Illinois Metro East

Wagon rides, live entertainment, great festival foods, a petting zoo and much more make this an apple pickin' good time for the whole family. There will be pony rides, a children's carnival, opportunities to feed goats and other farm animals, caramel apples, funnel cakes and more. 

Explore five acres of gorgeous sunflower blooms at sunset during Sunflowers & Sunsets - The Family Edition at Eckert Farms in Belleville. 

While the Edwardsville Children’s Museum’s doors have been closed for more than a year due to COVID-19, its team has been hard at work creating brand new exhibits to wow visitors and introducing new safeguards to protect them.

On Saturday, June 26, ECM will begin welcoming families back with four must-see exhibits.

In March, more than 100 volunteers from the Edwardsville community planted 100 trees to get the Edwardsville Children’s Museum Micro Forest off the ground. On April 22, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., ECM will plant a second round of trees in celebration of Earth Day, and your family is invited to join the effort.

There are more than strawberries (but plenty of those too) at this festival! Kids can enjoy pony rides, carnival rides, a petting farm, wagon rides, inflatables and lots more.

Hop on down the bunny trail and fill your basket with fun! Eckert’s Annual Egg Hunt includes animals for viewing, tractor rides around the farm, planting seeds to take home, and a free photo scene with the Easter Bunny.