Fall Harvest Festival & Food Truck Frenzy
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Celebrate Fall at Rock Springs at the Fall Harvest Festival & Food Truck Frenzy
Celebrate fall with an afternoon of family fun at Rock Springs Conservation Area! New this year, we are partnering with the United Way of Decatur & Mid-Illinois to bring the Food Truck Frenzy to Rock Springs. The Food Truck Frenzy begins at 12pm with the rest of the Fall Harvest Festival starting at 1pm.
After grabbing something good to eat, stay awhile and enjoy the festival! Activities you can expect to find include the following and may be subject to change.
3D Archery and Atlatl Throwing
Learn how to shoot a simple bow or throw an atlatl like early hunters would have done. All equipment provided. $3 per person.
Campfire & S’mores
Grab a toasting fork and roast a s’more over the campfire.
Canoeing
Spend some time on the water in one of our canoes. A naturalist will go over the basics and answer your questions before you launch your boat. Meet at the pond by the pavilions. All equipment is provided. $3 per person; at least one adult must be in each canoe.
Craft Station & Makerspace
Put your creative hat on to assemble some ready-to-go crafts, or use your imagination to create a unique piece of art from a variety of provided supplies.
Decatur Area Audubon Society
Meet representatives from Decatur Area Audubon Society to hear about the exciting things they’re working on, including the new “Bird City Illinois” designation they recently acquired for Decatur!
Tours of Homestead Prairie Farm
Learn what life was like in the 1860s by touring the historic farmhouse, heirloom garden, and woodshop, and playing with vintage toys and games. Volunteers in period clothing will be on hand to answer questions.
Lawn Games
Grab your friends and test your luck at Chomping for Apples, Sack Racing, and Corn Hole (Bags).
Pumpkin Painting
Play with paint and color to decorate a pumpkin you can take home. $5 per person.
Pumpkin Walk
Step right up for a fall-themed cakewalk! Pumpkin Walks will take place every fifteen minutes starting at 1:15pm, with prizes for the winners.
Quiet Room
Feeling overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle? Step into the Quiet Room to decompress before rejoining the fun.
Skeletons and Furs
Learn about some of Illinois’ native furbearers and meet our resident rabbit, Basil.
Wagon Rides, 1-3:30pm
Tour some of the highlights of Rock Springs Conservation Area on a tractor-pulled wagon ride. Wagon departs near the flag poles outside of Rock Springs Nature Center every 15-20 minutes, and rides are first-come, first-served.
See https://www.maconccd.org/annual-events-mccd/fall-harvest-festival/ for full details and updates as they come.
Celebrate fall with an afternoon of family fun at Rock Springs Conservation Area! New this year, we are partnering with the United Way of Decatur & Mid-Illinois to bring the Food Truck Frenzy to Rock Springs. The Food Truck Frenzy begins at 12pm with the rest of the Fall Harvest Festival starting at 1pm.
After grabbing something good to eat, stay awhile and enjoy the festival! Activities you can expect to find include the following and may be subject to change.
3D Archery and Atlatl Throwing
Learn how to shoot a simple bow or throw an atlatl like early hunters would have done. All equipment provided. $3 per person.
Campfire & S’mores
Grab a toasting fork and roast a s’more over the campfire.
Canoeing
Spend some time on the water in one of our canoes. A naturalist will go over the basics and answer your questions before you launch your boat. Meet at the pond by the pavilions. All equipment is provided. $3 per person; at least one adult must be in each canoe.
Craft Station & Makerspace
Put your creative hat on to assemble some ready-to-go crafts, or use your imagination to create a unique piece of art from a variety of provided supplies.
Decatur Area Audubon Society
Meet representatives from Decatur Area Audubon Society to hear about the exciting things they’re working on, including the new “Bird City Illinois” designation they recently acquired for Decatur!
Tours of Homestead Prairie Farm
Learn what life was like in the 1860s by touring the historic farmhouse, heirloom garden, and woodshop, and playing with vintage toys and games. Volunteers in period clothing will be on hand to answer questions.
Lawn Games
Grab your friends and test your luck at Chomping for Apples, Sack Racing, and Corn Hole (Bags).
Pumpkin Painting
Play with paint and color to decorate a pumpkin you can take home. $5 per person.
Pumpkin Walk
Step right up for a fall-themed cakewalk! Pumpkin Walks will take place every fifteen minutes starting at 1:15pm, with prizes for the winners.
Quiet Room
Feeling overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle? Step into the Quiet Room to decompress before rejoining the fun.
Skeletons and Furs
Learn about some of Illinois’ native furbearers and meet our resident rabbit, Basil.
Wagon Rides, 1-3:30pm
Tour some of the highlights of Rock Springs Conservation Area on a tractor-pulled wagon ride. Wagon departs near the flag poles outside of Rock Springs Nature Center every 15-20 minutes, and rides are first-come, first-served.
See https://www.maconccd.org/annual-events-mccd/fall-harvest-festival/ for full details and updates as they come.
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Where is it happening?
3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur, IL, United States, Illinois 62521
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Host or PublisherMacon County Conservation District
