

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Finnish Field Day: Hobby Horse Games 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Hobby horses, also known as stick horses, have been part of play, parody, and performance for centuries. In 2017, hobby horsing gained popularity with Selma Vilhunen’s documentary Keppihevosten vallankumous (Hobbyhorse Revolution). Now it’s your turn to join the fun! Make your own hobby horse—or bring a one from home—and enjoy a day of jumps, races, and dressage-inspired dancing. It’s a celebration of creativity, movement, and community for all ages. Hobby horses: $10 each. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 309-927-3898 or email VasaArchivist@gmail.com. Come ride, play, and be part of this joyful tradition!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bishop-hill/finnish-field-day-hobby-horse-games/200029621322923
- **Event Categories**: sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029621322923?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bishop+hill-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bishop Hill
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 109 S. Bishop Hill St, 61419
- **lat**: 41.19961
- **long**: -90.11869
- **full address**: 109 S. Bishop Hill St, 61419, 109 S Bishop Hill St, Bishop Hill, IL 61419-9503, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Vasa National Archives (https://allevents.in/org/vasa-national-archives/13958146)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 109 S. Bishop Hill St, 61419, 109 S Bishop Hill St, Bishop Hill, IL 61419-9503, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Vasa National Archives
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Finnish Field Day: Hobby Horse Games  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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