# Education events in Rock Island, Today and Upcoming Education events in Rock Island - **Subtitle**: All Education events in Rock Island, Illinois. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Rock Island like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance - **Category**: ## About All Education events in Rock Island, Illinois. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Rock Island like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance ## Events in Rock Island - **Event Name**: Jury of Her Peers at The Circa 21 Speakeasy - **Description**: Director: William Rock Description: The film "Jury of Her Peers" was inspired by one of Iowa’s most haunting early 20th-century true-crime cases: The still-unsolved axe murder of farmer John Hossack. The crime, and the complex social tensions surrounding - **Date**: Sun Aug 16 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun Aug 16 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/jury-of-her-peers-at-the-circa-21-speakeasy/200030543469231 - **Venue**: The Circa 21 Speakeasy - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy80ZGFlYjU1N2M3NDQxNWM2Njg1OGMxMzY1MTUyMmJjMjc5ZjYwZDZiNjYzNWI2MzlmY2FiZDE2N2MyMGRhN2FiLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjQ5MTA5MQ.avif - **Categories**: Festivals, Entertainment, Art, performances, Theatre, literary-art, comedy - **Event Name**: 2026 Petting Zoo & Barnyard Book Bash - **Description**: So much fun, we're doing it again - a FREE petting zoo and children's book giveaway, co-hosted by Rock Island Library and Rock Island Parks & Recreation. Fun for all ages. Meet up to 35 animals from Miller's Petting Zoo, pick up a book for your child, - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 86 - **Date**: Sat Sep 12 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Sep 12 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/2026-petting-zoo-and-barnyard-book-bash/200030512643536 - **Venue**: Longview Park - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvMTFlN2NhMGFlNmUxZGJkZjg5NjZhMDVmNDk5ZTZhNGY4OTczZjA1YjFmNmNmMjkzNzAwMmIxMTI3OTk0MTU4MC1yaW1nLXcxMjAwLWg2MjgtZGM4OGM4NDgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODY2MjIzMjA.avif - **Categories**: kids, meetups - **Event Name**: QUAD CITIES Leaving MAGA: A Conversation With Its Founder - **Description**: Learn author Rich Logis's personal journey, (a once-devoted member of Make America Great Again) and what motivated him to break with MAGA.About this EventLearn more about Leaving MAGA How the m - **Date**: Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Aug 28 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/quad-cities-leaving-maga-a-conversation-with-its-founder/100001994989941619 - **Venue**: Laborers' Local Union 309 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy8zYmZhNDQxZDdiMTc1Y2VjMTQ5OTA2OGVmNTZjMzE5Y2NkYTVjZmU1NTZhMjVkNGVhNTNhNTdlZGYxNjViMTM4LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kY2Y4ZjhmOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODY2MjI5OTI.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art - **Event Name**: 2026 Housing Summit - **Description**: Turning the Key: Open Doors to Housing Opportunities Join Project NOW for our 2026 Housing Summit on Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 8:00 AM–11:45 AM at the Holiday Inn in Rock Island, IL. Explore the full housing continuum—from emergency shelter models t - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 1 - **Date**: Thu Aug 20 2026 at 08:00 am (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/2026-housing-summit/200030224146122 - **Venue**: 226 17th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-8723, United States - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy9kYTdhMTI0NTlhNGZlODkwMDE0MjIxZDBmMjExMWRkYmJjZWMwMDI1ZmVmMjE5NzdjZjk5YmNjOWY0M2Y0ZWY0LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3Ni1kY2Y4ZjhmOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjIzNDIwNQ.avif - **Categories**: business, holiday - **Event Name**: Rock Island Knows Tractors: History Series - **Description**: 8-part history series on Rock Island's contributions to tractor manufacturing. Revisit brands past and present - Heider, Oliver, Massey-Ferguson, International Harvester-Farmall, Ford, and Deere. Mix of videos and live presentations, all free and open to - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 4 - **Date**: Wed Aug 19 2026 (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/rock-island-knows-tractors-history-series/200030090788504 - **Venue**: Rock Island Public Library (Downtown Library) - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy8yNTlmNjcwNTcxZjM0MDNhYTg0OWYxNGU0OWY5YjJkZjEzOGM0NDg2Mzg5YWNlMDQ5MGRkNzExNzFhNTllYzBiLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kY2ZmY2Y1My1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4MTg4ODE1MQ.avif - **Event Name**: Writing Malleable and True: Hybrid Writing Workshop from MWC and Brink Books - **Description**: Writing Malleable and True: Hybrid Writing Workshop from MWC and Brink Books Who: Midwest Writing Center and Brink Books with Alisha Jeddeloh, Jessie Kraemer, Sarah Elgatian + instructor TBA What: 4-part Hybrid Writing Workshop Series "Writing Malleable - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 7 - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 04:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/writing-malleable-and-true-hybrid-writing-workshop-from-mwc-and-brink-books/200030543407351 - **Venue**: 401 19th Street, ground floor, Rock Island, IL, United States, Illinois 61201 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvNjllY2EzNzU4NmQwMGJjMDk4ODA1MjBjYWZhZjYyYTM1NTc4OWVhMGUyZDIzZDkwY2E0ZDRiM2ExNjNiODgxNy1yaW1nLXc4NTEtaDMxNS1kY2Y4ZjhmOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjQ4OTkxMA.avif - **Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops - **Event Name**: Fact and Fiction Surrounding Hemp-Based Cannabinoids w/ Dr. Cathy Rosenbaum - **Description**: “Fact and Fiction Surrounding Hemp-Based Cannabinoids” - from miracle cure to confusing labels, hemp-based cannabinoids are widely available but surrounded by misinformation. A holistic clinical pharmacist breaks down fact & fiction, and how to naviga - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 5 - **Date**: Fri Sep 18 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/fact-and-fiction-surrounding-hemp-based-cannabinoids-w-dr-cathy-rosenbaum/200030454946312 - **Venue**: Rock Island Public Library (Downtown Library) - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy80NGYwODJmMjcyYWRhNDE1YWIzZWU2YmJkMGIzNmMxZDUyYWYwNGU4ODBjYzFhODllNjVjYTFiYjM5NzQ4YWU5LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzA4OThiOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjIzMjQyMA.avif - **Event Name**: Open House - **Description**: Alternating Currents is almost here! Stop by the Film Office to learn more about our team, our Location database, and how the Film Industry can be beneficial for the Quad Cities! Open House, Sunday, August 16th, from noon until 1:30 P.M. - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 56 - **Date**: Sun Aug 16 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/open-house/200030543460413 - **Venue**: 1810 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL, United States, Illinois 61201 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy83ZjczNTM2ODgzODA0YzA1N2JiYWE5NmNjYTYyZTJmYTg2NTA5NjZlNmU2MTZlZGFiZGUyOGExYjU4NWI1M2QyLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDM4OC1kY2Y4ZjhmOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjQ5MDk1Mw.avif - **Categories**: entertainment - **Event Name**: CHALK Annual Membership/Registration Meeting & Curriculum Swap - **Description**: Come explore what CHALK has to offer and explore other curriculums! - What classes CHALK is offering for the 2026-2027 year and who is teaching them. - Ask questions about our new Teen Club and what to expect. - Meet our 2026-2027 leadership team! - Meet - **Date**: Wed Aug 19 2026 at 10:30 am – Wed Aug 19 2026 at 12:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/chalk-annual-membership-registration-meeting-and-curriculum-swap/200030377553249 - **Venue**: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rock Island, IL - LCMS - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy8zNmJjMjRjZTllZDU5NDQ3YjUyNWYyNDQ4MzJkYzIzNjIyNjg1OTBiOTJmYjRmZTQyYzZkOTEzM2IxM2NhYTcxLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDg5OS1kYzc4Nzg2OC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjU1NTU3NQ.avif - **Categories**: meetups, workshops - **Event Name**: King's Cafe at MLK Center ft. Pastries with Prevention Team - **Description**: King's Café is brewing something special! ☕🥐 Join us on Wednesday, August 26 for Pastries with Prevention, a special King's Café in recognition of Overdose Awareness