🎉 2026 Good Ol’ Days Festival & Indianola’s 190th Anniversary Celebration 🎉

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Date

July 25, 2026
Time

1:30 pm - 9:00 pm

The Village of Indianola is excited to invite residents, friends, former residents, and visitors to join us for the 2026 Good Ol’ Days Festival and Indianola’s 190th Anniversary Celebration!

This special milestone event will celebrate 190 years of Indianola’s history, community spirit, and small-town traditions with a full day of family-friendly fun, entertainment, local vendors, and community pride.

We are also honored to feature historical actors from the Vermilion County 200th Celebration Committee, helping bring local history to life throughout the day.

Whether you are coming for the parade, cruise-in, live music, silent auction, or simply to reconnect with friends and neighbors, we hope you will join us for this historic community celebration.

📅 Event Details

Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026
Time: Festivities begin at 1:30 PM
Location: Indianola Square – Indianola, Illinois

🎪Festival Activities & Schedule

1:00 PM

Parade line-up begins on Mill Street.

1:30 PM

Parade begins.
Kiddie Tractor Pull in-person registration and check-in begin.
Pre-register online: Kiddie Tractor Pull Registration Form

2:00–6:00 PM

Park Activities — $5 Bracelet Required

Kiddie Carnival
Bounce House and Waterslide Combo
- Water runs from 2:00–4:00 PM.

Indianola Jail
Pay to have someone “arrested” and placed in the Indianola Jail.

2:30 PM

Kiddie Tractor Pull begins.
Donkey Dump — Board #1 drawing.

3:00 PM

Cake Walk — Runs until all cakes and desserts are gone.

3:00–5:00 PM

Highland Cow Meet & Greet
Petting Zoo

4:00 PM

Cruise-In begins on South Walnut Street.
Participants may stay as long as they would like.
Donations support VALOR.

4:30–5:00 PM

Donkey Dump — Board #2 drawing.

5:00–6:00 PM

Aerial photography

5:00–8:00 PM

Live music by Elmer Snoke & Those 3 Guys

6:00 PM

Community aerial photo

6:00–6:30 PM

Silent Auction winners announced.

Around 6:15 PM

50/50 Raffle drawing
Tickets will be available throughout the day.

Throughout the Event

Historical actors from the Vermilion County 200th Celebration Committee will bring local history to life throughout the event.

Additional activities and event details may be added as plans are finalized.

Food, Drinks & Festival Vendors

Come hungry and ready to shop! Food, drinks, snacks, sweet treats, handmade goods, gifts, and more will be available throughout the festival.

Food Trucks

Jurassic Grill
American Grill
Dipps-n-Sipps

Adult Beverages

The Wandering Cocktail — Alcoholic beverages will be available for guests age 21 and older. A valid ID is required.

Festival Vendors

Leah’s Innovative Arts — Face painting
Cedar View Specialty Grocery Store — Dips, mixes, sauces, marinades, flour, pasta, all-natural skin care products, baked goods, and more
Cards and Cozies — Handmade greeting cards and bowl cozies
Deb’s Teddy Bears — Teddy bears, goose clothes, and crafts
Bags & Things by Brenda — Tote bags, purses, hats, tea towels, and other sewn items
Mom’s Creative Designs — Handmade wood and clay bead jewelry
Hallelujah Handiwork — Sewing and crochet items
Witzend Trinkets — T-shirts, tumblers, keychains, and badge reels
Ronnie’s Knotty Hookin — Amigurumi crochet animals
Whisky Business — Cookies, flavored pretzels, breads, rock candy, popcorn, and soda
Savannah Ridge Farms Yak Ranch — Yak meat
Vermilion County 200th Celebration Committee
Ron Humphrey — Die-cast cars and miscellaneous items
Amy’s Healthy Kitchen — Cakes, cupcakes, breads, biscuits, cookies, pies, fudge, fruit preserves, and muffins

Vendor participation and available products are subject to change.

Silent Auction Preview

Visit the Village Hall during the festival to bid on donated gift baskets, gift cards, handmade items, tools, food, and more.

Prospect Bank — Gift basket with a notepad, Girl Scout cookies, lip balm, lemonade, candle, measuring cups and spoons, citrus squeezer, and glass pitcher
Latoz Hardware — Grilling gift basket with a heavy-duty charcoal basket, Traeger chicken rub, and wing rack
Ridgefarm Fire Department — Dry chemical fire extinguisher and smoke detector
The Austin Family — $25 Binny’s gift card
The Austin Family — Starbucks cup and $25 Starbucks gift card
Paris Walmart — $100 Walmart gift card
Mosier Built Buildings — Craftsman impact driver and 30-piece screwdriving set
Sloan’s in Atwood — Die-cast metal replica John Deere 7R 350 tractor
Main Attraction Georgetown — Gift basket with a cup and haircare products
Cedar View — Self-care gift basket
Milton and Nancy Dalenberg — Ten 1-pound rolls of hamburger
Pioneer — Gift basket
Helena — DeWalt 20V drill set
The Quick Family — Handmade porch swing
Pauline Wallace — Handmade America 250 quilted wall hanging
Dough Belly — Two separate gift certificates, each good for one large pizza
YR Tireman — Gift certificate for a front-end alignment
Flowers on Main — $50 gift card
Betty Baird — Homemade pecan pie

Additional silent auction items may be added before the festival. Items are subject to change.

🌟 How You Can Get Involved

We still have opportunities for community members, businesses, and organizations to be part of this year’s festival:

Sponsor the Festival – Promote your business or group while helping us make the event possible.
Reserve a Vendor Space – Share your products, crafts, or services with festival visitors.
Join the Parade – Floats, classic cars, tractors, and walking groups are all welcome!
Donate to the Silent Auction – Monetary donations or goods are greatly appreciated. Donations must be received no later than July 5, 2026.

🙌 Thank You to Our Sponsors

The Village of Indianola and the Good Ol’ Days Event Committee would like to thank the following sponsors for supporting our 2026 Good Ol’ Days Festival and 190th Anniversary Celebration.

Your generosity helps make this community event possible and supports a day of family fun, entertainment, and celebration for residents and visitors alike.