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Festivals & FairsFeaturedMount Carroll Pumpkin Fest8:00 AM – 1:00 PMDowntown Mount Carroll · Mount CarrollFree, family-friendly Halloween fun in downtown Mount Carroll on October 31 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a kids' Harvest Carnival, pumpkin painting, a gourd build-n-race track, giant inflatables, and the Farmer's Market.
History & HeritageHavencrest Castle October Tours10:00 AM – 5:00 PMHavencrest Castle · SavannaStep inside Savanna’s enchanting Havencrest Castle and explore 27 lavish rooms filled with art, antiques, history, and a remarkable love story.
- HolidaySavanna Festival of Trees5:00 PM – 8:00 PMSavanna Museum & Cultural Center · SavannaSavanna’s holiday season opens with some fifty decorated trees filling the local history museum, timed to the town’s Christmas Walk on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
HolidayLanark Lighted Parade & Tree Lighting6:30 PMDowntown Lanark · LanarkLanark starts the holiday season the night after Thanksgiving with a lighted parade, music and the lighting of the town Christmas tree.
Beyond Carroll County
Also nearby in Northwest Illinois
These aren’t Carroll County events, but each is an easy drive away.
Arts & TheaterNot in Carroll County · Ogle CountyPlein Air Art Exhibition at The ColiseumSep 1 – Oct 31Coliseum Museum of Art, Antiques and Americana (CMAAA) · OregonThe Annual Rock River Valley Painters Guild Plein Air Exhibit features 34 works by 13 northern Illinois artists, on display Sept. 2-Oct. 31 at CMAAA in Oregon.
FamilyNot in Carroll County · Ogle CountyRochelle Haybale TrailOct 1 – Oct 31City of RochelleExplore Rochelle Oct. 1–31 on a self-guided tour featuring 72 creatively decorated hay bales throughout the community.- MarketsNot in Carroll County · Ogle CountyOutdoor Artisan Market at The Cypress HouseOct 31 · 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMThe Cypress House · RochelleMore than 35 local makers and growers set up outside The Cypress House with baked goods, produce, honey, pottery, candles, wreaths and handmade gifts. Held rain or shine.
Arts & TheaterNot in Carroll County · Ogle CountyMoments in Monochrome at The ColiseumOct 31 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMColiseum Museum of Art, Antiques and Americana (CMAAA) · OregonExplore the beauty and drama of black-and-white art in Moments in Monochrome, on display at the Oregon Coliseum October 1–November 14.
Arts & TheaterNot in Carroll County · Lee CountyMOVIE: A Nightmare on Elm StreetOct 31 · 7:30 PM – 10:00 PMThe Dixon Historic Theatre · DixonCelebrate Halloween with Freddy Krueger when the 1984 horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street hits the big screen at The Dixon for just $2.
Outdoor RecreationNot in Carroll County · Lee CountyCreatures of the Night: OwlsNov 6 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMRuth Edwards Nature Center, Lowell Park · DixonA free, hands-on owl program for toddlers, preschoolers and their grown-ups at Lowell Park's nature center, part of the Nature Fun for Little Ones series.
Arts & TheaterNot in Carroll County · Whiteside CountyMiller Program: Photography as a Way of LifeNov 9 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMWindmill Cultural Center · FultonRock Island photographer Steve Sullivan shares his commercial work and cyanotype art in a free evening program at Fulton's Windmill Cultural Center.- Outdoor RecreationNot in Carroll County · Lee CountyMigration Bird & Feeder WorkshopNov 14 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMRuth Edwards Nature Center, Lowell Park · DixonGet bird feeders ready for winter and learn how to take part in Project FeederWatch at this morning workshop at Lowell Park's nature center.
- HolidayNot in Carroll County · Ogle CountyOregon Candlelight WalkNov 28 · 3:00 PM – 8:00 PMDowntown Oregon · OregonAn old-fashioned holiday open house on the Saturday after Thanksgiving — horse-drawn wagon rides, luminaries along the sidewalks, a visit from Santa, and shops open late with refreshments.
