Start Your Engines! Gearing Up for Tourism Season

Schedule

Fri May 15 2026 at 08:30 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Innovate Springfield | Springfield, IL

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This Local History Check-In brings together cultural organizations, tourism partners, and local historians to share updates, spark collaboration, and prepare for the upcoming tourism season—with a special guests from the Illinois Route 66 Commission sharing all the ways we can celebrate the Route 66 Centennial (1926–2026) and how Central Illinois is telling its stories.
This event is free with registration.
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Innovate Springfield, 1 Horace Mann, suite 300A,Springfield, Illinois, United States

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