Ashmore Harvest Festival

The Ashmore Festival is making a comeback after 5 years! 

Ashmore's community festival started out in 1979 as a 1-day ice cream social called Ashmore Day, which included card games, cake walk, and face painting. A parade was added in 1983. The festival grew from year to year and eventually became Ashmore Ag Days around 2015. It was a highlight of the year in town until the 2020 pandemic when it came to a screeching halt and momentum was lost.

In 2023, a group of Ashmore residents (and even a couple non-residents) decided it was time to have a festival again, and in October 2024 Ashmore welcomed the festival back to town!!

Plans are underway (and funds are being raised) for the Ashmore Harvest Festival to be held on Fri-Sun, September 12-14, 2025.

Fundraiser: Saturday, March 29

4:00 - 9:00 pm
Ashmore Community Center
(211 S Illinois St)

Activities will include:

• LIVE MUSIC: Max Heuerman & the Little Truckers 6:00-9:00
• FOOD: Jonah Fish Fry & How I Roll Bakeshop
• Silent Auction (TONS of stuff to bid on!)
• Face Painting by Libby Jo
• 50/50 Raffle

Harvest Festival September 12-14

So many activities crammed into one fantastic weekend! Download your schedule below OR the schedule is also available on Facebook.

NOTE: the following is the schedule for LAST YEAR'S 2024 festival to give you an idea of what you can expect. Check back again to look for the upcoming 2025 festival!

Friday, September 12, 2025

• 4:00-7:00p Jonah Fish Fry (Pavillion)
• 5:00-7:00p Hillbilly BINGO (Prospect Bank Tent)
•         7:00p Havest Display Winners  (Pavillion)
• 5:00-8:00p Touch-A-Truck (Softball Field)

Saturday, September 13, 2025

• 7:00-9:30a FREE Pancake & Sausage Breakfast (Pavillion)
• 10:00-10:45a Parade  (Starts at Park)
• 10:45a-5:00p Craft Vendors (East of Pavillion)
• 11:00a-5:00p Kids Carnival (Games, Bounce Houses & Face Painting) (North End)
• 11:00a-6:00p Dj
• 11:00a-8:00p Food Vendors
  • Campbell's
  • How I Roll Bakeshop
  • Magoody's
  • We Li Kit Farmstand
  • Huddlesston Concessions 
  • Lemonade Stand
  • Rolling Cold Creamery
• 11:30a-(Finish) Bags Tournament  (Softball Field)
• 2:00p-(Finish)  Kiddie Tractor Pull (Basketball Court)
• 2:00-4:00 Cake Walk  (Pavillion)
• 3:00-5:00 Pumpkin Paining with Libby (Pavillion)
•         4:30 AFPD Bike Raffel (Pavillion)
•         5:30 AFPD Meat Raffel (Pavillion)
• 6:00p -9:00p Bubble CIty Playboys ( Pavillion)

Sunday, September 14, 2025

• 10:00a-11:30a Community Church Services in the Park (Pavillion)
• MAGOODY'S Coffee

Donations

Ashmore Festival Committee, Inc is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization (FEIN: 99-2050355), and all donations are tax exempt. 
Donations may be submitted to PO Box 99 - Ashmore, IL 61912 or by CLICKING HERE (PayPal) or HERE (Square).

Festival Planning Committee 

The Committee Board & Officers are as follows:

• Kurt Crail, President & Board Member
• Brooke Cottle, Treasurer & Board Member
• Jake Johnson, Board Member
• Marshall Reinhart, Board Member
• Michelle Redd, Secretary

Other members of the Planning Committee include:

• Ellen Ashmore
• Carol Bradford
• Dawson Bradford
• Bill Edwards
• Jared and Beth Nickles
• Gail Cole
• Melody Burns
• Alex Hoshauer
• Destiny Johnson
• Cara Reinhart
• Jessica Hills

If anyone is interested in volunteering or joining the Planning Committee, please contact any of the individuals listed above.