Day. Stop by for coffee, pastries, and conversation while learning about: - Free Narcan - **Date**: Wed Aug 26 2026 at 09:00 am – Wed Aug 26 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/kings-cafe-at-mlk-center-ft-pastries-with-prevention-team/200030527364115 - **Venue**: 630 9th Street, Rock Island, IL, United States, Illinois 61201 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy81ZjcxNDA3ZjJmNWEwZTFkZDExMGE0M2VhMzhjYTgwMjA3OWYzMmJmZjQxNmE0OTExOWNhOWZmZDI2OTRlNTQ3LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kY2Y4ZjhmOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjIzNDIxNQ.avif - **Event Name**: The Zine Machine: On Zine Creation and Publication Workshop - **Description**: The Zine Machine: On Zine Creation and Publication Workshop at MWC Who: Morgan Webb and Melissa Conway with Midwest Writing Center What: The Zine Machine, a four-part workshop on creating and publishing zines When: 6:00-8:00pm, Tuesdays in October: 6, 13 - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 15 - **Date**: Tue Oct 06 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue Oct 06 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rock-island/the-zine-machine-on-zine-creation-and-publication-workshop/200030543407453 - **Venue**: 401 19th Street, ground floor, Rock Island, IL, United States, Illinois 61201 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czYvYmFubmVycy9lMmEzYjVkZjAzNmRmNGFjNzRkNzVhMzA3NTNiOTc3NTg1OTkyMWE0YjA1MmU0MzRmZDBmNWZhMTdmNmFkZWZhLXJpbWctdzg1MS1oMzE1LWRjMzgzODM4LWdtaXI_dj0xNzg2NDg5OTE3.avif - **Categories**: Workshops, Art, literary-art, Entertainment ## Trending Events in Rock Island - **Event Name**: Soul of the City 2026 - **Description**: Join the MLK Center for Soul of the City 2026, an outdoor community celebration of culture, diversity, strong neighborhoods, and family fun. Nearly 5,000 people attended last year, making Soul of the City one of the largest community events in Rock Islan - **Venue**: 1251 9th St, Rock Island, IL 61201, United States - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/88d1b697ffe7b91f3bfe8d5bbd9d2e7d51c3c39d8ece8bd989eb63108983f070-rimg-w1200-h675-dc88d8f8-gmir?v=1786383979 - **Event Name**: 37th Annual MLK Center Thanksgiving Meals - **Description**: Save the Date!! The 37th Annual MLK Center Thanksgiving Meals is coming this November! Join us as we continue a Quad Cities tradition of providing free Thanksgiving meals to individuals and families throughout our community. Multiple meal distribution l - **Venue**: The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/0e34a46f80a2ad206a4f6c50ad0844463db05974c135d64054e778e312e2c563-rimg-w500-h261-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1785942698 - **Event Name**: Bluegrass on the Grass: Railroad Earth with Yonder Mountain String Band - **Description**: The Culture Bright Summer Series begins where music, nature, and community come together. As Alternating Currents concludes, Bluegrass on the Grass carries the spirit of discovery forward, transforming the Quad City Botanical Center into one of the regio - **Venue**: Quad City Botanical Center - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/b72e77a361e07aa5f05a1aed3bd91fede51df8b695d6a7134150ea0c5ada7744-rimg-w1200-h628-dc281818-gmir?v=1786251890 - **Event Name**: The Tripp Brothers at Daiquiri Factory - **Description**: Genre: Electronic, DJ Vibe: Griz, Manic Focus Hometown: Moline, IL About the Artist Jimmy & Sean Tripp, are two Midwestern horn players that live the funk. Forging the sounds of saxophone & trombone, fused with heavy bass music, their tones rever - **Venue**: Daiquiri Factory - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/c12883f0af860b165456079aa9cfde6e25ca3d259306c67753c4b5c6df8d81f8-rimg-w1200-h628-dc080808-gmir?v=1786185293 - **Event Name**: Quad Cities Academy Fall/Winter Tryouts - **Description**: Quad Cities Academy is bringing talented young athletes from across the Quad Cities together for our upcoming Fall/Winter basketball season.About this EventThese tryouts are open to boys and girls in 2nd through 8th grade - **Venue**: PepsiCo Recreation Center - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/80c16a11b44595af3204111c7b754b824fc73bea62a50f8171916f6e1221cf19-rimg-w1200-h900-dc030303-gmir.jpg?v=1784377099 - **Event Name**: Impostors Music Festival Part 4 - **Description**: Some of the best Tribute Rock bands in the Midwest gather once again on the bank of the Mississippi River. All Ages, bring your lawn chairs - **Venue**: Schwiebert Riverfront Park - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/83f5bf18a341c62fa3dfd15691b47606c2a952a96ecd44f5409da4ab3db96d71-rimg-w1200-h1200-dcffffff-gmir.png?v=1775166443 - **Event Name**: 14th Annual Car, Bike & Jeep Show - **Description**: 🚗 Join Us for the Best Car Show of the Summer! 