MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) – The City of Moline is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a week full of events at the 150 Moline Sesquicentennial Celebration.
Events will be held throughout the week, including a Mayor’s Luncheon, historic downtown streetcar tours, a three-day music and art festival, and more.
The City of Moline and the Moline 150 Sesquicentennial Committee said: Thank you to all of our gracious sponsors, Hive Consulting, City staff and volunteers who worked hard to make this a celebration to remember. Happy birthday, Moline.
Historical tours with Trolley
Take a 30-minute trolley tour of more than 150 years of history in downtown Moline on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Tours will start and begin at the John Deere Pavillion, every half hour from 9am to noon.
According to the city, the tour will include meeting pioneers and founders such as John Deere and David Sears, a former slave who helped found a church, Moline’s first female doctor, a river-loving poet and a World War II hero from the neighborhood of Floreciente.
Tickets are free on a first-come, first-served basis, the city said. available hereor by calling 309-524-2007.
Take a 30-minute trolley ride through more than 150 years of history in downtown Moline.(City of Moline)
Music and Art Festival
More than 20 bands, from local favorites to major national tours, will take to two stages during the three-day event, featuring music from all genres, according to city officials.
The MidAmerican Main Stage, which will be located under the sky bridge connecting the TaxSlayer Center to the Metrolink station and parking lot, will host headliners Galactic with Anjelika Jelly Joseph, Pokey LaFarge, Celisse, Lissie, The Way Down Wanderers and more, city officials. said
On Friday, Mercado 5 will bring its festive media launch party to River Drive, featuring music from Banda Cerro Azul, Grupo Innstinto, Crooked Cactus and more, city officials said. Mercado on 5th vendors will be selling their food and festival items throughout the three days of the event, not just on Friday night.
The festival will also feature an interactive chalk art display and a Kids Zone with bounce houses, face painting, clowns, balloon animals, a coloring book station where aspiring young artists can enter a competition to win free Riverside Aquatic Center season passes for 2023 and beyond. said the city.
The food and drink options will be very varied, depending on the city. Featuring more than a dozen food vendors, several beer tents, including craft beers from Bent River and Moline-based Galena Brewing, and wine and other beverages from Watermark Corners.
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More than 20 bands, from local favorites to major national tours, will take to two stages during the three-day event.(City of Moline)
Touch-A-Truck
The Touch-A-Truck event is moving from Public Works to downtown Moline Saturday morning, the city said. The trucks will leave from 9-11am in the parking lot behind Dead Poets Espresso and Bad Boyz Pizza.
There will be vehicles ranging from patrol cars and fire trucks to snowplows and dump trucks, the city said. Military vehicles from the Rock Island Arsenal are also scheduled to appear.
August 22: Mayor’s lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., by invitation only
August 23 and 24 – Historical tours with Trolley from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m
August 25 – Music and Art Festival from 4 to 9 p.m
August 26 – Music and Art Festival with Mercado in the 5th “Stage Takeover” from 4 to 11 p.m.
August 27: Touch-A-Truck from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Music and Art Festival from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM and Fireworks at Dusk
August 29 – Dedication of the Monument at the Town Hall, time to be determined/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/V7A42AU7QNFD3PCVEK7FYZ55YI.jpg)
The City of Moline is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a week full of events at the Moline 150 Sesquicentennial Celebration.(KWQC/City of Moline)
The city said backpacks and bags larger than a purse will not be allowed. Lawn chairs, strollers and diaper bags are allowed. All articles are subject to search.
ADA parking will be available in the TaxSlayer parking lot near the main stage entrance, with the entire festival site wheelchair accessible, according to city officials. ASL translators will also be on hand for the trolley tours and the main stage and community performances.
The city said there will be complimentary golf cart shuttle service from downtown parking ramps throughout the weekend, sponsored by Metrolink.
For the full week’s details on the celebration, click here
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