# Contest Events | List Of All Upcoming Contest Events In Peoria

- **Subtitle**: Explore all upcoming contest events in Peoria, find information & tickets for upcoming contest events happening in Peoria.
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Explore all upcoming contest events in Peoria, find information & tickets for upcoming contest events happening in Peoria.

## Events in Peoria

- **Event Name**: Beat the Funk 2026: Putting the Funk in Funktion
  - **Description**: 🎟️ GET EVERYTHING IN ONE FUNKY PLACE!

Click “Tickets” to:

🪩 Purchase event tickets or a table
🎟️ Get your 50/50 raffle tickets
💜 Make an additional donation
🤝 Explore sponsorship opportunities—with custom packages available!

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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 09:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/beat-the-funk-2026-putting-the-funk-in-funktion/200029062572754
  - **Venue**: Premier Event & Entertainment Center
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  - **Categories**: nonprofit, music, live-music, health-wellness, entertainment, contests
- **Event Name**: Central Illinois Horror Con
  - **Description**: Join us in kicking off "Spooky Season" properly as we invade the Holiday Inn at Grand Prairie in Peoria Illinois for Central Illinois Horror Con!

From the sick and twisted minds of Spook Hollow, Slash Sisters, Funko Mafia of Central Illinois, Blue Orchid
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/central-illinois-horror-con/200029937116851
  - **Venue**: Holiday Inn & Suites Peoria at Grand Prairie
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy9kOWVhYWY0YTI0YjdlNDVhYjJiMTZjOTk1MmVhY2NjNjVkNWU2ODllODI5NjU4NzQ1MWZlMmY3Y2ViMTRmMTZiLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzE4MTgxOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4ODIxMzU0OQ.avif
  - **Categories**: entertainment, kids, holiday, contests
- **Event Name**: 41ST ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASH W/ PATRICK N' SWAYZE
  - **Description**: 🎃 41st Annual Halloween Bash at Crusens War Memorial! 🎃

One of our biggest parties of the year is BACK!

🎸 Music by Patrick N’ Swayze
💰 $500 Costume Contest

Start working on those costumes now — $500 is up for grabs! 

📍 Crusens War Memorial
🎶 Peoria’s
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/41st-annual-halloween-bash-w-patrick-n-swayze/200030585623251
  - **Venue**: 426 E War Memorial Dr, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61614
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Contests
- **Event Name**: CENTRAL ILLINOIS LARGEST HALLOWEEN BASH
  - **Description**: 🎃 Central Illinois' Largest Halloween Party Returns! 👻

Get ready for the biggest and wildest Halloween celebration in Central Illinois! The annual Halloween Party at Crusens on Farmington Rd is back, and if you've been before, you already know this is th
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/central-illinois-largest-halloween-bash/200030546073249
  - **Venue**: 2117 W Farmington Rd, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61604
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  - **Categories**: Contests, Music, trips-adventures, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Dolly Day in the Park: A 9 to 5 Celebration
  - **Description**: Dolly Day in the Park: A 9 to 5 Celebration

Friday, 9/25
5:00 to 7:00 PM
Grandview Park Shelter
Free and open to the public

What better way to celebrate Dolly Parton than on 9/25, from 5 to 7?

Come join us for a fun, casual community gathering filled w
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  - **Date**: Fri Sep 25 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri Sep 25 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/dolly-day-in-the-park-a-9-to-5-celebration/200030632963719
  - **Venue**: Grandview Park Shelter (at the bottom of Grandview Drive near Rt 29)
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, nonprofit, kids, contests
- **Event Name**: Halloween Live at the Five Spot: The Brazilionaires
  - **Description**: Halloween Live at the Five Spot: The Brazilionaires
Friday, October 23rd, 2026, ~ 6:30-9:30pm

Featuring a Bonus Hour and a Costume Contest with prizes!
Most attendees dress in costume. Everyone can vote by ballot for their favorite costume. Dress up to t
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 23 2026 at 06:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/halloween-live-at-the-five-spot-the-brazilionaires/200030546372501
  - **Venue**: 305 SW Water St #2R, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61602
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Art, Contests, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: A Knight at the Castle
  - **Description**: Step inside historic Soderstrom Castle for an unforgettable Halloween evening at one of Peoria’s most iconic landmarks.

