# Kids events in Mattoon, IL, Today and Upcoming Kids events in Mattoon, IL

- **Subtitle**: All Kids events in Mattoon, Illinois. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Mattoon like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All Kids events in Mattoon, Illinois. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Mattoon like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Mattoon

- **Event Name**: 4th Annual Touch-A-Truck & Tractor
  - **Description**: 🚜 Big wheels, little hands! 

Join Coles County Farm Bureau for our annual Touch‑A-Truck & Tractor event!
A FREE, family‑friendly day celebrating agriculture!

📅 Date: August 8, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Coles County Memorial Air
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 243
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Aug 08 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mattoon/4th-annual-touch-a-truck-and-tractor/200030116853923
  - **Venue**: Coles County Memorial Airport - MTO
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  - **Categories**: kids
- **Event Name**: MUMFEST 2026
  - **Description**: Get ready for MUMtastic fun! Pumpkins, mums, fall floral arrangements galore! We will also have shopping vendors, live music, fun activities for the kids and Food trucks!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 467
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 08:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mattoon/mumfest-2026/200030218497023
  - **Venue**: 312 N Logan Street, Mattoon, IL
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  - **Categories**: kids, music, live-music, food-drinks, entertainment, shopping
- **Event Name**: Blessing of the Backpacks
  - **Description**: We welcome families and kids to bring in their backpacks to be blessed as we send our kiddos back into the new school year. 

This is also the week that we will be hearing from our youth about the camps and conferences that they attended over the summer.
  - **Date**: Sun Aug 09 2026 at 10:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mattoon/blessing-of-the-backpacks/200030500270244
  - **Venue**: 10 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938
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  - **Categories**: Kids
- **Event Name**: Glo Bingo for Operation Sleigh Ride
  - **Description**: Come out and support
Operation Sleigh Ride and support the kids!!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 151
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mattoon/glo-bingo-for-operation-sleigh-ride/200030339498132
  - **Venue**: 1812 Prairie Ave, Mattoon, IL
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  - **Categories**: Kids
- **Event Name**: Kids Chess Club
  - **Description**: Bi-Weekly Saturdays at 10am
Second Floor   |   Program Room

Suggested for Grades 2nd - 12th
All experience levels welcome
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Aug 08 2026 at 11:30 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mattoon/kids-chess-club/200030455945535
  - **Venue**: 1600 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938
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  - **Categories**: kids
- **Event Name**: Harvest & Hope
  - **Description**: Application is now open share this event with your family and friends!
This is going to be a great event and we look forward to seeing you!

Email tamaramort6@gmail.com

We Like Unique One of a Kind Vendors, Traditional Vendors, Snacks & Food Vendors
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Fri Aug 14 2026 at 03:00 am – Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mattoon/harvest-and-hope/200030455945639
  - **Venue**: 100 Coles Centre Pkwy, Mattoon, IL 61938-9302, United States
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  - **Categories**: food-drinks, health-wellness, kids

## Trending Events in Mattoon

- **Event Name**: Support OCCH at Harvest of Hope Family Concert 2026
  - **Description**: Join us in supporting The Oblong Children’s Christian Home at the 2026 Harvest of Hope Family Concert!

This concert is presented by WBGL and Rural King and will feature MercyMe, Tasha Layton, and Sam Wesley on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Peterson Pa
  - **Venue**: Peterson Park
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- **Event Name**: Welcome Week 2026
  - **Description**: Excited for classes but not sure what to expect? Join us for Welcome Week, where you can learn about Lake Land through fun events on campus!

Meet with College staff and faculty, make new friends, ask questions, explore your class schedule with a guided t
  - **Venue**: 5001 Lake Land Blvd., Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Special Olympics Family Festival (SOFF)
  - **Description**: There's No Place Like SOFF! We're excited to announce the 2026 Special Olympics Family Festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, on the grounds of Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois!
We're bringing all The Wizard of Oz/Wicked energy to this year's celeb
  - **Venue**: Lake Land College
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- **Event Name**: 🔥 Full Throttle Rodeo | Mattoon, IL 🔥
  - **Description**: THE BIGGEST WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER IS STAMPEDING INTO THE COLES COUNTY SPEEDWAY! 🤠🔥

FTX Events is proud to present TWO HUGE NIGHTS of heart-pounding, dirt-flying, edge-of-your-seat RODEO ACTION on October 2nd and 3rd! 🐂🇺🇸

This isn’t just a rodeo…THIS is
  - **Venue**: Coles County Speedway
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- **Event Name**: 4th Annual Touch-A-Truck & Tractor
  - **Description**: 🚜 Big wheels, little hands! 

