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11/01/2026

10/31/2026

10/31/2026

Plan your November with these upcoming Southern Illinois events and seasonal happenings near Dutton Chapel Lodge!

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥
🗓November 7–8
⏰10 a.m.–4 p.m.
📍Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, Illinois
More than 80 local vendors fill the college with handmade gifts, home decor, clothing, and specialty foods. Admission is a $1 donation to a local food pantry.

𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥
🗓November 19–21
⏰Parade Saturday, November 21, at 2 p.m.
📍Main Street, Golconda, Illinois
Golconda's 66th Deer Festival celebrates the first weekend of fi***rm deer season with pageants Thursday and Friday evening, then a parade with floats, classic cars, fire trucks, marching bands, and candy for the kids.
Season dates and site-specific regulations are subject to IDNR rules and permit requirements.

𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐬
🗓November 28
⏰Open 6 a.m.–10 p.m.
📍Shawnee National Forest, Herod, Illinois
Walk off Thanksgiving dinner on the easy Observation Trail, with wide views across the sandstone bluffs and the forest below. It's just 17 minutes from the lodge.

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝
🗓December 3
⏰4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
📍Harrisburg, Illinois
The City of Harrisburg's holiday evening to start the Christmas season. More details will be shared by the city closer to the date.

Holiday Gatherings at Dutton
Planning Thanksgiving, Christmas, a corporate party, or a family reunion? Make Dutton Chapel Lodge your gathering place this holiday season, with room for up to 14 guests, a fully equipped kitchen, plenty of dining space, extraordinary scenery, a private hot tub, and a massive game room.

📍Golconda, Illinois

10/29/2026

Friday is the deadline!! Be sure to get your registration forms turned in on time!🤩

Registration packets for the Little Mister & Miss Deer Festival Pageant are now available! It is open to any child birth to 8th grade that resides within Pope County, Illinois.

Packets will be sent home with elementary age students this week!

🦌You will find all needed information at this link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSyBXVg4bHZ4tetEsf8a15m4aO08KAM9kZvuzFz5LGjHwzOBwEaXuLYavzMQXDEKVct2h-LQMX9uJEE/pub

You can also register using the Google Forms provided!

🦌Baby Photogenic: https://forms.gle/vjnyAzAkuEHc7nb58

🦌School age: https://forms.gle/tz2YBd7DyRAKtv8i7

10/27/2026

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10/27/2026

Open Friday 7p-10:30p and on Halloween we will be open 7p-11p 🤡 $15 per person!

Address

206 E Main Street
Golconda, IL
62938

Telephone

(618) 926-4924

Website

http://www.mainstreetgolconda.org/

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