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Downtown Kankakee Events - The County's "Hotspot" for 2008!

January 2008
Jazz for Habitat
Concert
Thursday, Jan. 17
Black History Month
Jan. 31 - Feb. 29
   
Paramount Theatre
213 N. Schuyler Ave.
8 p.m.
Citywide    
February 2008
Black History
Month
Jan. 31 - Feb. 29
     
Citywide
 
     
March 2008
       
       
April 2008
Local Author
Fair
Saturday, Apr. 19
Concert
April TBA
Saturday Spring
Farmer's Market
Apr. 26 - May 11
 
Kankakee Public
Library
210 E. Merchant
10 am
Paramount Theatre
213 N. Schuyler
8 pm
S. Schuyler Ave. &
E. Merchant St.
8 am - noon
 
May 2008
Pause for Patriotism
Shapiro Open House
Saturday, May 17
Rhubarb
Festival
Sunday, May 18
Saturday Summer
Farmer's Market
May 24 - Oct. 11
 
Shapiro Dev. Ctr.
E. Jeffery/S. Schuyler Ave.
Don't Miss the Parade!
10 am
Kankakee County
Historical Museum
8th & Water St.
10 am
S. Schuyler Ave. &
E. Merchant St.
7 am - noon
 
June 2008
Saturday Summer
Farmer's Market
May 24 - Oct. 11
Railroad Fest

Saturday, Jun. 7
Strawberry
"Jazz" Festival
Sunday, June 8
Kilbride Family
Classic for Autism
Sunday, June 15
S. Schuyler Ave. &
E. Merchant St.
7 am - noon
Historic Depot/IC Plaza
199 S. East
11 am - 5 pm
Kankakee County
Historical Museum
8th & Water St.
11 am
Cobb Park
Cobb Blvd. along the
Kankakee River
5 K Run/2 mi. walk
8 am
Bicycle Race
ICA Illinois Cup
Saturday, June 21
Kankakee River
Fishing Derby
June 27 - July 6
   
Cobb Park
Cobb Blvd. along the
Kankakee River
11 am
Kankakee River
Wilmington to Momence
25th Anniversary

 

   
July 2008
Saturday Summer
Farmer's Market
May 24 - Oct. 11
Symphony
& Fire Works
Friday, July 4
Family FUN Day

Saturday, July 12
 
S. Schuyler Ave. &
E. Merchant St.
7 am - noon
KCC
River Rd./College Dr.
& Beckman Park
Cobb Blvd. at the River
Kankakee Public Library
201 E. Merchant
10 am
 
August 2008
Saturday Summer
Farmer's Market
May 24 - Oct. 11
Merchant Street
Music Fest
Friday, Aug. 22
Saturday, Aug. 23
Downtown Parade
Saturday, Aug. 23
Kankakee River Regatta
Labor Day Weekend
Aug. 29 - Sept. 1
S. Schuyler Ave. &
E. Merchant St.
7 am - noon
Historic Depot/IC Plaza
199 S. East.
5 pm Friday
2 pm Saturday
Line up 10:30 am
E. Oak @ N. Schuyler
Kick Off
noon
KCC
River Rd/College Dr.
& Beckman Park
Cobb Blvd. @ the River
September 2008
Saturday Summer
Farmer's Market
May 24 - Oct. 11
Kankakee River Regatta
Labor Day Weekend
Aug. 29 - Sept. 1
Hispanic Cultural Month

Sept. 12 - Oct. 12
 
S. Schuyler Ave. &
E. Merchant St.
7 am - noon
KCC
River Rd/College Dr.
& Beckman Park
Cobb Blvd. @ the River
Citywide  
October 2008
Saturday Summer
Farmer's Market
May 24 - Oct. 11
Hispanic Cultural Month

Sept. 12 - Oct. 12
Downtown Art Crawl

Sunday, Oct. 5
 
S. Schuyler Ave. &
E. Merchant St.
7 am - noon
Citywide Downtown  
November 2008
       
       
December 2008
Historic House-walk

Sunday, Dec. 6
Breakfast w/Santa

Saturday, Dec. 6
Santa Train

Sunday, Dec, 7
Downtown FREE Movie

Saturday, Dec. 13
Historic District
1 pm - 6 pm
Ice Arena
River Road
9 am - noon
Historic Depot/IC Plaza
199 S. East
2 pm warming room
4 pm scheduled arrival
Paramount Theatre
213 N. Schuyler Ave.

10 am

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Celebrate Kankakee 2008!
Mayor's Office of Special Events
for more information, directions and updates,
call Linda at (815)933-0527

 

City of Kankakee
304 S. Indiana Street
Kankakee, Illinois   60901
phone: (815) 933-0480
fax: (815) 933-0482

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