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Find your next rural road trip in the community calendar: festivals, markets, performances, and local gatherings, with time left for the people you came with.

Artisan Market · Hornbaker Gardens
Artisan Market · Hornbaker Gardens

Coming to Hungry World Farm · In development

Come curious.
Leave inspired.

Hungry World Farm is developing a new lineup of workshops. I’m looking forward to sharing more as the plans take shape.

Topics, dates, and booking details are still being developed. Share what you’d love to learn and when you’re thinking of visiting.

Inquire about upcoming workshops

Workshop dates are not yet announced. This is an inquiry, not workshop registration.

Visitors learning in the garden at Hungry World Farm
Learning on the farm · a glimpse of the setting
A Forest View tent glowing among the trees at Hungry World Farm
Let the evening unfold at the farm.

The best reason to stay overnight

Campfire conversations.
Eyes on the stars.

Slow down around a campfire. Look up at the night sky. Leave time for the kind of evening you came to the countryside for.

Make it part of your yurt-glamping getaway, apartment stay, or group retreat. Campfire arrangements vary by accommodation and depend on weather and current conditions. Stargazing is best on clear nights.

Plan your night at the farm

Dates for your rural road trip

Coming up around Bureau County.

Find festivals, markets, music, history, and community gatherings. Listings come from Bureau County Tourism; use each event’s source link for changes, venue details, and tickets.

County calendar checked 2026-10-17. Refreshes automatically when visited, at most every six hours. All times are Illinois local time. “All-day” is the county’s label; check the actual opening hours.

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Annual favorites · next dates may not be announced

A reason to come back.

Summer concerts, Shrimpfest, Beef & Ag Festival, the Z Tour Bike Ride, Festival 56, and the Bureau County Fair. Fall brings Homestead Festival, Oktoberfest, and Halloween gatherings; the Christmas Walk and holiday lights round out the year.

Use the dated calendar above for currently listed events. These annual favorites are ideas for a future trip, not confirmed upcoming dates.

Explore Princeton Tourism’s annual favorites

Find something for your dates.

Visitors taking part in a garden activity at Hungry World Farm

Hungry World Farm

Farm tours & workshops

Check for guided experiences and workshops during your stay. Arrange any required reservation before arriving.

Schedules and meeting locations vary.

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A Festival 56 theater performance

Princeton · Theater & music

Festival 56

Give your weekend an evening performance. Browse the current program before selecting travel dates.

Confirm tickets and performance times.

See the program
Festival 56 is one of Princeton’s cultural attractions

Local festivals & live music

Princeton & Bureau County events

Look for Homestead Festival, concerts, and other community events on the local calendar.

Use the organizer’s confirmed dates for trip planning.

Browse the local calendar

Make it a countryside weekend

Don’t make it a day trip.

Stay for the stars, a slow breakfast, and one more little discovery. Find a place that feels right for your people.

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