Kickapoo Creek Festival: A Gathering for Education,
Connection and Healing

Sommer Farm, August 8, 9 and 10, 2025

We’re busy finalizing the full lineup of bands, workshops and vendors. A final schedule will be available very soon. Thanks for checking in!! 

2025 Kickapoo Creek Festival

Music, Camping, Canoeing, Workshops and More! 
ALL ACTIVITIES AND CAMPING ARE FREE

3-Day Schedule of Events

REMEMBER: ALL ACTIVITIES FREE. CAMPING, WORKSHOPS, MUSIC AND CHILD CARE ARE FREE!!!

FRIDAY 

FEATURING! 

Herb Walk with Nicole
Live Music! 4 band-lineup! 

free live music at the Kickapoo Creek Festival at Sommer Park this August

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8

Bonfire beginning at sunset. Camping begins for next three nights.

11am-3pm – Herb Walk and Workshop with Nicole

—- FREE LIVE MUSIC BEGINS! —–

6-7 pm – TBD
7-8 pm – Sweet Cheeks
8-9 pm – LOA
9- 10  – Fire Circle

SATURDAY

Workshops, Outdoor Activities and Childcare are Free!

Support our Local Arts & Crafts Vendors 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

 6 am –  Sunrise. 
7 am – Ancient Oaks kitchen is open for hot water, tea, fruit and oatmeal.
9 am to 4 pm – Vendors open for public.
9 am – Child care begins, ongoing until 5 pm.
9 am – Workshops begin. All sessions will be 45 minutes unless specified.
9 am – ATV/Trailer Water Wagon begins, every 60 minutes until final route is completed at 5 pm.
9 am – Morning Yoga.
9 am – Panther Creek Survival Skills camp site open to visitors, drop in available until 4pm .
Learn to Canoe and Learn to fish begins, drop in available until 4 pm.
9 am –  Learn the Fine Art of Fly Fishing by Robert Rowe (at Prairie Pavilion on dry land).
10 am – Coal Trail Geology hike by Ed Stermer (90 minutes).
 – Raptors of the Region by Wildlife Prairie Park
10 am- Restoration workday begins (4 hours ). See FORG table for information and tools.
 – Native Planting workshop begins (4 hours). See FORG table for information, tools and plants. Co-sponsored by Diverse Metamorphosis and FORG.
10 am – Soil under the Microscope by Haystack Gardens and Diverse Metamorphosis.
11 am – Watershed Macroinvertebrates
11am-1pm – Native American walking sticks in the Tipi.
11:30 am – Coal Trail Geology hike returns.
12 pm – Family Yoga by Soul side (or other).
12-2 pm – Peoria Astronomical Society Solar viewing.
1 pm – Geology of the Watershed Presentation by Ed Stermer
Native American walking sticks by Ellida Lakota is finished.
Nicole Klinge Herbal walk and Preparation ( 90 minutes)
2 pm – Restoration workday completed.
2 pm – Native Planting workshop completed.
2:30 pm – Herbal Walk and Preparation ends
3 pm – Vision Quest by Teresa.
3 pm – Log Check Dam workshop
4 pm – Learn to Canoe, Learn to Fish winds down.
4 pm – Panther Creek Survival Skills is finished.
5 pm – Child care ends. 
Charcoal grill available for next 3 hours (charcoal provided).
7:30 pm – Sunset Gong Meditation
8 pm – Bonfire begins
9:30 pm – Peoria Astronomical Society night sky guided tour.

SUNDAY

Yoga, Healing, Meditation

Healing the Watershed Survey Discussion

 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10

6 am – Sunrise Yoga
7 am – Kitchen breakfast for everyone facilitated by David. Free.
7 am – Canoes available for personal use at pond ( no transportation, no guides).
9 am – Vendors begin
9 am – Workshops  begin
9 am – Learn the Fine Art of Fly Fishing by Robert Rowe.
12 – 1:30 pm – Healing the Watershed Discussion based on final report of Baxter Woodman Study led by FORG and TCRPC. 
130 pm? – Jimmy Lakota Respect our Roots  program 90 minutes.
5 pm – Charcoal grill available. Charcoal provided.
7 pm – Bonfire begins.
7: 30 pm – Sunset meditation
8 pm – Sunset

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