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A Farmer's Market is a great place to take kids. Encourage healthy eating habits by letting kids pick out fresh veggies and fruits for their meals. Also, there is always so much more than food to explore at the farmer's market. Below is a listing of some markets.
Provided by the Peoria County Communications Office
Peoria – These and much more will be at Peoria County's Fifth Annual Emergency Expo on Wednesday, June 16 at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie from 4:00 - 7:00pm. Over twenty local emergency response agencies will display their emergency equipment in the parking lot along War Memorial Drive for the public to explore & experience, free of charge. Featured at the Expo are OSF Saint Francis and Methodist Medical Centers' medical helicopters; Peoria Fire Department's Fire Safety House; Peoria County Sheriff's SWAT vehicle, mounted patrol, & K-9 unit; and Homeland Security Region 10's mobile command unit.
Provided by the Peoria County Communications Office
Peoria - Peoria County Animal Protection Services (PCAPS) is having its kick-off event at PAWS on Saturday, June 12. The public is invited to attend TAILgaters from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at 2600 NE Perry Street. TAILgaters gives Peoria County residents and pet-lovers an opportunity to meet the new owners of PAWS: Peoria County! This free event includes a dogbone-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. with County Board Chairman Thomas O'Neill III, Board Members Michael Phelan and Andrew Rand, and Lauren Malmberg, Director of PCAPS.
Do your kids love to help their dads on home projects? The Home Depot offers every first Saturday of every month a special workshop only for kids. This month, your kids can build their own Soccer Game.
There are 9 family fairs/festivals in central Illinois for families to enjoy in the month of June! There's the Washington Cherry Festival, the Elmwood Strawberry Festival, the Peoria Bach Festival, the Junction City Art Fair, the Havana Catfish Festival, the Tremont Turkey Festival, a Bird Fair, the Steamboat Festival, and the Old English Faire. Visit the PeoriaParent.com calendar for more info, and for additional family events. Check back often, since the calendar is continually updated!
