Visitor Information

Contact:

Cathleen Lindauer

Tourism Director

216 East "A" Street   Map

Belleville, IL  62220

(618) 233-6769

(800) 677-9255

clindauer@bellevillechamber.org

Belleville's the Place to Be

elleville is the place for festivals, events and parades throughout the year.  This community hosts more then 100 events annually, with six more major events taking place every month.

Festivals and Events:

One of the largest events is Art on the Square, held in the downtown public square area in May to showcase music, visual art, drama and dance.  In 2006, it was ranked 5th in the nation by Art Fair Source Book.  Other major community festivals and events include the Deutchfest and Oktoberfest, celebrating the area's German Heritage; the Belleville Chili Cook-Off; the Belleville Optimist Family Country Rodeo; Belleville's Old Town Market; Parades; and Holiday Activities.

Attractions:

Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park and Exposition Center is the site of shows and events on many days of the year:

• Antique, craft and other special-interest shows, as well as auctions, are held in the Exposition Center throughout the year.

• Racing enthusiasts enjoy stock car, midget and motorcycle racing and even demolition derbies from April through September at the Belle-Clair Speedway in the Park.

• The largest flea market in six states, attracting more than 10,000, is held in and around the Exposition Center on the third weekend of every month.

Belleville's attractions are endless, just a few include: Belleville's Main Street, St. Peter's Cathedral, Labor & Industry Museum, Victorian Home-Museum, Gustave Koerner House Museum, Eckert's Country Store and Farms, the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Ravissant Winery, and The EDGE.

Bed and Breakfasts:

Local Bed and Breakfasts include: His Rest Bed and Breakfast, Freeburg, IL, and Corner George Inn Bed & Breakfast, Maeystown, IL.