The best things to do in Rockford
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Don Carter Lanes
EntertainmentDon Carter Lanes packs more than pins: leagues and lessons for the serious, Rock-N-Bowl for the rest, plus bumper bowling that keeps the…
Don Carter Lanes
EntertainmentIngersoll Golf Course
EntertainmentTucked into the trees with narrow lines and gently rolling lies, Ingersoll Golf Course is a classic 18-hole, par-71 at 6,228 yards that…
Ingersoll Golf Course
EntertainmentTilted 10
EntertainmentTilted 10 packs two black light 18-hole mini-golf courses, 12 HyperBowling lanes, a two-level laser tag arena, and 150+ arcade games in…
Tilted 10
EntertainmentThe Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Club
EntertainmentWhether you're chasing a low round or just an excuse to swing a club, The Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Club pairs a beautiful, tree-lined 18-hole…
The Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Club
EntertainmentHarkins Aquatic Center
EntertainmentBuilt for easygoing summer hangs, Harkins Aquatic Center has a zero-depth leisure pool, lap lanes capped at four feet, a legit waterslide,…
Harkins Aquatic Center
EntertainmentSinnissippi Golf Course
EntertainmentSinnissippi Golf Course is a hilly 9-hole track in Sinnissippi Park, 3,230 yards and par 37, that's been charming Rockford golfers since…
Sinnissippi Golf Course
EntertainmentAldeen Golf Club
EntertainmentAt Aldeen Golf Club, 18 championship holes are polished and tricky, with water on 12 and 43 bunkers that love golf balls a little too much.…
Aldeen Golf Club
EntertainmentRockford City Market
EntertainmentFestive spot for outdoor food vendors, farmers markets, music, booths and beer tents.
Rockford City Market
EntertainmentAnderson Japanese Gardens
EntertainmentSlip into Anderson Japanese Gardens for streams, waterfalls, and koi that somehow quiet the Sunday scaries. The 12-acre retreat hosts yoga,…
Anderson Japanese Gardens
EntertainmentGoRockford
EntertainmentGoRockford is your week-planning sidekick, with a packed events calendar plus handy guides to public art, downtown bites, and fall go-tos…
GoRockford
EntertainmentRockford Country Club
EntertainmentCraving river-view fairways on The River Course, a traditional layout that challenges and delights golfers of all skill levels, then deck…
Rockford Country Club
EntertainmentVolcano Falls Adventure Park
EntertainmentWhether you’re herding kids or friends who act like them, Volcano Falls Adventure Park packs 36 holes of mini golf, two go-kart tracks,…
Volcano Falls Adventure Park
EntertainmentHurricane Harbor Rockford
EntertainmentHurricane Harbor Rockford has been a local staple for 40 years, and it still hits with Illinois’ largest wave pool, a 1,200-foot lazy…
Hurricane Harbor Rockford
EntertainmentAldeen Golf Club Practice Centre
EntertainmentSharpen your game this week at Aldeen Golf Club Practice Centre, one of the best in the Midwest, with target greens, bent grass fairways,…
Aldeen Golf Club Practice Centre
EntertainmentSandy Hollow Golf Course
EntertainmentSandy Hollow Golf Course serves up a beautiful, tree-lined 18 that’s welcoming yet sneaky, stretching 6,107 yards at par 71 since 1929.…
Sandy Hollow Golf Course
EntertainmentAtwood Homestead Golf Course
EntertainmentDesigned by Charles Maddox and set around the Atwood family’s remodeled stone homestead turned clubhouse, Atwood Homestead Golf Course is…
Atwood Homestead Golf Course
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