For one night only, experience the castle after dark with guided interior tours, a curated hosted bar, hors d’oeuvres and desserts, li
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Oct 16 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/a-knight-at-the-castle/200030683845505
  - **Venue**: Soderstrom Castle on Grandview
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  - **Categories**: contests
- **Event Name**: PeoriaCon March 6-7, 2027
  - **Description**: PeoriaCon® has proven that the Midwest has been craving a quality event like this for years. Since we have begun hosting this amazing event, the public has supported us from Chicago to St. Louis and everywhere in between! We are ready for another great ye
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  - **Date**: Sat Mar 06 2027 at 10:00 pm – Sun Mar 07 2027 at 05:00 am (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/peoriacon-march-6-7-2027/200030233734003
  - **Venue**: Peoria Civic Center
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy8xOWE1ZTc2MjljMDIwOTNjY2ZkMDdjZjlhNGEyOTliNzBlZjc3Njc3MDYyNzA5Y2YxMmZlMmQwNTc0Y2M1OTZiLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3Ni1kY2Q4MjgyOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NzA5NzExMg.avif
  - **Categories**: contests, art
- **Event Name**: The NightMare On Our Street
  - **Description**: 🎃👻 WELCOME TO THE NIGHTMARE ON OUR STREET 👻🎃

Candy, Cookout && Creepy Shit with Little Monsters && Grown Up Goblins 🕸️🖤

Saturday, October 31st, we’re getting everybody together for a Halloween night for the kids AND the grown ups! Bring
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/the-nightmare-on-our-street/200030710243232
  - **Venue**: Peoria, Illinois
  - **Banner**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=The+NightMare+On+Our+Street&date=Sat+Oct+31+2026+at+04%3A00+pm&bg=3
  - **Categories**: Kids, Contests, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Bobtober Bash
  - **Description**: Join us in a birthday celebration of everyone’s favorite happy little artist, Bob Ross, while supporting the Peoria Art Guild! 

Take a happy little class on the famous wet on wet method with Bob Ross certified instructor Kat Mugg

Participate in the Dres
  - **Date**: Thu Oct 29 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/bobtober-bash/200030657697007
  - **Venue**: 203 Harrison St, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61602
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  - **Categories**: Art, Workshops, fine-arts, Contests
- **Event Name**: Conservation@Home Event: Native Seed and Plant Share
  - **Description**: Native plant-lovers are invited to the Native Seed and Plant Swap hosted by University of Illinois Extension. In addition to increasing your collection of native plants, guests will also network with current Conservation@Home members and Extension staff
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  - **Date**: Thu Oct 29 2026 at 05:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/conservation-home-event-native-seed-and-plant-share/200030347027928
  - **Venue**: Peoria Public Library North Branch
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  - **Categories**: food-drinks, potluck, contests, trick-or-treat

