Fall Family Day + Chili Cook Off
October 21 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
$6.00 – $10.00
Celebrate the changing season with autumn activities for all ages! Beginning at 11:30am, families can participate in kids’ story time and an acorn craft, and those ages 10 and up can paint a candle with wax. Stay to enjoy live music, apple cider heated over the fire, and a self guided hike surrounded by fall colors. Participation is free of charge, but donations are greatly appreciated.
NEW: Enjoy lunch while supporting Nature At The Confluence. Local celebrities will be offering their homemade chili, and you can try them all to vote on your favorite. Cornbread, butter, shredded cheese, and sliced apples are also provided. Food tickets are $6/child and $10/adult. All funds raised go to support materials for our programs and trail maintenance. Food tickets can be purchased in advance with credit card or at the door with cash.
Local Celebrity Cooks include
- Adam Truman, South Beloit Chief of Police
- Celestino Ruffini, Chief Executive Officer of Visit Beloit
- Courtney Prentice, Commissioner of Public Properties for City of South Beloit
- Julie Uram, Nature At The Confluence vegan chili
- Sonya Hoppes, South Beloit City Administrator, and her father Bob (Baden Family)
- Thomas Fitzgerald, Mayor of South Beloit
