Come to the "Little Town with the Big Toy Show". Exhibitors from throughout the Midwest. Cast iron, plastic and metal toys ranging from scale models of antique tractors to models of the latest farm equipment are displayed, as well as an antique tractor exhibition. A pancake breakfast and food stands satisfy hungry appetites.

Ashton comes alive with food, fun and frivolity. Crafts, horseshoe contest, kiddie rides, bean bag tournament, bessy bingo and more. Car show. Farm Toy Show features exhibits, buying, selling and trading of toy tractors. Weekend ends with a vintage "base ball" game and fireworks.

Horse drawn carriage rides, Santa Claus, live nativity scenes, arts and crafts, games, and shopping specials are among the activities usually included. Held annually by almost every community in Lee County from mid-November through December.

Tours, displays, children’s tent, music and wagon rides. Watch local artists create paintings of prairie landscapes. Food is available. Located on Lowden Road between Flagg and Naylor Roads northwest of Franklin Grove.

The downtown area comes alive with a parade, kids’ games, horseshoe pitching, a flea market/craft show, food and entertainment. Sponsored by the Lion’s Club. Large judged car show. Tractor, truck and garden tractor pulls.

Celebrate the life and times of America’s 40th President. Begin on Friday evening at the Reagan Ball, an evening of music, dancing and good food. Then spend Saturday enjoying the Historic Sites of Reagan’s Boyhood in Dixon. Travel from site to site along Reagan Way on the free trolley. Visit Lowell Park where Reagan worked as a life guard. Experience at the park the free pontoon boat rides on the Rock River as well as other outdoor activities. Cap off the day with a Horse Parade down Reagan Way.

Held throughout the village, at the Chaplin Creek Historic Site and the Living History Antique Equipment Association Site. The festival features "old fashioned" equipment, demonstrations, encampments, historical tours and parades. Come take a glimpse of times gone by.

A celebration of Amboy’s railroad heritage. Thursday the activities begin with the Miss Amboy contest, live entertainment, a teen dance and the opening of the carnival attractions and food stands. Downtown Amboy bustles Friday, Saturday and Sunday with a craft show, a beer garden, pancake and sausage breakfasts, a pork chop dinner, outstanding live entertainment, bean bag tournament, tractor show, parade, and the Amboy Depot Days Car Show. The Depot Museum, Illinois Central Freight House and the one-room schoolhouse are the center of the celebration and are open for visitors.

Lee County's oldest and largest festival. Events vary each year but always include top quality carnival attractions, the Taste Trail, craft show, nightly entertainment on the festival grounds, kids' day and parade. The country concert features rising country music stars and the fireworks display is one of the best in the area.

A throwback to the old-fashioned county fair - the 4-H Fair & Jr Show offers fun for the whole family. Sr. Day, Thursday. Kid’s day, Saturday. Carnival, story hours, local music, tractor/truck pulls, demolition derby, horse & livestock shows, displays, great food. Located at Lee County 4-H Center and Fairgrounds, U.S. Hwy 30, 1/2 mile east of U.S. Hwy 52.