Pumpkin Fest are still ahead. Our latest blog has plenty of ideas for making the most of the season—so grab a sweater and start planning your next fall outing.

Read the blog: 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤, 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧: 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙄𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙞𝙨 at: https://link.vnwil.com/OctFun

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09/26/2026

Ryu and Sabii traveled from Japan to tour a native pawpaw grove in Paw Paw, IL ahead of Saturday's pawpaw festival. Sabii speaks about her efforts to promote the very American fruit in Japan at 3:30 Saturday at the festival. More info about this weekend's festival and the history of the pawpaw linked 👇

09/22/2026

🌮 FRIDAY: TACOS. SATURDAY: PAWPAWS. 💚
Now that’s a Northwest Illinois weekend.

🌮 Sept. 25 | Taco Throwdown + ZOWA LIVE | Rock Falls
💚 Sept. 26 | Paw Paw Pawpaw Festival | Paw Paw

Make a weekend of it!
👉https://www.visitnorthwestillinois.com/event-calendar

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09/20/2026

🎉THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FRIENDS!!! PLEASE SHARE!!
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09/17/2026

𝗣𝗮𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝘄 is going full 𝗽𝗮𝘄𝗽𝗮𝘄. 🌳🥭 And really, how could it not?

The 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘄𝗣𝗮𝘄 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹l takes over Paw Paw on Saturday, Sept. 26 with fresh pawpaw tastings, food, vendors, live music and plenty of reasons to finally find out what this weird little native fruit tastes like. Admission is FREE!

👉 https://link.vnwil.com/pawpaw3

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09/16/2026

🍂 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗, 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦. 🎨🦆✨🎉

Art, nature, magic or a full-blown fall festival? Northwest Illinois has a little bit of everything happening this weekend.

🎨 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 | Oregon
Take in landscapes and scenes captured in the open air by regional artists. The exhibition continues through Oct. 31.

🦆 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 | Thomson
Sept. 17 & 19 | Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center
Hop aboard for an easygoing guided ride through the wetlands and a closer look at this beautiful Mississippi River habitat.

✨ 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 | 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 | Dixon
Sept. 18 | The Dixon: Historic Theatre
Magic, illusions, comedy and plenty of “Wait…HOW did he do that?” moments take over The Dixon stage.

🌾 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 | Thomson
Sept. 18–20 | Del Curley Memorial Park
Make a weekend of it with three days of small-town fall festival fun in Thomson.

👉 Find details, times & more events at link in bio, under EVENT CALENDAR

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09/15/2026

🌮 𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗢𝗦. 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚. 𝗟𝗢𝗪-𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦. Let’s go, Rock Falls!

Taco Throwdown takes over the RB&W District on Friday, Sept. 25, from 4–10 p.m. for a free evening celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with great food, live entertainment, local vendors, low-rider cars, music and more.

🌮 $2 taco samples + vote for Best Taco
🤼 ZOWA Live Wrestling — 5 & 7 p.m.
🏆 Taco Eating Contest — 6 p.m.
🎶 DJ Pelon — 8–10 p.m.

Best of all? Admission is FREE!

👉 Get all the details: link.vnwil.com/TacoZOWA

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09/13/2026

🍎 NEW BLOG | 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲!

Apple-picking season is here, and Northwest Illinois has two sweet spots for a fall day in the country. Visit Selmi's Greenhouse & Family Farm in Rock Falls and BerryView Orchard near Mount Morris for fresh-picked apples, c***r donuts and plenty of simple fall fun.

🍏 𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣:
https://www.visitnorthwestillinois.com/trip-ideas-and-blog-1/an-apple-picking-day-in-northwest-illinois

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09/11/2026

🎨 𝟳𝟳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿!

One of Illinois’ oldest outdoor art shows returns Sunday, Sept. 13, at the John Deere Historic Site.

Spend the day exploring juried art and student artwork, listening to live music, grabbing something tasty, and watching blacksmith demonstrations — all in one pretty terrific historic setting.

🖼️ 77th Grand Detour Arts Festival
📅 Sunday, Sept. 13 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
📍 John Deere Historic Site, Grand Detour
🎟️ FREE admission

👉 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮:
https://www.visitnorthwestillinois.com/events/77th-grand-detour-arts-festival/?id=689e63707ffe2a5e6f0ff206

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114 E Everett Street
Dixon, IL
61021

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Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

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