# Events & Things To Do in Ottawa, IL in August 2026 | AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Find events and things to do in August 2026 in Ottawa, Illinois. Discover parties, concerts, meets, shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance happening in August 2026 in Ottawa, Illinois.
- **Category**: August
- **Display Name**: Events in August
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Discover all the happening events in August [YEAR] in [CITY] and make it a month of learning and exploration. From art exhibitions to kickass concerts, from yoga workshops to photography masterclass; the list of things to do in [CITY] in August [YEAR] is quite elaborate. Explore from the genres that you find interest in, there will be many events in August in [CITY] to keep you engaged.

## August Events in Ottawa

- **Event Name**: 🎶 LIVE AT JORDAN BLOCK JAMS: HOTEL CALIFORNIA 🎶 An Eagles Tribute Experience
  - **Description**: 🎶 LIVE AT JORDAN BLOCK JAMS: HOTEL CALIFORNIA 🎶
An Eagles Tribute Experience

📅 Date: August 14
🕖 Time: 8:00 – 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Jordan Block, 101 W Main St.

🎟️ FREE CONCERT
For over three decades, HOTEL CALIFORNIA has been recreating the legendary so
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 14 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri Aug 14 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/live-at-jordan-block-jams-hotel-california-an-eagles-tribute-experience/200029696216447
  - **Venue**: Jordan Block Ottawa
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts
- **Event Name**: Starved Rock Street Cars & Harley Davidson Present: Brian Sember Memorial Bike and Car show!
  - **Description**: 🤘🏽🏍️🚗  Brian Sember 🚗🏍️🤘🏽 
🚨 Memorial Bike & Car Show 🚨 
Hosted by Starved Rock Street Cars & Starved Rock Harley-Davidson

📅 Saturday Night
🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
💵 $10 Entry Fee (All proceeds benefit the Brian Sember Scholarship Fund)

🍺 FREE BEER
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 15 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat Aug 15 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/starved-rock-street-cars-and-harley-davidson-present-brian-sember-memorial-bike-and-car-show/200029502658732
  - **Venue**: Starved Rock Harley-Davidson
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  - **Categories**: nonprofit, car-shows
- **Event Name**: MUSIC IN THE PARK PRESENTS: Radium City Rebels
  - **Description**: 🎶 Music in the Park 2026 🎶

Join us on Saturday evenings, 6–8 PM, in the beautiful Washington Square for an incredible lineup of live music all summer long! From local favorites to special guest performers, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

🌞 Brin
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 27
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 01 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Aug 01 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/music-in-the-park-presents-radium-city-rebels/200029882894716
  - **Venue**: Washington Park Ottawa il
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, performances, live-music, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: 🔥 ZAZZLE LIVE AT MUFFY’S TAP 🔥
  - **Description**: 🔥 ZAZZLE LIVE AT MUFFY’S TAP 🔥

Get ready, Ottawa — Zazzle is bringing the raw energy, gritty riffs, and 90s rock attitude to Muffy’s Tap on Saturday, August 29 from 8PM–11PM!

We’re cranking up the amps and tearing through your favorite 90s rock anthems
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    - Count: 12
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Aug 29 2026 at 11:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/zazzle-live-at-muffy’s-tap/200029704425937
  - **Venue**: Muffy's Tap
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: 7th annual Midwest Jet and V drive Rally
  - **Description**: 7th annual Midwest Jet and V drive rally invades Ottawa, IL once again.
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 14 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Aug 15 2026 at 11:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/7th-annual-midwest-jet-and-v-drive-rally/200029909818403
  - **Venue**: Dockside Bar and Grill
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- **Event Name**: La Vie en Rose: Kate Tombaugh sings Édith Piaf
  - **Description**: From Celine Dion’s rendition of “Hymn of Love” at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2024, to advertisements and film soundtracks, the music of French singer-songwriter Édith Piaf has captivated pop culture around the world for generations. 

Regarded
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat Aug 29 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/la-vie-en-rose-kate-tombaugh-sings-Édith-piaf/200029984465206
  - **Venue**: 910 Columbus St, Ottawa, IL 61350-2104, United States
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Sophie Coyote
  - **Description**: Indie Singer/Songwriter
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    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 08 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/sophie-coyote/200029763562544
  - **Venue**: 724 LaSalle Street, Ottawa, IL
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  - **Categories**: music
- **Event Name**: New Teacher Orientation 2026-2027
  - **Description**: We welcome all first-year teachers and/or teachers who are new to La Salle, Marshall, and Putnam County!About this EventWelcome to the 2025-27 school year! Regional Office of Education #35 invites new teachers in La Salle
  - **Date**: Wed Aug 05 2026 at 08:30 am – Wed Aug 05 2026 at 11:30 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/new-teacher-orientation-2026-2027/100001986014576059
  - **Venue**: L.E.A.S.E.
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tour
  - **Description**: ? Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tours? Kayak Starved Rock Campground ?️ Every Saturday, Sunday & Holiday ? Tours at: 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 01 2026 (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/starved-rock-guided-kayak-tour-tickets/80003241202938
  - **Venue**: Kayak Starved Rock, 1170 North 27th Road, Ottawa, IL, USA
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  - **Price**: USD 49 to 119
  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, kids, dog, holiday
- **Event Name**: Night Jumps
  - **Description**: Only two chances for night jumps this year! Don't miss out!

