Kickapoo Creek Festival
Join us for the 4th annual kickapoo creek festival
Scroll to the bottom of this page for full event schedule!
Native Wildlife Aquarium Display
A 150 gallon fish tank is set-up every year for educational purposes.
Learn to Fish Seminars
We will teach you how to bait and cast a standard bobber fishing rig.
Learn about Local Wildlife
Wildlife Prairie Park presents live raptor and reptile shows.
Get in the Water
Canoes will be provided for your leisure and/or to teach you how to use one.
2024 kickapoo creek festival schedule
On-site camping is encouraged Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.
No driving is permitted in the camping area after dusk.
Friday August 9th
Festival kicks off at 5PM with live music to start at 5:30
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- 5:30 PM – 10:15 PM --- Live music by four local performers.
- 7:30 PM – 12:00 AM --- Bonfire is lit.
- 8:00 PM – 09:30 PM --- Kid movies projected onto the barn.
Saturday August 10th
Main day for events! All vendors will be open on Saturday.
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REPEATING WORKSHOPS
- 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM --- Fishing and paddling lessons by Friends of Kickapoo Creek as requested. Inquire at FoKC table.
- 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM --- Panther Creek Survival and Life Skills Demonstration.
- 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM --- Children’s activities at the Green Mothership by Brittany Wagley and friends.
- 10:00 AM – 01:00 PM --- Introduction to Fly Fishing, offered by HOI Sierra Club and Oak Brook Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
- 10:00 AM – 01:00 PM --- Make your own prayer sticks and Native American dolls by Ellida Lakota.
- 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM --- What are Your Ideas about the future of the Kickapoo Creek Watershed?
A public input opportunity by Baxter & Woodman Inc and Tri County Regional Planning Commitee.
- 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM --- Solar Viewing by Peoria Astronomical Society.
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45 MINUTE WORKSHOPS
- 09:00 AM – 09:45 AM --- Grounded Morning Yoga and Meditation by Hanna Ramlo of Soulside Yoga.
- 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM --- Geo-sites in the Watershed by Ed Stermer.
- 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM --- Feathered Friends Program by Wildlife Prairie Park.
- 01:00 PM – 01:45 PM --- Geo-sites in the Watershed by Ed Stermer.
- 02:00 PM – 02:45 PM --- Backyard Habitats Program by Wildlife Prairie Park.
- 03:15 PM – 04:00 PM --- Your Watershed and You Program by Wildlife Prairie Park.
- 04:15 PM – 05:00 PM --- Medicinal plants and tree walk by Nicole Klinge, Herbalist.
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EVENING EVENTS
- 06:30 PM – 08:00 PM --- Couri Flanagan and Teresa Devpreet offer Gong Meditation.
- 07:30 PM – ??????? PM --- Bonfire!
- 09:00 PM – 09:45 PM --- Night Sky Tour and Telescope Viewing by Peoria Astronomical Society.
Sunday August 11th
Restorative day
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REPEATING WORKSHOPS
- 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM --- Meditate with creation of God’s eyes and walking sticks (self guided, materials provided).
- 10:00 AM – 01:00 PM --- Introduction to Fly Fishing, offered by HOI Sierra Club and Oak Brook Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
- 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM --- Miraspa tent with Massage and Tarot readings when requested.
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ONE TIME WORKSHOPS
- 07:30 AM – 08:30 AM --- Dynamic Meditations by Elmira Akama of Miraspa.
- 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM --- Gentle Yoga by April Foster of Soulside Yoga.
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM --- Yoga Nidra by Lisa Burnett of My Own Yoga.
- 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM --- DVD Common Ground 120 minutes with short breaks and discussion, moderated by Valerie Wolfe.
- 06:30 PM – 07:30 PM --- Drum Circle facilitated by Natasha Greene.
- 08:00 PM – 09:15 PM --- Sunset Dance by Elmira Akama of Miraspa
- 09:30 PM – 10:30 PM --- Meditative sound with Gong by Teresa Devpreet and Elmira Akama.