Big Rock Plowing Match & Festival
Fri, Sep 19 – Sun, Sep 21, 2025
48W508 Hinckley Rd, Big Rock, IL 60511
Experience tradition at the Big Rock Plowing Match! Enjoy thrilling plowing contests, family fun, food, and local vendors in a celebration of rural heritage.
Big Rock Plowing Match Festival. Held annually the 3rd weekend in September. The plowing competition is the main event, est in 1895. Other Events. Horse show, Carnival; Children's Races; Craft, Art & Vendor Show; Bags Tournament; Mud Volleyball; Pedal Tractor Pull; Prince & Princess Contest; Round Bale Roll-off, Watermelon Eating Competition, Live Music, Beer Garden and so much more.
Places to stay nearby...
Esther's Place
Big Rock
1895 Victorian style home for the fiber arts enthusiast.
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Big Rock Campground
Big Rock
Big Rock Campground in Big Rock Forest Preserve offers 109 sites (RVs, tents, primitive, and equestrian), plus accessible sites and over 10 miles of multi-use trails…
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