Bureau County 4H Fair
2025-07-10 - 2025-07-12 | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States
Save the Date! More details to follow!

Queen Cook-Out
2025-07-12 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Wyanet Locker, 218 Railroad Street, Wyanet, IL, 61379, United States

River Bend Food Pantry
2025-07-31 09:15 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States
The mobile pantry will begin distribution at 10 a.m. at the fairgrounds, 811 W. Peru St., Princeton. Registration is from 9:15 to 10 a.m.

Those using the pantry should arrive 30 minutes before distribution. The distribution will be indoors and may take up to two hours. Laundry baskets are great for using the food pantry.

The food pantry is coming to Princeton in partnership with the Bureau County Food Pantry, Old Wheels Club and First Lutheran Church. For information, visit riverbendfoodbank.org.

Bureau County Fair
2025-08-20 - 2025-08-24 | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States
The Bureau County Fairgrounds has been the entertainment center of Bureau County for 170 years. Since 1855, the Bureau County Fair is the longest running fair in Illinois and has been the place to enjoy meeting your friends and neighbors, exhibit the best livestock and household items, and make memories with the whole family.
Purchase tickets for the Trace Adkins concert here. Full Fair schedule coming soon.

Gates Open
2025-08-20 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States

Exhibit Halls Open
2025-08-20 15:00 (America/Chicago), 2025-08-21 12:00 - 22:00 UTC, 2025-08-22 15:00 UTC | Allen Building

Rick Moreland - Gospel Music
2025-08-20 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Hospitality Building, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, 61356, United States

Wilson Carnival
2025-08-20 17:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States
Family Night! $30 wristband for Unlimited Rides. Lights, rides, games and deep fried dreams.

Kid Buck$ Game Show
2025-08-20 18:00 UTC, 2025-08-20 20:00 (America/Chicago), 2025-08-21 17:30 UTC, 2025-08-21 19:00 UTC, 2025-08-21 20:30 UTC | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States
Kid Buck$ Game Show is a thrilling show where randomly selected members the audience participate in wild and crazy games. This is a free event and fun for the whole family. Unlike many “trivia based” game shows where contestants ring a bell and answer a question, Kid Buck$ is an “auction” based game in which the contestants are competing in clever, creative, challenging and entertaining games of a physical nature. The grand champion enters the Kid Buck$ chamber and grabs as many “Kid Buck$” as possible, as they swirl about the chamber.

Generics Rockin Robin Band - 50s and 60s
2025-08-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Hospitality Building, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, 61356, United States

Dairy Cattle Show
2025-08-21 09:30 UTC | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States

Bingo for Seniors
2025-08-21 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Hospitality Building, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, 61356, United States
Kramer Hospitality Bldg – Bingo for Seniors presented by Princeton Moose Lodge

Antique Motorcycle Display
2025-08-21 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States

Jack Ness
2025-08-21 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Hospitality Building, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, 61356, United States
Kramer Hospitality Bldg – Jack Ness – Variety music

Jon Graham: Jimmy Buffet Tribute
2025-08-21 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | Hospitality Building, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, 61356, United States

Beer Garden
2025-08-21 17:00, 2025-08-22 17:00 UTC | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States
Beer Garden by the grandstand

Goat Show
2025-08-21 17:00 UTC | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States

Wilson Carnival
2025-08-21 17:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States
$30 Wristband for Unlimited Rides. Lights, Rides, Games and Deep Fried Dreams.

Rabbit Show
2025-08-21 18:00 UTC | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States

Steve Hargis
2025-08-21 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Hospitality Building, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, 61356, United States
Country Music

Generic's Goodies Band-Variety 8 piece Band
2025-08-21 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Hospitality Building, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, 61356, United States
Kramer Hospitality Bldg – Generic’s Goodies Band – Variety 8 Piece Band

Sneak Peak-Nightmare Haunted Attraction
2025-08-21 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States
Free Sneak Peak – Nightmare Haunted Attraction

Cake Walk & Chicken Bingo
2025-08-21 21:00 UTC | Exhibit Hall #2, 811 West Peru Street, Princeton, Illinois, United States
Cake Walk & Chicken Bingo – Exhibit Hall #2
