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Macomb Heritage Days Festival

June 21st-24th, 2012

This year’s Heritage Days theme is a salute to Macomb’s Tradition of Female Social Activism. The Annual Heritage Days Festival takes place in the historic downtown of Macomb in Chandler Park. The Park is located at the intersection of highway 67 and 136. Heritage Days this year takes place June 21-24, with the Parade on Saturday, June 23, beginning promptly at 10 a.m.

The festival annually features live entertainment, food, a carnival, a parade and much, much more! Local businesses, class reunions, services organizations and other local entities are encouraged to participate in the annual Heritage Days Parade, taking place in June of each year. This is an event for the entire family!

For more information or to request vendor forms contact the Macomb Area Convention Bureau at 309.833.1315 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

More information for vendors can be found HERE

2012 Macomb Area Calendar of Events!

May

4-Park N’ Cruise
11-12 WIU Graduation
14-WIU Summer session begins
30-Brown Bag Concerts begin
TBA-United Way Golf Outing

June

1-Park N’ Cruise
1-Leatherneck Golf Outing
6-13-20-27 Brown Bag Concert
11-Chamber & Downtown Golf Outing
21-24 Heritage Days
TBA-Cornerstone Music Festival

July

4-Fireworks
6-Park N’ Cruise
11-18-25 Brown Bag Concert
20-22 Macomb Open Golf Tournament

August

1-Brown Bag Concert final
4-Park N’ Cruise
20-WIU/SRC Classes begin
22-CUPP Party
25-Purrple & Gold Auction
TBA-Diamonds & Denim

September

7-Park N’ Cruise
7-8 Balloon Rally
7-9 Family Weekend
8-MDH Golf Outing, Gold Hills
15-Discover Western
21-22 WIU Homecoming
28-30 Al Sears Jazz Festival
29 – Gazebo Art Festival
TBA – United Way Power of the Purse
TBA – WIU Founders’ Day
TBA – Macomb Memory Walk

October

5-6 Paint the Town Pink
6-Tevar Race/Walk, Old Dairy
8-Discover Western
19-21 WIU Dad’s Weekend
20 –Farmer’s Market, final – MOON OVER MACOMB
27-Discover Western
TBA-Bark in the Park
TBA-Beer Fest

November

10-PAS Gala
10-Altrusa Bazaar
12-Discover Western
19-23 WIU Closed – Thanksgiving Break
27-MDH Teddy Bear Tea, Magnolia’s
30-Festival of Trees Illumination Gala
31-Dickens Eve

December

1-Dickens on the Square
1-Craft/Vendor Bazaar Am. Legion Blg.
1-Children’s Shopping Mall
1-3 Festival of Trees-WCIAC
15-WIU Graduation

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by Macomb Area CVB Tuesday, 08 May 2012 09:32
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by Macomb Area CVB Tuesday, 08 May 2012 09:28
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by Macomb Area CVB Monday, 07 May 2012 21:19
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by Macomb Area CVB Monday, 07 May 2012 21:12
Happy "National Travel and Tourism Week!" Hope you get a chance to TOUR Macomb this week!

by Macomb Area CVB Monday, 07 May 2012 17:57