Fairs news
For 50 years, Pembroke Township has been the home of the annual Pembroke Rodeo. Each year, hundreds pull on their boots and grab their cowboy hats to attend the two-day, Memorial Day weekend tradition started by St. Anne-based Latting Rodeo Productions in 1976.
The 50th Pembroke Rodeo hosted hundreds of spectators and riders over Memorial Day weekend as Latting Rodeo Productions continued its annual tradition on May 23 and 24, 2026. See photos from Sunday here.
A new economic impact report shows there’s more to Illinois farms than just corn, soybeans and wheat along the highways.
The annual meeting of the Ogle County Fair Association will be 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in the Farm Bureau Auditorium, Pines Road, Oregon.
"I think the thing we talk about that kind of overarches everything right now is farm income. We’re very concerned as we continue to read the economic reports coming out of the University of Illinois." Brian Duncan, Illinois Farm Bureau president, said
The Kankakee County Fair opens its five-day run this Wednesday. The annual celebration of all things agriculture runs through Sunday.
The Whiteside County 4H kicked off Friday July 14, 2023 with cat, horse, poultry and rabbits show at the fairgrounds in Morrison. The fair will run all day on Saturday.