Join Coles County Farm Bureau for our annual Touch‑A-Truck & Tractor event!
A FREE, family‑friendly day celebrating agriculture!

📅 Date: August 8, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Coles County Memorial Air
  - **Venue**: Coles County Memorial Airport - MTO
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/7858f6d4f986e6c0e4fbcf329c2e246af692a10d0530a71920a90506e8884a1d-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1785693851
- **Event Name**: Movies in the Park
  - **Description**: 2026 Schedule:
June 12: Lilo & Stitch (2025) (108 min runtime, 8:20pm sunset)
June 26: Shrek (90 min runtime, 8:25pm sunset)
July 10: The Goonies (114 min runtime, 8:22pm sunset)
July 24: Barnyard (90 min runtime 8:13pm sunset)
August 7: Space Jam (87
  - **Venue**: 1600 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938
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- **Event Name**: Broadway Wine Walk 2027
  - **Description**: The third annual Broadway Wine Walk will be held in Downtown Mattoon on Saturday, February 6th! Cheers to a great night on the town!About this EventBring your favorite valentine or all your gals for a special stroll down
  - **Venue**: KC Summers Toyota
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- **Event Name**: LFPD Fall Fest 2026- 5th year celebration
  - **Description**: Join us! This is our 5th year putting on Fall Fest. All ages are welcome as there will be activities for everyone.  Come shop with your local vendors and grab some food at our food truck vendors.  There will be free children games, inflatables, Live Music
  - **Venue**: Peterson Park
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- **Event Name**: Lake Land College KING OF COLES
  - **Description**: For the FIRST time ever, USAC Midgets visits the oldest micro sprint track in the nation for the Lake Land College King of Coles!!

2 nights of sliders, 2 nights of bangin the #colescush!!!
  - **Venue**: 10743 E County Road 900 N, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Mattoon?
  - **A:** 4th Annual Touch-A-Truck & Tractor (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am at Coles County Memorial Airport - MTO), MUMFEST 2026 (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 08:00 am at 312 N Logan Street, Mattoon, IL), Blessing of the Backpacks (Sun Aug 09 2026 at 10:00 am at 10 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938), Glo Bingo for Operation Sleigh Ride (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:00 pm at 1812 Prairie Ave, Mattoon, IL), Kids Chess Club (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am at 1600 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Mattoon this weekend August 7–9, 2026?
  - **A:** 4th Annual Touch-A-Truck & Tractor (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am at Coles County Memorial Airport - MTO), Blessing of the Backpacks (Sun Aug 09 2026 at 10:00 am at 10 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938), Kids Chess Club (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am at 1600 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Mattoon in August 2026?
  - **A:** 4th Annual Touch-A-Truck & Tractor (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am at Coles County Memorial Airport - MTO), Blessing of the Backpacks (Sun Aug 09 2026 at 10:00 am at 10 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938), Glo Bingo for Operation Sleigh Ride (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:00 pm at 1812 Prairie Ave, Mattoon, IL), Kids Chess Club (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am at 1600 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938), Harvest & Hope (Fri Aug 14 2026 at 03:00 am at 100 Coles Centre Pkwy, Mattoon, IL 61938-9302, United States).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Mattoon?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Mattoon on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Mattoon?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Mattoon?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Mattoon include Coles County Memorial Airport - MTO, 312 N Logan Street, Mattoon, IL, 10 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois 61938.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Mattoon?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Mattoon include Coles County Memorial Airport - MTO, Bloomfield Garden Center, First Presbyterian Church - Mattoon, Illinois.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Mattoon?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Mattoon.

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