River District

Get ready for a splash of summer fun in downtown Rockford, where lemonade will reign and creativity takes center stage this Saturday, June 28!

Get ready for lunchtime fun as Beats and Bites returns—food trucks, live tunes, and a taste of summer in downtown Rockford await.

Folks in Bunol, Spain get together every year and throw 30,000 pounds of tomatoes at each other in an event they call "La Tomatina." Well, we have tomatoes here, too.

I can't believe this unique house converted from an old gas station in the Rockford River District is for sale.

Hot on the heels of Stroll on State, here's another opportunity to check out all the cool things waiting for you in Downtown Rockford.

I know that it looks like a typographical error, but "Picnic En Plein Air" is the actual spelling of a really cool event to be held in the heart of Rockford's River District on Saturday, September 16th. So what is it?

It looks like it's going to be a good weather weekend, so why not take advantage of Mother Nature's good mood and get to know Rockford's River District?

Since we're now officially into the summer season, we thought it would be a good idea to start shining the spotlight on all the fun that can be found during the summer months around the Rockford area. Rockford's River District seems like a good place to start.

Maybe you read the name Amsterdam in the headline, along with the words swing it, and thought that this has got to be a piece on legalized marijuana. Nope. It's about a swing. A really, really high-up-in-the-air swing. A swing that I think might be pretty cool in downtown Rockford.

Several times this summer, our friend Leah Tuneberg, executive director of Rockford's River District, invited any and all to head to downtown Rockford for a really cool series of events called "Shop the Blocks." Now that we're into the scary season, she'd love for you and your family to come down to "Spook the Blocks."