| Downtown Events
Calendar:
February 5-November 9 - Packaging Presidents: Two Centuries of Campaigns and Candidates - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 S. 6th St. Museum Admission Required.
March 4-July 27 - The Grammar of Landscape: Photographic Visions of Illinois - Illinois State Museum. Free. M-Sa. 8:30A-5:00P Sun. 12:00P-5:00P.
Old Capitol Farmer’s Market
Adams Street between 5th & 3rd Streets
Wednesdays and Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Preview Days: May 14 and May 17
Market Season: May 21 - October 29
Halloween at the Market: October 25
Free Admission
May 20-July 11 - Exhibit: "identity: conceptual/perceptual representations" - Robert Morris Gallery 607 East Adams. Free. Tues-Sat 10:00A-2:00P 793-4245.
June 13, 2008-March 31, 2009 - Summer of Hate: The Springfield Race Riot Exhibit - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Free. 9:00A-5:00P 558-0143 or www.alplm.org.
June 28-September 21 - Exhibit: "Faces of Abe: The Jim and Carole Shay Collection" - Springfield Art Association. Free.
July 8 & 9 - Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest for Children - Illinois State Museum Free. 10:00A & 2:00P.
July 9 - Paul Mickey Science Series: "Collaborative Studies and Interdisciplinary Data in the New Philadelphia Project" - Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center. Free. 7:00P-8:30P 782-0061
July 10 - Summer Serenades: "New Odyssey" - Downtown Washington St. between 5th & 6th Free. 7:00P.
July 10 - Downtown Springfield, Inc. Presents “Party on the Plaza” - South Plaza of the Old State Capitol. 5P-7P. Admission $5 which includes a $3 ticket for either a drink or appetizer.
July 11 - Freedom Fest - American Legion Convention. Adams St. between 7th & 8th Streets. Free. Public invited. 6:00P-Midnight.
July 11 - Jumbo Movie - Springfield Area Arts Council. Free 8:30P, 753-3519.
July 11-August 22 - Exhibit: "Memories" - Prairie Art Alliance, Hoogland Center for the Arts, H. D. Smith Gallery Free. Tues.-Fri. 10:30A-5:30P Sat. 10:00A-3:00P.
July 12 - Taste of Downtown
Fifth Street between Adams & Jefferson
12 Noon - Midnight
$2.00 Admission
July 12 - Kids Super Saturday - Illinois State Museum. Free. 10:00A-4:00P 782-5993.
July 12 - Saturday Afternoon Tea: Tea with Mrs. Roosevelt - Lincoln Presidential Library $35, 2:00P, 558-8934.
July 13 - Our Story Goes On, Musical - Old State Capitol. Free. 4:00P 785-7960.
August 23 - Blues & BBQs
Fifth Street between Adams & Jefferson
12 Noon - Midnight
$5.00 Admission
December 3, 10, 17 - Old Capitol Holiday Walks
Located in downtown Springfield, features unique shopping and dining, plus free entertainment, horse drawn trolley and Santa House |