## Trending Events in Peoria

- **Event Name**: Around the World Challenge
  - **Description**: Around the World ChallengeDifferent places. Iconic courses. One global competition.Pack your clubs and get ready for a four-week golfing adventure around the world — without leaving The Back Nine.T
  - **Venue**: Back Nine Golf | Peoria, AZ - South Glendale
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a7cb475a1c6f.jpg
- **Event Name**: Carín León in Glendale
  - **Description**: 🎶 The Ultimate Carin Leon Experience LIVE at Desert Diamond Arena—This Friday, September 25, 2026! 🎶
It's that time of the year where everyone wants to have a musical breath! Your favorite, Carin Leon is hitting Des
  - **Venue**: Desert Diamond Arena
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/0baaea80-05eb-11f1-a0df-a19131d8c21d-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2e1e14-gmir.webp?v=1770664249
- **Event Name**: 11th Annual FREE Peoria Spooktacular Halloween Party, Outdoor Movie & More! Sat Oct 3rd
  - **Description**: FREE to Enter ~ FREE to Park ~ Pet Friendly ~ Bring the whole family to the 11th Annual Peoria Spooktacular Halloween Party & FREE Movie in the Park @ West Valley PopUp's FREE Monthly Movies in the Park!Every year the Spooktacul
  - **Venue**: Fletcher Heights Park, West Lone Cactus Drive, Peoria, AZ, USA
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6aa795a51227a.jpg
- **Event Name**: The Price Is Right Live - Peoria
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Prairie Home Alliance Theater at Peoria Civic Center
🏠 Address: 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL 61602
🌆 City: Peoria
📍 Location: 40.6923, -89.5942✨ Discover the extraordinary at The Price Is Right Live - Peoria, where magic mee
  - **Venue**: Prairie Home Alliance Theater at Peoria Civic Center
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/798f71b0-8a1b-11f1-887f-cf3a1ec20c70-rimg-w1024-h614-dc1a1713-gmir.jpg?v=1785198603
- **Event Name**: Weird Al Yankovic at Peoria Civic Center - Carver Arena
  - **Venue**: Peoria Civic Center - Carver Arena
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/2f0b1070-abc4-11f1-8ed1-0da50d238dff-rimg-w1200-h477-dc081828-gmir.jpg?v=1788899462
- **Event Name**: Desert West October Nights 10/3 ✨
  - **Description**: Desert West October Nights 🎃✨
You asked… and we couldn’t be more excited to say YES! 🙌

The Peoria Sports Complex has invited us to keep the Night Market going through October, and with cooler evenings, fall vibes, and some exciting new activities, these
  - **Venue**: Peoria Sports Complex
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- **Event Name**: Greg Gutfeld
  - **Venue**: Carver Arena At Peoria Civic Center
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/914834e0-b2b1-11f1-83aa-952147b8b040-rimg-w1024-h1024-dc281818-gmir.jpg?v=1789661114
- **Event Name**: Greg Gutfeld and Tom Shillue at Peoria Civic Center - Carver Arena
  - **Venue**: Peoria Civic Center - Carver Arena
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/9c5fe690-b057-11f1-8011-7394f57f7004-rimg-w1024-h1024-dc281818-gmir.jpg?v=1789402575
- **Event Name**: Cutting Edge Wood Creations @ Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair
  - **Description**: The Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair has been a centerpiece of Central Illinois culture for decades. Founded in the 1960s and guided by visionary local leaders, the Fair has grown into a nationally recognized event, drawing thousands of visitors each year.
  - **Venue**: Peoria Riverfront Festival Park
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Peoria?
  - **A:** Beat the Funk 2026: Putting the Funk in Funktion (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 05:00 pm at Premier Event & Entertainment Center), Central Illinois Horror Con (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 10:00 am at Holiday Inn & Suites Peoria at Grand Prairie), 41ST ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASH W/ PATRICK N' SWAYZE (Sat Oct 31 2026 at 09:00 pm at 426 E War Memorial Dr, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61614), CENTRAL ILLINOIS LARGEST HALLOWEEN BASH (Sat Oct 31 2026 at 09:00 pm at 2117 W Farmington Rd, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61604), Dolly Day in the Park: A 9 to 5 Celebration (Fri Sep 25 2026 at 05:00 pm at Grandview Park Shelter (at the bottom of Grandview Drive near Rt 29)).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Peoria this weekend September 25–27, 2026?
  - **A:** Dolly Day in the Park: A 9 to 5 Celebration (Fri Sep 25 2026 at 05:00 pm at Grandview Park Shelter (at the bottom of Grandview Drive near Rt 29)).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Peoria in September 2026?
  - **A:** Dolly Day in the Park: A 9 to 5 Celebration (Fri Sep 25 2026 at 05:00 pm at Grandview Park Shelter (at the bottom of Grandview Drive near Rt 29)).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Peoria?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Peoria 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 Peoria?
  - **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 Peoria?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Peoria include Premier Event & Entertainment Center, Holiday Inn & Suites Peoria at Grand Prairie, 426 E War Memorial Dr, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61614.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Peoria?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Peoria include Beat the Funk, Central Illinois Horror Con, Crusens War Memorial.
- **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 Peoria?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Peoria.

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