Skydiving in the dark… Maybe you have never tried it or you need it as part of a license requirement, whichever the reason, sign up in manifest before 5pm the day of the jump and experience flig
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat Aug 29 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/night-jumps/200029712587608
  - **Venue**: 3215 E 1969th Rd, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350
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  - **Categories**: fireworks

## Trending Events in Ottawa

- **Event Name**: Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tour
  - **Description**: ? Starved Rock Guided Kayak Tours? Kayak Starved Rock Campground ?️ Every Saturday, Sunday & Holiday ? Tours at: 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm
  - **Venue**: Kayak Starved Rock, 1170 North 27th Road, Ottawa, IL, USA
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- **Event Name**: Kites in Flight
  - **Description**: Get ready to look to the skies! 🪁
Kites in Flight returns for its 6th year at Peck Park in Ottawa with two days of high-flying fun and family entertainment.

Join us May 16 & 17, 2026, from 11 AM to 3 PM both days, for this popular spring tradition in
  - **Venue**: Peck Park Ottawa Il
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Starved Rock Country Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k and 5k
  - **Description**: The 2026 Starved Rock Country Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K, and 5k are a “must-do” event for runners in central Illinois and beyond. These races blend challenging courses with awe-inspiring scenery, making them an annual favorite in the running community.
  - **Venue**: 234 Albin Stevens Dr, Ottawa, IL 61350-2799, United States
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- **Event Name**: MUSIC IN THE PARK PRESENTS: Libido Funk Circus
  - **Description**: 🎆 4th of July Kickoff Party – Music & Fireworks! 🎆

This July 4th, join us for an evening of FAMILY FUN at the Jordan Block! From 6–8 PM, enjoy the incredible sounds of The Libido Funk Circus as we get the celebration started before the City of Ottawa
  - **Venue**: Jordan Block Ottawa
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- **Event Name**: 🎶 LIVE AT JORDAN BLOCK JAMS: HOTEL CALIFORNIA 🎶 An Eagles Tribute Experience
  - **Description**: 🎶 LIVE AT JORDAN BLOCK JAMS: HOTEL CALIFORNIA 🎶
An Eagles Tribute Experience

📅 Date: August 14
🕖 Time: 8:00 – 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Jordan Block, 101 W Main St.

🎟️ FREE CONCERT
For over three decades, HOTEL CALIFORNIA has been recreating the legendary so
  - **Venue**: Jordan Block Ottawa
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- **Event Name**: Ottawa's Third Friday Makers Market
  - **Description**: May 15 | June 19 | July 17 | August 21 | September 18

Arts, culture, and entertainment come alive every Third Friday in downtown Ottawa, Illinois from May through September!

Hosted by Open Space Art Gallery, this free lively street festival features 40
  - **Venue**: 223 W Madison St, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350
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- **Event Name**: OTHS Class of 2026 Graduation Commencement Ceremony
  - **Description**: Ottawa Township High School (OTHS) Class of 2026 Graduation Commencement Ceremony begins at 7PM.
  - **Venue**: 211 E Main St, Ottawa, IL, United States, Illinois 61350
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- **Event Name**: Tom Nauman Memorial Midwest Morel Fest & Burger Bash
  - **Description**: 🍄 Tom Nauman Memorial Midwest Morel Fest & Burger Bash 🍔
📅 Friday, May 2
📍 Washington Park along Jackson Street
⏰ Morel Fest begins at 8:00 AM | Burger Bash starts at Noon

Join us for a full day of food, fun, and festivities at the Tom Nauman Memoria
  - **Venue**: Washington Park Ottawa il
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Kalida Fish and Game Extavaganza
  - **Description**: Kalida Fish and Game would like to invite you to come and enjoy the day at our annual Extravaganza. We will be giving away 50 g*ns starting at 12pm until gone. With three Grand Prizes of $20,000 and two prizes of $5000. So, YES there will be 3 Grand Prize
  - **Venue**: 16415 State Route 694, Ottawa, OH, United States, Ohio 45875
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top August events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** 🎶 LIVE AT JORDAN BLOCK JAMS: HOTEL CALIFORNIA 🎶 An Eagles Tribute Experience (Fri Aug 14 2026 at 08:00 pm at Jordan Block Ottawa), Starved Rock Street Cars & Harley Davidson Present: Brian Sember Memorial Bike and Car show! (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at Starved Rock Harley-Davidson), MUSIC IN THE PARK PRESENTS: Radium City Rebels (Sat Aug 01 2026 at 06:00 pm at Washington Park Ottawa il), 🔥 ZAZZLE LIVE AT MUFFY’S TAP 🔥 (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 08:00 pm at Muffy's Tap), 7th annual Midwest Jet and V drive Rally (Fri Aug 14 2026 at 10:00 am at Dockside Bar and Grill).
- **Q**: What are the top free August events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** New Teacher Orientation 2026-2027 (Wed Aug 05 2026 at 08:30 am at L.E.A.S.E.).
- **Q**: How can I find August events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming August events in Ottawa on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for August events in Ottawa?
  - **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 August events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting August events in Ottawa include Jordan Block Ottawa, Starved Rock Harley-Davidson, Washington Park Ottawa il.
- **Q**: What is the price range for August events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Prices for August events in Ottawa range from USD 49 to USD 119. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for August events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting August events in Ottawa include Ottawa Special Events Group, Zazzle Band, Matt Petersen.
- **Q**: Are there any online August events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many August 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 August events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Follow the August category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new August events are listed in Ottawa.

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