🚗 Back for our 14th year, this show is always FREE for EVERYONE and welcomes anything and everything cool—cars, trucks, bikes, and more! 🕛 Event Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM 📝 Registration: Opens at 11:00 AM | - **Venue**: Steve's Old Time Tap - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/bc4ebf5b0dc897c58e9fa73dce319b8dfa322293759e31ba9dba7537e9601c35-rimg-w1200-h527-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1786578128 - **Event Name**: PETTYVILLE at Schwiebert Park - **Description**: Come hear all the classic Tom Petty hits in this one time 3 hour set on the banks of the beautiful Mississippi River!!!!About this EventThis will be a fantastic evening filled with great music, exelent food , drink, dan - **Venue**: Schwiebert Riverfront Park - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8610a77998a69658a9ba3b0c083f8e502e4f71c3c6e234dd7d954565e4e89e88-rimg-w213-h320-dc2e2e30-gmir.jpg?v=1783224799 - **Event Name**: Rock Of Ages - September 16 - November 7, 2026 - **Description**: Rock of Ages takes you back to the time of big rock bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair! It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor flow - **Venue**: Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/0f9b32b3e94c616189af74b3c8dc64abaabcc53ec508eeb8d9c0dd18cb5c4f83-rimg-w1200-h1200-dc080808-gmir?v=1786555572 ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top events in Rock Island? - **A:** Jury of Her Peers at The Circa 21 Speakeasy (Sun Aug 16 2026 at 02:00 pm at The Circa 21 Speakeasy), 2026 Petting Zoo & Barnyard Book Bash (Sat Sep 12 2026 at 10:00 am at Longview Park), QUAD CITIES Leaving MAGA: A Conversation With Its Founder (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Laborers' Local Union 309), 2026 Housing Summit (Thu Aug 20 2026 at 08:00 am at 226 17th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-8723, United States), Rock Island Knows Tractors: History Series (Wed Aug 19 2026 at Rock Island Public Library (Downtown Library)). - **Q**: What are the top free events in Rock Island? - **A:** QUAD CITIES Leaving MAGA: A Conversation With Its Founder (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Laborers' Local Union 309). - **Q**: What events are happening in Rock Island this weekend August 14–16, 2026? - **A:** Jury of Her Peers at The Circa 21 Speakeasy (Sun Aug 16 2026 at 02:00 pm at The Circa 21 Speakeasy), Open House (Sun Aug 16 2026 at 12:00 pm at 1810 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL, United States, Illinois 61201). - **Q**: What events are happening in Rock Island in August 2026? - **A:** Jury of Her Peers at The Circa 21 Speakeasy (Sun Aug 16 2026 at 02:00 pm at The Circa 21 Speakeasy), QUAD CITIES Leaving MAGA: A Conversation With Its Founder (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Laborers' Local Union 309), 2026 Housing Summit (Thu Aug 20 2026 at 08:00 am at 226 17th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-8723, United States), Rock Island Knows Tractors: History Series (Wed Aug 19 2026 at Rock Island Public Library (Downtown Library)), Open House (Sun Aug 16 2026 at 12:00 pm at 1810 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL, United States, Illinois 61201). - **Q**: How can I find events in Rock Island? - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Rock Island 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 Rock Island? - **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 Rock Island? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Rock Island include The Circa 21 Speakeasy, Longview Park, Laborers' Local Union 309. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Rock Island? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Rock Island include Alternating Currents, Rock Island Public Library, Yom Hashoah Committee of the Quad Cities. - **Q**: Are there any online events available? - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. 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