Burgoo Weekend

The LaSalle County Historical Society’s Annual Burgoo Festival returns to downtown Utica October 11 & 12. This much-loved event features shopping, food, music, and family fun throughout the village. The highlight is the festival’s signature Burgoo Stew—a pioneer dish slow-cooked outdoors overnight with beef, chicken, pork, vegetables, and even a splash of August Hill wine—available only on Sunday. Saturday, October 10, 11am-7pm Shop the Canal Market – Over 375 vendors set up in the Canal Market and around Utica. August Hill Winery will have a tent by the Canal Market and will be selling our canned wines and a couple of other favorites! Savor delicious food options at the Burgoo Food Court Sip on your favorite wines at the August Hill Tasting Room and enjoy live music by Joey Figgiani from 3:30-6:30pm Catch additional live entertainment in Utica, 11am-6pm See blacksmithing demos Sunday, October 11, 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Enjoy the Famous Burgoo Stew, available starting at 9am. The stew is cooked outdoors Saturday night for between 12 and 18 hours over a wood-burning fire, giving it a special flavor. Squads of volunteer vegetable choppers and kettle stirrers spend the night preparing this pioneer dish. Stop by the August Hill Tasting Room, opening early at 9 am, for Mimosas, warm August Hill Spiced wine, and August Hill Chill wine slushies. Browse 375+ craft and antique vendors, plus find August Hill Winery’s tent by the Canal Market, serving our canned wines and a couple of other favorites! Live entertainment in Utica, 9am-4pm Family fun with children’s games, Live BlackSmith Demos & more 50/50 Drawing at 5:00 pm at Heritage Center front porch (tickets available at August Hill and other locations throughout Utica) For more information on the LCHS Annual Burgoo Festival, visit www.lasallecountyhistoricalsociety.org