Full day of enjoyable at Elgin Lions’ Riverfest on June 20

Full day of enjoyable at Elgin Lions’ Riverfest on June 20

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, June 9, 2026

ELGIN — Mark your calendars and prepare for the annual Riverfest.

This 12 months’s Riverfest will run from 9 a.m. to three p.m. on June 20, on the Elgin Community Center. It’s a full day of household enjoyable.

“I think it’s going to be bigger this year than last year,” Lions President Pat McDonald mentioned.

The day kicks off early with the Firemen’s Breakfast from 7-11 a.m. at Elgin Rural Fire Protection District’s Station No. 2, 155 N. tenth Ave. Get your fill of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, espresso or orange juice.

The breakfast serves because the group’s annual fundraising occasion, so everybody’s attendance and donations are a lot appreciated.

Take a stroll across the grassy grounds on the south facet of the Elgin Community Center to take a look at the annual automobile present, motorbike present and an vintage tractor present. The present runs from 9 a.m. to three p.m., McDonald mentioned, with trophies and awards being given out at 2 p.m.

If attempting to find offers is extra your pace, be certain that to select up a map of the citywide yard sale.

Another large draw of Riverfest is the duck race, McDonald mentioned. You should buy one duck for $2 or 10 geese for $6. The numbered geese are drawn out of the water at midday. Lucky winners will stroll away with money prizes.

In addition, the duck prepare will give youngsters free rides all day. There will even be free video games, like sweet bingo.

Vendors could be discovered alongside Baltimore Street, in accordance with Susie Harris. Anyone fascinated about registering as a vendor can name Harris at 541-910-3090 for the applying. The value for a 10-by-10-foot house is $15. Vendors have to be registered by June 15.