Family events in Dixon, IL

ZOWA comes back to the Taco Throwdown with an evening packed with aerial moves and heavy-hitting excitement. This is a free show that welcomes all ages.

Experience a celebration of antique power at Mendota Hills Campground, featuring live tractor demos, a vendor market, a food barrel train, and other attractions.

Kids can dive into creative play at new Lego tables, build original projects, and show off their skills. Favorite creations can be entered in a monthly contest for a chance to win prizes. Lego and Duplo bricks are provided by the library, so please leave personal bricks at home.

Coleta Sportsmens Club hosts its annual Family Fun Day and Kids Fishing Derby, a public celebration with no admission cost. The Kids Fishing Derby returns with a catch and release format, and participants are asked to use barbless hooks. Registration is required for children to be eligible for prizes. Every child who completes registration by the deadline receives a prize, and there is also a prize drawing later in the day. To receive a prize from the drawing, children must be registered by the deadline and present when names are called. Families can enjoy wagon rides, bingo, a BB shoot, an archery shoot, the P & C Little Rascals Petting Zoo, a 50/50 raffle, and complimentary food and drinks. For questions, or for local businesses and individuals interested in donating prizes or funds toward prizes, contact Paula Adams at 815-631-7203.

Catch The Wizard of Oz at Grandon Civic Center during Movies in the Park. Invite kids and friends, and bring plenty of courage, a clever brain, and a big heart. There will be pre-movie entertainment, concessions, and a yellow brick road. Ruby slippers are welcome.