Home59th Annual Western Illinois Threshers
2026 Schedule
August 7, 8, and 9, 2026
Family Fun, Free Parking, Thresher Food Stand & Other Food Vendors.
Camping
Camping is first come, first serve. No spaces reserved in advance. Camping is free for exhibitors, but they must pay for their electricity. Electric fees are charged from when the camper is plugged in. For more information, call 217-440-8450.
Fees
- 30 amp/$20.00 per day
- 20 amp/$15.00 per day
- Primitive Camping - $5.00 per weekend for non-exhibitors
Golf carts & 4-wheelers (known as personal transportation vehicles) must register at the red shed. All drivers must be 16 years old or older. Drivers must show proof of insurance and sign the designated form that lists all regulations. There is a fee for all personal transportation vehicles on the grounds.
All pets must be on leashes at all times.
Daily Features
Tractor Plowing, Steam Power Threshing, Pony Power Threshing, Straw Baling, Large & Small Sawmills, Corn Shelling, Stonemill Cornmeal Grinding, Blacksmithing, Rock Crushing, Gas Engines, Rail Handcar & Motorcar Display & Ride, Ladies Bazaar, Antique Household Items & Shop Tools, Quilting, Rug Weaving, Sheep Shearing, Woodworking, Crafts.
Grounds include Old Windmill, Schoolhouse, Log Cabins, TP&W Depots & Caboose, Grandstand, Museum Building, General Store, Printshop, Blacksmith Shop, Post Office, Filling Station. Largest and most complete line of Gas Tractors, Cars, Trucks & Engines.
2026 Schedule
| Friday, August 7th | |
| 9 am | Tractor Games |
| 1 pm | Sheep Shearing, Plowing |
| 1:30 pm | Rock Crushing |
| 2:15 pm | Shelling/Grinding Corn |
| 3 pm | Kids Tractor Pull |
| 4:45 pm | Pony Powered Threshing |
| 6 pm | Ribeye Steak Dinner Antique Tractor Pull (Exhibition Only) |
| 8:00 p.m (approx) | Music Entertainment by Bocephus Wayne |
| Saturday, August 8th | |
| 7 - 10 am | Breakfast |
| 8 am | Pony Pull |
| 11 am | Baling |
| 12:00 pm | Tractor games |
| 12:30 pm | Pony Powered Threshing |
| 1 pm | Horse & Tractor Plowing, Sheep Shearing |
| 1:30 pm | Rock crushing, Baling |
| 2 pm | Cornmeal Grinding, Corn Shelling |
| 3 pm | Antique Tractor & Car Parade |
| 4:45 pm | Pony Powered Threshing |
| 6 pm | Pork Chop Dinner |
| 6:30 pm | Music by “The Boys” |
| 8 pm | Quilt auction followed by music |
| Sunday, August 9th | |
| 7 - 10 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | Church service |
| 9:30 am | Antique Tractor Pull (Exhibition Only) |
| 11:30 am | Cornmeal Grinding, Corn Shelling, Baling |
| 12:00 pm | NEW TIME - SportsYex Games |
| 12:30 pm | Rock Crushing |
| 1:00 pm | Sheep Shearing, Shelling & Grinding Corn, Horse & Tractor Plowing, Pony Powered Threshing |
| 1:30 pm | NEW TIME - Antique Tractor & Car Parade followed by Raffle Drawing (need not be present to win) |
