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Enjoy Free Fall Fun at DuBois Center Fall Festival 2025

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Fall fun on a hay ride at Fall Festival 2024

Are you ready for fall fun?

Come on out to DuBois Center on Sunday, October 5, 2025 for a day filled with activities and adventures for all ages at our annual Fall Festival.

Fall Fun for Everyone

Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fall Festival has something for everyone. The grounds will be filled with area crafters and makers showcasing a wide variety of local craftsmanship and expertise. You’ll also find live music, a crafting corner for the kids, and activities like pony rides, hay rides, and more!

If you’re looking for tasty food and treats, you’ll discover several festival favorites like kettle corn, spiral potatoes, baked goods, and lemon shake-ups. A handful of local food trucks will also be serving up meals.

Plus, you’ll have the chance to explore the beautiful DuBois Center grounds. And we’ll have a few opportunities to show your support of DuBois Center!

Attending DuBois Center’s Fall Festival

Our Fall Festival is completely free to enter. All activities and food are available for an affordable price.

You can find DuBois Center at 2651 Quarry Rd, Du Bois, IL 62831. Free parking is located in the fields across from the main entrance, with a tractor-pulled parking tram available to all.

We hope you’ll join us for some free fall fun on October 5!

Register now for Fall Events

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Have you seen our Fall Schedule?

Registration is now open for retreats and events!
  • September 6: Ride Day
  • September 26-27: Men’s Retreat
  • September 28: Mother-Son Day
  • October 5:  Fall Festival (registration not necessary)
  • October 10-12: Mother-Daughter Retreat
  • November 21-22: Messy Church Family Retreat
For more information and to register, go to: https://duboiscenter.org/retreats/dbc-retreats/
Registration closes 2 weeks before the event

Fall Festival Volunteers and Crafters Needed

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We know it’s only May, but our Fall Festival Committee is already hard at work planning for the 2024 Fall Festival.

This year our annual Fall Festival is scheduled for Sunday, October 6, from 11 am-5 pm. Fall Festival is only possible because of the efforts of countless volunteers.  They bake, promote, stitch, recruit, decorate, set up/take down, drive boats, lead tours, greet, direct traffic, clean, serve, and dedicate hours and hours to make it all happen.  If you’re interested in joining our Fall Festival Committee, please email FallFestival@duboiscenter.org.

Crafters & Makers

We are always looking for new makers and crafters to feature at this event! If you are interested in applying and have questions, email our Fall Festival Vendor Coordinator at FallFestival@duboiscenter.org.

Registration is OPEN for the 2024 Fall Festival and applications can be submitted at https://duboiscenter.org/crafters. 

Register Now for the Father-Son Retreat

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Father-Son Retreat – March 15-17, 2024

This popular favorite is the best excuse to get the guys in your house, well, out of the house! Use DuBois Center as your playground to enjoy time with your dad, son, nephew, uncle, grandson, grandpa, or even someone who you think of as one! Geared for ages 5 to 100, you can bond through fun activities like horseback riding, archery, campfire cookouts, nature hikes, games, hayrides, or fishing. Click here to register.

  • Lodging: Main Camp cottages and Hickory Lodge
  • Pricing: $140 for adults, $125 for youth (ages 12-17), and $110 for children (ages 5-11).
  • Check-in: 6:30 pm on Friday
  • Check-out: Noon on Sunday

Register for our Fall Events!

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Make your fall, a fall to remember!

Register for one, or all, of your favorite fall events at DuBois Center! Fall Events include:

  • Former Summer Camp Staff Reunion – September 9-10, 2023
  • Camp Day / Ride Day – September 16, 2023
  • Mother-Daughter Retreat – October 6-8, 2023
  • Women’s Retreat – October 13-15, 2023
  • Horse Retreat – October 21-22, 2023
  • Camp Day / Ride Day – November 4, 2023

For more information visit https://duboiscenter.org/retreats/dbc-retreats/

DBC Retreats

 

Spring Open House

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Join us for our Spring Open House Sunday, April 30th!

Campers and families can meet Noah, our new Executive Director, and talk to our Program Director Rylee about summer camps.  While you are there make sure to stop by the barn to say hi to the horses, the bonfire to make smores, and the photo booth to take home a memory of your time at camp.

Horse Retreat – April 15-16

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Another crowd favorite returns! This weekend is just like our summer horse camp, but with more time with and on the horses! Also, who said you could only ride horses? We’ll have activities like horse apple bobbing, campfire cookouts with your horse, confecting horse treats, a barn party, and many more horse games.

Designed for participants ages 12 and over who love horses, this could very well be the highlight of your spring!

For full details and pricing, visit the Retreat page, or just register online.

Women’s Retreat – April 21-23

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Back again for 2023, this retreat was created just for women ages 20 and over at DuBois Center. Relax and unwind with activities like yoga, nature walks, and spiritual time. This retreat is all about relaxing, getting away from everyday life, and meeting new friends. With an adults-only theme, this is the perfect time to get away and enjoy a stress-free weekend!

BONUS: This weekend will also feature yoga from one of our talented former staff members and massages from two of our most dedicated volunteers! Just two more reasons to get away for the weekend!

For full details and pricing, visit the Retreat page, or just register online.

Getting to Know You!

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We are excited to provide two “Meet and Greet” opportunities so you all can meet Noah McCarn, the new Executive Director of DuBois Center (photo right) in person. The first opportunity will be Sunday, March 5 from 3 pm to 5 pm at St. Jacob United Church of Christ in St. Jacob. It is always good to have a face with a name. Here’s your chance to do that with Noah.

The second “Meet and Greet” for Noah McCarn happens on Sunday, April 23 from 3 pm to 5 pm at DuBois Center. It will be more spring-like weather for this opportunity. You may meet Noah and Rylee Bernhardt, Program Director, (photo right) for DuBois Center AND tour the facility. There have been so many improvements to the space through your generosity in donations to DuBois 6.0. This is your chance to see the space and its caretakers. We hope to see you at one of the events.