# Event Details

- **Event Name**: SIMA Fest
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: We’re thrilled to invite you to be part of SIMA Fest — a community celebration of innovation, small business, and local manufacturing!

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Southern Illinois Manufacturing Academy, Mt. Vernon, IL

SIMA Fest will feature:
✅ A vibrant vendor marketplace
✅ Live demos and tours of the RL Confections chocolate factory
✅ Career exploration opportunities in manufacturing

Vendor spaces are limited and first-come, first-served, so don’t miss out!

📝 Register to be a vendor online at:
👉https://rlc.coursestorm.com/course/sima-fest-vendor-registration 

Questions? Contact us at 618-437-5321 x1714 — we’d love to help you get involved!

🎉 Join us at SIMA Fest — where creativity, community, and opportunity come together!

#SIMAFest #SupportLocal #RendLakeCollege #WeAreRendLake #RLConfections #Chocolate
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mt-vernon/sima-fest/200030281727051
- **Event Categories**: festivals, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 28

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Mt Vernon
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Southern Illinois Manufacturing Academy
- **lat**: 38.319270341126
- **long**: -88.95633848086
- **full address**: Southern Illinois Manufacturing Academy, 275 Potomac Blvd, Mt Vernon, IL 62864-6721, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: SIMA Fest
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is SIMA Fest being held?
  - **A:** SIMA Fest takes place on Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am at Southern Illinois Manufacturing Academy, 275 Potomac Blvd, Mt Vernon, IL 62864-6721, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing SIMA Fest?
  - **A:** SIMA Fest is organized by Rend Lake College Community & Corporate Education.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** SIMA Fest is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Mt Vernon, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If SIMA Fest sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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