Fall Fun at Eckert’s With Silly Jilly 🤡🍎🎃🍂 First Show Usually at 12:10

2026 marks 14 years of Silly Jilly the Clown (that's me) 🤡 entertaining families at Eckert's in Belleville. When the weather is nice, catch my first show at 12:10, with pre-show gags starting around noon. When the weather is poor, I'll be twisting balloons starting at 11:45.
- Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6: Indoor balloon twisting due to the heat. Also due to the heat, Eckert's will end apple-picking at 2:00. I will be there until 4:45.
- Saturday, September 12
- Saturday, September 26
- Saturday, October 3
- Sunday, October 4
- Sunday, October 11
- Sunday, October 18
- Sunday, October 25
Most days I perform laugh-filled magic shows in the Fun Corral, with tentative Saturday show times of 12:10, 1:10, 2:10, 3:05, and 4:00. Most Sundays tentative showtimes are 12:10, 1:10, and 2:10, then balloon animals starting at 3:15. Grab a seat at least five minutes early ⏰ to catch some of my funny pre-show gags, including hilarious encounters with spring snakes 🐍 and a banana phone mix-up 🍌📞.
On poor weather days, I will likely be in the store twisting balloon animals from 11:45 to 4:45.
Getting into the Fun Corral is free, and so are my shows and balloons. The carnival rides 🎠 and pony rides 🐴 are available for a fee.
To check what pick-your-own apple varieties 🍎 are available and if the pumpkin patch 🎃 is open, click: https://eckerts.com/crop-updates/
If the weather is poor 🌧️, my performance might be canceled, but I'll most likely be in the store making balloon animals 🎈.
Boo, the plain-clothes children's entertainer, will be at Eckert's Belleville on the fall weekend days I am not.
Eckert's hosts free family-friendly concerts 🎶 in their Cider Shed on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Thank you, Luu Nguyen, for sharing your after-show photo! 📸