Peoria Area's Best, Interplanetary 5k, Easter Egg Hunt & Chaps

Published: Thu, 03/28/24

 

Nominate Your Favorites for Peoria Area's Best
 

This brand new competition to be Peoria Area’s Best in over 100 categories of businesses and non-profit organizations will allow Peoria area residents to nominate and then vote for their favorite brands in the area.  Everyone who submits a nomination at least once will be eligible to win a $250 gift card at the end of the nomination period.  Help us select the Peoria Area's Best:  our 13th week of nominations is now open.

Watch our video about Peoria Area's Best!

 
 
 
 
 
 
The Interplanetary 5k is Saturday
 
The 5k,1 Mile Fitness Walk and the 1/2 Mile Kids’ Fun Run races take participants through portions of the Central Illinois Community Solar System, the world’s most complete large scale model of the Solar System starting and ending at the Gateway Building in downtown Peoria.
 
 
 
 
Easter Egg Hunt is Easter Sunday at Wildlife Prairie Park
 
With three start times based upon age, the hunt is free with park admission.  A special prize will be awarded to the child who finds the golden egg during each of the hunts.
 
 
 
 
Chaps Continues at the Barn III Dinner Theatre in Goodfield
 
Our latest Entertainment Report features Chaps, a cowboy musical comedy that takes place in 1944 at the BBC in the UK.  Performances run Fridays - Sundays through April 28 with two Thursday shows on the 18th and the 25th.
 
 
 

 
The World's Most Beautiful Drive - Grandview Drive
 
President Theodore Roosevelt referred Grandview Drive as the World's Most Beautiful Drive while visiting Peoria in 1910. It's rich history is iconic to the Peoria area. Learn more about it in our most recent article.
 
 
 
 
A Guide to Peoria Museums
 
Exploring Peoria's museums is an excellent way to spend a day. Educational and entertaining, Peoria offers something for everyone when it comes to arts, history, science, and technology.  Check out our latest article about the museums in the Peoria area.
 
 
 
 
Peoria Area Theatre:  From Vaudeville to Modern Area Community Theatres
 
You probably know that the well-known reference to "Will it Play in Peoria?" refers to Peoria's important role in the Vaudeville circuit in the early 1900s, but what was the impact of that era on the local theatre scene in Peoria today?
 
 
 
 
 

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