Jersey County is the place to be, all year long!

          Fall and winter months provide ample opportunities for hunting, attending high-school athletic events, plays and musicals, craft fairs, the historic Victorian Festival including Civil War reenactments, Harvest Fest, the Apple Festival, rummage sales, sweetheart dinners and other holiday activities.

          The western boundary of Jersey County is home to the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. It is a winter home to over 1,500 wintering bald eagles with over from December through March.

          Summer recreation abounds with boating and fishing on either of the two magnificent rivers, swimming and water activities at any of the public and private pools, as well as Raging Rivers Water Park. Pere Marquette State Park, the largest state park in Illinois, provides access to many different hiking trails and is home to a beautiful tree-lined campground for all of your hiking and camping family fun. You can support/participate in the Jersey County Relay for Life, or attend any of the fabulous events at the Jersey County Fair and Parade, such as livestock shows, the talent show, the beauty pageant, truck and tractor pulls, harness racing, the rodeo, Christian music night or the demolition derby. There are tee-ball, baseball, softball and soccer leagues for kids and teens, and plush private and public golf courses just waiting for you. There are community-wide Independence Day festivities, a circus and the State Street Music Festival that are certain to make your summertime rock'in!

          If you are a baseball, football or hockey fan Jersey County is only 45 minutes away from professional athletics. Enjoy a game of baseball by watching the world-champion Cardinals from new Busch Stadium or a professional football game from inside the warm confines of the Edward Jones Dome.

These are just a few of the reasons that Jersey County is the perfect place to call home!

Here are just a few regular events around our community:

Monthly
Cruise Night, First Friday, Classics and Street Machines, 5pm - 10pm, Burger King Parking Lot.
Tired Iron Antique Tractor Pulls, June, August, September, October. American Legion Park, 618-498-3039.
Prep Athletics, August - May.

February
Sweetheart Dinners, local and participating churches, second Saturday or Sunday.

May
Flood Festival in Grafton

June
Ainad Shrine Circus, American Legion Park, 618-498-2876.
Relay for Life, First weekend in June, 618-498-6402.
State Street Music Festival, Second Saturday, Downtown Jerseyville, 618-639-5214
Towboat Festival in Grafton

July
Independence Day Celebration, July 4th, American Legion Park.
Jersey County Merchant's Street Parade, Second Tuesday, 6pm, State Street in Jerseyville, 618-498-2876.
Jersey County Fair, Second Week, 618-639-5222.

August
Olden Days Festival

September
Jersey County Victorian Festival, Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 7am - 5pm, Fulkerson Mansion, 618-498-5590.
Harvest Fest, St. Francis/Holy Ghost School, third weekend in September, 618-498-3518.
Apple Festival, Last Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Jersey County Historical Society, 618-498-4613.
Grafton Art Festival

October
Halloween Festival in Jerseyville

From the top: Piasa Winery, Grafton, IL; Scenic Bluffs along the Great River Road, just outside of Grafton, IL; Wolves Crossing Golf Course, Jerseyville, IL; The Marina, Grafton, IL; Raging Rivers WaterPark, Grafton, IL.

Photography by The Cre8ive Pulse, Graphic Design & Creative Services; Waterfall Photo provided by Raging Rivers WaterPark.